Students create MSU Museum exhibit, memorialize Feb. 13 experiences
At the event, volunteers handed out index cards for students to write down their experiences, which will later be given to the MSU Museum and saved in the MSU Archives.
At the event, volunteers handed out index cards for students to write down their experiences, which will later be given to the MSU Museum and saved in the MSU Archives.
Vipul Adusumilli, ASMSU vice president for finance and operations, said the Spartan Love Fund now has a total of about $18,000.
A post-shooting healing event, originally called a walkout and organized by two students, confused students who interpreted the event as a protest against the university.
Through March 24, ASMSU will cover the $20 cost of a replacement ID for all undergraduate students.
Over 72 first-responder agencies reacted to the Feb. 13 shooting on MSU's campus, some as far east as Auburn Hills and others as far west as Grand Rapids.
While MSU’s housing program offers several degree-granting residential colleges, residential communities and special interest communities, it has been absent of a full-scale, school-based housing system.
Students know Michigan State University’s maintenance team is fast. The question remains, though: How do they do it?
MSU deputy spokesperson Dan Olsen said the issues students are facing could either be in the hardware or software of their ID cards.
Marlon Lynch, who previously filled the combined position, will become the new vice president and chief safety officer, pending approval from the Board of Trustees. Lynch appointed interim deputy chief Chris Rozman to the chief of police position, effective today. The university will also create a new security operations center.
After Michigan State University lifted its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, members of the Graduate Employees Union and the Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty are concerned the decision would compromise campus safety.
MSU Vice President of Police and Public Safety Marlon Lynch and FBI Michigan Special Agent In-Charge Jim Tarasca break down the police response to the Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus.
One of the eight victims of the Feb. 13 Michigan State University shooting is improving in the hospital but additional surgeries will be required, according to an update posted by family members.
Eagle Township residents are fighting back against a potential decision to sell MSU's farmland. They fear it will turn into "megasite" or "micro-chip factory." But it's not verified that MSU plans to sell the land.
“If people want to get things that are going to make their community feel more like a community again, then we are 100% here for that and wanting to help in any way we can,” Kovach said.
Former MSUPD HR administrator Crystal Perry's lawsuit against MSU argues that her supervisors retaliated against her after she filed racial discrimination complaints to the Office of Institutional Equity. “More than anything, (Perry) truly wants the MSU police department to be a fair and equitable workplace,” her attorney said.
"The bottom line for us is that we just want everybody to know that we're here for you," Assistant provost and executive director Alexis Travis said. "We have an array of services and are committed to listening and continuing to meet the needs of Spartans now and also in the future.”
Through emergency alerts and social media updates, here's how MSU communicated to the community and combatted misinformation on the night of Feb. 13.
Flowers from the memorials will be used in mulch for a memorial tree outside of Berkey Hall. Other items will be preserved in MSU Archives and the MSU Museum.
In a letter justifying her decision, interim president Teresa Woodruff described a “constellation of factors” that led to the removal of the controversial former business school dean. “We work in an environment of heightened public scrutiny of the seriousness with which we carry out these responsibilities,” Woodruff said in the letter.
Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner will be awarded honorary bachelor's degrees by MSU.