Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard came to the semester’s first meeting of the MSU College Republicans Wednesday as part of his campaign to become Michigan’s governor.
College of Engineering Dean Satish Udpa said the college began budget discussions prior to Wilcox’s memorandum and the first cuts likely would affect staff members. “We have to figure out the kinds of things we should be doing and that’s taking place at a number of levels,” Udpa said. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure the quality of education we offer to students is not compromised in any way or shape.”
Three years ago, any student looking to meet the diverse student groups on campus during Welcome Week would have a difficult time. At the time, each organization had to hold its own individual welcome meeting during the week to try to recruit prospective members. Until last year, that is, when those groups organized and created Spartan Remix.
After 20 years on MSU’s campus, Breslin Center is more than a building to most people — it’s a place of memories. “There are so many times when an alumni of MSU will get married and say, ‘I’m bringing my family here,’” Breslin Center’s Operations Coordinator Nancy Yeadon said.
MSU has several career fairs throughout the school year but few are able to target the same audience as Earn, Learn and Intern. Now in its third year, Earn, Learn and Intern is an annual event that offers a venue for students from all majors to meet, network and potentially work for companies in the Lansing area. The fourth floor of Spartan Stadium was filled Wednesday afternoon with 128 Mid-Michigan businesses, all hoping to ensure some of MSU’s local talent stays local, said Paul Jaques, internship developer for MSU Career Services Network.
The MSU Environmental Science and Policy Program will be making short films to spread information and generate excitement about local issues and research.
MSU’s ANGEL service experienced difficulties Monday night, leaving many students unable to access their accounts well into Tuesday afternoon.
Readers are invited to discuss “The Soloist” and listen to the book’s author, Steve Lopez, during a Community Book Talk.
After almost five years and nearly $3 million, MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s newest research tool makes the school the leader of the pack in veterinary diagnostic imaging.
For associate professor of physiology Julia Busik, MSU’s newest $1.9 million grant to study cerebral palsy strikes a personal chord.
The MSU community is now only a click away from learning about university plans and discussions to confront budget cuts, as changes across the university are considered.
In the days leading up to Labor Day weekend, llama and alpaca breeders across the country began packing their things.
For junior Sarai Embaye, the stress of the first week of classes was reduced when she found out she didn’t have to take her daughter to class with her.
Students might notice an increase in their ASMSU tax starting next fall if a referendum is approved by the student body to continue funding the new Readership Program, ASMSU officials said Thursday.
Professional musician and Okemos resident Les Jorgensen doesn’t remember talking about pop music or fashion while growing up. His father, Owen Jorgensen, MSU professor emeritus of music, incited philosophical discussion and historical debates, he said.
In a small corner installation inside MSU’s Kresge Art Museum, the chaotic, powerful vision of a Korean-born artist has finally come to fruition.
Four years of planning paid off in August when the Chemistry Building addition was awarded with the LEED silver level certification, making it the greenest building on campus.
Martika Hite didn’t know how to get to her first classes Wednesday, but the pre-nursing freshman said she knew where to go when she received her first assignments: Holden Hall.
MSU’s oldest residence hall has been given a face-lift and is now open to students for the first time in more than a year.
Despite a shortened Welcome Week, turnout to MSU’s 29th annual U-Fest remained consistent, attracting more than 5,000 students.