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Emma Steury stands smiling with both thumbs up on a gravel path leading to a grand yellow and gray Baroque-style building in Germany. She is wearing light pants and a white top, with a patterned tote bag on her shoulder. The path is flanked by manicured gardens, and the sky is partly cloudy.

Study Abroad Offers Authentic Immersion in German Culture

August 14, 2025

Emma Steury, from Grand Haven, Michigan, is an MSU junior with a double major in English and German. She traveled to Germany this summer to participate in the German Language and Culture in Mayen study abroad program led by Liz Mittman and Patti Spinner, both Associate Professors in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. This…

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Motivated to Pursue a Global Career Path

August 11, 2025

Quenita Hutson is an MSU senior majoring in Apparel and Textile Design and from Saginaw, Michigan. She traveled to South Korea this summer to study abroad as part of the Global and Cross-Cultural Marketing: Case Study of K-Culture Program led by Mi Ran Kim, Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University. Hutson wrote about her…

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Interdisciplinary Humanities Major Chosen to Deliver Spring 2025 Commencement Speech

April 25, 2025

Lexi Lake, who is graduating with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, will deliver the 2025 College of Arts & Letters' undergraduate commencement speech. (Photo by Trystan Guerrero) Long before she applied to be the College of Arts & Letters' 2025 commencement speaker, Lexi Lake had begun writing her speech. "I want to shout from the rooftops how glad I am…

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Internship Gives Student Experience in Sports Photography

March 24, 2025

Last summer, Sloane Barlow, an English major, worked as a Photography Intern at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica, Michigan. She shared her experience with this internship in a Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Studio Art Major Gains Experience as a Ceramics Intern

March 10, 2025

Ashley Romps is a senior Studio Art major at Michigan State University who worked as a Ceramics Intern for Cherry Hill Potter’s Guild in Canton, Michigan, where she developed her own pottery skills while helping to maintain the studio. Romps shared about this experience in a Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Humanities-Prelaw Major Gains Experience at Family Law Practice

February 18, 2025

Ella Coles is a junior Humanities – Prelaw major from Roy, Utah, who worked as a Law Intern/Legal Assistant with Brenda Beaton Attorney at Law in Ogden, Utah. Coles shared her internship experience in this Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Experience Architecture Major Interns for General Motors

February 5, 2025

Delilah Coe, who is a senior majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Graphic Design, gained experience working as a Product Design Intern for General Motors Co. during her sophomore and junior years and is looking forward to graduating this spring. She shared her internship experiences in this Q&A.

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Student Gains Experience as a Legislative Intern

December 10, 2024

Marion Reilly, who is a senior majoring in English and Humanities-Prelaw, worked as a Legislative Intern with Senator Veronica Klinefelt at the Michigan Senate. She wrote about this internship experience in this Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Linguistics Major Completes Internship at Speech and Occupational Therapy Clinic

November 25, 2024

Mia Ivanko, a Michigan State University senior, completed an internship as a Practice Manager for Connections Speech and Language Center, which is a speech and occupational therapy clinic in Lansing, Michigan. Ivanko has a double major in Linguistics in the College of Arts & Letters and Communicative Sciences and Disorders in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. She shared…

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Internship Offers Experience in Diplomacy in Nation’s Capital and at United Nations

August 23, 2024

As an international student from the United Arab Emirates, Kaltham Altaher spent her last semester as a Michigan State University undergraduate not in East Lansing but rather at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she did research for the embassy as a Political Affairs Intern. She even served as emcee for a conference that drew members…