VIRTUAL VISIT DAYS In an effort to ensure that you are provided with the information you need to make the right decisions concerning your educational career, we are offering virtual visit days over the next few weeks. Our recruiter, LaDonna Croffe, will give a 30 minute presentation followed by a question and answer period. You will also hear from current…
SERVICE-MINDED STUDENTS NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP Four students involved in public service have been nominated by Michigan State University for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The Truman Scholarship Foundation recognizes college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to affecting change through public service by providing them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training and fellowship with other students. MSU’s…
The Traverse City Film Festival was a success for Spartans again this year. Check out the photos from student-film screenings, classes taught by MSU faculty and staff, and the general festivites at this collaborative event!
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 40 What impact has Shakespeare’s writing had on Indian theater? And, how has Indian theater shaped and altered Shakespeare’s work? Shakespeare’s interaction with India came, of course, in the context of India’s experience with British colonization and colonialism. In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I gave a charter to the East India Company to trade with the shahs, emperors and…
Event Info Award-winning journalist and columnist Naomi Klein is author of the international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Rachel Maddow called The Shock Doctrine, “...a mandatory must-read.” Her critically acclaimed, award-winning new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate, became an instant bestseller. Don’t miss this powerful and provocative speaker addressing climate change. The World View Lecture Series…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FB4hLXMoz0&feature=emb_title Jade Wiselogle is a first-generation college student with big dreams who doesn’t need to be convinced of the role a college education will play in achieving them. She says she chose MSU because it was the best option for her financially and she wanted to do everything in her power to go to a Big Ten school. She’s one of two…
Studio Art and Art History alumna of '89, Kimberly Kelly Santini, was the official artist for the 2015 Kentucky Derby in May. Written by: Adrian Rogers, '00 The Kentucky Derby, which bills itself as "the greatest two minutes in sports," is viewed by millions of people on TV and a midsize city's worth of fans packed into Churchill Downs on…
Project eSankofa at MSU’s African American and African Studies (AAAS) launched the first Massive Open Online Community conversation (MOOCc) via Canvas Network Tuesday, August 4, 2015. (Canvas Network offers open online courses taught by educators globally and provides a place and platform where teachers, students, and institutions worldwide can connect.) A new take on the MOOC, or Massive Open Online…
Necter (Now, Conecter) is “Your go-to campus connector.” Students want to be social. They want to do the things they love and connect with others who love doing the same things. But when you’re attending a school like MSU, with so many other students, connecting with people that share similar interests can seem overwhelming. It may seem easy to find…