JMC Connect Newsletter: Finals Week Edition
Editor’s Note: This is the last JMC Connect newsletter of the 2024-25 academic year. It will return to your inboxes in the fall. Have questions or suggestions? Contact Jane Deacon (locket20@msu.edu).
In This Issue
JMC spring commencement ceremony details
Upcoming finals week events
Opportunities for JMC students
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JMC Spring Commencement
JMC will celebrate the Class of 2025 at the college’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at 12:30 p.m. in the Wharton Center.
Graduates are asked to arrive and assemble by 11:30 a.m. (find more information for graduates at commencement.msu.edu). Doors will open for guests at the same time. The ceremony typically lasts around two hours.
We are honored to have Lisa Cook, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and JMC professor, serve as our commencement speaker. Katie Heeder (SRP ’25) will be JMC’s student speaker.
Immediately following the ceremony until 4 p.m., there will be a reception for JMC graduates, friends and families in South Pointe inside Case Hall.
Contact Elizabeth Newman (enewman@msu.edu) with questions.
Finals Week Events
Midnight Study Break with MSU Police
April 28, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility (642 Red Cedar Rd.). Activities include a live DJ, free food, therapy dogs and the midnight scream tradition. Learn more via Instagram
Therapy Dogs at the MSU Library
April 29, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. & April 30, 2 to 4 p.m. Take a study break and pet a dog at the main brand of the MSU Library! Learn more via lib.msu.edu
Opportunities
College Inclusion Committee: Call for Students Reps
Students interested in supporting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the college are encouraged to apply to serve on JMC’s College Inclusion Committee (CIC), which advises the Dean and faculty on concerns regarding issues and policies related to inclusion and diversity. All JMC students are eligible. Apply via Google Forms by May 7.
JMC Mart: American Liberalism and Conservatism
This research tutorial will study the evolution of American liberalism and conservatism in recent decades, primarily through the lens of the Democratic and Republican parties. Participants will look at how progressives in the Democratic Party and a new conservative movement in the Republican Party have challenged party establishments, reoriented the parties around new issues and policy positions, and eroded longstanding norms and areas of consensus in Americans politics.
Each participating student will complete an independent research paper (around 12-15 pages) on a topic of their choosing. Students will choose their topics in September and develop the paper in stages throughout the semester. In addition, the students will collaborate with faculty in designing the curriculum for the tutorial.
Students interested in enrolling in the tutorial should email Professors Cash and Lorch no later than Friday, May 2 (cashjor1@msu.edu and lorch@msu.edu). In your email, please include a paragraph explaining your interest in doing a research tutorial and in the topic of this tutorial. Please also indicate your grade level (rising sophomore/junior/senior).