Transforming Student Experiences A newly energized commitment to robust collaboration is taking place between MSU’s College of Arts & Letters, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and College of Music. It’s called the Media Arts Collaborative (MAC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk18yxht5sE&feature=emb_title Dedicated to creative endeavors in integrated media arts, the MAC is a coordinated effort to promote collaborative projects that cut across disciplines to enrich the…
Christopher Murphy is a role model for international and language education and where those experiences can lead you. He speaks five different languages (English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish) and has visited nearly 20 different countries during his travels and for study abroad. And now, having earned a BA in Chinese with a minor in French from Michigan State University,…
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As the main educational sponsor for the Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF), Michigan State University is contributing to the international film fest in more ways than one. This year’s TCFF will feature MSU student-produced films, an MSU interactive multimedia gallery, MSU film school presentation, and even a Spartan Headquarters! New to the festival, the Spartan Headquarters, located at 333 E. State…
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Several Michigan State University student-produced films will be screened at this year’s Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) scheduled for July 26-31 in Traverse City, Michigan. The films feature the work of MSU's College of Arts & Letters, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and College of Music. Here is a complete list of all the MSU student-produced films and when…
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Miyuki Kamiya, an Instructor in MSU's Department of Linguistics, Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages, recently worked with her former student, Tiara Harris, to compose a song for MSU's Japanese Language program. The JPN 102 and 202 students, whom Kamiya taught during spring 2016, then performed the song while Kamiya played keyboards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8prO6C3HWZU&feature=emb_title “I had wanted to do something with my students…
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An internship in Washington, D.C., gave recent graduate Zeria Cummings a taste of what the capitol city has to offer and now she is looking to return to work for City Year, an organization that partners with public schools in high-poverty communities to help increase graduation rates and to bridge the gap between the support students need and what their…
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After practicing as an interdisciplinary environmental scholar and teacher for 10 years, Bethany Laursen switched fields to study theories of interdisciplinarity itself, which led her to Michigan State University where she is pursuing both an M.A. in Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Community Sustainability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-63bBkfO7c&feature=emb_title “At MSU, I have the freedom to sit in two colleges and have committees that work across disciplines,” said…
Spartans are leaving their mark all around the world this summer, including those participating in the Language, Culture, and Service in Puerto Rico study away program. The three-week program includes classes, excursions, but most importantly – service learning activities. Students are immersed in the Puerto Rican culture and help local organizations in a way that has a positive effect on…
An MSU undergraduate team, which includes sophomore English major Lindsay Mensch, has built a system on campus to explore the ability of mealworms to decompose polystyrene (Styrofoam) and to find useful applications for the organic waste that is produced from this. From left to right: Lindsay Mensch, Matthew Huber and Kirsten West Their work is based on research out of…
Kelly Mackie first came to Michigan State University to study Hospitality Business, but after her freshman year, the former pre-professional classical ballet dancer felt a creative void that was once filled by dance and classical music. Looking to fill this void, she turned to MSU’s College of Arts & Letters to stretch her artistic skills in a whole new direction. An Honors College student,…
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