Student Gives Back to Program that Once Guided Her

Senior Professional Writing major Treandra Thomas has been working for Upward Bound at MSU since last fall, but her experience with the nonprofit organization didn’t begin there. Thomas participated in Upward Bound as a student at Grand Rapids Community College, and the program assisted her in her journey to Michigan State University.

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Interdisciplinary Humanities Student Uses Skills to Help Teens in Need

Maison Moore, a senior Interdisciplinary Humanities major with a concentration in Studio Art, Design, and Marketing, spent last summer helping children with extended hospitalization feel a bit more at home. Moore interned with the Design My Room program run by Wish Upon a Teen, a nonprofit organization based in Birmingham, Michigan, that delivers support, programs, and events for teenagers with severe life-limiting medical…

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Eight Students Take Home 15 Awards at 2018 ADDY Ceremony

At the 2018 Mid-Michigan American Advertising (ADDY) Awards, eight Department of Art, Art History and Design students received awards for their work in various mediums. One Judge’s Choice award as well as three Gold, seven Silver, and four Bronze ADDYs were awarded to the students on March 14 at MSU’s Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. In the professional competition, MSU's College of Arts…

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Student Artwork Awarded, On Display at Lansing Art Gallery

The Lansing Art Gallery currently is hosting its second annual Michigan Collegiate Art Exhibition featuring the artwork of students from across the state, including the work of eight students in MSU’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design, two of whom received awards for their entries. This year’s exhibition, which is supported by Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters and the College of…

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Master of Fine Arts Exhibition on Display March 17-April 8

The creative work of this year’s Master of Fine Arts degree candidates will be on display March 17-April 7 at MSU’s Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum as part of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design’s 2018 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibition provides an opportunity for the three MFA students – Jazzmyn Barbosa, Laura Baszynski, and Liz Luna – to…

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MFA Acting Student Finds Her Passion in Arts Education

For Karen Vance, there was no question Michigan State University was the graduate school for her. From the time she first stepped foot on campus and from the beginning of the audition process, Vance found a home within MSU’s Department of Theatre. Before she was even admitted, Vance said the Department of Theatre faculty, previous graduate students, and staff made her feel…

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Podcast: HuMetricsHSS

On the latest episode of The Liberal Arts Endeavor, a podcast by Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, host Christopher P. Long, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, discusses the HuMetricsHSS initiative. HumetricsHSS is a collaborative initiative aimed to create a values-based framework that will enable humanities and social science scholars to tell more textured stories about the…

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Professional Writing Major Blazing His Own Career Trail

Senior Professional Writing major Kalib Watson is bringing his liberal arts degree to the 21st century. After switching his major to Professional Writing in the hopes of becoming an editor someday, Watson realized he didn’t enjoy editing. At the same time he discovered this, he was introduced to a whole new area of professional writing.  During his junior year, Watson took…

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