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Mentoring Training Aimed at Retaining Men of Color at MSU

Story 2014-06-23

While mentoring is an important aspect of college for all students, it is especially critical for African-American and Latino male students.

MSU CAMP Program Scholar Earns Doctorate Degree

Press Release 2014-06-03

Felipe Lopez Sustaita was recently honored as the 2014 College Assistance Migrant Program Scholars Initiative (CAMP) Scholar during the 14th Annual MSU CAMP Recognition Ceremony.

Advertising Student Wins Two Statewide Scholarships

Story 2014-05-21

Creative Advertising major Patty Szczepanski is one of only five students in the state of Michigan selected to receive a 2014 Adcraft Foundation scholarship, and of those five, she was the only one chosen to also receive the Doner Scholarship.

Annual Dinner Celebrates Accomplishments of Upward Bound High School Seniors

Story 2014-05-14

Twenty-eight seniors, from high schools in the Lansing School District, gathered at the Kellogg Center on Monday, May 5, for the annual Upward Bound Senior Recognition Dinner.

MSU Tower Guard Students Learn How to Play Sport Designed for Blind Athletes

Story 2014-04-30

MSU Tower Guard students recently had the opportunity to try their hand at Goalball, a team sport designed for blind athletes.

College of Engineering Design Day Projects Poised to Assist Persons with Disabilities

Story 2014-04-29

MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) and the College of Engineering team up each year to create projects for the Design Day competition that address accessibility challenges for person with disabilities.

MSU's Douglas Estry honored by National Academic Advising Association

Press Release 2014-04-28

Douglas W. Estry is the recipient of the Michael C. Holen Pacesetter Award from the National Academic Advising Association

MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Presents Annual Awards

Story 2014-04-25

The 2014 Spirit of Ability Award, Student Leadership and Service Award and Outstanding Alumnus Award were given out by RCPD.

New MSU Tower Guard Members Carry on Tradition of Service

Story 2014-04-24

Sixty-six freshman students were chosen to serve at new Tower Guard members.

Two MSU Seniors Receive Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize

Press Release 2014-04-23

Craig Pearson and Kristin McCool chosen as the 2014 recipients of the Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize.

MSU Assistant Ombudsperson Chosen to Serve as Mentor to Emerging Leaders

Story 2014-04-21

Shannon Burton, MSU assistant ombudsperson, is one of just 10 individuals to be selected internationally to serve as a mentor for the 2014-2016 Class of Emerging Leaders for NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.

MSU Student Entrepreneurs Win $100K Prize in Clean Energy Challenge

Press Release 2014-04-18

The team of student entrepreneurs from MSU who comprise the start-up team Black Pine Engineering recently won the $100,000 U.S. Department of Energy Student Challenge Prize at the 2014 Clean Energy Challenge held in Chicago, Ill.

MSU Student Entrepreneurs Attended Prestigious Conference at Stanford University

Story 2014-04-16

Five MSU students have been chosen to attend the prestigious Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) e-Bootcamp, April 17-20, 2014.

MSU Announces 2014 All-University Award for Excellence Winners

Story 2014-04-16

Students from across the university were acknowledged for their accomplishments by being granted a 2014 All-University Award for Excellence.

Six MSU Students Finalists for Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize

Press Release 2014-04-15

Six Michigan State University seniors have been chosen as finalists to receive the Richard Lee Featherstone Endowed Prize.

MSU Faculty Mentor of the Year Award Winners Named

Press Release 2014-04-08

Natalie Phillips, assistant professor in English, and Christopher Waters, assistant professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, were both recent recipients of the annual Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year Award.

TRIO Students Bring Their Message to Capitol Hill

Story 2014-04-08

MSU Students attended leadership conference where they put together messages to sent to President Obama about the importance of TRIO.

MSU Awards Winners at 2014 University Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum

Story 2014-04-07

More than 600 Michigan State University undergraduate students showcased their research at the 2014 MSU Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) on April 4, 2014 at the MSU Union.

Fifteen High School Students Chosen to Receive STARR Scholarships

Press Release 2014-04-01

Fifteen high school students, all of which are from either the state of Wyoming or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, were each recently awarded a STARR Charitable Foundation Scholarship to attend Michigan State University.

Conference Strives to Attract Students to STEM Fields by Teaching "Amusement Park Physics"

Press Release 2014-03-27

MSU hosted a STEM conference for ninth grade Michigan GEAR UP students entitled "Amusement Park Physics."

Education, Business, Professional Leaders Join to Enhance Workforce Readiness

Press Release 2014-03-20

MSU and IBM hosted the T-Summit to help identify tools necessary to design educational programs that promote the development of the T-shaped characteristics that are in high demand in the workforce.

MSU Offers Premier Showcase of Undergraduate Research for Public Display

Press Release 2014-03-19

More than 600 MSU undergraduate students showcased their research at the 2014 MSU Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum.

MSU Undergrad Wins Innovation Award at National Collegiate Research Conference

Press Release 2014-03-06

Michigan State University psychology senior Marisa Kelly, of Ann Arbor, Mich. recently received the Novartis Award for Innovation at the National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC), hosted by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association.

MSU Undergrad Students Present at Prestigious Conference

Press Release 2014-02-27

MSU students presented their research at the national Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention.

Freshman Study Abroad -- Cuba

Story 2014-02-25

Study abroad experiences are a powerful and important way for students to gain needed academic, professional, and personal skills in today's world.

MSU Selected to Host Highly Sought After Beckman Scholars Program

Press Release 2014-02-24

Michigan State University has been selected as a host institution for the 2014 Beckman Scholars Program (BSP), the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation recently announced.