NEWS
Cool U: A One-Day University in the Arts and Humanities
Ever wish you could go back to college, just for one day? Here’s your chance!
In conjunction with the East Lansing Art Festival, the MSU College of Arts and Letters will offer a free, day-long series of stimulating lectures, gallery walks, behind-the-scenes tours, and demonstrations focusing on the arts and humanities and designed to help adults get reconnected to their love of learning.
It will take place on Friday, May 16, one day before the East Lansing Art Festival, which runs May 17-18. The location will be the MSU Union Building and other north campus locations.
Admission is free. Participants may attend one, some, or all events. For more information or to register, visit the Cool U website.
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goal of $800,000 with gifts of more than $15 million. Read more...
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Muses Magazine
The Summer/Fall 2006 issue, "Engaging the World," PDF* features the international research and outreach connections of arts and humanities faculty, students, and alumni.
