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Commencement Website Celebrates Class of 2021

May 3, 2021

The Michigan State University College of Arts & Letters celebrates the Class of 2021 through a dedicated website, classof2021.cal.msu.edu, with congratulatory messages, commencement videos, and celebratory images as well as news articles featuring graduates from the college. The College of Arts & Letters Class of 2021 website includes: Undergraduate Degree Online Ceremony video with pre-recorded commencement speeches from Dean Christopher…

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Three Graduates Receive XA Outstanding Senior Award

May 3, 2021

The Experience Architecture (XA) Outstanding Senior Award usually is awarded to only one student who shows excellence in the program, standing out amongst their peers. However, for the second year in a row, multiple winners have qualified for their exemplary work. The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC) has named Joey Dearing, Madison O’Connor, and Ryda Sundila as…

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Department of English Presents Inaugural Outstanding Senior Awards

May 3, 2021

This year, the Department of English launched a new student award—the Outstanding Senior Award. This award, sponsored by the Dianna S. Cavett Endowment for English Literature, recognizes graduating seniors who embody the mission and values of the Department of English.

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Spanish Graduate Receives College’s Outstanding Senior Award

April 30, 2021

Richard Swinson, who is graduating this spring with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), is this year’s recipient of the College of Arts & Letters Outstanding Senior Achievement Award.

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Theatre Major Receives Alumni Award for Undergraduate Excellence

April 29, 2021

Theatre and Management major Jason Dernay, who is graduating this spring, is this year’s recipient of the Alumni Award for Undergraduate Excellence, which is presented each year to a high-achieving graduating senior in the College of Arts & Letters. “I was surprised and honored,” Dernay said, “but very thankful for the committee and the College of Arts & Letters for…

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Theatre Students Workshop New Musical at Wharton Center

April 29, 2021

Throughout the Spring 2021 semester, the Michigan State University Department of Theatre Musical Theatre classes focused on workshopping a new musical by composer Joshua Salzman and lyricist Ryan Cunningham and the classes were able to safely meet in-person on the spacious Wharton Center stages. Michael Collins was one of 90 submissions for the Fall 2020 ĭmáGen New Musical Development Workshop. Though not…

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Citizen Scholars Graduates 16 More Students

April 28, 2021

This spring, 16 more MSU College of Arts & Letters students will graduate from the Citizen Scholars program while earning their undergraduate degrees. “Graduation is a moment in time – a brief, fleeting pause – where the Citizen Scholars can both appreciate the past and look forward to their continuing growth as citizens in a global community of lifelong learners,”…

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Two Graduates Selected as Commencement Speakers

April 28, 2021

After facing one of the most difficult years at Michigan State University, College of Arts & Letters seniors Olivia Gundrum and Alia Jones have been chosen as the Spring 2021 Commencement Speakers. Gundrum, an Honors College student graduating with a B.A. in English with a focus in English Secondary Education, and Jones, a Citizen Scholars student graduating with a B.A. in Humanities-Prelaw with cognates in Public and Professional Writing and African American and…

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Romance and Classical Studies Announces 2020-2021 Departmental Awards

April 27, 2021

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies (RCS) recently announced the recipients of its Departmental Awards for the 2020-2021 academic year. RCS annually recognizes outstanding students for their academic achievements with a series of scholarships and awards. In lieu of an in-person ceremony this year, award recipients were featured on the RCS website and on its social media pages. The Department…

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Graduate Leaving MSU with a ‘Heap of Memories’

April 27, 2021

Elena Bulthuis is a Citizen Scholar who is graduating this spring with two degrees in French and Experience Architecture. As she looks forward to graduation, she reflects on her time at MSU and the experiences she has had as a Citizen Scholar, studying abroad, studying away, interning, working for VIM Magazine, and more.