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59th Summer Circle Theatre Season Announced

May 16, 2019

Since 1960, the Michigan State University Department of Theatre has heralded the unofficial start of summer with its Summer Circle Theatre (SCT) program by using the talents of MSU students, professional artists, and community members to offer free theatre to mid-Michigan audiences. This year’s theme, Laughing Matters, is devoted to comedy in its many forms including spoof, comedy of manners, and commedia dell’arte. The season begins…

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Erin Campbell Awarded Top Awards in the College

May 16, 2019

Erin Campbell has received two prominent awards in the College of Arts & Letters – the 2019 College of Arts & Letters Outstanding Senior Award and the Experience Architecture Student of the Year Award. On May 5, Campbell received her B.A. degree in Experience Architecture and minors in Spanish and Digital Humanities. During her time at MSU, she worked…

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MSU Behind Detroit Zoo Sculpture Made of Illegal Snare Traps

May 10, 2019

Michigan State University students, faculty, and researchers are the creators and driving force behind a new exhibit and one-of-a-kind sculpture now on display at the Detroit Zoo. The “Snares to Wares Initiative: Capacity for Change” exhibition opened May 8 in the Detroit Zoo’s Wildlife Interpretive Gallery and will be available for viewing until March 2020. The centerpiece of the exhibit is…

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Two Awards Presented at Annual Faculty Meeting

May 10, 2019

The College of Arts & Letters celebrated its outstanding faculty for their achievements in leadership and teaching at the Faculty Meeting and Awards Presentation on May 6 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. During this annual event, two awards – the Faculty Leadership Award and the Fixed-Term Faculty and Academic Specialist Leadership in Excellence Award – were presented. Faculty…

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Students Receive MSUFCU Awards to Help Fund Internships

May 8, 2019

Through the generosity of the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) and individual donors, the MSU Career Services Network was able to grant stipend awards up to $1,000 for undergraduate students participating this summer in unpaid internships located in the United States. The MSUFCU Internship Opportunity Award program was established to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to…

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Seven CAL Students Graduate with Perfect 4.0 GPAs

May 6, 2019

Seven College of Arts & Letters students graduated with perfect 4.0 GPAs on May 5 and received Board of Trustees Awards for having achieved the highest scholastic average at the end of their undergraduate careers at Michigan State University. At the MSU Board of Trustees meeting on April 13, each of these students were recognized and presented with Board of…

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From the Fields, to the Classroom, to MSU Convocation Speaker

May 2, 2019

Selena Huapilla-Perez is a long way from home and a long way from the fields where she used to work with her family as a migrant worker. Selected as this year’s MSU Convocation speaker, she is the first Latina in MSU's history to be chosen for this honor. As Convocation speaker, she will represent the 5,677 undergraduate degree candidates who are…

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Class Provides Civic Engagement and Real-Life Experience

May 1, 2019

Ellen Moll, an Academic Specialist in the Center of Integrated Studies in the Arts and Humanities (IAH), led almost 50 students from across the university this past semester in a course that provided civic engagement and gave students the opportunity to create materials for the MSU Planetarium. The specific course, Human Values in the Arts & Humanities (IAH 231A), had…

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Citizen Scholars Program Graduates Its First Students

May 1, 2019

The Citizen Scholars program, which launched in Fall 2016 to prepare the next generation of diverse, high-achieving, and engaged citizen leaders, has graduated its first three students. A collaboration between all departments within the College of Arts & Letters, the Citizen Scholars program aims to help undergraduate students identify and achieve their goals while preparing them for meaningful careers and…

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Emily Jenkins Awarded PW Outstanding Major Award

May 1, 2019

Emily Jenkins is the 2019 recipient of the Professional Writing (PW) Outstanding Major Award, with honorable mentions going to Ellyse St. John and Timothy Snyder. Presented by the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC), the Professional Writing Outstanding Major Award recognizes graduating students who demonstrate excellence in the classroom, success in experiential learning, and engagement with the community. “Receiving this…