By Brandi Stover The Honors College recently recognized five students for their community service through the Honors Giving Back Awards. The awards – funded through a partnership with the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union – encourage students to reflect on and share their experiences serving their communities. Students submitted a 2–3-minute visual presentation telling […]
By Sloane Barlow Which team on Michigan State’s campus has qualified for 28 consecutive national tournaments? (If you guessed men’s basketball, you’re close. They’ve qualified for 26.) This impressive streak belongs to MSU Debate, who recently qualified two squads for the 2024 National Debate Tournament (NDT) happening in Atlanta from April 4-8. Congratulations to the […]
By Sloane Barlow An International Transition When Economics and Finance major Jogi Katende first decided to leave Uganda two years ago to study in the United States, he wanted to challenge himself. He enrolled in the Honors College to give him the best opportunity to reach his goals. “As an international student, it often feels […]
By Brandi Stover On a warm August day, Honors student Chante Hardaway stepped off a plane into the vibrant metropolis of Tokyo to attend the 2023 International Student Summit (ISS) on Food, Agriculture and Environment. The annual summit encourages students worldwide to present on youth contribution to innovative and sustainable practices in food security and […]
By Sloane Barlow Congratulations to the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research awardees: Taylor Toth, Adrianna Roth, Stephanie Adams, and Jordan Roebuck. The MLK Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research Award is an opportunity for any student of the Honors College, James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, or the Residential College in the […]
By Sloane Barlow They say education can really take you places. For Honors College students Landon Buskirk and Andrew Yeomans-Stephenson, it took them all the way to Hawaii for the joint meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan. The organizing committee selected Buskirk and Yeomans-Stephenson to […]
By Brandi Stover Since the moment she set foot on campus, Dorothy Zhao has been determined to take advantage of every opportunity that presented itself. In the classroom, she is pursuing three Bachelor of Science degrees in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Human Biology. Outside of it, she balances her time between two research labs, multiple student […]
By Sloane Barlow Third-year student Nicole Smith first began her microbiology research journey with the guidance of the Honors College. Smith is currently an Environmental Biology student with a concentration in Microbiology and a minor in Spanish. At the start of her time at Michigan State, Smith began her professorial assistantship through a program offered […]
From the Distinguished Student Awards Office: East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State University is proud to announce its national finalists for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship. Organizers will announce the results of these competitions in the coming weeks. The Marshall Scholarship provides support to approximately 50 of the most outstanding undergraduates in the country to study […]
Last week, the women’s cross country team won the 2023 Big Ten Championships – their fourth conference title in five years. “I’m super proud of them all,” said Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Lisa Breznau in a recent article. “They’ve been a phenomenal team all fall and I know that’s what we’re going […]
