Groundbreaking

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Michigan State University is on the cusp of making history as construction of the university's first free-standing multicultural center begins in spring 2023. The new center will provide a culturally rich and welcoming environment that promotes intellectual curiosity among students as they learn from and share experiences with one another.

Multicultural Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

Recognizing the Past, Building the Future

Friday, April 21, 2023, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Corner of North Shaw and Farm lanes

Host

Shiksha Sneha, MSU Alum

Land Acknowledgment and Libations

Neely Bardwell, Co-Chair, North American Indigenous Student Organization

Drue Bender, President, Black Students’ Alliance
Sujin Lee, President, Asian Pacific American Student Organization
George Ramirez-Madrigal, President, Culturas de las Razas Unidas

Roxy Sprowl, Co-Chair, North American Indigenous Student Organization

Remarks

Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., Interim President
Rema Vassar, Ph.D., Chair, Board of Trustees
Thomas D. Jeitschko, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer