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,…
The College of Arts & Letters was well represented at the 2016 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference with Tamara Butler, Assistant Professor in the Department of English and African American and African Studies, receiving the Promising Researcher Award and work produced within the College presented by faculty, students and recent alumni at the national convention held in…
This fall semester, three College of Arts & Letters students received scholarships from Michigan State University Federal Credit Union and it's unpaid internship scholarship competition. The students were awarded funds after submitting applications detailing the unpaid work they do for organizations around the Greater Lansing area. Hally Darnell Major and Year: Professional Writing | SeniorHometown: Brighton, MichiganOrganization of Internship: Women’s Center…
Professor of English Gary Hoppenstand has received a special honor by the Governing Board of the national Popular Culture Association (PCA), which voted 10-0 to name its annual gift to the Ray and Pat Browne Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University, the Gary Hoppenstand Gift. The decision to name the gift in Hoppenstand's honor was made during a…
Eli and Edythe Art Museum at dusk Experience Architecture sophomore Erin Campbell recently won a first place award at the Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC) for her research on museum visitor participation, specifically at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum on Michigan State University’s campus. The Research Contrary to most Experience Architecture students, Campbell is…
Ann Folino White received the Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award from the Mid-Michigan Spartans at the MSU alumni group’s 2016 Crystal Ball and Golden Gala on September 30. Folino White is Associate Chairperson, Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Directing, andHead of Theatre Studies in the MSU Department of Theatre. "I take great pride in teaching students and ensuring or…
A Department of Art, Art History, and Design alumnus has won the Annual Exposure Photography Award. Over the past six years, The Exposure Awards have honored top photographers from around the world, distributing more than $1 million in prizes and awards. Jarod Lew was the Grand Prize Winner from thousands of entries. Lew’s (Studio Art ’09) winning photo series, “Maybe I'll See…