UMN Council of Grad Students

🗣️ Got Questions for Regent Mary Turner? Don’t miss the chance to ask her directly at the COGS General Assembly! 📅 Date: Thursday, September 26 ⏰ Time: 6:00 p.m. 📍 Location: Keller Hall, Room 3-230 Submit your questions by Tuesday, September 24 forms.gle/n85iwKtsQSBXxB…

Hey all amazing grad students! COGS is inviting you all to these exciting welcome week events! For headshots, please use this for RSVP signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ABAD… For all the events please RSVP using this form forms.gle/VghsrWq5Pp2n1v… Check out the flyers for more details!

Looking forward to a great turnout tomorrow!!!

FREE BBQ (vegan, gluten-free and halal options provided!) with fellow #UMN #graduatestudents at the Commonwealth Terrace Coop Peace Garden this Thursday (June 30th), 5 - 7 p.m. (CT) - all are welcome, including spouses, partners, kids and friends!

Looking to socialize with fellow #UMN Twin Cities #graduatestudents on campus for the summer? Join us at the COGS Summer Happy Hour this Friday (June 10th), 6-8 p.m. at Stub & Herbs on the East Bank. Appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks are on us!

This Friday, it's Bike to Work Day! Join us at the U of M Bike Center - it's a healthy way to start your day. Free food and giveaways. Free bike assessments. Get a free Zap! tag added to your bike. Learn more: pts.umn.edu/Bike-Work-Day-… @hubbikecoopmpls

Check out our new Transportation Advocacy Team profile picture and logo. Think you can make a better one? You probably can! We're open to submissions!

Congratulations to the awardees of the Spring 2022 COGS Teaching & Leadership Excellence Awards! We applaud your exceptional #leadership and #advising, and your embodiment of the University of Minnesota's Student Learning Outcomes #UMN

Think parking on the UMN campus is too expensive? Well, get ready for another 1.4% to 4.2% price hike on parking fees! Read about it on page 72 of the President's recently submitted budget: regents.umn.edu/sites/regents.…

Below is our letter sent to University of Minnesota leadership regarding an issue of health insurance coverage. Please take a moment to read our concerns. If you would like to add your support to this letter - you may do so here forms.gle/2Z6U3nQbnkmvrE…

Join the in-person Abolitionist Feminist Reading Group THIS WEDNESDAY from 3 to 5 p.m. (CT) to discuss “Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom”. RSVP for catering and meeting location! forms.gle/NUTDiz72yGHU3b… #UMN #graduatestudent

Join in the conversation with facilitator, trainer, educator, and organizer Justin Toliver (they/them) TOMORROW (April 20th) from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (CT) via Zoom (umn.zoom.us/j/95230102861). They are currently serving as the Lead Membership Organizer at Black Visions Collective.

University of Minnesota grad students/workers are petitioning for equitable wages…please consider signing and sharing!!! #RaiseReduceUMN #phdlife #gradschool #academictwitter docs.google.com/document/u/0/d…

Public Transport Directions! - Minneapolis Campus: take eastbound METRO Green Line to Fairview Ave station, walk NW along University Ave W, and N along Prior Ave - St. Paul Campus: ride southbound Route 87 Local Bus to University Ave-Prior Ave stop, and walk N along Prior Ave

We have reserved THE ENTIRETY of Can Can Wonderland for #UMN #graduatestudents! Enjoy an 18-hole minigolf course, extensive arcade game area, and free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks FOR FREE TOMORROW (April 11th), 6 ~ 9 p.m. Feel free to bring a +1! (cont.)

Tic Toc! It’s time for #UMN #graduatestudents to show off your trivia prowess at the Virtual Trivia Night TOMORROW (Apr. 8th) from 6:30 ~ 8:00 p.m. (CDT) Sign up now: z.umn.edu/triviamafia

@JEInvestigators is recruiting new volunteers! Please consider participating. This journal supports and encourages the next generation of scientists! @EwisUmn @PostdocsUMN @UMNBiomed @CFI_UMN @UMNMedOPD @umncogs

Grab a Thursday morning Coffee & Donut TOMORROW (Apr. 7th) at #UMN Coffey Hall 120 (LOCATION CHANGE) on the Saint Paul campus between 9 and 11 a.m.! Take a break from the spring rain to grab treats for #graduatestudents catered by @bogartsdoughnuts and @UPCoffeeRoaster

Kick off your Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2022 with a movie night! Join us at #UMN Coffman Theater TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. for a screening of “The Card Counter” (2021) and a free raffle for movie gift baskets #graduatestudents @umnSUA

Happy Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week from all of us here at the Graduate School! 🤗youtu.be/vlA2pQaXBfc