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MSU

Changing environment affects MSU learning

What is the value in getting an online education? As the higher education learning environment is shifting with a heightened use of Internet technologies, a majority of faculty members are more wary than excited about the change, while a much larger number of administrators are more enthusiastic than fearful about the expanding online environment, according to a study from Inside Higher Ed. Many at MSU said they benefit from traditional, face-to-face learning, but the learning conditions at MSU are ever-evolving.

MICHIGAN

Snyder approval unaffected by Right to Work

In the most recent Michigan State of the State Survey, or SOTS, released by MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, President Barack Obama received higher approval, whereas Gov. Rick Snyder remained at about the same percentile compared to past surveys.

MSU

Vital three-year COGS tax up for vote

While ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is trying to get attention as it prepares for upcoming elections, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, also will have a spot on the ballot next week. COGS’s student tax will be up for renewal starting next Monday, with graduate and professional students able to vote on the matter until April 15. Polls open Monday.

MSU

ROTC fighting for veterans, PTSD resources on campus

With a growing MSU Army ROTC program and continuous student veteran enrollment, faculty and students in the program hope to see increasing resources to help service members navigate financial aid and deal with a lesser known problem — emotional trauma from serving overseas. Economics junior Jerred Pender served two active duty combat tours in Afghanistan with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division as an E-5 Infantryman.

MSU

New policy lets students change names

At Tuesday afternoon’s Steering Committee meeting, committee members discussed developing a mid-semester course evaluation policy, announced an established preferred student name policy and addressed potential increases in funding for faculty salaries.