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Three Graduating Seniors Honored as Louis B. Sudler Prize Winners

May 8, 2024

Three graduating seniors were awarded this year’s Louis B. Sudler Prize, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the performing and creative arts, including fine arts, music, creative writing, theatre, and electronic/photographic arts. Presented each year by the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, recipients of the Louis B. Sudler Prize must be members of the senior graduating class and demonstrate...

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Graduating Senior Ready to Deliver Commencement Speech at Her First In-Person Graduation Ceremony

April 25, 2024

Katy Anderson, who is graduating with a double major in English for Secondary Education and Psychology, will deliver this year's student commencement speech at the Spring 2024 College of Arts & Letters graduation ceremony on Sunday, August 28. Anderson also is a graduate of the Honors College and is graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA, which has earned her the prestigious Board of Trustees Award.

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Fiction Filmmaking Capstone Class Premiers Short Film on April 24-25

April 18, 2024

After two semesters of immersive learning in film production, editing, and marketing, the 2023-2024 Fiction Filmmaking Capstone Class at Michigan State University will premiere its film, Feast Your Eyes, about…

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College of Arts & Letters Graduates Receive Board of Trustees Awards for Perfect 4.0 GPAs

April 12, 2024

Nineteen College of Arts & Letters students who are graduating in Spring 2024 have earned Board of Trustees Awards for having maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during their undergraduate education, which is the highest scholastic average one can attain at the end of their undergraduate career at Michigan State University.

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Exhibit Displays Winning Projects

March 22, 2024

The completed projects of this year’s CREATE! Micro-Grant recipients can now be viewed online as part of the 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant Showcase. This virtual exhibition includes photos and information on…

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Project Examines Mental Health Through Poetry

March 14, 2024

As a recipient of a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant, Rose Butler-Shriner, a senior English major with a concentration in Creative Writing, used the funding to write an inspirational poem that shines…

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Student View: Graduating Senior Takes Time to ‘Bask in the Greatness of It All’

December 14, 2023

Kayla Wikaryasz is graduating from Michigan State University this month with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, a minor in Creative Writing, and a perfect 4.0 GPA. She also is graduating…

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Student View: Graduating Senior Discovers and Embraces His Love of Storytelling at MSU

December 12, 2023

Austin Curtis is graduating from Michigan State University in December 2023 with a B.A. in English with a Literary Studies concentration and a B.A. in Digital Storytelling with a Filmmaking…

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CREATE! Micro-Grant Project Focuses on Mental Illness in Young Adults

November 27, 2023

Concerned about the social struggles young adults face today, Kayla Wikaryasz, a senior Interdisciplinary Humanities major with a minor in Creative Writing, is producing a short story that focuses on mental illness and the creative industry. Wikaryasz’s story was among the 13 proposed projects awarded a 2023 CREATE! Micro-Grant, with each winning proposal receiving $500.

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Gaining Copy Editing Experience While Interning for Educational Nonprofit

June 30, 2023

Helena Rowland, a senior English major at Michigan State University, worked as a Copy Editing Intern for the nonprofit educational institution ASCENDtials where she learned how to edit copy and take charge of collaborative emails. Rowland shared her internship experience in a Q&A that was originally published by the Excel Network.