Week of February 26, 2024
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SVSU Students Excel in Appellate Brief Writing Competition
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Ten SVSU students (five teams) stood out in the American Moot Court Association’s National Brief Writing Competition, ranking among the top 30 to close out the most successful season in the history of SVSU’s moot court program. With this finish, SVSU also tied the record for the most award-winning briefs submitted by a single university in the history of the American Moot Court Association.
Thirty briefs (15 petitioner briefs and 15 respondent briefs) were nationally recognized out of more than 200 submissions. SVSU teams placing in the top 30 were:
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- Nik Baker, a political science major from Standish, and Diva Patel, a cell biology, molecular biology and biomedical sciences major from Kawkawlin – 6th place petitioner brief.
- Rylee Livesay, a history major from Midland, and Seth Taylor, a history major from Auburn – 7th place petitioner brief.
- Jeffrey Ramsey, political science major from Greenwood, and Kennedy Kreger, a political science major from Battle Creek – 8th place petitioner brief.
- Abi Walk, a management major from Saginaw, and Noah Johnson, a political science major from Lake Orion – 10th place respondent brief.
- Toni Gjerkaj, political science from Sterling Heights, and Emily Martin – 15th place respondent brief.
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The brief writing competition challenges a two-person team to draft an appellate brief using real case law, formatted for submission to the United States Supreme Court. Student teams are required to work independently, with no assistance from the coaches or classmates. SVSU teams faced stiff competition from programs across the country, outscoring teams from the University of Chicago, Yale University, Patrick Henry College and Georgetown University, among others.
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Keep Up to Speed with Apps
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The MySVSU portal is officially launched, offering a seamless connection to essential university systems and updates. The mobile app is now available on the App Store and Google Play, enabling you to stay connected on the go. Search for MySVSU.
With the app, you can:
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- Access Self-Service, Canvas, SVSU email and more.
- Receive notifications from Canvas and other key systems.
- Stay updated on personalized announcements and alerts.
- Easily find staff, faculty and resources.
- View and complete important tasks.
- Join on-campus and virtual events.
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The SVSU Safe mobile app is designed to positively impact our safety culture at Saginaw Valley State University by providing instant access to your campus safety information.
SVSU SAFE is available to the general public and is accessible in both the App Store and Google Play by searching SVSU SAFE.
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SVSU Adds Another Partnership to Strengthen Talent Pool
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Saginaw Valley State University continues to strengthen the talent pool in Michigan and has established a partnership with Owosso-based Memorial Healthcare that will provide higher education opportunities to employees of the hospital.
Through this partnership, Memorial Healthcare employees may be eligible for reduced tuition rates when they enroll in undergraduate, graduate or certificate programs at SVSU. To further assist employees advancing their education, Memorial Healthcare offers tuition reimbursement to qualifying employees.
Through this and other partnerships with health systems in the region, SVSU expects to expand and strengthen its ties to the health care community, building relationships that enhance the caliber of patient care and services.
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BWell Saginaw to Hold Obesity Summit at SVSU
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BWell Saginaw and its 13 coalition partners, including SVSU, recently unveiled a comprehensive Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) based on the latest community health assessment concluded in late 2023.
The partners have identified three health priorities, which were revealed in a 2023 community health needs assessment: Obesity & Chronic Disease, Maternal & Child Health, and Mental Health & Substance Use.
One of the first initiatives of the CHIP is an Obesity Summit planned for Friday, April 12, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Ott Auditorium.
The goal of the Obesity Summit is 1) to unite Saginaw County healthcare providers around an understanding of the prevalence of obesity and urgency of action, 2) introduce a more uniform standard of care for overweight and obese patients, and 3) unveil new local resources to help providers educate and support patients.
Among the topics will be a more comprehensive measure of “healthy body status” including BMI, waist circumference and other metabolic indicators. Attendees will earn three CME credits.
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2024 “Great Colleges to Work For” Survey
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For the past eight years, SVSU has been named a “Great College to Work For.” The university is participating in the “Great Colleges to Work For” survey again this year. We value your insights and need your assistance to help complete this survey.
On Monday, March 4, the survey will be randomly distributed to faculty and staff. If you are included in this random sample, you will receive an invitation with details about the program and how to access the survey. This invitation will be sent to you via email from Great Colleges. The survey is voluntary and completely confidential and should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
Please contact Sarah Byam, Learning & Organizational Development Specialist, at slbyam@svsu.edu or ext. 2184 if you have further questions.
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Beutler Forum to Address Morality, Political Disagreement
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Nearly 75 years after the publication of George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” that novel, and others by Orwell, remain relevant.
Peter Rose-Barry, Finkbeiner Endowed Professor of Ethics, will offer insights into why this is so.
In his presentation, “Why Orwell Still Matters: What We Can Learn from Reading George Orwell Today,” Rose-Barry will discuss themes of power, propaganda and surveillance and how moral psychology informs social and political disagreement.
The lecture, which is part of the Albert J. Beutler Forums on Ethics & Practice, will be held Wednesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall at SVSU. It is free and open to the public.
In addition to the March 13 lecture, Rose-Barry will moderate a panel discussion, “Does Orwell Still Matter?” on Tuesday, March 12, from 6:30-8 p.m. in SVSU Banquet Room A. Panelists include John Baesler, professor of history; Julie Keil, professor of political science; Elizabeth Rich, professor English; Mike Mosher, professor of art/communication and multimedia; and Mark Satta, a professor of philosophy at Wayne State University.
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Fettig Joins Board of Youth Solutions
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Ken Fettig, vice president of enrollment management, has been named to the board of Youth Solutions, an organization that works with young people in Michigan to inspire them to reach their fullest potential in education and employment.
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March 19-20: SVSU Oppor2nity Days
Support scholarships that will help Cardinals stay in school and on track to graduation!
If you typically support SVSU students with a payroll deduction gift during the day of giving initiative, you may want to make a gift now to take advantage of more pay periods.
Now-May 4: Richmond Barthé Exhibit
Works by Harlem Renaissance sculptor Richmond Barthé will be on exhibit at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum through May 4.
You can find more events by navigating to Events & Calendars in the blue left-hand navigation in the MySVSU portal.
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Eight SVSU track & field athletes have qualified for NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship Meet on March 8-9 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Dominic Suliman and Ryan Brenner will represent the men's team in three events. Alona Olshevska, Alexa Keiser, Trinity Greer, Cassandra Campbell, Sophia Thelen, and Cheyenne Nesbitt will represent the women in six events.
In addition, several Cardinal track and field student-athletes collected several conference titles and earned athlete of the meet accolades across various categories.
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- Alona Olshevska – Women’s Track Athlete of the Meet as well as the Women’s High Point Athlete of the Meet.
- Dominic Suliman – Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet
- Christian Purchase-Ofoeme – Men’s Field Freshman of the Meet
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Swim & Dive to Send 11 to NCAA DII Championships
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Swimming and diving qualify a program-high 11 student-athletes to compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships held March 12-16 in Geneva, Ohio.
Isaac deVries, Logan Fox, Sam Hudgens, Rory Kauffman, Alejandro Robles Ruiz, Eric Slabbert, Almos Szedlak and Benjamin Wainman will represent the men’s program in 14 events. Alexa Hieber, Cailey Mills and Kaylee Smith will represent the women’s program in five events.
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Cardinals at Home and on the Road
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Our basketball teams will hold their Cancer Awareness Game as part of their final set of home games on Saturday, March 2 when they host Wayne State with women at 1 p.m. and men at 3 p.m. The women clinched a spot in the GLIAC tournament and await their seeding and matchup taking place next week. The men face a must-win scenario against Wayne St., with the winner securing the eighth and final seed for the GLIAC tournament that begins next week.
Cardinal baseball takes to the road with four games this weekend in Missouri. They will then travel to Arizona for their spring break trip March 6-9 with games Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday as part of the Arizona Classic.
The softball team will be on the road to Florida for their spring break trip March 2-9. They play a total of 11 games during their trip with games in Daytona and Melbourne.
Tennis will be on the road for spring break next week with a matchup against Hillsdale enroute to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for five matches throughout the week.
Men’s and women’s golf begin their spring seasons traveling to Sunset Beach, North Carolina, competing in the Ohio Dominican Spring Break Invitational March 8-9.
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