Competitive Speakers Take Top Spot
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For the first time in history, the SVSU Competitive Speech team captured top honors at the National Forensics Association National Championship Tournament, held at Central Michigan University April 18-22. Two members of the team represented SVSU at the tournament, besting 25 other teams to place first in the President’s Division 3. This division is for schools with one to 12 entries. SVSU entered eight events with two students.
Overall, SVSU placed in the top 20 among all 51 schools entered in the tournament.
The two students who attended this tournament continued to stand out among the competition.
Evangeline Cruz, a communication and Spanish major from Detroit, and Nimnan Wuyep, an international studies and communication major from Nigeria, teamed up in the Duo Interpretation category, finishing as quarterfinalists.
In addition, Cruz was an octofinalist in both Poetry Interpretation and Prose Interpretation. Wuyep was a semifinalist in Poetry Interpretation and a quarterfinalist in Prose Interpretation.
With their showings, Cruz and Wuyep have raised the bar for SVSU’s results at the national level. In addition to being the first team to win a division at the tournament, the team made its first appearance in a semifinal round and made the most total appearances in quarterfinal and octofinal rounds.
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You may have noticed an increase in walking in the SVSU campus buildings the past several weeks. Gena Guerin, assistant professor of kinesiology, implemented a four-week walking promotion as part of a pilot physical activity program under the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise is Medicine initiative.
Guerin was awarded an Exercise is Medicine-On Campus microgrant from the Barry and Linda Franklin American College of Sports Medicine to promote the program on campus. The grant funded development of signs displaying indoor walking routes in Bachand Hall/Gilbertson Hall, and the main campus building complex from the Student Center through Wickes Hall and Pioneer Hall.
From March 25 through April 18, 66 participants tracked their walking and reported their mileage, logging an impressive total of 2,967 miles. Many of the participants were recruited by Guerin’s KINE350 Exercise is Medicine students. Students communicated weekly with their walking participants and helped them stay accountable with weekly check-ins.
Guerin received support from campus partners to complete this project. Mike Pazdro, director of facilities planning and construction, provided maps of all the buildings. Kisha Osterhoff, Human Performance Laboratory coordinator, helped create the routes and a 5K course. Blake Johnson, professor of art, offered a small scholarship to graphic design students to create signs to mark the routes. Nicholas Baumgarten, a 2019 graduate working on a second bachelor’s degree, submitted the winning design.
On Thursday, April 18, SVSU hosted its first indoor 5K, with 43 student volunteers, faculty and staff taking part.
Guerin hopes to resume the indoor walking project in the fall 2024 semester.
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Marshall M. Fredericks Museum Makes Art Accessible
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The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum has organized an initiative to provide opportunities for Great Lakes Bay Region residents and visitors to engage with public art and to connect with the community. The Public Art Passport website serves as a virtual hub that brings together public art from across the region into one online space.
Working with community partners in Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties, the Public Art Passport will highlight art-related programs and events, including art fairs and festivals throughout the summer. The 2024 Public Art Passport schedule will be announced in the coming months.
The Public Art Passport is supported in part by the Midland Area Community Foundation, the Jury Foundation and the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.
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SVSU Town Hall Recording Available
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If you missed the SVSU Town Hall on April 18, you can view the recording from the MySVSU portal. This portal is where you can find information and useful links to keep up to date with what is happening at SVSU.
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Now - May 4: Richmond Barthé Exhibit
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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 through Saturday, May 4.
May 11: Commencement
10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Ryder Center
More information
May 16: Active Assailant Response Training
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Curtiss Hall 100
Register
You can find more events by navigating to Events & Calendars in the blue left-hand navigation in the MySVSU portal.
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SVSU men’s basketball will host two basketball camps in July.
The SVSU Boy’s Basketball Youth Camp, for boys in grades K-8, provides players with a fun environment to learn and improve their game while receiving skill instruction directly from SVSU coaches and players.
SVSU Boy’s Basketball Position Camp for boys in grades 4-12, offers participants the chance to develop a solid foundation in both skill development and motivation by position (guards and forwards. Lunch each day is included.
Both camps will be held at the SVSU Ryder Center. Fees are $90 for each camp; lunch each day is included. SVSU employees receive a 10% discount on registration fees.
For more information, contact Coach Tommy Twardecki at ttwardec@svsu.edu or (989) 964-4684
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Softball senior pitcher Emily Depew was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season, all three coming in the last four weeks.
Softball plays the final games of the regular season this weekend hosting Ferris State, currently sitting at #2 in the conference and #8 in the Midwest regional rankings.
Baseball senior Hayden Jatczak broke the single season RBI record as the Cardinals defeated Northwood in the fourth annual Dow Diamond Classic at the home of the Great Lakes Loons. The Cardinals maintain their top position in the GLIAC hosting four pivotal matchups this weekend against rival GVSU who occupies the #2 spot in the conference.
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