Week of February 27th, 2023

English professors Natalia Knoblock and Veronika Drake have been awarded a grant of nearly $150,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to develop and implement a two-week, residential summer institute for K-12 educators.  

The institute, titled “Language and Linguistic Prejudice Related to Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Identity,” aims to address the contradiction between how many people renounce discrimination related to race, ethnicity, gender and identity, but may continue to hold discriminatory beliefs about language. 

The institute will take place at SVSU from July 16-28. It is open to K-12 educators from across the United States. Interested teachers can apply by clicking on the button below.

Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 3rd.

As we prepare for spring break, please know that President Grant has convened SVSU’s Crisis Management Executive Team, which will be meeting weekly for the foreseeable future to ensure we at SVSU are as prepared as we can be to respond in an emergency. As we work to enhance our capabilities, we have many safety and security measures in place, including:

The safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is and will remain our highest priority. We will continue to share information with you as we update our Emergency Operations Plan.

This past weekend, Evangeline Cruz and Nimnan Wuyep members of SVSU’s Competitive Speech Team, attended the virtual Bowling Green State University Pirates of the Competition Swing. Evangeline competed in part one of the competition while Nimnan competed in part two.  

When SVSU Board of Control Vice Chair Rajkumari “Raj” Wiener put out a call to help provide medical supplies that could be used for victims of the war in Ukraine, the nursing department stepped up to the plate.  Our Nursing Simulation Center team, led by Jennifer Feeney, provided surplus medical supplies, in particular, supplies to treat burns and wounds such as gauze, dressing supplies, kerlix, and elastic wraps. These supplies will be added to shipping containers and sent to the Ukraine. This is just one example of how SVSU can help the people in Ukraine.  

The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is hosting a drop-in art workshop featuring Op Art Design on Saturday, March 4. Attendees can view and learn about Bridget Riley’s Op Art in the Off Kilter, On Point exhibition, create their own design to take home.

This is a free event.  

Saginaw Valley State University staff and students were recently honored for their creative work in the marketing and advertising arena, winning 14 ADDY Awards in the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Great Lakes Bay’s annual American Advertising Award competition. This local competition is the first step of the national American Advertising Awards, the advertising industry’s largest awards competition. Winning entries are awarded Gold or Silver ADDY Awards and are eligible to advance to the second (district) level of competition. 

SVSU Alternative Breaks (AB) trips have remained a proud student tradition representing their commitment to bettering communities since 2004. AB is a student-led program provided by SVSU’s Student Life Center offering an "alternative" to the traditional university break. The program offers opportunities for students to learn about important social issues and provide services relating to that particular issue.

Next week, a total of four causes have been identified for trips during spring break week:

More about these trips will be featured in future editions of SVSU Today. Safe travels to all participants.

Aneesha Gogineni, associate professor of mechanical engineering, received a RUBY award Tuesday night from 1st State Bank, as one of the top professionals under age 40 in the Great Lakes Bay Region. She has previously received SVSU’s Braun Fellowship and a Dow Professor Teaching Award. Congratulations to Aneesha! 

Congratulations to Logan Fox, Christian Rottier, Alejandro Robles Ruiz, Eric Slabbert,  Adelaide Spencer, Almos Szedlak,and Flora Mia Szklenar for qualifying for the NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships. The event will kick off on March 7 at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The Saginaw Valley State University track and field teams wrapped up the final day of the GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, February 26. The Cardinals finished the weekend second overall for both the men's and women's team behind Grand Valley State University who took the crown on both sides of the meet.

The men's team scored 98 points overall and the women's scored 108.5.

Four athletes have qualified for the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center March 10-11. The distance medley relay team of Lauren Buckner, Cassie Campbell, Alexa Keiser, and Karissa Picard broke the SVSU school record and sit as the 3rd leading time in Division II. 

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