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December - 2016

December 1, 2016

SVSU to host state festival for high school thespians

Some 1,900 prospective actors and actresses from high schools across the state will spend Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, in Saginaw as part of an annual Saginaw Valley State University-hosted festival supporting theatre education.

December 2, 2016

Communications executive and alumna to address SVSU December graduates

A respected communications executive will deliver the keynote address to graduates during Commencement exercises at Saginaw Valley State University. Jan Botz, an SVSU alumna who previously served as chief communications officer for Dow Corning and as vice president of Public Affairs and Communications at the University of Notre Dame, will speak Friday, Dec, 16 at 7:30 p.m. and again Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. in O'Neill Arena.

December 7, 2016

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at SVSU in January

Over his career, Holder was appointed to various law enforcement-related positions by four U.S. presidents from both sides of the political aisle. Most recently, President Barack Obama nominated Holder as U.S. attorney general.

December 8, 2016

SVSU student earns national recognition from residence hall organization

Saginaw Valley State University student Bailey Brown, a Spanish and criminal justice major from Fowlerville, received the National Association of College and University Residence Halls Student of the Month award for the month of October.

December 8, 2016

Friday symposium to showcase SVSU students' collaborations with region's manufacturers, organizations

Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, Dec. 9 will host its fall 2016 Engineering Symposium, where 27 mechanical engineering students will showcase their senior projects for the public.

December 13, 2016

Four SVSU forensics students qualify for nationals

Saginaw Valley State University's forensics team competed well with strong team and individual performances at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League tournament Saturday, Dec. 3.

December 13, 2016

Four SVSU teams advance to moot court nationals, placing SVSU among nation’s elite

A supportive culture has empowered students in Saginaw Valley State University’s moot court program since its founding six years ago, a span when at least one tandem of student teammates from the program has qualified for the national tournament each year.

December 13, 2016

SVSU College of Education earns 7-year accreditation stamp of approval

The endorsement of a new accrediting agency will empower Saginaw Valley State University graduates with a powerful résumé boost when they seek jobs in an expanding K-12 education workforce.

December 14, 2016

SVSU students empowered to explore journeys of expression through Odyssey

Aiming to shine a spotlight on millennial voices, Odyssey gives student writers a platform to discuss what matters most to them.

December 19, 2016

SVSU Board approves room and board rates for 2018-19

The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control set room and board rates for the 2018-19 academic year during the Board’s regular meeting Friday, Dec. 16. The rates are part of SVSU’s nearly $31 million auxiliary operations budget, which covers self-sustaining operations such as housing, dining, and conferencing.

December 22, 2016

SVSU promotes Bowrin to business dean

Saginaw Valley State University has announced that Anthony Bowrin has been chosen to serve as dean of the College of Business and Management. He had been serving as interim dean since June.

December 22, 2016

SVSU promotes Peretz to dean of Arts and Behavioral Sciences

Saginaw Valley State University has announced that Marc Peretz has been chosen to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences. He had been serving as interim dean since July 2015.

December 22, 2016

SVSU Holiday Video - 2016

Celebrate the tradition of giving, experience the beauty of the season, cherish the joy of family and value the gift of friends. Your SVSU family wishes to extend our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday Season and a very Happy New Year.