Events
Virtual Lunch & Learn: Guiding Practices
Attention: Graduate Teaching Assistants
June 14, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event will share grading practices, identify challenges, and find solutions for effective grading. It will also offer strategies to provide meaningful feedback to students and communicate with them about it. VIRTUAL EVENT: Learn more via the Graduate School
Improving Global Education: Evidence, Cost-Effectiveness, and Political Economy
June 15, 1 p.m. This talk will review two decades of evidence from high-quality studies on the effectiveness of various approaches to improving educational outcomes in low- and middle-income countries and show how paying more attention to evidence and cost-effectiveness can significantly improve education outcomes at any given level of spending. VIRTUAL EVENT: Register to attend via Zoom
MSU Summer Circle Theatre
In its 61st season, Summer Circle Theatre runs June 15-25 with free outdoor theatre for all ages. Learn more via MSU Department of Theatre
MSU Juneteenth Celebration
June 16, 5:15 to 8 p.m. All are welcome to kick off MSU’s Juneteenth Celebration 158 Years Later: Celebrating Progress by supporting the Black Wall Street Vendor Fair while enjoying free giveaways, food and photos with Sparty. The commemoration features the multi-faceted musician and host Rodney Page, gospel music by Gregory D and Company, jazz music by the MSU College of Music, Idlewild Entertainment and more. Learn more via MSU
Opportunities
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Workshop Series
The MSU AGEP Program is conducting a workshop series that will present NSF GRFP program information and provide structured practice to create competitive GRFP application. Students will participate in a five-part series that will include an overview of the GRFP and application process, first-hand advice from GRFP reviewers and recent awardees, and two interactive sessions to review and revise their application documents. Learn more via the Graduate School
June Technology Training from MSU IT
MSU IT has a collection of on-demand recordings of training courses about collaborative tools like Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, Forms, Outlook, and Zoom at SpartansLearn. For those who enjoy live instruction, the VIRTUAL-led training courses for June are listed at SpartansLearn.
Grant & Fellowship Support This Summer
Summer is a great time to plan ahead for research funding! Reach out to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) to learn how to find opportunities and for support in preparing a compelling proposal. You can set-up a one-on-one appointment (email rlockart@msu.edu), visit our grad student Teams page for more info, subscribe to our monthly newsletter, or schedule a presentation for a group of grad students. And if you’re planning to submit a grant or fellowship proposal, please keep this timeline in mind and let us know as soon as possible.
CIRTL Network Summer Courses and Workshops
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is offering courses and workshops throughout the summer designed to help participants build their teaching and researching skills. VIRTUAL EVENTS: Learn more via the Graduate School
Office of Research & Innovation Research Enhancement Award
Did you know funds are available to support activities that enhance graduate student research projects? These funds are available to support research activities including workshop participation (both in-person or virtual), data collection, short courses, extramural laboratory rotations, or the cost of disseminating the results of research and creative activities. Enhancement awards are intended to match/supplement funds provided by advisors, units and colleges and will range from $500 to $1,000. Learn more via the Graduate School