Thank you graduate & professional students for supporting your community! The Referendum for Tax Renewal has passed for all three student groups: COGS, COMS, and OGA!
As of March 14, there have been over 300 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S., including one reported case in Michigan. To date, there have been no cases reported on campus.
Transmission
Measles is a highly contagious virus that can lead to severe complications. If one person is infected, up to 9 out of 10 people nearby will become infected if they are not protected. It is spread through coughing, sneezing, and via infected surfaced and can live for up to two hours in an airspace after an infected person leaves the area.
Symptoms
Symptoms may show up 3-14 days after exposure, including high fever, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes, tiny white spots inside the mouth, and flat red spots on the skin. There is no specific treatment for measles, other than comfort measures like bed rest and treating symptoms.
Prevention
Luckily, it’s easy to protect yourself by ensuring you are up to date on your MMR vaccine, a combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
MSUvote, in partnership with Women*s Student Services and the Student Parent Resource Center, invites you to an evening of discussion and action.
Join us at 5:30 pm on April 9 in Rm 110 Student Services Bldg to learn with Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz and Dr. Kathy Petroni. Dinner will be served, and registration is encouraged. ALL are WELCOME!
Many of us in the Spartan community may find it challenging to maintain our bearings in the blizzard of change and uncertainty we are collectively experiencing. University Health and Wellbeing invites you to join others as we explore together how to recognize when we are (temporarily) lost and discover ways to reconnect with ourselves, so we can move forward with wise, value guided behavior.
Sessions are free and held via Zoom on several different days and times. Sessions are facilitated by Lisa Laughman, Coordinator of Spartan Resilience Education.
Register for Tuesday, April 15th, 6 – 7:30 pm
April 2025: There has been an update to the Graduate Assistant Illness, Injury, and Pregnancy Leave Policy. This update entitles Graduate Assistants to paid family sick leave in accordance with the new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) passed on February 21, 2025. The amended version of ESTA covers part-time employees, including student employees and Graduate Assistants.
In accordance with ESTA, we have made updates to the “Graduate Assistant Illness, Injury, and Pregnancy Leave Policy” in the Academic Programs Catalog and will be communicating with GEU. To learn more about the new policy, please visit our FAQ resource.
If you have any questions about the revisions to this policy, please contact the Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs at FASAffairs@msu.edu.
February 14th from 1-4PM at the Breslin Center Hall of History
Join the Center for Community Engaged Learning for Caring Through Service, an opportunity for community building, service, and advocacy. Spartans will come together to support mental health initiatives, create meaningful connections, and give back to the community.
Food will be provided. Supportive and quiet spaces will also be open for participants who need them. This is a free event open to all members of our Spartan community, and no pre-registration is required.
Learn more at https://communityengagedlearning.msu.edu/upcoming-events/2025/caring-through-service.
Join us for the Fate of the Earth: Our Waters Symposium as we explore challenges & opportunities we face in enhancing human well-being while protecting the environment. The event will highlight collaborations between MSU and partners that are focused on solving water-related problems. This is a great opportunity for students to share their research.
Graduate Students: Use the following codes to waive the registration fee:
student – this will waive the $10 student registration.
water25 – this one will waive the $25 registration fee.
DATE: February 19-21m 2025 – This festival will showcase critically acclaimed films from around the globe, with the aim of sparking dialogue about international film cultures, aesthetics, and histories.
All films take place in B-122 Wells Hall at 7PM:
