Events
Dr. Francine Menashy: “Global Education, Power Hierarchies, and Racial Erasure”
April 18, 10 to 11 a.m. Dr. Francine Menashy will present findings from a study on this neglect of racism and aim to advance philosopher Charles Mills’ conceptual work on epistemologies of ignorance for understanding power hierarchies in global education governance, with a particular focus on the education in emergencies sector. 252 Erickson Hall. Learn more via PDF
Negotiating Your Next Best Offer
April 18, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the Graduate Career Development Advising Team, this in-person interactive workshop will help you build new skills to get the best win-win outcome whenever you are in a negotiation space. Register to attend via MSU COGS
Studying AI in the Classroom Coffee Hour
April 19, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Discuss opportunities to research the impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (e.g., ChatGPT) in teaching and learning. All educators are welcome. We will have resources to share and follow-up suggestions for building a community of practice in action research and the scholarship of teaching and learning around AI. Learn more via MSU Library
GTA Lunch & Learn: AI, Policy, and Academic Integrity
Attention: Graduate Teaching Assistants
April 19, 12 to 1 p.m. Join us as three MSU educators share their take on the potential benefits and challenges associated with the use of AI in academic institutions, and how institutional policies can be developed to ensure that AI is used ethically and in a manner that upholds academic integrity. Learn more via the Graduate School
Lunch with the Dean of the Graduate School
April 19, 12 to 1 p.m. Lunch with be provided while you meet and greet with Graduate School Dean Pero Dagbovie and Associate Dean Terah Chambers and talk generally about inclusion and belonging for graduate students at MSU. Learn more via the Graduate School
Queering Wellness: An Open Dialogue for LGBTQIA2S+ Graduate Students
April 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. What does wellness look like for queer graduate students? Drawing from decolonial and anti-cisheteronormative perspectives, this dialogue will serve as a safe and brave space for queer graduate students to discuss what wellness looks like for us, how Westernized notions of wellness have alienated marginalized communities, and imagine wellness as a tool for radically sustained life and freedom. Learn more via the Graduate School
Humanistic Collaboration: A Field Guide on Curiosity and Expertise
April 20, 3 p.m. Jason Farman, Ph.D., will discuss the balance between curiosity and expertise in academic research, providing a how-to guide for pursuing curiosity and fields of study that are outside your areas of expertise. Learn more via the Graduate School
HALE MA Speaker Series: The Possibilities and Challenges of Community Colleges
April 20, 4 p.m. Community colleges are at the front stage of postsecondary education, offering education services to many communities and marginalized groups. The final Virtual HALE MA Speaker Series features panelists who will share their experiences and perspectives about their roles and work at two community colleges. They will share some of the contemporary issues facing these institutions, the possibilities community colleges offer to society, while also reflecting the current challenges facing community colleges in the U.S. VIRTUAL EVENT: Register to attend via Zoom
2023 Gunnings-Moton Lecture: Dr. OiYan Poon
April 20, 5 to 6:30 p.m. The 2023 Gunnings-Moton Lecture is titled “Cultivating Possibilities and Learning for Radically Just Futures: The Roles of Asian Americans in Education Equity.” Dr. OiYan Poon is a Program Officer at the Spencer Foundation and Faculty Affiliate in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. HYBRID EVENT: 133F Erickson Hall or register to attend virtually via Zoom. Learn more via PDF
Prints and Poetry for Celebrating Species “Delisted” from Endangered Species Status
April 22, 1 to 4 p.m. Visit MSU Museum on Earth Day for a series of arts-based activities that will engage your senses and your mind. Participate in an interactive workshop to create your own linocut prints on a small hand-powered printing press and write poems to celebrate delisted species. Learn more via MSU Museum
Broad Museum Student Night: Dreams
April 22, 1 to 4 p.m. Sleep and the dreams it conjures have inspired artists and scientists for centuries. What fills your head at night? Join us for an evening of pillow making and games meant to tap into the unconscious, all in a soothing atmosphere that is sure to put you in a dreamy state of mind. This event is in partnership with the MSU Science Festival. Learn more via Broad Museum
Teaching Cohort Fellowship Showcase
April 24, 6 to 8 p.m. The Graduate School cordially invites you to join the Teaching Cohort Fellowship Showcase where Graduate School sponsored fellows share the projects they have worked on throughout the academic year. Learn more via the Graduate School
Opportunities
Graduate Teaching Assistant Preparation Program
Attention: Graduate Teaching Assistants
Whether you are a new, international, or a returning Graduate Teaching Assistant, the Graduate Teaching Assistant Program (Aug. 15-16, 23) offers sessions that provide policy training required of everyone and sessions to make you more effective in your teaching, including resources and professional development opportunities. Register by: July 30. Learn more via the Graduate School
CSTAT Seminars
MSU’s Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT) offers a variety of seminars that are available to anyone, including graduate students (some are eligible for RCR credit). Upcoming sessions include ANOVA and Regressions in SPSS, Survey Design, Data visualization seminar series, and creating better graphs. Learn more via CSTAT
Call for Nominations: Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor Award
This award recognizes a doctoral student who has already demonstrated the capacity to be a strong mentor. This student will have engaged in sustained mentoring activities at MSU that help other graduate or undergraduate students succeed in their own research. These activities could be related to, e.g., a course, a lab, a community research project, field research, and/or support programs. The student must plan to be enrolled in spring or summer 2023. Nomination Deadline: Monday, April 17. Learn more via The Graduate School
Call for instructors for EAD 315
Do you want to gain experience with teaching? Consider teaching a course on Student Leadership for undergraduate students at MSU. This is a teaching apprenticeship that offers cohort-style and mentored teaching experience to first-time and experienced instructors. To view the details of the call, sample courses, meet the Course Coordinator for questions, or apply, go to https://linktr.ee/ead31. Apply by: April 26. Contact Sanfeng Miao (miaosanf@msu.edu) with questions.
Represent MSU with University Communications
University Communications is looking for students who are passionate about MSU and are open to sharing their Spartan experience to help us recruit a new generation of Spartans. Involvement might include participation in a photo session, TV production, videos on campus or contributing to user-generated content in social media. Interested? Please join us! Indicate your interest in participating via Qualtrics
CIRTL Teaching & Learning Opportunities
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning is offering teaching and learning programming throughout April. Check out events on driving your own professional development, and on the various career paths that CIRTL alumni have pursued in and beyond academia. Finish out the term with the annual Teaching-as-Research presentations. Learn more via the Graduate School