Proving education is internationally boundless, three MSU faculty members are set to embark on journeys across the world to research as Fulbright scholars.
This year marks a time of new beginnings according to the founder of the Passion movement, Louie Giglio.
It’s always good to see MSU extending its hand to help out students. Thanks to a $1 million endowment from the Forest Akers Trust, the university now is able to invest in its students’ creativity and business savvy.
Megan Brophy said she admits trash cans and broomsticks might not be the most traditional instruments, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. “I like that they use really random things to make really awesome sounds,” said Brophy, an advertising junior and marketing intern at Wharton Center. Brophy is attending STOMP, which will debut at 8 p.m. Friday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall and will run until Sunday.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, passed a resolution Wednesday to establish a child care endowment fund for MSU graduate students.
Although specific details of Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan for higher education were vague during his State of the State speech Wednesday evening, legislators and MSU administrators said one thing remained clear: Snyder views education as instrumental to Michigan’s economic recovery. The governor’s first speech to the Michigan Legislature focused heavily on the economy and the need to create jobs in a state wracked by despair throughout the past decade.
One of the most visited websites on the Internet is about to become a shade of green. The Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit organization behind the website Wikipedia and its sister projects — recently started the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative, which allows college students to edit and produce detailed Wikipedia articles on public policy topics within their classrooms, said LiAnna Davis, communications associate for the Wikimedia Foundation. MSU is offering two courses this semester through the initiative, focusing on public policy in the media and telecommunications.
With the merging of ASMSU’s Academic and Student assemblies approved by representatives Tuesday, the organization and MSU students are looking ahead to the merger’s possible implementation.
A 25-year-old Madison Heights, Mich., man was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in Campbell Hall, MSU police Sgt.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s state of the state address focused on the need for economic development and education reform in Michigan. “Simply put, job one is jobs,” Snyder said. Snyder said problems the state needs to fix include the government’s unsustainable financial model and an unsatisfactory economic climate and education system.
For 17 years, the MSU Supply Chain Management Association, or SCMA, has allowed students the chance to get a leg up on the competition through the SCM Career Fair.
Attacks from civilian gunmen, such as the recent shooting in Arizona or the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech, aren’t common events. MSU is trying to ensure they happen even less.
The MSU Health and Wellness Committee and East Neighborhood hosted an open house event in Hubbard Hall on Wednesday night to inform students about the health resources available to them on campus.
Bridge Card holders who receive cash benefits in addition to food stamp assistance might face new restrictions if a bill filed Tuesday in the state House becomes law.
The act of a politician lying is old as the Republic. Likewise, a member of the media supporting that politician’s lie is just as old.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Wednesday.
The MSU Community Music School, or CMS, will host an open house from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at 841 Timberlane St., Suite B.
There were plenty of standing ovations for Gov. Rick Snyder during his State of the State address Wednesday night. This was unsurprising given that his party controls both Houses of the Legislature.
There will be an informational meeting for potential football walk-ons at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Pentecost meeting room of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
Rather than waiting for a family gathering to celebrate her Greek heritage, MSU senior gymnast Nicole Argiros does just that every time she performs her floor exercise routine.