Michigan State University announced Thursday that students, staff, faculty and first responders can now apply for reimbursements for mental health services used in the wake of the Feb. 13, 2023 mass shooting.
MSU students in the digital storytelling major explore filmmaking through their classes and extracurriculars.
The Union of Tenure Stream Faculty, or UTSF, first launched its campaign on Nov. 1 in hopes of giving professors more power in administrative decision making. Now, having requested formal recognition from MSU’s Board of Trustees after gaining the majority support needed among tenure-track faculty, UTSF is awaiting the finalization of the negotiations.
IM sports referees consistently deal with players yelling at them over calls. But the skills that can be learned through refereeing, including quick thinking and communication, are valuable for future careers, according to Assistant Director of IM Sports Ross Winter.
With MSU's campus experiencing below-freezing temperatures for several weeks, hockey players and figure skaters alike have taken advantage of a frozen ice sheet behind Brody neighborhood.
Since the Jan. 8 reopening of Berkey Hall, one of the sites of the February mass shooting that killed three people and injured five at Michigan State University, students enrolled in classes in the building have had varying levels of comfort, with some requesting accommodations. The university has largely passed off that responsibility to the individual instructors of the classes.
The Michigan State main library and the Digital Scholarship Lab are bringing back Open Virtual Reality walk-in sessions. These events, which occur from 3 - 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, allow students and staff to connect with technology by playing games, conducting research and browsing the system, all by using VR.
Michigan State hosted its seventh annual Diversity Research Showcase featuring MSU undergraduate student work on issues relating to diversity that advance inclusion. The event, which was a partnership of 10 different MSU associations, was part of the university's week-long Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration.
MSU announced its plans for the one-year anniversary of the Feb.13 shooting Friday morning. Plans for the day include a day of service, a remembrance event in the evening, and "reflective spaces" to be set up around campus.
MSU students filled the STEM building Thursday night for this year's Springticipation. Students could view and interact with some of the over 200 registered student organizations present at the event as well as see a cultural showcase put on by the MLK Commemorative Student Committee.
The newest addition to the Communication Arts and Sciences building, the Alienware Esports Lounge, was unveiled at a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Wednesday. The lounge, made in partnership with Dell Technologies, is the university’s first ever dedicated esports space.
Law enforcement officers and federal agencies refused to participate in a review of Michigan State University’s response to their February mass shooting, according to a draft of the review, which called their “lack of trust” and decision to do so “unfortunate.” The finding, among others, was not included in the final copy of the review.
Michigan State University is encouraging students, faculty and staff to take an anonymous survey in order to help the department of University Health and Wellbeing, or UHW, set priorities and allocate resources immediately and over the next five years, Interim Senior Communications Manager for UHW Donna Hondorp said in a statement.
Members of the MSU community gathered for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March to honor the civil rights leader's legacy on Monday morning.
Former MSU head football coach Mel Tucker has been denied his appeal of the university’s findings that he sexually harassed and exploited rape survivor and advocate Brenda Tracy, officially ending the university's year-long sexual harassment investigation of Tucker.
Enrolled at MSU from 1912 to 1916, Everett C. Yates was the first Black member of the MSU marching band and orchestra. Until the 21st century, however, very little was known about Yates' time at MSU or his life post-graduation.
The Starbucks in MSU’s Main Library opened its doors to the public this week. The much-awaited opening of the coffee shop comes months after the delay of its original opening date.
Students gathered outside the Hannah Administration Building on Monday to protest the reopening of Berkey Hall, one of the sites of the Feb. campus shooting that killed three and injured five. Monday marked the first day that classes have been held in the building since the shooting, which occurred nearly a year ago.
NiCole Buchanan, a member of the organizing committee for the union of tenure stream faculty, said that “well over 54%” of the group have signed authorization cards indicating they want to join the union.
Students and survivors gathered to protest the MSU Board of Trustees meeting. Though the meeting was online, they were joined by trustee Dennis Denno and trustee Rema Vassar.