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SVSU assistant professor receives prestigious Fulbright Specialist award

Jennifer Ward, assistant professor of teacher education, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. She will complete a two-week project at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 30.

“An Evening With Mozart” concert at SVSU

Seventy-five choral singers, 19 musicians and four soloists will join together to bring “An Evening With Mozart” to Saginaw Valley State University’s Rhea Miller Recital Hall on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.

SVSU to host Alzheimer’s researcher for public lecture

Saginaw Valley State University will host internationally recognized Alzheimer’s disease expert Nicholas Kanaan, Ph.D., for a public lecture on Tuesday, April 22. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts in SVSU’s Curtiss Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Award-winning superintendent named co-director of Gerstacker Fellowship

The 2025 Michigan Superintendent of the Year has joined Saginaw Valley State University. Matthew Schmidt, superintendent of Bangor Township Schools, has been named co-director of the Gerstacker Fellowship Program, a selective leadership development program for premier teachers and administrators throughout Michigan. Schmidt’s appointment began April 1.

Blondes aren’t the only ones having fun

Wrapped up like a pretty pink package, Elle Woods proves that blondes have more than fun on their minds in Saginaw Valley State University’s staging of “Legally Blonde The Musical.” Performances will be held Wednesday, April 9-Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.

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SVSU assistant professor receives prestigious Fulbright Specialist award

Jennifer Ward, assistant professor of teacher education, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. She will complete a two-week project at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 30.

SVSU professor tapped to chair national association

Anne Tapp Jaksa, a dedicated professor of teacher education at Saginaw Valley State University, has been selected to chair of the board of directors of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) for 2025-26.

SVSU competitive speakers stand out

For the third consecutive year, Saginaw Valley State University students placed third at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League State Championship Tournament, which took place on Saturday, March 1, at Eastern Michigan University.

SVSU students talk their way to 3rd place in speech competition

In their first year of collegiate competitive speech, six Saginaw Valley State University students have proven themselves up to the challenge, earning a third-place finish in the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League Novice State Championship Tournament. Seven colleges competed at the event, which took place at Northwood University on Saturday, Feb. 15.

SVSU moot court partners reach new heights

The Saginaw Valley State University moot court duo of Nikolas Baker and Diva Patel have set a new record for the program, finishing fifth in the nation at the American Moot Court Association final round of the national tournament.

SVSU duo qualifies for final round of national moot court tournament

Six students from SVSU’s moot court program, ranked No. 9 in the nation, traveled to the University of Houston Law Center for the American Moot Court Association’s preliminary rounds of the national tournament (PRONT) January 10-11.

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