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Innovative Course Uses Creative Arts to Combat Stress and Boost Mental Health

December 11, 2023

Rob Roznowski, Professor in the Department of Theatre, is spearheading an innovative IAH (Integrative Arts and Humanities) course that delves into the transformative potential of the creative arts to alleviate anxiety and stress and help promote better mental health. The curriculum encompasses various artistic disciplines, including theatre, dance, music, art, and creative writing, and looks at ways these activities can…

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Legacy Gift Creates Two Scholarships to Support College of Arts & Letters Students

December 8, 2023

Alaine Weiss credits her time as an undergraduate at Michigan State University as one of the most impactful experiences in her life and her years in East Lansing among her most treasured memories. But the road to becoming a Spartan was difficult, having lost both her parents due to extended illnesses when she was just 11 years old. Were it…

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Lansing-East Lansing Impact / News / Scholarship / Student / Student

Experience Architecture Student Awarded Bradbury Scholarship for Entrepreneurial Excellence

November 8, 2023

The Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is delighted to announce Mutunga Mukeku as the first recipient of the prestigious Bradbury Scholarship for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Mukeku, a junior within Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters majoring in Experience Architecture with minors in Business and Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is a shining example of Spartan entrepreneurship. The Bradbury Scholarship, a symbol of outstanding…

Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Theatre

From Theory to Practice: Scene Shop Hosts Technical Seminar for Students

October 20, 2023

Before its closing performance, Department of Theatre students had the opportunity to closely examine the incredibly technical set for the production of Clue during an all-day seminar led by three faculty members from the Scene Shop Teaching Lab. The technical seminar was the first of its kind presented by the Theatre Department, which is looking to offer other seminars like…

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NEH Grant Supports Rehousing Apparel and Textile Design Collection

October 10, 2023

Michigan State University has received a $10,000 Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to rehouse portions of the MSU Museum’s apparel collection acquired from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design’s Apparel and Textile Design Program.In 2017, the Michigan State University Museum acquired the teaching collection of the Apparel and Textile Design Program, which…

Faculty / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / News / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

Ask the Expert: How can the arts help us feel more connected to a place?

September 12, 2023

As the university announces a unified approach to the arts with Arts MSU, Judith Stoddart, Vice Provost for University Arts and Collections at Michigan State University and an Associate Professor in the Department of English, explains how the arts can help us feel more connected to the places we inhabit by looking at how the arts are interconnected and contextualized by MSU’s campus.

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Philosopher and Medical Ethicist Leonard M. Fleck Named University Distinguished Professor

August 9, 2023

Leonard M. Fleck has been named University Distinguished Professor, one of the highest honors bestowed upon faculty members by Michigan State University. Fleck, who is appointed in both the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice in the College of Human Medicine and the Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts & Letters, has been a member of the MSU…

Lansing-East Lansing Impact / News / Production

Soundwriting and Rhetoric Class Pulls Together to Produce Radio Drama

August 1, 2023

This story refers to the Feb. 13 violence the Michigan State University community experienced, which may be difficult for some to read. Resources and assistance for students and employees are available through multiple MSU programs. Step into the captivating world of A Tale of Many Faces: A Francis Gyres Mystery, the final project in this year’s Soundwriting and Rhetoric (WRA…

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Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

New Sculpture at MSUFCU Headquarters Embodies the Power of Artistic Collaboration

July 26, 2023

A new sculpture, created and conceived by a Michigan State University faculty member and student, is now permanently displayed outside the headquarters for the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) located at 3899 Coolidge Road in East Lansing.The sculpture, titled “Us,” was created by Alex Vonhof, a talented artist who graduated from MSU with a BFA in Studio Art…

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Staff Voice: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Belonging

June 29, 2023

Pat Arnold is an Academic Specialist in the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) and the Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) program at Michigan State University. In this role, they serve as the academic advisor for all undergraduate and graduate students in GenCen programs and also coordinate student internships, assist in curriculum development, and teach WGS courses. Arnold wrote…