SVSU Competitive Speech Team Places No. 7 in the Nation
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SVSU’s competitive speech team finished among the top 10 in the nation for the first time in school history, following a No. 7 finish at the National Speech Championship at the University of Illinois-Chicago March 23-24.
Evangeline Cruz, a communication and Spanish major from Detroit, claimed the individual national championship in interviewing. Cruz and Nimnan Wuyep, a communication and international studies major from Tanzania, each earned at least five separate final round appearances at the contest.
SVSU students also competed virtually in the Asynchronous National Championship, March 20-24. As a team, SVSU placed No. 7 in the Limited Entry Division. Cruz was a semifinalist in the Dramatic Interpretation category; Wuyep also contributed to the team’s success, as did Rylee Pickoff, a teacher education major from Clinton Township; Maia Clynick, a psychology major from Freeland; and Nikki Rooseboom, a teacher education major from Saginaw.
In addition, Cruz earned a paid internship with the National Speech Championship Organization to help improve future tournaments.
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SVSU Slavic Heritage Month Activities to Educate and Entertain
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The SVSU Student Association passed a resolution to establish April as Slavic Heritage Month. Camden Hugo, and international studies major from Munger, has taken the lead in planning a slate of events to foster appreciation for Slavic cultures.
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SVSU Celebrates Faculty and Staff, Community Supporters
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Saginaw Valley State University honored a founding board member as well as outstanding faculty and staff during the university’s 32nd All-University Awards Banquet Friday, March 15.
The Distinguished Service Medallion, SVSU’s most prestigious award for a community member, was awarded to Charles (Charley) Curtiss before some 300 faculty, staff and honorees.
In addition, 15 faculty and staff were honored for outstanding achievement and dedicated service.
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Field/Spicer Lecture to Address AI, Neuroscience
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Saginaw Valley State University’s Field/Spicer Lecture will address artificial intelligence and neuroscience with ethics consultant Nita Farahany. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Rhea Miller Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Titled “The Battle for Your Brain: Defending Your Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology,” Farahany’s lecture will focus on the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience. Farahany will address the questions and concerns that the rise of artificial intelligence can bring about.
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Through SVSU’s corporate partnership with the Great Lakes Loons, faculty and staff can nab complimentary tickets to Loons home games.
The Loons schedule includes over 60 home games from April through September. Staff and faculty can receive a set of two or four non-transferable tickets for one home game per season.
Tickets will remain paperless this year, and those who reserve a game through Cardinal Perks will receive tickets in their svsu.edu email. Tickets will be transferred to you and the email will come from transfer@tickets.com.
Be sure to check in the winter semester and spring/summer semester for ticket listings.
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The Velasquez Lecture Presents The Civility Project
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Join NPR’s Stephen Henderson and the Detroit News’ Nolan Finley for an enlightening discussion of the role of how civil political discourse formed the backbone of American democracy and why it is important that we bring it back.
Finley and Henderson are respected journalists — and longtime friends — with different perspectives on pretty much everything. The one thing they agree on is the importance of their friendship, which includes a healthy dose of disagreement and mutual respect.
The Civility Project session is made possible by the Velasquez Lecture on Liberty and Free Markets.
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Now-May 4: Richmond Barthé Exhibit
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
April 10-13: “columbinus”
The SVSU theatre department presents this play sparked by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Recommended for ages 16+.
Performances run Wednesday, April 10-Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 14, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets
April 8: Senior Toast
You are invited to attend the Senior Toast on Monday, April 8, from 5-7 p.m. in the Curtiss Banquet Rooms to celebrate with the May 2024 graduates! Reserve your spot.
April 10-May 4: Winter BFA Exhibitions
The University Art Gallery will show off the works of SVSU's BFA candidates. The works of five graduating seniors will be on display from Monday, April 15-Saturday, May 4. A reception to honor the artists will be held on Thursday, April 25, from 4-6 p.m.
May 11: Commencement
You can find more events by navigating to Events & Calendars in the blue left-hand navigation in the MySVSU portal.
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Cardinals Sweep GLIAC Player of the Week Awards
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SVSU softball seniors Sydney Herioux and Emily Depew claimed GLIAC Player and Pitcher of the Week awards after monster performances last week.
Herioux was named GLIAC Softball Player of the Week after finishing the week 8-for-11 at the plate with seven RBI, three runs, and a home run.
Depew earned GLIAC Softball Pitcher of the Week after she earned two more wins last week to improve to 8-4 for the season.
SVSU baseball's Hayden Jatczak also earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors and sits in first in the GLIAC in batting average and slugging percentage and is tied for first in home runs.
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Cardinals Athletics Roundup
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Softball swept Wisconsin-Parkside. Their home games against Purdue Northwest have been rescheduled for April 8. They hit the road for matches against Wayne State and GVSU this weekend.
Baseball extended their win streak to five games with victories over Wayne State, Davenport, and Purdue Northwest. They travel to Wayne State for a four-game series this weekend.
Tennis suffered their first GLIAC loss against Wayne State, with Johanna Michahelles and Amelia Dickson securing wins. They'll host Davenport today (Friday) and Purdue Northwest Saturday at the Midland Tennis Center.
Track and field competed at the WashU Distance Carnival, with Maddie Isola and Nick McArdle leading. They are competing in the Spartan Invite or the GVSU Early Meet this weekend.
Men’s and women’s golf competed at the Indianapolis Intercollegiate. Megan Thiravong and Remy Stalcup led their respective teams. The women will compete at a tournament hosted by Ohio Dominican, while the men prepare for the GLIAC championship.
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