2021 Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week

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Monday, April 5, 2021 - 12:00am to Friday, April 9, 2021 - 11:55pm
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2021 Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 5-9

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week is a way to support and appreciate graduate and professional students.

$50 fellowships! The Graduate School will award $50 fellowships to 25 graduate or professional students who are enrolled Spring 2021 - just for being you. Winners will be drawn randomly from a complete list of these students and will be notified through their MSU email. Winners who give permission will be announced publicly on this page and via our social media by Friday, April 9.

Thank A Grad Student: Submit a thank you note to recognize the amazing graduate and professional students in your life. Each student thanked through this form will be entered in a drawing for a wellness kit to be mailed to them from The Graduate School Office of Well-Being. Students who give permission will also have their thank you notes posted to our 2021 recognition page.

Daily Study Breaks: Every day from 3:00-3:30 pm Eastern, The Graduate School will host a fun study break via Zoom:

  • Monday, April 5: Trivia
  • Tuesday, April 6: Dance Party! Optional practice ahead of time via YouTube.
  • Wednesday, April 7: Bake your cake, and eat it too! Bake a strawberry pound cake.
  • Thursday, April 8: Pet Party! Show off your pet and meet other animals.

Join us at https://msu.zoom.us/j/91454585766
Passcode: Appreciate.

Digital Celebration Kit: Want to showcase your appreciation for grad & professional students? With the help of graduate fellow Johanna Murray (master’s student in Health & Risk Communication), The Graduate School has created a digital Celebration Kit for GPSAW 2021. The kit contains announcement images, fact cards, and Zoom backgrounds for use by anyone in the MSU community.

Interactive Postcard - FrogInteractive Postcards: You make us jump for joy! The Graduate School mailed an appreciation postcard to every graduate and professional student that can also be folded into a jumping frog. We hope it brings you a bit of joy and renewal in this season.

COGS Social Media Study Breaks: MSU’s Council of Graduate Students (COGS) will host study breaks on their social media accounts. Answer the daily question to get entered for a prize drawing!

  • Monday, April 5: What are your self-care and stress relief strategies?
  • Tuesday, April 6: Brag about your friends? Tell us about a peer in your in your program who is an outstanding scholar, teacher, mentor, or advocate
  • Wednesday, April 7: How do you stay energized and excited about research, teaching, or classes?
  • Thursday, April 8: Tell us about your hobbies and extracurriculars!
  • Friday, April 9: Big or small, what is something are you proud of accomplishing during the pandemic?