The Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition for the 2008-09 school year by 6.8 percent for in-state undergraduate students at their meeting Friday.
MSU’s minority enrollment was down slightly in 2007, but the minority graduation rate rose to 61.8 percent, its highest in the last 10 years, according to a report to be presented to the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.
Eric Winter was a 12-year-old boy who always wanted to go to summer camp — but since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, he never got the chance before his unexpected death in 2003.
The Michigan House of Representatives approved funding for the MSU Wednesday, allocating $298.2 million for the 2008-09 fiscal year — a 2.8 percent increase from the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
When Lauren Olson approached the MSU Board of Trustees in April 2006 to speak about recycling, she never imagined she would make such an impact.
Set up the music stand, assemble the instrument, practice for hours and repeat it all the next day; just be sure to not leave items unattended in the practice room.
After being misdiagnosed with brain cancer at age 17, Melissa Cousino was inspired to work on childhood health advocacy issues. Now Cousino, a recent MSU graduate, is one of six finalists for Fourpoints Magazine’s 2008 Make Me a Cover Model Contest.
The June 12 “Construction Junction” will provide members of the MSU campus and surrounding community to ask questions and share their opinions on planned campus construction.
MSU’s Grand River Avenue parking ramp earned Granger Construction Company the 2008 AON Build America Award for their involvement in the project.
Gretel Rutledge remembers her life with her husband by a list of plays. A professor emerita of theater, she worked beside her husband Frank Rutledge, a professor emeritus of theater, to make MSU’s Summer Circle Theatre a campus tradition.
Prices of parking permits on campus for faculty, staff and students will rise 19 percent for next year, said Lynnette Forman, MSU parking operations manager.
Collin Porteus planned on moving to California after graduation, but after developers and Lansing city officials announced the creation of a new film studio in downtown Lansing last week, he’s not feeling the same rush to leave the state.
MSU will host its first commencement ceremony abroad as a group of 24 Chinese MSU students will be honored for their participation in a collaborative turfgrass management program.
Math tutor Kyle Glashower said many of the students he helps don’t understand the basic skills they need to pass math.
Leaning against a wall of Margaret Aguwa’s office are dozens of awards, detailing her educational and professional career. Across the room African artwork hints at her Nigerian roots.
Steve McLean has been running in East Lansing for 23 years, but has run into a tree twice while running near campus because of what he calls a lack of safe lighting on pedestrian trails.
MSU is taking steps toward animal advocacy by hosting the second annual Animals & Society Institute Fellowship Program.
A car loaded with explosives was found in a London market during economics professor Paul Menchik’s study abroad trip last summer. “(The explosives) didn’t go off and the situation was handled so no one on the trip left,” he said.
The MSU Department of Teacher Education is producing award-winning student teachers. The Michigan Association of Teacher Educators awarded two MSU students in their 23rd annual Michigan Student Teacher/Intern of the Year Award competition.
Taking a small step toward saving someone’s life is what Ahron Barber said makes donating blood important to him. Barber, an MSU astrophysics senior, completed his eighth blood donation since turning 17, (the minimum age required to donate), Tuesday afternoon at the International Center during the American Red Cross’ first blood drive at MSU in June.