The MSU College of Music received a $1 million gift from MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, on Sunday to help create a new jazz studies artist in residence program as soon as next year.
The $1 million gift will go toward bringing national and international jazz artists to campus for a week to perform for the public and teach students. The visiting performers also will teach at local high schools and middle schools, and MSU’s top jazz group Jazz Orchestra I will travel across the state with the artists.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon spoke at the event, sharing thankful remarks to MSUFCU, according to a release from MSU Today.
“We are so grateful for the ongoing generosity of MSUFCU to MSU, which has enabled countless people to access a wide variety of university resources,” Simon said. “This gift, to fund the MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence Endowment, will have an exceptional and lasting effect on campus, as well as in our community, state and nation.”
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