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African American food, culture at center of SVSU’s “A Taste of Soul”

Soul food classics like catfish, black-eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler are on the menu for Saginaw Valley State University’s annual “A Taste of Soul.”

Flight of fancy: SVSU production inspires audience to give wings to dreams

Anyone who remembers when their imaginations soared will appreciate Saginaw Valley State University’s next theatre production, “When She Had Wings.” Performances will be held in SVSU’s Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts Wednesday, Feb. 18-Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m.

Community leaders to receive Drum Major Award at MLK Regional Celebration

Four dedicated community leaders from Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties will be honored with the 2026 Drum Major Award for Community Service. Nicole Luczak, Jennifer Vannette, and Jack and Janet Nash will be recognized during the 17th Annual Great Lakes Bay Region Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22.

SVSU speakers post strong start to competitive speech season

By the conclusion of the fall Michigan Intercollegiate Speaking League (MISL) tournament, six Saginaw Valley State University students had qualified for the national competition, which will be held in April. 

SVSU graduating senior: Dalton Natke

U.S. Navy veteran Dalton Natke arrived at Saginaw Valley State University looking for a place that understood the unique challenges and strengths of military-connected students. He found that sense of belonging immediately through SVSU’s Military Student Affairs Office.

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SVSU speakers post strong start to competitive speech season

By the conclusion of the fall Michigan Intercollegiate Speaking League (MISL) tournament, six Saginaw Valley State University students had qualified for the national competition, which will be held in April. 

SVSU Moot Court team excels at Midwest Regional Tournament

Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court team delivered an exceptional performance at the American Moot Court Association’s Midwest Regional Tournament, held November 21-22 at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Four SVSU teams were among the 30 competing in the contest.

SVSU professor’s book shines light on prominent African American writer

In his new book, Saginaw Valley State University English professor Eric Gardner explores Black activism during and after the Civil War through the lens of an African American writer. “Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s Civil War and Reconstruction,” published by Oxford University Press, is the result of extensive archival research, including documents that were previously unrecovered.

SVSU names Fredericks-Follet-Roethke Graduate Fellow

Saginaw Valley State University has selected Aubrey C. North, an arts administrator and oral historian, as the 2025-26 Fredericks-Follett-Roethke Graduate Fellow in the Arts and Humanities.

SVSU moot court program rises to No. 4 in U.S.

Demonstrating remarkable skill in written and oral arguments before a mock supreme court, Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court program has catapulted to a fourth-place overall ranking among undergraduate moot court teams in the United States.

SVSU professor appointed to national moot court association board

A standout faculty member from Saginaw Valley State University is deepening his professional commitment and connections through service on a national board. Kevin G. Lorentz II, assistant professor of political science, recently took a seat on the American Moot Court Association (AMCA) Board of Governors.

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