New Student Orientation (NSO) offers many different positions for undergraduate students to gain invaluable experience and have the chance to help incoming students make MSU (Michigan State University) their home.  I’m here with a few of these student employees to talk about their experiences in the many different positions offered at the NSO office and give some insight into the kind of work they do. These students represent the four undergraduate positions available in the office, spartan leaders (SLs), office assistants (OAs), orientation interns (OIs), and student coordinators (SCs ..read more

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station! Today we’ll be talking about the Student Veterans Resource Center, also known as the SVRC. The Student Veterans Resource Center is dedicated to promoting the educational, career, and personal advancement of service members, veterans, and their families at Michigan State University. Today we are joined by Patrick Forystek, the Director of the SVRC.  For more information about the Student Veteran Resource Center, check out their website: https://veterans.msu.edu/. You can also find them on Instagram: @msu_svrc or visi ..read more

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station! Move in week is almost here and we are excited to have you start your new journey at Michigan State soon! Throughout the upcoming Fall Welcome, you will have multiple opportunities to explore campus, engage in interactive activities and meet other new Spartans before classes begin!   Joining us today is Jared Stratz and Madison Sewick, Program Coordinators with New Student Orientation and Tammye Coles, Associate Director of Spartan Experiences. Welcome!  For more information about Fall Welcome, please visit the websi ..read more

Living off campus is a possibility for some incoming students, and many students will eventually choose to live in off campus housing. You may be wondering how to stay connected to on campus activities, when to sign a lease, or even how to start finding an apartment or house. These are all new responsibilities that we'll be discussing in today's episode. Joining us today is Suchitra Webster, who is the Director of the Office of Community and Student Relations. For more information about living off-campus, please visit https://offcampushousing.msu.edu/. For more information about the Offic ..read more

Welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station! On this episode, we will be hearing from a few of our student staff members about their experiences at Michigan State University! This episode will contain all of the advice, information, and tips before you get started at MSU ..read more

Welcome to NSO’s weekly Spartan Orientation Station! On today’s episode we will be exploring everything you will need to know regarding the Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU. ASMSU is the undergraduate student government at Michigan State University. Founded in 1965, ASMSU has been representing the collective student voice to the university and surrounding community while also providing services accessible to undergraduate students. Since then, ASMSU has grown to be an organization on campus that focuses on student-centered advocacy, DEI initiatives, student empowermen ..read more

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Welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station! This episode we are discussing The Office of Student Support and Accountability also knows as OSSA. They support student success by ensuring a civil and inclusive learning environment based on academic and personal integrity. OSSA supports personal and community accountability and addresses conduct inconsistent with the Spartan Code of Honor with honesty, respect, and fairness.   Today, we welcome Jake Kasper the Assistant Director of OSSA and Rick Shafer, the Associate Director for OSSA.  Thank you for joining us!  For more info ..read more

Welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station. Today’s featured campus partner is MSU Vote, a non-partisan campus committee whose mission is to increase the number of registered student voters, to inform and educate students on candidates and issues, and to bolster student participation on Election Day. Through their education, participation, and voter registration initiatives, MSU Vote helps empower students to become democratically engaged in their hometowns or in East Lansing.  MSU was recognized by ALL IN in 2022 for significant efforts to get students engaged with the voting proces ..read more

Welcome back future Spartans! For many new students, the idea of living in the residence halls can be overwhelming. From maintenance requests to roommate and suitemate agreements, dorm life can be just as challenging as it is enjoyable. To give students an idea of what to expect, today we are joined by a LiveOn representatives who will share some tips and tricks on how to make settling into your home away from home as easy as ever!  Today, we are joined by Chloe Weigel, a former RA and assistant community director, and Allysa Johnson, the assistant director of Residence Education and Hou ..read more