The State News and Statenews.com plan to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. in a number of ways this week. First, make sure to pick up a copy of Friday's newspaper for a special section that commemorates King's dream and its impact on MSU today.
The Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council will be holding an information session for all their member fraternities and sororities from 4-8 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Banquet 7:00 p.m., East Lansing Marriott, 300 M.A.C.
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta is having informational sessions at 6 p.m. Jan. 15 and 16 in Room 335 of the MSU-Detroit College of Law Building. Representatives from DCL also will be available to answer questions. Students from all majors are invited to attend.
Get ready to party in your pajamas as Rather Hall's Black Caucus presents its second annual Pajama Jammy Jam at 9 p.m.
The United Black Caucus is seeking participants for its first Black History Month Program titled "Linked By Our Past, Bound By Our Future." The caucus is asking those interested in singing, performing a skit, reciting poetry or dancing in the program to audition today from 4-6 p.m.
A resolution to bring gender identity to MSU's anti-discrimination policy will once again come before the Executive Committee of Academic Council on Tuesday."We spent a lot of hours in this committee," said Jon Sticklen, gender identity committee member and professor of engineering.
For Carisa Siljander, buying books at the MSU Bookstore on Thursday also meant getting her palm read.
Spring recruitment for Interfraternity Council fraternities and Panhellenic Council sororities kicks off Monday with an open house in the Union from 4-8 p.m. Interfraternity Council President Anthony Morabito says a joint council open house is a first for this semester. "Normally, the guys have a night in the Union, and the girls go and do their own thing," Morabito said. Allison Amrine, Panhellenic Council vice president of recruitment, said meet-and-greet sessions are beneficial to those interested. "All the sororities are coming out," she said.
A date has been set for a third-party mediator to hear arguments between the Graduate Employees Union and university officials regarding a dispute on the wording of an eight-month-old contract.The two parties will begin talks March 5, union President Scott Henkel said.The graduate employee contract, ratified in May, says teaching assistants with at least four semesters of experience will be promoted to the highest level of pay.
Flash back a few years. A senior at Albion College is winding down his student teaching program with the hopes of becoming a teacher after graduation.
Applications for the 2003-04 Racial Ethnic Student Aide positions are due Jan. 15 in the Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs. Requirements for the position are a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5, at least one semester of living in a MSU residence hall and a strong desire to help people. The program provides a supporting environment for racial ethnic students at MSU, and a one-of-a-kind learning experience, said Nikki O'Brien, coordinator of African American student affairs.
Mercouri Kanatzidis, a university distinguished chemistry professor, has been presented with the 2002 Humboldt Research Award.
Two area law schools are expanding west. Lansing-based Thomas M. Cooley Law School will offer classes at Western Michigan University's downtown Grand Rapids Graduate Center beginning in May. In addition, MSU-Detroit College of Law is offering a third-year advanced securities regulation course at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. Both schools also plan to develop more classes in the future. "Grand Rapids has been a steady supplier of students in the Lansing area since we have opened," said Don LeDuc, Cooley president and dean. Until recently, LeDuc said he didn't think Grand Rapids had a large enough population to support a Cooley program.
MSU trustees will decide at Friday's meeting whether they can elect their next leader. Under a proposal by Trustee David Porteous, board members would elect a trustee to serve a two-year term as chairperson.
People interested in learning more about police work can do so from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the MSU police department. Each Tuesday until March 25, the department will hold a citizen's police academy, said MSU police Sgt.
MSU students and East Lansing residents have a chance to test their octaves and vocal chords today. Auditions and interviews for the MSU Choral Union's spring season will be held at 6 p.m.
A candidate being considered for a top position within ASMSU has withdrawn his name from consideration.Andrew Schepers, a candidate for association director of the student organization, said Sunday that he would rather commit his time to his other responsibilities as a member of MSU's undergraduate student government."I have no wanting to continue.
Case Hall Black Caucus will shake up the MSU party scene with their third annual fund-raising event "Shakefest 2003," at 10 p.m.