Michigan State University will direct nearly $8 million in federal stimulus funds meant to cover a shortfall in state appropriations this year toward assisting more than 8,000 MSU students who lost their own state support.
Michigan lawmakers this year failed to renew funding for the Michigan Promise Scholarship program, which provided up to $120 million in grants for approximately 100,000 Michigan college students. That program awarded $1,000 to freshmen and sophomores, and this year was to have started granting $2,000 to juniors.
“Michigan State is committed to keeping higher education financially accessible to as many Michigan students and their families as we can,” said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. “It is part of our bedrock mission, and a responsibility for which we are going to great lengths to fulfill through extraordinary increases in financial aid, painful operating budget reductions and forward-thinking academic restructuring.” More »
A Michigan State University kinesiology professor will traverse the wintry conditions of Calgary this January as he joins 12,000 other torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame from Greece to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.
James Pivarnik, director of MSU's Center of Physical Activity and Health and president of the American College of Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, was selected by Coca-Cola as one of its 20 ambassadors of positive living. More »
With the coming of the Thanksgiving-New Year’s feasting season, Michigan State University faculty can serve as nourishing sources for food and seasonal articles.
A cornucopia of story subjects can be found at the MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, which assists entrepreneurs to develop and market foods and other natural resource-based products. More »
For the fifth year in a row, Michigan State University leads the nation in study abroad participation among public universities in the United States, according to Open Doors 2009, the annual report on international education released today by the Institute of International Education.
During the 2007-08 academic year, the most recent year for which data are available, 2,969 MSU students studied abroad. More »
Nearly 40 mid-Michigan workers have gained new skills and employment in information technology, thanks to a partnership between Michigan State University, work force development agencies and area technology businesses.
Michigan State enlisted the Prima Civitas Foundation and local Michigan Works! agencies to develop initiatives focused on talent development to drive regional economic competitiveness, increased job growth and new opportunities for American workers. More »
The job market for college graduates has bottomed out – falling some 40 percent in the past year – as the market undergoes a colossal shift that demands graduates be flexible and entrepreneurial in the rapidly evolving global economy, according to Michigan State University’s latest Recruiting Trends survey.
Job growth in electronic commerce illustrates this shift. Employers are hiring critical-thinking graduates with the skills to capture more Internet business and help the companies continually redefine their operations. More »
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Departments, programs and people at MSU will soon have the opportunity to be recognized for the work they do that helps reduce the university’s environmental footprint. More >>
Sally Nogle, associate head athletic trainer, discusses her position with the Athletics Department.
Patricia Edwards discusses her positions as the president-elect for the International Reading Association and distinguished professor with the College of Education.
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