Exhibition Features Work by Ceramic Arts in Greece Study Abroad Students

Inspired by the culture and history of Greece and the many ancient artifacts at the MSU Excavations at Isthmia, the Michigan State University students who were part of the 2023 Ceramic Arts in Greece Study Abroad used this experience to create their own works of art, which are now on display through Friday, Oct. 27, at the MSU Union Art…

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Apparel and Textile Design Student Helps Start-Up Company While Gaining Valuable Experience 

MSU sophomore Lily Stroup used her skills as an Apparel and Textile Design major to help a start-up company that specializes in designing matching outfits for humans and their pets.  As an intern for the pet lifestyle brand My Unleashed Life, Stroup helped establish and grow the company’s social media presence and used her expertise gained from her Apparel and Textile Design classes to design graphics and merchandise for the new company. …

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2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant Winners Announced

Encouraging critical engagement through art with the past, present, or future, the CREATE! Micro-Grant program recently awarded $500 grants to 13 Michigan State University students to fund their proposed creative projects, which represent a variety of disciplines and mediums, including poetry, painting, music composition, screenplay, and sculpture. Offered by MSU’s College of Arts & Letters and facilitated by the Dean’s…

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MSU Theatre Presents Hilarious Whodunit Inspired by Iconic Movie and Game ‘Clue’

Drawing inspiration from the beloved 1985 Paramount Pictures motion picture and the classic Hasbro board game, Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents "Clue" on Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 11-15 at the Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts.  

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New Graduate Program Welcomes First Cohort

With the start of the 2023-2024 academic year at Michigan State University, the new Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise M.A. and Graduate Certificate Programs are welcoming their first cohort of graduate students. Five students are enrolled in the master’s degree program, while three students are in the graduate certificate program. Both programs are fully online and asynchronous. According…

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Experience Architecture Student Named 2023 Ian Gray Scholar in Entrepreneurial Studies

Christian Nderu is not your typical student entrepreneur. As a senior majoring in Experience Architecture within MSU's College of Arts & Letters, he possesses a rare blend of artistic sensibility and entrepreneurial acumen. Awarded the prestigious 2023 Ian Gray Scholarship in Entrepreneurial Studies by the MSU Innovation Center, Nderu's journey is a testament to the transformative power of creativity, community, and…

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MSU Theatre and UCLA Partner on World Premiere of Golden Age Latin American Play

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre will present the world premiere of the English translation of Love is the Greater Labyrinth by 17th-century Mexican playwright/poet/philosopher Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, at the Arena Theatre in the MSU Auditorium.   Director Oscar Quiroz, an Artist-Educator and MFA Acting Candidate in the Department of Theatre who hails…

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Experience Architecture Major Gains Valuable Internship Experience with the College of Arts & Letters

Owen Widdis, a senior Experience Architecture (XA) major with a minor in Computer Science at Michigan State University, currently is a User Experience (UX) Designer and Research Intern with the College of Arts & Letters Content Studio. He gives some insight into this internship experience in this Q&A that originally was published by the Excel Network.

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Gaining Copy Editing Experience While Interning for Educational Nonprofit

Helena Rowland, a senior English major at Michigan State University, worked as a Copy Editing Intern for the nonprofit educational institution ASCENDtials where she learned how to edit copy and take charge of collaborative emails. Rowland shared her internship experience in a Q&A that was originally published by the Excel Network.

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