Student employment steadily increases by about 500 to 1,000 students each academic year, according to a recent report done by Anna Barner, student employment coordinator in the MSU Human Resources Department. “It’s a trend we see every year,” Barner said. “Fall semester is one of our busiest times.”
The Mid-Michigan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded MSU a $45,438 grant to help women who can’t afford to be checked for breast cancer.
Greg Ballein, born and raised in East Lansing, has been at the Student Book Store, 421 E. Grand River Ave., since he was a teenager working for his father. About 30 years later, he still is at the business, but as an owner and manager, and said he has noticed his business is slower this summer than in the past.
Graduate students Sara Jablonski and Mukesh Ray laugh and talk while sitting under the shade of a tree outside of IM Sports-West on Sunday July 8, 2012 afternoon. Jablonski, from Buffalo, N.Y., and Ray, an international student from India, met at MSU this summer and have been dating for about a month.
When Zuleikha Zadran came to the U.S. at the age of 13, it was the war in Afghanistan that pushed her family to leave. But now, as an American citizen and recent MSU graduate, she feels love for both countries.
MSU is one of five schools taking part in a study beginning this fall that will test the security of football stadiums. The program will test the security measures of all aspects of the stadium, including parking, concessions, merchandising and ticketing.
In 40 years, a lot of things have changed at MSU. One thing that hasn’t is how Joe Darden feels about his job — he still enjoys it. Happy MSU employees, such as Darden, are just one of the reasons MSU made Business Research Guide’s first annual Top 10 Best Colleges and Universities to Work For list.
Lindsay Silber is both nervous and excited. As a recent graduate from MSU’s College of Education, she soon will be completing her postgraduate internship through MSU before she is recommended for her provisional teacher certification. She hopes to eventually receive a professional certification — a possibility that has grown more likely with new changes to the teacher certification requirements in Michigan.
Packaging senior Levi Keepers prefers the MSU Dairy Store to other ice cream stores in East Lansing. He likes the accessibility on campus and the fact that its ice cream and cheese are made by MSU. And if all goes well, Keepers will be able to enjoy MSU dairy products knowing it wasn’t just made at MSU — it comes from MSU cows.
Sara Swanton, of Saginaw, Mich. swims laps at the IM Sports-West outdoor pool on Sunday. With summer temperatures rising, more people are coming to the pool to cool off and get some exercise.
Richard Patterson is staying in the dorms for the first time, but his experience is unlike many others’ because he is with his grandchildren and wife. Back when Patterson was a student at MSU in 1962, he lived off campus, but this week, he got a taste of what life is like for new MSU students.
MSU Law Professor Wenona Singel was sworn in June 12 to the advisory board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation after being nominated by President Barack Obama. Singel traveled to Washington, D.C., and was sworn in by United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
Kimberly Fritzsche, of Owosso, Mich. practices a special technique of Taekwondo at IM West with the MSU Taekwondo Club. The club is part of both USA Taekwondo and the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association and is training for a national championship.
At the MSU Board of Trustees meeting last Friday, the board did more than raise tuition 3.5 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for out-of-state students. It also addressed funding for student organizations, the establishment of a new research organization, the University Research Organization, and planning and proceeding of construction projects on campus.
U.S. News and World Report rankings may not be the reason Dilshani Sarathchandra came to MSU, but rankings in recent years have made her confident that any degree from MSU will be received with respect when she leaves the institution.
Deon Campbell sees MSU as green. but not just green in school spirit. To Campbell, it’s out to take students’ “green” as well.
When Haslett, Mich., resident Don Kaufman remembers former MSU horticulture professor George Kessler and his wife Ezra, he remembers the most amazing couple he’s ever met.
Born and raised in the Bronx of New York City, Intikana has taken to embracing and sharing his Borikén, or Puerto Rico, heritage through hip-hop to fellow educators and youth all over the world. Intikana lead a workshop and also performed at the Urban Literacies Institute for Transformative Teaching Conference, which came to MSU for the first time this week.
On Friday, the Board of Trustees will decide the tuition rates and budget for the 2012-13 academic year.
When Paulette Granberry Russell was in high school, she wanted to try pole vaulting but got turned away. “I remember going to the coach and expressing that was something I wanted to do, and the response at the time was ‘girls don’t pole vault,’” said Russell, director of the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.