Michigan State Theatre alumna Sarah Goeke came to MSU to pursue her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, but she received so much more than just a degree. During her time here, she started a nonprofit theatre organization, worked one-on-one with professors, and honed her skills on stage. Now, she is taking her talent on the road as a cast…
As a child, it was Alisa Hauser’s dream to perform on Broadway, a dream she later fulfilled by appearing in a number of Broadway shows, including the 2002 Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Now, 15 years after that production, the MSU Department of Theatre faculty member returns to Broadway to reunite with the original cast members of that show for a special…
When The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story premieres on FX today (Wednesday, January 17), senior Technical Theatre major Savannah McComb will be watching and looking back on her role working on the show. This past summer, McComb worked as a Production Assistant for the FX TV series, American Crime Story. She was hired for the upcoming season, which explores the…
When the Chicago Public Art Group asked Renee Robbins to paint a public mural in a Lincoln Park neighborhood, it offered an exciting challenge for the 2005 Studio Art MFA alumna, who typically paints smaller works in her studio.Robbins spent more than 16 weeks designing and painting the mural, which now appears on both sides of a pedestrian underpass at Fullerton and Lake Shore…
After spending a year in Germany on the Academic Year in Freiburg Program, alumna Caroline Murawski knew she was meant to live abroad. Graduating from Michigan State University in 2009 with a double major in Hospitality Business and German, Murawski has lived and worked in Germany for the past 7 years. Currently, Murawski and her fiancé own and run Big…
After nearly two years as an undecided major, Madison Kautman declared two majors in one day and then went on to accrue four professional experiences in less than a year, proving that good things come to those who explore. Initially unsure which career path to pursue, Kautman spent her first year and a half at MSU trying out classes that…
Teaching in a juvenile detention facility was not the career path English alumna Elizabeth Niemerowicz originally planned for herself, but her MSU education opened her eyes to a whole new world of opportunities. Growing up in a small town in west Michigan, Niemerowicz admits she probably would not have been comfortable working within the criminal justice system prior to her…
The current exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace features the eclectic, mixed media art of MSU alumnus Robert B. Park, who graduated from MSU twice, first in 1969 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and again in the early 70s with an art teaching certificate. Each of the more than 10 pieces in the exhibit, titled Quantum Entanglement, took Park about six months to…
MSU English alumna Rosemary Erickson Johnsen has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create a course that utilizes literature, films, and outside speakers to help veterans and active military members better understand their experiences and to teach all students more about the experience of war. A Professor of English at Governors State University (GSU)…
Thomas Yunck, who has donated more than $12 million to Michigan State University, including more than $6 million to the College of Arts & Letters, is being honored with this year’s Michigan State University Alumni Association (MSUAA) Philanthropist Award to be presented at the MSUAA Grand Awards Gala on Thursday, October 19, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center. The College of…