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Beaumont Tower Comes Alive with Animated Projections Created by MSU Students

November 3, 2025

Michigan State University’s Beaumont Tower came alive with light, sound, and animation during this year’s Halloween carillon concert, “The Ringing 2: Shadows Rise.” The event showcased artwork and animations created by students in the Department of Theatre’s Compositing and Special Effects for Stage and Screen (THR 337) class, taught by Alison Dobbins, Professor of Integrated Performance Media Design.

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Innovation Meets Inclusion: MSU Students Design Adaptive Fashions for New York City Runway

October 30, 2025

Four Michigan State University students stepped into the spotlight in New York City as featured designers at the 2025 "iCAN Do Anything" Fashion Show hosted by the International Institute for the Brain (iBRAIN) to celebrate and promote adaptive and inclusive fashion. The MSU students — Jillian Kelly, Tristian Laney, Rico Seatts, and Reagan Wiley — all majoring in Apparel and Textile Design (ATD), were among a select group of designers who created custom adaptive garments for students with brain-based disabilities.

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Experience Architecture Major Interns for Safety Science Organization with a Global Reach

October 28, 2025

TreShai Hubbard, a senior Experience Architecture (XA) major at Michigan State University who is from Battle Creek, Michigan, gained experience the past two summers interning remotely for UL Research Institutes, OREE (Office of Research Experience and Education), based in Evanston, Illinois.

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Free Tickets Offered to MSU Students for Department of Theatre Productions

October 16, 2025

Michigan State University students can receive free tickets to the remaining MSU Department of Theatre productions in the 2025-2026 season, "Secrets & Spotlights." To receive a free ticket, students need to show their MSU student ID at the Wharton Center Ticket Office in the days prior to the show or at the ticket booth where the production is being held just prior to the show. One free ticket will be given per student per production.

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Career Prep Classes Offered by Excel Network Place Students in the Driver’s Seat of Their Careers

October 8, 2025

Being in the driver’s seat of your career – that’s the advantageous position College of Arts & Letters students find themselves when they take the career preparation courses – AL 250: Career Strategies and AL 460: Advanced Career Strategies – offered by the College of Arts & Letters’ Excel Network. These one-credit, 10-week courses, offered every fall and spring semester to College of Arts & Letters majors, are one way the Excel Network supports students in their path to career readiness.

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College of Arts & Letters Students Part of MSU’s 2025 Homecoming Court

October 6, 2025

This week, Oct. 6-11, Michigan State University celebrates Homecoming Week, and one of the highlights of this week is the Homecoming Court. This year's MSU Homecoming Court includes two College of Arts & Letters students. They are Kaylin Casper and Kathryn Harding, who are among the 12 MSU seniors that make up the 2025 Homecoming Court. Considered one of the…

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M.A. Program Allows Graduate Student to ‘Double Down’ on What She Loves

September 26, 2025

Katie Paauwe, a student in the M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise program at Michigan State University, worked in various office management, human resources, and sales coordination positions before deciding to go back to school to earn a master’s degree.

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English and Philosophy Double Major Named Newman Civic Fellow for Dedication to Community Engagement

September 25, 2025

Roberto Garcia, a junior double majoring in English and Philosophy at Michigan State University, has been named a 2025-2026 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a nationwide coalition of civic and community engagement experts representing colleges and universities across the country. The fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students proactively working to address social, political, and environmental issues affecting communities.

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Internship Helps Cement Desire to Pursue Public Policy Career Opportunities

September 22, 2025

Abigail Thibodeau, an English major from Farmington Hills, Michigan, had an internship this summer with TurnUp, a youth-led voter registration and turnout initiative. Thibodeau wrote about her internship experience in this Q&A.

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Department of Theatre Performing Two Plays — ‘The Seagull’ and ‘Stupid F**king Bird’ — Offering One Repertory Experience

September 19, 2025

Michigan State University's Department of Theatre continues its 2025-2026 Season, Secrets & Spotlights, with two plays performed in repertory that span more than a century of theatrical storytelling. Anton Chekhov's “The Seagull,” first performed in 1896, and Aaron Posner's “Stupid F**king Bird,” a bold reimagining of Chekhov's classic, will run Oct. 4-12, 2025, in the MSU Auditorium’s Arena Theatre.