Category: XA - College of Arts & Letters

Alex Guo presents on stage at Ignite Talks MSU. Behind her, a large projected word cloud highlights terms related to gender, identity, and community.

College of Arts & Letters Student Named to Statewide Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force

January 28, 2026

Alex Guo, a third-year undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, is among 23 students chosen from nearly 100 applicants from across the state to serve on the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which will develop and implement recommendations to improve voter education and engagement among young people on college and university campuses in Michigan.…

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Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Beyond the Classroom: Students Explore the World’s Oldest Design System During XA Day of Professionalization

January 20, 2026

Michigan State University’s Experience Architecture (XA) program took learning beyond the classroom during its 2025 XA Day of Professionalization, which brought students together with industry professionals for hands-on, experiential learning. “These days are not about telling students what a career looks like. They’re about giving students the space to explore how their values, curiosity, and creativity can shape the kind…

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Internship / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Major Gains Experience as a User Experience Design Intern

December 15, 2025

Andrew Nguyen, a senior Experience Architecture major from Clawson, Michigan, worked as a User Experience (UX) Design Intern for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) this past summer. He shared his experience with this internship in a Q&A.

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Faculty / Faculty / Faculty Stories / Grant / News / Research / Scholarship / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Professor’s Research Supported by Yale University Fellowship

December 8, 2025

As a Beinecke Library Fellow, Sara Doan, Assistant Professor of Experience Architecture at Michigan State University, spent two weeks immersed in the archives of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, uncovering materials to inform her forthcoming book, Visualizing Pandemics: A History of Data in Action, that focuses on public health communication and the history of persuasion during disease…

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News / Scholarship / Student / WRAC / XA

Hart-Davidson Memorial Scholarship Supports First-Generation Students in the Arts and Humanities

December 1, 2025

The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University invites donors, alums, and community members to support the Hart-Davidson Memorial Endowed Scholarship, created to expand opportunities for first-generation students in the arts and humanities and to honor the life and legacy of Bill Hart-Davidson, former Professor in MSU’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) and Associate Dean of Research and…

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

Words that Ignite and Unite: Student Research Explores How Language Builds Community and Advocates for Change

November 6, 2025

Alex Guo, a third-year undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, is researching the power of language to build community and advocate for change. With dual majors in Humanities-Prelaw and Experience Architecture and minors in Business and Leadership in Integrated Learning, Guo represented the College of Arts & Letters at this semester’s Ignite Talks…

Excel Network / Excel Network Communities / News / Student / Student / WRAC / XA

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.

AAHD / Award / News / Student / Student / XA

Inaugural Bill Hart-Davidson XA Leadership Award Presented Along With Other Top Experience Architecture Awards

May 14, 2025

A newly created award presented for the first time this year by the Experience Architecture (XA) program at Michigan State University honors the memory of Bill Hart-Davidson, former Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts & Letters, who passed away in April 2024. A…

Award / Event / News / Scholarship / Student / WRAC / XA

Experience Architecture Students Awarded for Creating MSU’s First 24-Hour Designathon

May 9, 2025

A group of Experience Architecture (XA) students who organized the first-ever MSU Designathon received the Emerging Student Organization Award at the 24th Annual Student Leadership Excellence Awards Reception, sponsored by the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences in the Division of Student Affairs. The Emerging Student Organization Award is presented yearly to a newly formed student organization for outstanding efforts and…

AAHD / Design, Technology, and Media / Excel Network / Graphic Design / Internship / News / Student / XA

Experience Architecture Major Interns for General Motors

February 5, 2025

Delilah Coe, who is a senior majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Graphic Design, gained experience working as a Product Design Intern for General Motors Co. during her sophomore and junior years and is looking forward to graduating this spring. She shared her internship experiences in this Q&A.