MSU is transforming its 5,200-acre campus into a live, connected ecosystem to drive mobility and research, according to a university press release. Much of the transformation is complete and "MSU’s controlled infrastructure and active campus make it ideal to test emerging technologies for new mobility solutions," the release said.
A discussion titled "Theorizing the Senate Hearings" was held at the MSU Museum on Tuesday night. The discussion's panel was designed to bring the awareness to sexual assault through having conversations about whose voices are being heard, whose voices are being suppressed and how to deal with sexual assault on an emotional level.
Two seats on the Board of Trustees are now open and will be filled after the upcoming election Nov. 6. Four candidates are running for these open spots — Democrats Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay and Republicans Dave Dutch and Mike Miller.
An MSU report obtained by The State News shows the MSU Office of Institutional Equity found a former employee engaged in “severe, persistent, and pervasive unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature” with an unnamed female claimant who was a student at the time."
Interim President John Engler appointed Marilyn Tarrant as an associate vice president and permanent head of the newly organized Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance Oct. 30.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, an armed gunman ambushed worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, PA, killing 11 people. To remember and honor the lives lost in the shooting, hundreds of members of the East Lansing and MSU communities gathered outside the MSU Hillel in a candlelit vigil Monday night.
Award-winning broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts will speak at MSU as part of the annual Governor Jim Blanchard Public Service Forum Nov. 27.
Dr. Rebecca Campbell, a professor in MSU’s Ecological Psychology Department, gave a talk concerning the science behind the trauma of sexual assault and how best to help survivors Monday night at the Wonders Kiva. The talk described how the brain processes trauma and, afterwards, a Q&A session was held where survivors and other community members asked for a psychological perspective on how to move forward after trauma occurs.
The MSU Healing Assistance Fund, established in December to provide survivors of Nassar's sexual abuse with resources needed for counseling and mental health services, has been suspended since July.
The Board of Trustees held its second 2018-19 meeting Friday morning where the board called for additional state funding to universities that freeze undergraduate tuition, as MSU will in 2019-20.
Five Democratic candidates running in the Nov. 6 midterm elections attended a panel held by the MSU NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the MSU College Democrats Wednesday night. The panel talked about tuition, mental health and more.
The MSU Board of Trustees will hold their second meeting of the 2018-19 academic year on the fourth floor of the Hannah Administration Building at 8 a.m. on Friday. This will be the second of three meetings held this semester.
At ASMSU's general assembly meeting on Oct. 18, a bill calling for ASMSU to advocate against the Food & Drug Administration’s current one-year deferral policy on blood donations for gay and bisexual men sparked argument among the general assembly and led to a recess in the middle of discussion. The bill finally passed after over 17 minutes of debate.
The Department of Political Science will be hosting the Michigan Political Science Association (MIPSA) Conference for the association’s 50th annual conference Oct. 25 to Oct. 26 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
The first phase of the MSU presidential search process, a month of listening to the community through "input sessions," is over — but there are eight months of work left to do before the search ends.
City general assignment reporter Maisy Neilsen details the haunting stories she heard and sights she saw during the Residential Housing Association's Haunted Mayo event Oct. 23.
MSU has raised over $79 million in the past three months for the Empower Extraordinary campaign, according to a university press release.
Mathew Angelo Harrison is the newest contributor to the Field Station series in the Broad Art Museum at MSU. His work, which has been on display since Oct. 13, will call the museum home until Nov. 25. On Tuesday night, Harrison spoke at the museum about the nature of his work.
The Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement will host a Champion Community Partners event Oct. 27 to celebrate those who serve the MSU community.
A research panel titled "Civic Engagement in 2018: Mobilization, Political Behavior and Public Opinion in a Divided World" is aiming to help mobilize young voters. The panel will take place on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in room 145 of the Communication Arts and Sciences building.