Fill the Bus Service Project
On going all day
Since Spartans strive to embody the MSU idea of “education for others”, let’s start this year off right and “Fill the Bus” by donating school supplies for those in need in our community. Small donations make BIG impacts: that extra notebook, folder, pack of markers, or other items you give, combined with those of thousands of MSU students and staff, helps to make the beginning of the school year brighter for local children and their families. There will be bins in resident halls in the Neighborhood Locations. We will donate all collected supplies to 4-5 Community Partners. For more information, visit the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement website or call (517) 353-4400.
Returning students move into Residence Halls
8:00 a.m.
James Madison College (JMC) students
Meet promptly in the South Case Hall lobby
8:15 a.m.
Walk with the Madison group to the Breslin Student Events Center for the MSU Convocation. Madisonians will sit together in designated rows. WEAR YOUR JMC T-SHIRT AND NAME TAG!
JMC Student Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Room Big Ten A, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Immediately follow Fall Convocation)
James Madison students should follow JMC Peer Assistants to Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. James Madison College students are invited to the Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States.
Fall Convocation and One Book One Community Presentation
Breslin Student Events Center. Doors Open at 7:00 a.m. YOU MUST BE SEATED NO LATER THAN 8:30 a.m. Students are encouraged to arrive early for the event. Early arriving students will have the opportunity to receive give-a-ways (quantities limited) and participate in a community service project.
- There will be metal detector screening at the entrance and no bags, backpacks or purses will be permitted.
- Pictures, flash photography or recordings (including those with cameras, cell phones, tablets and other devices) are not permitted.
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Fall Convocation is the formal ceremony that marks the beginning of each academic year that welcomes the newest members of the MSU community to our “pioneer land-grant university”. Interim President John Engler, Provost June Pierce Youatt and representatives from each of the undergraduate degree-granting colleges will extend greetings to you during the event which will also include the One Book One Community book selection featuring My Beloved World author, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. As a new student, you are REQUIRED to attend this formal ceremony.
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) Student Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Room Big Ten A, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Immediately follow Fall Convocation)
RCAH students are invited to the Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States.
Social Science Student Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Room Big Ten A, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Immediately follow Fall Convocation)
Social Science students are invited to the Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States.
Chicano/Latino Studies Program, Citizen Scholars Program & College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) Student Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
All new students in Chicano/Latino Studies Program, Citizen Scholars Program & College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) are invited to the Q & A with Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States.
Room Big Ten A, Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Immediately follow Fall Convocation)
Drop-In Days for Student Jobs
August 27 – 30, Career Services in 113 Student Services Building
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Drop in to Career Services in the Student Services Building all week! Our career advisors will be available with resources to help you find a part-time job, tips to polish your resume and advice for preparing for the Student Job & Internship Fair coming up on Wednesday, September 5.
James Madison College (JMC) Colloqium & Live It! Program
Wilson Auditorium
1:00 p.m.
An awesome opportunity for James Madison College (JMC) first-year students to build a community with their classmates over the topics of diversity and inclusion. The JMC Live It! program introduces students to what to look forward to in Madison classrooms in terms of discussion, insight, and current topics.
Lyman Briggs Student Panel
102 Conrad Kiva
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ask current Lyman Briggs Students what it takes to be successful in college, things they wish they knew as a first year student, etc. Pick up your Lyman Briggs information brochure and schedule at the East or West Service Centers in Holmes Hall.
Multicultural Business ProgramsOpen House
415 Eppley Center, Broad College of Business
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Food, prizes and corporate representatives will be there.
The Rock next to the Auditorium on Farm Lane
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Come down to The Rock on Farm Lane and enjoy free food, games and entertainment with one of the largest, most active communities at Michigan State University. Fraternity and sorority life provides students with an opportunity to find their “home away from home” here at MSU. The Greek Fall Welcome is hosted by all four governing councils that are represented at MSU including members from the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the Panhellenic Council (PC). This all-inclusive event brings together all 63 fraternity/sorority chapters at MSU and is the perfect opportunity to learn more about Greek Life and decide if joining a Greek organization is right for you. Regardless of whether you came to college seeking fraternal membership, or have never considered the idea, there is no better way to spend a September evening than with good food, new friends, and fun times.
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, And Transgender Resource Center (LBGT) Resource Center First-Year/Transfer Welcome
Student Services Building, Room 6 and 302 (the LBGTRC)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The LBGT Resource Center welcomes all new LGBTQA students to come together to learn more about our staff, meet other new and current LGBTQA students, and learn about campus resources and organizations. Resource center staff will be available to answer questions and facilitate community building. Participants get to head to U-Fest together following the Welcome!
Activities will include: board games, karaoke, food, resource sharing, coloring, giveaways, and a community art project!
Check us out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MSULBGTRC/.
MSU Extension 4-H Alumni Open House
Atrium of Morrill Hall of Agriculture
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Current and former 4-H’ers currently attending MSU are invited to come together for networking and free dinner! MSU campus-based Extension staff will be on site to meet and greet 4-H alums. Pizza and beverages will be available, as well as more information on opportunities to engage with MSU Extension.
University Activities Board‘s38th Annual U-Fest
MSU Union
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Free Activities: temporary tattoos, photos with Bronze Sparty, inflatables, Binglow, crafts, free bowling, live music, and Sparty. Free food and drink samples. Giveaways from our sponsors as well as an MSU laundry bag and blinky cup.
Moonlight Madness Meijer Back to College
2 Locations – Lake Lansing and Okemos Meijer Locations. Catch the special CATA Bus for free! Free CATA Bus Service Information
8:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
- Exclusively for MSU Students, Moonlight Madness provides a great opportunity to hop onto a FREE CATA (Capital Area Transit Authority) to two local Meijer Stores. This event provides free food, samples, prize, games and much more! While you don’t have to spend money to enjoy this free event, many students use this opportunity to complete their residence hall room décor, buy school supplies, stock-up on snacks or purchase a donation for the “Fill the Bus” Project. Buses begin loading from designated bus stops across campus at 8 p.m. and the last pick-up on campus is 11:15 p.m. Free return rides on CATA continue until the event ends at 12 midnight.
