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Celebrate Feminism in the Arts at FEMfest!

Women*s Student Services, in collaboration with Impact 89FM, University Activities Board, and MSU Women*s Council, welcomes anyone and everyone with the same courage, passion for change, and rebellious spirit – to 2023 Fem Fest. 
 

Date: Thursday, August 31

⏰ Time: Doors open at 7p.m., Event starts at 7:30p.m.

📍 Venue: MSU Union Ballroom

Details here:https://wss.msu.edu/Programs/FemFest/index.html

LGBTQIA2S+ Graduate Student Welcome

Attention: Graduate Students

Event Date: Saturday, August 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Location: Student Services Building, Room 110

 

Join the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) for the LGBTQIA2S+ Graduate student welcome. Being a graduate student is hard, being a queer or trans graduate student can be even harder!

 

Sometimes you are the only out person in your cohort and sometimes you don’t have a cohort at all! Meet other queer and trans graduate students to build your network and learn how the GSCC can support you!

Board of Trustees Student Liason Deadline Extended

Great News — the application deadline for the At Large Student Liaison to the MSU Board of Trustees has been extended until close of business on Friday, August 11, 2023.

Currently enrolled MSU graduate/professional or undergraduate student in good academic and conduct standing, with a minimum cumulative average GPA of 2.5 (undergraduate) or 3.0 (graduate/professional) are eligible to apply. Undergraduate students will have achieved a minimum of 60 credits at the time of application. Students with the desire and ability to seek wide-ranging student input and to report to student body networks are encouraged to apply.

Voting Resources for Classroom and Program Presentations

This week is National Voter Education Week!  MSUvote is pleased to share the following presentations to be used in classes, programs, and at campus events leading up to the 2022 Midterm Election on November 8.  We encourage faculty and staff to share one of these presentations with students in effort to provide accurate voting information and encourage voting.   The first link was provided by Sarah Reckhow, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Students, Department of Political Science.  Sarah is a valued member and contributor to MSU Campus and Community Coalition. The second link is offered from the Michigan Office of the Secretary of State.

For more information and resources, please visit www.msuvote.msu.edu

2022 Spartan Volunteer Service Award

Announcing the Spartan Volunteer Service Award administered by the Center for Community Engaged Learning.

Your commitment to Community Engagement means the world to us. It is what makes being a Spartan so special. The Spartan Volunteer Service Award will be given to any MSU student who serves a minimum of 100 hours of verified community engagement between November 13, 2021, and November 14, 2022. ****This year we have updated our App with a new archive feature, meaning the hours you see on the App, are the hours that count for this year’s award. Your all-time acts and hours are still available within your profile.****

How to be Eligible:

·         Download the MSU Civic Life App on your smart phone or tablet, or visit msuciviclife-prod.azurewebsites.net to log your hours online

·         Update your profile and input your qualifying hours by December 9, 2022.

·         All students who update their profiles within the app with 100 or more hours will be eligible for the award

 

What Counts Toward the Award

There are many ways of community engagement, not just volunteering, that counts toward the 100 hours necessary to be eligible for the SVSA. Your hours can be from during the semester, over the summer, at home, abroad, or on campus at MSU! The different types of community engagement are represented as different categories in the MSU Civic Life App.

MSU Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

Each year, Michigan State University compiles a report to capture diversity, equity and inclusion at the institution.

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report provides an overview of the compositional diversity of MSU students, staff and faculty and DEI initiatives occurring across campus. This year’s report is a compilation of data and brief descriptive narratives for the academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22.

 Read more and access report HERE