The vice president for the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator finalists will visit campus on April 10. Later in the week, the community will have opportunities to give feedback on both candidates.
“The display of bandanas is essentially bringing awareness to the issue because farmworker women who are working in the fields do wear bandanas not only to shield them from the sun and other elements but also (metaphorically) in regards to sexual harassment, sexual assault,” Caluk said.
Since the mass shooting on MSU campus in February, students have demanded that Michigan lawmakers enact stricter gun control. To continue this fight, some students are now turning their attention to the university itself.
RVSM adviser Rebecca Campbell discussed student, faculty and staff concerns about internship workplace incivility, undergraduate rates of sexual violence and improvements in the Title IX investigation process during a "Know More" survey discussion.
A group of MSU faculty has circulated a petition demanding an end to MSU’s controversial gambling deal. In response to the petition, the interim provost said this is "exactly what is being worked on now by the president as she indicated in her remarks to the faculty senate."
On April 3, 2023, the MSU Union officially opened its doors to welcome students and community members back into its building. Countless student workers began preparing for their shift to see familiar faces and student customers, while students prepare to enter the building again after almost two months.
The MSU Union welcomed the community of students and staff back into the building at 8 a.m. on April 3. Counselors from Counseling and Psychiatric Services, faculty, priests and student employees delivered speeches during the reopening ceremony.
The election cycle begins Monday, April 3 and lasts through Sunday, April 9. Students can vote in the spring 2023 general assembly election by visiting studentelections.msu.edu.
Students are advised to avoid any walkways, roads, lots or ramps that are closed in case the water depth and speed are worse than they appear. Anyone traveling throughout campus should give themselves enough time to get to where they’re going.
“Every time we send a message, we review the message and we look at how we can improve that process (going) forward,” emergency management division captain Dave Oslund said. “So we’ve made a couple of changes that will likely create a faster, cleaner message in the future.”
The more than $1 million investigation used the departure of the former business college dean Sanjay Gupta as a case study in its review of MSU’s Title IX process. Here's what it recommended MSU change.
The board’s more than $1 million investigation into the removal of Sanjay Gupta says debate still continues over whether dismissal was a fitting punishment for his failure to report sexual misconduct.
Bringing sexual assault prevention education programs to campus, Michigan State University’s spring "It’s On Us Week of Action" will begin on Monday, April 3 and run through Friday, April 7.
Prior to the Feb. 13 shooting, active violent intruder training was voluntary for a majority of students, faculty and staff. Starting in the fall, training will be mandatory for all.
During his time as a student, Stefan Fletcher served as a student liaison for the Board of Trustees and as the President of the Council of Graduate Students. In his office now sits his old nameplate from when he was a student liaison.
Bethany Balks, the Associate Director for Communications of Residence Education and Housing Services, said there have been no pest-related maintenance requests from East Neighborhood submitted this semester.
MSU Department of Police and Public announced they will begin putting safety alerts on the SafeMSU app as soon as next week for students, staff, faculty, parents and East Lansing community members to receive safety alerts quicker than SMS text messages.
The masterclass titled “Imagining the book & facing the realities of a writing practice” will take place on April 5 at 3 p.m. in Wells Hall room B210. The literary reading will be held on April 7 at 3 p.m. in the education wing of the Broad Art Museum.
College is often cited as the place where people meet their significant other. The crowded nature of dorms allows many relationships to spark — though the living situation is not known for catering to romantic dates or situations.
From creating custom bath bombs to building your own battery, the MSU Science Festival will celebrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics starting on April 1.