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2021 Spring Graduation is underway
Commencement ceremony for Finance majors spring 2021. Photo by Jared Ramsey | The State News
Michigan State began in-person commencement ceremonies for the graduating class of spring 2021 Friday morning.
Due to COVID-19, the over 50 undergraduate graduation ceremonies for respective colleges and majors are being held outside in four different parking lots around the MSU campus and will take place throughout the weekend. In non-pandemic years, there are usually 20 college and university graduation ceremonies.
The commencement ceremonies will be held in the Breslin Center parking lot, the Spartan Stadium parking lot, the MSU Auditorium parking lot and the parking lot outside of Erickson Hall.
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Eli Broad, a Michigan State University alumnus who became a billionaire philanthropist and contemporary art collector, has died. He was 87.
Suzi Emmerling, a spokeswoman for the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. She said Broad died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a long illness.
After graduating from MSU in 1954, Broad co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc, both Fortune 500 companies.
Broad left his mark on the East Lansing campus with the business school and art museum that bear his name, as part of more than $100 million he donated to Michigan State.
MSU releases strategic plan to address sexual assault prevention and response
After several years of research and analysis, Michigan State University today released an institution-wide strategic plan to address sexual assault, sexual harassment, relationship violence and stalking issues that collectively will help foster a safer campus community.
The Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct strategic plan builds on the work of the RVSM Expert Advisory Workgroup, which has been a major driver of RVSM efforts on campus and was tasked with creating a values-driven operational plan with recommended initiatives, timelines and metrics.
The Workgroup co-chaired by Rebecca Campbell, professor of psychology and Andrea Munford, lieutenant and coordinator of the Center for Trauma-Informed Investigative Excellence at the MSU Police Department was formed in 2018 to make immediate recommendations to transform MSU’s institutional response to RVSM and oversee the implementation of th
Guide to spring 2021 commencement
Beginning April 30, Michigan State University will hold more than 50 in-person and two virtual commencement ceremonies for the spring 2021 graduating class. More than 9,000 graduates will be recognized across three weekends.
“These graduates will become the next generation of contributors, creators and problem-solvers – affirming the commitment of Spartans to make a positive difference in the world,” said MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. “An MSU degree, energized with determination, is a lifelong asset and platform for success.”
Ceremonies will take place in four outdoor locations on campus: Auditorium Parking Lot, Breslin Center Parking Lot, Erickson Parking Lot and Spartan Stadium Parking Lot. For baccalaureate degrees, there will be 16 ceremonies each day beginning at 8 a.m. on April 30, May 1 and 2.