In recognition of their outstanding achievements in leadership, teaching, innovation, and community engagement, five deserving individuals were presented with CAL Alumni Board Awards at the annual CAL Alumni Board Faculty & Student Awards Reception hosted by the College of Arts & Letters on April 1. This year’s award recipients include: Paul Varg Award Ellen McCallum McCallum is a Professor in the…
Tara Mock, a doctoral candidate in African and African American Studies, was recently awarded the 2017 TIAA Ruth Simms Hamilton Graduate Merit Fellowship at MSU. “Ruth Simms Hamilton’s scholarship challenged our understanding of the linkages between the past and contemporary experiences of African people globally,” Mock said. “My project builds on Dr. Hamilton’s legacy in its exploration of the continuities and…
Elizabeth LaPensee, Assistant Professor with a dual appointment in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures and the Department of Media and Information, has received the 2017 Serious Games Community Leadership Award from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Serious Games Special Interest Group. The award is presented to a member of the game community who displays exceptional commitment…
Two College of Arts & Letters students were part of award-winning teams recently recognized with statewide honors from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB).The 2017 MAB Michigan Student Broadcast Awards were presented during the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo on March 8 at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing.
Nine Department of Art, Art History, and Design students came away with 17 Mid-Michigan American Advertising Awards (ADDYs), including one Judge’s Choice Award, four Gold ADDYs, six Silver ADDYs, and six Bronze ADDYs. All Graphic Design majors, the students were presented with their awards at the Mid-Michigan American Advertising Awards presentation and dinner March 2 at MSU’s Kellogg Hotel and…
Two faculty members from MSU’s College of Arts & Letters have been awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Yomaira Figueroa and Tamara Butler, both Assistant Professors in the Department of English and African American and African Studies program, were named 2017 Woodrow Wilson Fellows. Figueroa received a year-long fellowship that runs…
On February 23, 2017, the College of Arts & Letters will recognize five new faculty members who will be reappointed and awarded continuing status at the University Faculty Reappointment Recognition Ceremony. Please join us in congratulating these great scholars. Leah Addis Leah Addis is an Instructor at the English Language Center (ELC). She also serves as the ELC’s Content Coordinator, overseeing content-based instruction in…
Michigan State University faculty members will be honored for their outstanding contributions to education and research at the annual MSU Awards Convocation on Feb. 7. Five College of Arts & Letters faculty will be recognized at the ceremony for mutliple awards and honors. MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will congratulate the honorees at the ceremony and salute their contributions to…
MSU faculty, staff and students who have demonstrated their efforts toward a more diverse and inclusive community will be honored at the 2017 All-University Excellence in Diversity Recognition and Awards Program Feb. 13. The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in Big Ten Room A of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. Mohammad Khalil The 2017 Excellence in Diversity…
The College of Arts & Letters Community Partner Award (Faculty) recognizes a CAL faculty member’s community contributions at the local, state, national and/or global/world levels. It recognizes participation, student mentorship and overall leadership, as well as significant involvement as reflected in one or more community engagement activities. This award is linked to the spirit of Bolder by Design to “enrich community,…