“If you’re curious about something and nobody has an answer for you, go answer it for yourself.” Bethany Dickerson, a Linguistics major and Honors College senior, has had the opportunity to find answers for herself throughout her time at Michigan State University. Through countless undergraduate research experiences and leadership roles in multiple student organizations, she has found herself and her…
As a student double majoring in Professional Writing and Journalism, senior Emily Cervone has always enjoyed writing and doing research. She is using those skills, as well as her position as an Educational Technology staff member with the College of Arts & Letters, to research issues in standardized testing. Last year, Cervone researched race, class, and ethnic biases in standardized…
Kaylah Jetton has been focused on going global since kindergarten and has no plans of stopping. From attending a language intensive grade school to majoring in Global Studies and studying abroad in Japan, the MSU senior has found her passion in helping others at home in Detroit and around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2DcXbTxk00&feature=emb_title Jetton comes from a background focused on cultural…
When Jonathan Montalvo moved to Indiana from Lares, Puerto Rico, at the age of 15, he knew very little English. After many years practicing, he became fluent and went on to earn his undergraduate degree in Spanish Studies at Purdue University. It was then he realized his calling to become a professor and educate students on Spanish language and Caribbean…
Walking the Great Wall of China or exploring the Parthenon without leaving the classroom may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, however, this futuristic concept is a present-day reality thanks to virtual reality programs. Experience Architecture majors senior Tommy Truong and junior Eric Martin are researching how to utilize virtual reality to enhance the pedagogy of the humanities…
Surayya Maultsby, a Civil Engineering and Arabic junior, has received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study Arabic language and culture for six months in Amman, Jordan, this spring. Because she’s studying Arabic, Maultsby received a Critical Need Language Award for the maximum amount of $8,000. Surayya Maultsby, a junior civil engineering and Arabic language major, in Morocco Maultsby is one of…
1st place award winning mural by Malarie French and Will Mianecki Three Department of Art, Art History, and Design students have designed murals that are now on permanent display in the newest Panda Express restaurant, located on Grand River Ave. in East Lansing. Malarie French, Graphic Design and Packaging double major, and Will Mianecki, Graphic Design and Professional Writing double…
Students in an Introduction to Filmmaking class had the extraordinary opportunity to hear from an Emmy award-winning actor as well as the former President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) who also happens to have her own Hollywood Star. Actor, Director and Producer Timothy Busfield, who won an Emmy Award for his work on the television series Thirtysomething, was joined byActor,…
Kiana Elkins, junior Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities major and Women and Gender Studies and Peace and Justice Studies minor, has taken advantage of everything MSU has to offer, including student scholarships, study abroad, and several interesting extracurricular opportunities.Why did you come to MSU?I moved back to Michigan from Florida my senior year of high school, and I…
Maria Novotny is a fourth-year doctoral student in the College of Arts and Letters. A co-director of The ART of Infertility, she travels the world exhibiting stories of infertility. She fuses her academic research with community outreach by offering art and creative writing workshops to infertile individuals. In 2011, I received what most 25-year-old women don’t expect: an infertility diagnosis. I remember…