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Auditorium Building Gets Boost to Accessibility with 360° Virtual Tour

April 23, 2020

In a continuing effort to remove architectural and programmatic barriers to education, the MSU Department of Theatre, College of Arts & Letters, and College of Music funded a 360° virtual tour of the Auditorium Building, which can now be explored on the facilities page of the Department of Theatre’s website. Designed by OJ Munson, construction on the Auditorium Building began in 1938 with funding from the…

LAE Podcast Hosts Experience Architecture Graduating Senior

April 23, 2020

Episode six of the Liberal Arts Endeavor Podcast is out! Our host, Dean Christopher P. Long, met with Experience Architecture senior Áine Dillane to talk about her experience in the iOS Design Lab and her online portfolio.As a part of her iOS Design Lab experience, Dillane designed a pedestrian safety app on a team with other students. Dillane also was a Design Intern…

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COVID-19 / Health / News / Programs / Student

MSU Department of Theatre Students Get Creative During COVID-19

April 21, 2020

Just a little over month ago, Michigan State University made the decision to move all face-to-face classes to virtual instruction due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. Since then, students and faculty of the Department of Theatre have fully embraced the challenges of this transition and have created an impressive amount of online content. Read on to learn more about…

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Alumni / Featured Alumni / News

Alumnus Is a Managing Editorial Assistant at Macmillan

April 20, 2020

Michigan State University alumnus Arik Hardin, who graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in English, is the Managing Editorial Assistant for the Children’s Publishing Group at Macmillan. Earlier this year, he returned to campus to talk to students interested in pursuing a career in the publishing industry. “The English degree I received from MSU was excellent,” Hardin said. “One…

Blog / COVID-19 / Health / News

When this Pandemic Ends, Culture Will Never Be the Same

April 20, 2020

The novel coronavirus pandemic is one of the nation’s greatest challenges since World War II, a war that fractured a significant portion of the economy and forced society to rearrange itself to fight back. With COVID-19, we’ve nearly all been asked to quarantine ourselves and families. In the global spread of the coronavirus, we look to history for clues to understand what it means as a country to survive…

COVID-19 / Health / Internship / News

Excel Network Shares Employment and Internship Tips During COVID-19

April 17, 2020

The Excel Network would like to share the following three resources to support students with tips on employment and internships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Job and Internship Search TipsStudent FAQs for Remote (Virtual) Internships and Project-Based Work If you need help or would like some advice regarding employment or internship opportunities, you can schedule a virtual appointment with The…

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A Virtual Thanks and Farewell from Professional Writing Graduate

April 17, 2020

At the start of this semester, I was counting down the days until graduation and envisioning myself walking across the stage, receiving my diploma. I envisioned taking my diploma with pride, searching for my family in the crowd. I envisioned standing in front of the Spartan statue, taking pictures with my friends. I envisioned a lot for myself at the…

COVID-19 / Event / News

MSU Filmetry Festival to Present Free, Live-Streamed Movies, Music and More

April 16, 2020

Sometimes you have to pick between a poetry reading, a movie, or a night of music. On Thursday, April 23, you can experience all three with the MSU Filmetry Festival, which will feature a free live-streamed premiere of 13 short films adapted from work in the anthology “Respect: The Poetry of Detroit Music.” This year’s festival includes films made by…

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Award / News / Student

Steffke Receives Prize Awarded to Most Outstanding Graduating Senior

April 16, 2020

Emily Steffke, a graduating senior earning a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in English, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize. The prize is given to the most outstanding MSU graduating senior as determined by the Featherstone Nomination Committee, to be used for future growth and development, travel, graduate study, or meditation. Steffke,…

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Two Student Works Awarded District ADDY Awards

April 15, 2020

Matthew Gillespie earned Gold at the District 6 American Advertising (ADDY) Awards competition for his Amber Air Adventures Campaign that he completed as a Graphic Design student at Michigan State University and now moves on to the national competition, where his award-winning entry will be judged amongst other top student works from across the country. “It was important for me to…