Join the Friends of Theatre at Michigan State University for the ninth annual Friends of Theatre Gala supporting programs and activities for MSU Theatre students. The Gala is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Wharton Center for the Performing Arts on the Cobb Great Hall stage. Tickets are available in advance for $75 per person ($20 tax-deductible) at theatre.msu.edu. Gala guests…
Graduate students in MSU’s Arts & Cultural Management program, along with adjunct faculty member Sarah Triplett, attended the Arts Advocacy Day conference in Washington, D.C., March 12-13. Arts Advocacy Day is organized each year by Americans for the Arts to emphasize the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating public funding for the arts. The conference comprised of more than 500 arts advocates from across…
MSU students interested in film, film production, and the effects of film on culture had the unique opportunity of meeting and discussing these topics with Hollywood actor and film producer John Morrissey. Morrissey visited Michigan State University this week to meet with classes, deliver a lecture, and screen his 1998 feature film, American History X, which follows a former Neo-Nazi who is…
MSU’s Center for Interdisciplinarity (C4I) seeks the input of faculty, staff, and students in developing its strategic plan for the next five years. Throughout spring semester, C4I is offering a series of two-hour workshops that use dialogue and co-creation activities to help community members reflect on interdisciplinary research and teaching, share perspectives, and contribute to the development of C4I’s mission, vision,…
Allison Steffen, a junior Apparel and Textile Design major and Citizen Scholar, received second place and a $2,500 scholarship in a national design competition that challenged students to reimagine fashion and function for wheelchair users.
Tweeting praise or criticism gives you more power – and can pose a greater potential threat – than you may know, according to a Michigan State University research study led by Associate Professor of Digital Humanities Liza Potts. That’s because it’s not just a tweet. Your post on any platform, such as Facebook or YouTube, can become part of a…
The final show of the Department of Theatre’s Divergent Voices season promises to rock audiences with an emotional story and incredible score. American Idiot opens Friday, April 13, in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts Pasant Theatre and runs through Sunday, April 22. Directed and Co-Choreographed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Brad Willcuts, this Tony Award-winning musical with Grammy Award-winning music explodes onto the stage as a…
As a Senior Art Director at Time magazine in New York City, MSU alumna Carrie Gee’s work is seen by millions of people around the world, and she credits Michigan State University for giving her the necessary skills that helped propel her career and which fuel her job on a daily basis.
MSU Professors of Practice John J. Valadez and Carleen Ling-an Hsu will receive two top honors from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at its annual conference in Las Vegas. There they will be presented with the Faculty Documentary “Best of” award and the first-ever Diversity and Inclusion Creative Award for their WKAR/PBS film The Head of Joaquin Murrieta. More than 1,550 entries, representing…
Congratulations to the four student organizations selected to receive Student Group Grants for the 2017-2018 academic year. Each of the following organizations will receive $250 dollars, for a total of $1,000 in funds: Orchesis Working alongside MSU’s Dance program and sponsored by the Department of Theatre, Orchesis strives to enhance and enrich the presence of dance as an art form at…