Upcoming Events: Week of Feb. 12

Summary

Upcoming events of interest to CED grad students, week of Feb. 12, 2024.

ORA Brown Bag: Grants & Fellowships for Grads 201
Feb. 12, 12 p.m. How do you start preparing a grant or fellowship proposal? How do you shift genres from academic to grant writing? And how can the Office of Research Administration (ORA) support you? Come to the third ORA Brown Bag of the year to get answers to these questions and more. VIRTUAL EVENT: Join via Zoom (passcode: g&f). 
You can also find ORA resources on our Teams site, schedule a one-on-one appointment, and stay up to date on funding opportunities by subscribing to our newsletter.

Generative AI, Racial Bias, & Racial Justice
Feb. 12, 12 to 1 p.m. 
Led by Drs. Jada Phelps-Moultrie, Michael Lachney, Anne-Drew Hu and Madison Allen Kuyenga in the College of Education. This event is part of the Teaching & Learning with Generative AI: Spring 2024 Events seriesHYBRID EVENT: 115 Erickson Hall or register to attend via Zoom

Visualizing Data in Flourish
Feb. 14, 4 to 5:30 p.m. 
MSU Libraries is hosting an event to help students learn how to use the free data visualization application Flourish to explore data and make maps. Learn more via MSU Libraries 

CSTAT Seminar: Introduction to R
Part 2: Feb. 16, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Do you need R for your research but are not sure where to start? Have you tried learning R but struggled to learn on your own? This series is for you. HYBRID EVENT: Learn more and register via the Graduate School

Conversations on Antisemitism and Islamophobia 
Feb. 15, Feb. 20, and Mar. 5, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. 
Join in-person conversations featuring faculty experts discussing these globally complex prejudices, histories and current manifestations. Open to MSU students, staff and faculty. Register via Google Forms 

Navigating Trauma Reminders and Reactions: Community Connection Sessions
Feb. 15, 3:30 to 5 p.m. As we acknowledge the one-year mark of the violence the MSU community experienced on Feb.13, University Health and Wellbeing’s Spartan Resilience Education is offering numerous virtual webinars aimed at growing skills to navigate trauma. This session will help graduate students build skills to move through trauma. VIRTUAL EVENT: Learn more via the Graduate School

Graduate School Write-In
Feb. 16, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
These events provide writers with an opportunity to work in a shared space with others present. A Writing Center consultant/staff member is present to provide consultations. Learn more via the Graduate School

Education Policy Speaker Series: A Matter of Time? The Impact of Full-Day Kindergarten Expansions
Feb. 16, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dr. Chloe Gibbs studies the economics of education and is interested in measuring the effects, both intended and unintended, of policies and programs targeted at
disadvantaged children and families. HYBRID EVENT: Learn more via PDF

Turf Arena Night with COGS
Feb. 16, 7 to 9 p.m. Join COGS and fellow grad & professional students for an evening of play at the IM-West Turf Arena! Enjoy drop-in dodge ball and large/yard games, plus snacks. Bring friends and family as guests. First-time visitors to an IM building can explore with staff-guided tours available. Open to MSU graduate & professional students. Learn more via MSU COGS

Lunch with the Dean of the Graduate School
Feb. 19, 12 to 1 p.m. 
Join Dean Pero Dagbovie for lunch and conversation in Chittenden Hall. Connect about career and school journeys, gain understanding of The Graduate School programs that empower graduate student success and engage in candid discussions about university and student life. Learn more via the Graduate School