On Thursday, presidents of MSU, UM, and Wayne State met to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it has meant for university research, but also made predictions about the pandemic in 2021.
Brian Mosallam opened up about his plan if reelected, his response to the Larry Nassar scandal and Big Ten football returning.
Michigan State Residential and Hospitality Services notified student employees Monday that they would be placed on a leave beginning Oct. 4, according to a letter from RHS Human Resources. This notification was sent out to more than 700 RHS student team members, according to RHS Chief Communications Officer Kat Cooper, giving those furloughed a short 12-day notice.
ASMSU is holding a special fall election to fill vacant seats. With the announcement of the new candidates, there will still be vacancies in multiple colleges.
A visual story depicting college classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of MSU's transition to online classes, students' living spaces are now doubling as their place of study.
On-demand events will also be available throughout the week, including free movies and the Spartan Marching Band's halftime performances.
“I felt really active and got angry one day, so I kind of started typing out this petition," Doctor of veterinary medicine third-year Nate Vandentop said.
"We have 51 incident reports currently being processed by our Dean of Students Office for possible violations of the community compact and Ingham County emergency orders," MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen said in an email.
These miniature heart models enable an ability to study many other cardiovascular-related diseases on the developing fetal heart.
ASMSU altered most of their services for the fall semester due to COVID-19 and online classes.
“Safety is the most important thing, in the summer we were debating having it online or having it in-person, ultimately we made the call to have it online because that was the safest option,” student director Jay Gooden said. “If I have to sacrifice attendance a little to keep people safe, that’s what we have to do.”
Gore sits down with The State News to discuss COVID-19 relief, mental health initiatives for students and much more.
"Reclaim MSU advocates for shared governance, in which students, faculty, and staff are involved in university decision making at the highest levels," ReclaimMSU said in a statement. "The GEO strike at the University of Michigan illustrates what happens when administrators make decisions alone, without shared governance and without fully engaging all stakeholders. This action also demonstrates the moral power and organizational strength of the GEO. We stand in solidarity with them and applaud their courage."
“I recognize the unfortunate impact on the Nisbet family but our decision is not about Mr. Nisbet’s family or even his contributions to educational, public or corporate life in Michigan," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said. "Instead, it’s about acknowledging that the KKK has been involved in extreme racism and horrific violence towards Black Americans.”
“Students just need to know this is what’s happening right now,” Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said. “You are setting the stage for not returning to face-to-face learning, not having an enjoyable basketball season, all of these things that you can count on in your college experience are not going to happen.”
“The broad goals that I think would be areas that should receive keen focus are ... to support the retention and promote the success of members of underrepresented groups; to enhance the overall living, learning and working experience of members of the Spartan community; and to booster outreach engagement in economic development throughout the state of Michigan and beyond," Jabbar Bennett said.
Bennett currently works as the associate provost, inclusion and chief diversity officer at Northwestern university. Before that he was the associate dean, recruiting and professional development at Brown University’s graduate school.
“I think it's went well, I've done this in-person and there's obviously been less people joining, but I was surprised by the amount, I thought it'd be less,” Psi Upsilon member Matthew Hankey said.
ASMSU passed a bill approving their new director of IT Nichole Dastmalchi and director of marketing Spencer Horan.
The Michigan State student affairs department may be getting makeover after Maybank's departure.