The "Looking Ahead: Perspectives on Aging Issues" series will sponsor a group counseling session for anyone responsible for the emotional or physical care of an aging parent or relative.
Medical school isn't just for aspiring doctors any more. This fall, the MSU Alumni Association's Evening college is offering a six-week "Mini Medical School" for adults in Lansing and central Michigan. The sessions cover basic anatomy, physiology and pathology and include "Microbiology 101," examining common bacteria and viruses; "Preserving the Pedestal," focusing on feet; and "Those Wonderful Orbs," which examines how eyes work. It's the third fall MSU has offered the program. The program begins Oct.
Welcome receptions for students of color are taking place this week. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Patcharaporn "Nok" Buranakul's flight back to Michigan was easier than her flight home to Thailand. Buranakul, a teaching as a second language graduate student, boarded her plane home to Bangkok in May during the height of the SARS epidemic. Armed with a face mask, she returned to a now quiet city.
With his sandals off and his backpack propped like a pillow under his head near the Red Cedar River Monday evening, Dan Peltier risked a West Nile infection.
The budget crunch impacting nearly all university departments this fall is forcing the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety to condense its campus and community outreach programs. Police officials, though, believe the change will help maximize attendance and the effectiveness of programs. The department offers programs each year to campus groups, community organizations and dormitory floors on such topics as alcohol responsibility and personal safety.
Michigan Hispanic Heritage Month will take place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, according to Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature.
While MSU's undergraduate student government historically struggled to maintain hired positions within the organization, officials say slots are mostly occupied for the fall.Last year, ASMSU's technology director left the position in the spring, and the director of human resources quit midway through the year.This year, both positions - despite slight name and description changes - are full."I am very excited," said Missy Kushlak, Student Assembly chairperson.
Student organizations protesting The State News began a formal campaign against the newspaper Monday by passing out fliers detailing how to receive a refund for the $5 State News tax included with tuition.
MSU's Horticulture Gardening Institute will host its third hands-on container garden event, offering gardeners and gardening enthusiasts new ideas on how to keep their gardens growing all year. "The Art, Science and Future of Container Gardens" is scheduled from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
A grill-off fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be held on September 28th. The event will be at the Theta Field on Evergreen Road from 3-6 p.m.
More than 800 people crammed into the Kellogg Center on Sunday to commemorate the 2003 entering class of the College of Human Medicine for their white coat ceremony.The ceremony acknowledges the beginning of a medical student's journey into the professional world.Kenni Allen, a first-year medical student, said the event signifies an important moment in a medical students' professional progress."It's something you work at for a long time, and this is a way of showing you finally made it," Allen said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture presented MSU Extension specialist Mark Hansen with the Honor Award in Washington, D.C.. Hansen is the chairperson of the Extension Disaster Education Network, which also received an award in the Heroism and Emergency Response category.
ASMSU is busy making new plans for the fall semester, despite a debilitating computer virus. The viruses affected computers campus-wide and ASMSU's weren't safe from the worm."All of our computers have been hit," Student Assembly Chairperson Missy Kushlak said.
Students arriving at MSU during Welcome Weekend are used to dealing with unfamiliar faces, stacks of boxes and crowded parking lots.
Students who were at MSU for last Thursday's power outage never had to skip a shower - the university didn't lose power or water. Despite the fact that the lights stayed on at MSU, some still followed state guidelines for water and electricity conservation throughout Welcome Weekend. "Students kept showers to a minimum and conserved energy as best they could," said D'andra Mull, assistant director for Shaw Hall.
Students protesting The State News voiced their opposition Friday at a Board of Directors meeting by launching a campaign today against MSU's independent newspaper. The State News advertising policy came under fire following a series of campustruth.org ads published in The State News beginning in late February.
Hanging 20 feet in the air on a cliff side, Jeff Beachnau could see MSU's many student organizations below, each trying to draw interest to their groups. The English freshman was taking part in a rock climbing event at Saturday's Party at the Aud, an event that encouraged students to get involved in campus organizations. Beachnau said he was happy to participate in campus activities but was worried about classes starting. "This is a good chance to meet people and see what goes on in more than just the dorm," he said. Hundreds of students attended the event, which also offered candy, refreshments, ice cream, martial arts exhibits, basketball, rock climbing and fencing.
MSU didn't make a showing on the 2004 Princeton Review's party list, after landing the number 12 spot last year. The New York-based organization surveyed 106,000 students at nearly 2,000 North American colleges to compile the data into the book, The Best 351 Colleges, 2004 Edition.
With her hair pulled back and arms wrapped around a Dell computer, Jessica Katz and two of her friends battled the warm Friday sunshine as they moved her belongings from her over-booked triple room in Abbot Hall into her new room in Mason Hall. While most incoming freshmen were adjusting to the stress and anxiety of moving into dorm rooms on campus, the no-preference freshman had to deal with it twice.