All MSU graduates have one thing on their minds — jobs. According to a 2008 survey done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE, some jobs are hotter than others. Certain undergraduate degrees will give seniors plenty of options after they walk across the stage. The following are the top five most in-demand majors, according to NACE.
TV journalist Dan Rather will be the feature speaker at MSU’s advanced degree commencement May 8, the university announced Wednesday. Rather also will be given an honorary doctorate of humanities degree.
Renditions of Caryl Churchill’s abstract plays, “This is a Chair” and “Far Away,” will wrap up the Department of Theatre’s 2008-09 season this weekend at Snyder-Phillips Hall. The plays, co-presented by the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, opened Tuesday and will continue through Sunday.
Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA is expected to sign a partnership agreement with Chrysler LLC by today as negotiations continue to keep the struggling automaker alive without filing for bankruptcy protection, according to three people briefed on the deal.
Although the proposed carbon cap-and-trade policy has yet to pass in the United States, a new Web site makes it possible for U.S. residents to reap the benefits of other nations’ cap-and-trade systems, while promoting a greener lifestyle.
A 35-year-old female university employee reported an $800 sewing machine stolen from a laboratory room at the Auditorium, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The possibility of future improvements to Michigan Avenue became more realistic Tuesday as the East Lansing City Council set a June 2 public hearing date to consider creating a group that would assess the road.
Police and medical examiners said they were unable to determine the circumstances behind the methanol ingestion that caused the February death of finance senior Kevin Boskey and have closed their investigation.
Free copies of The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal might not be free to students next year, but MSU’s undergraduate student government might step in before the university stops the presses.
MSU and state officials said they are preparing for the worst, as reports of swine flu cases continue to come in throughout the state. Michigan lab workers are expecting lab results Wednesday afternoon determining whether five people in Ingham County with symptoms similar to those of swine flu have been infected, a county health official said.
For East Lansing-based dentist Brian Ruster, keeping an eye on the business of dentistry never has been more important. Despite working in a profession that, according to industry reports, was one of few to weather the recession with some bite in the past year, Ruster has had to cope with the plight of Michigan residents, customers losing dental insurance and patients taking more economical approaches when choosing procedures.
The East Lansing Department of Code Enforcement & Neighborhood Conservation will hold an open house May 6 in room 217 of East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, to celebrate the 2009 Building Safety Week.
The Capital Area Michigan Works! agency was given more than $6 million in funding Tuesday from the Workforce Investment Act, or WIA, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
College freshmen spend more time hitting the bottle than hitting the books, according to a report by Outside the Classroom. The report surveyed 30,183 college freshmen from 76 colleges and universities across the country enrolled in AlcoholEdu for College, an Outside the Classroom online alcohol education program.
During her time at MSU, Courtney Trezise’s roommates have poked fun at her for watching and keeping pace with the contestants on “Jeopardy!,” the long-running trivia game show. “They’re always like, ‘How do you know all these answers?’” the international relations and Spanish senior said.
The end of the school year in East Lansing typically means copious abandoned furniture, clothing and household items up for grabs, lying on the side of the road. However, East Lansing and MSU officials are seeking to eliminate such waste by teaming up for the Pack Up, Pitch In recycling program.
Dr. Norm Sauer describes forensic anthropology in simple terms. “Most of the work that we do is looking at bones,” he said. However, the value from the supposedly simple work Sauer and fellow forensic anthropologist Dr. Todd Fenton do in their fourth floor East Fee Hall laboratory is invaluable to the various law enforcement agencies they assist.
The MSU Board of Trustees is considering a 4 to 5 percent increase in tuition for the 2009-10 year, citing uncertainty surrounding federal economic stimulus money and less than anticipated state funding.
A thief broke into a vending machine in Wells Hall and stole the cash box from it, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
General Motors Corp. laid out a massive restructuring plan Monday that will cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year, phase out the storied Pontiac brand and could leave GM majority owned by the federal government.