A newly created award presented for the first time this year by the Experience Architecture (XA) program at Michigan State University honors the memory of Bill Hart-Davidson, former Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts & Letters, who passed away in April 2024. A…
From a young age, Elise Shulick-Richards found joy and inspiration in art. Now as a senior Art Education major at Michigan State University, her work appears in the 2025 College Invitational Exhibition, a national juried exhibition that runs through Sunday, May 25, at the Indy Art Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.The 2025 College Invitational Exhibition is where student art “meets the…
A group of Experience Architecture (XA) students who organized the first-ever MSU Designathon received the Emerging Student Organization Award at the 24th Annual Student Leadership Excellence Awards Reception, sponsored by the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences in the Division of Student Affairs. The Emerging Student Organization Award is presented yearly to a newly formed student organization for outstanding efforts and…
In a collaboration between arts and sciences at Michigan State University, the Department of Theatre presented six immersive outdoor theatrical performances of “The Grown-Ups,” set around a campfire at the Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center, a 350-acre property located in Laingsburg, Michigan, that is managed by MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The first cohort of M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise students graduated this month from Michigan State University. Launched in Fall 2023, the M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise is a result of several years of discussions among faculty in the Department of Religious Studies who recognized the growing need to provide graduate students with…
With an undergraduate education filled with four languages, two study abroad programs, community work through the Citizen Scholars program, and so many more impactful experiences, including founding the Portuguese Club, it's fair to say Tyler Lindquist has made the most of his time at Michigan State University.
Lexi Lake, who is graduating with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, will deliver the 2025 College of Arts & Letters' undergraduate commencement speech. (Photo by Trystan Guerrero) Long before she applied to be the College of Arts & Letters' 2025 commencement speaker, Lexi Lake had begun writing her speech. "I want to shout from the rooftops how glad I am…
Nine MSU students whose primary majors are in the College of Art & Letters received first-place awards for their research and creative scholarship presented at Michigan State University’s 27th Annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The 2025 UURAF, held both in person at the Breslin Student Events Center and online on April 11, consisted of more than 900…
Katherin ‘Kat’ Poon, a double major in Theatre Design and Psychology at Michigan State University, has blended her two passions, using her knowledge of human behavior to inform her artistic approach to costume design and her knowledge of costumes and clothing to shape the way she thinks about personality.
Hailey Becker often chooses the path less traveled, and when there is no path, she has no problem blazing her own. In fact, her high school math teacher once told her: “the best job for you probably doesn’t exist yet.” Embracing her trailblazing nature, Becker is currently enrolled in a first-of-its-kind at Michigan State University – a dual program that…
