Events
Negotiating Job Offers: Career Services Network Summer Series
May 29, 12 to 12:45 p.m. Attendees will learn ways to negotiate a job offer, do research to understand market value on how to advocate for your needs and receive the offer you deserve. VIRTUAL EVENT: Register via Handshake
Spartan Nature Walks
June 1, 1 to 2 p.m. Join MSU’s Department of Forestry for an opportunity to get outside, explore nature, go for a walk and inhale some fresh air. Assistant Professor Asia Dowtin will guide June’s walk. Dr. Dowtin will provide polaroid cameras to participants so they can snap a photo of a tree, then head over to MSU Surplus where you can participate in an upcycling crafting event – a picture frame and/or a plant propagator/bud vase. Learn more via the Department of Forestry
East Lansing Farmers Market Walk-and-Talk Tour: MSU Museum
June 2, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees will get to meet the passionate people who bring food from the fields to plates, get in touch with the “slow food” movement, and learn about what goes into supporting and maintaining hyperlocal food systems. Learn more via MSU Museum
Music and The Garden: MSU Strings and Voice
June 2, 1 to 3 p.m. This event will offer family activities at 1 p.m., followed by a concert at 2 p.m. featuring MSU College of Music groups and conclude with a “Plant Perspectives Tour” that starts at 3 p.m. Learn more about this event and the series via MSU College of Music
MSU Educational Technology Summit.
June 3-6. This event aims to familiarize instructors, staff and students with campus technologies supporting teaching and learning. This year, there will be workshops and presentations on useful tips and instructor experiences using technology tools and campus resources such as: Camtasia, Packback, Eli Review, Piazza, Crowdmark, Read&Write, OrbitNote, Equatio, Spartan A11y, h5p, iClicker, DigitalDesk, Open Educational Resources (OER) and more. HYBRID EVENTS: Learn more via iteachMSU
Writing Resumes and Cover Letters: Career Services Network Summer Series
June 4, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. This workshop will focus on writing and formatting a resume and cover letter. After completion of the workshop, students will be able to identify formatting options, implement strategies to tailor their resume and describe the basic content areas to include on a resume. VIRTUAL EVENT: Register via Handshake
RECR Workshop: Ethics in Research and Creative Activity, and Effective Mentoring
June 5, 9 to 10 a.m. This virtual workshop reviews types of misconduct that occur in proposing, performing or reviewing research and scholarly activities, and best ways to avoid these. The session will also discuss proper behavior in mentor-mentee relationships. VIRTUAL EVENT: Learn more via the Graduate School
Opportunities
Fall 2024 TA Tuition Pool Application Opens
Attention: Graduate Teaching Assistants
The Graduate Employees Union and Michigan State University agreed to add 500 additional tuition credits to the tuition waiver benefit for teaching assistants. This additional benefit will be in place for May 2024 to May 2028. The Fall tuition pool is available to students appointed as teaching assistants in Fall 2024. Apply by: June 24. Learn more via via the Graduate School
Call for Research Participants: Zing Program Study
School Psychology doctoral student Nancy J. Hernandez is studying the potential benefits of physical activity on cognitive and behavioral skills, specifically for Latino children (ages 7-11). As part of her research, Nancy is seeking Latinx parents and children to participate in a 12-week physical activity program. Children can participate in the $500-value program for FREE (twice daily for 10 to 15 minutes each time) and parents can earn up to a $50 Amazon gift card for completing outcome measures. Learn more about the research study via CHADD and view program eligibility via Qualtrics. Contact Nancy Hernandez (herna775@msu.edu) with questions.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation and Preparation Program
Attention:Graduate Teaching Assistants
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Preparation Program (Aug. 16-22) offers sessions that provide required policy training, sessions to make you more effective in your teaching, and includes resources and professional development opportunities. Register by: July 30. Learn more via the Graduate School
Postdoc: Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley
Attention: Doctoral
CEGA is seeking an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar (postdoc) to support the creation of the Impact Data and Evidence Aggregation Library (IDEAL). Learn more and apply via CEGA
College Online Learning Academy Workshops
Various, May through June. MSU’s College Online Learning Academy is offering workshops on teaching and learning throughout the summer. VIRTUAL: Learn more via MSU COLA Fellows
CIRTL: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching
This free, online course is designed to provide future STEM faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows with an introduction to effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. Learn how to implement evidence-based teaching strategies in your university classroom, as well as effective methods for assessing teaching and learning. This asynchronous opportunity runs June 17-Aug. 11. VIRTUAL: Learn more via CIRTL