Health and Wellness

Jobs and Scholarships

Career Services Network
Assists students in all stages of professional development, from exploring career options and choosing a major to internship experience and conducting a job search. Handshake Career Development offers invaluable help to students looking for an internship or full-time job after graduation that ﬁts their interests, skills, values and personality.

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Scholarships
Many scholarships are affiliated with Student Life & Engagement. Please visit the link below to read more about the donor and the application criteria and process. The applications are scheduled to become active on February 10, 2025. The deadline to apply for most of these scholarships is 11:55 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025. HOWEVER, please make sure you read details of each scholarship for differences in deadline, requirements and submission processes.

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Student Jobs
From culinary platform assistants to building facilities workers, we have a job for you! Our division employs the largest number of students on campus. Some areas that hire most frequently are Culinary Services (Eat at State), Residence Education and Housing Services (Live On) and Auxiliary Sports Group.

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The Career Closet
Need professional attire for an upcoming career fair, interview, or other event? The Career Closet has you covered. We offer free professional attire rental to help you impress at interviews and career fairs. Stop in any day of the week and browse our wide selection of items. Our inventory includes business casual and professional pants, shirts, jackets, dresses, and more! The friendly Career Closet staff will be happy to help you find the right item.

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Student Involvement

Diversity and Inclusion

About Us

Health and Safety
To ensure the highest levels of safety, security and regulatory compliance, the Health and Safety Office serves as a liaison with university partners to manage compliance and enterprise security risk management programs providing guests and associates with a healthy and safe environment in which to live and work.

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Leadership Team
Working together, we support the many diverse, unique identities of all our Spartans.

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Our Purpose
Working together, we support the many diverse, unique identities of all our Spartans. MSU students spend an estimated 80% of their time at MSU growing outside the classroom. We encourage Spartans to make the most of that time by exploring the various resources – from job opportunities to university events – offered on campus.

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Spartan Family Connections
Information for parents and family members an opportunity to play an active, supporting role in the education of their student, offers helpful information, and fosters communication among families, students, and MSU.

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Strategic Plan
The SLE 2030 Strategic Plan articulates a future for the Division of Student Life & Engagement, shaped with the input of many voices through an inclusive process. It focuses on three strategic imperatives, six divisional priorities and 13 department and unit plans that will guide our collective efforts moving forward.

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Sustainability
The Division of Student Life & Engagement supports the sustainability mission of Michigan State University (MSU) and is focused on increasing awareness and driving behavior change with the ultimate goals of reducing greenhouse emissions, reducing energy consumption and conserving water through innovative and balanced strategies that support stewardship, fiscal responsibility and partnership.

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Family Weekend

2025 Family Weekend is Sept. 12-14

Mark your calendars for September 12-14 as we invite you to return to East Lansing and explore campus with your student! Family Weekend Presented by MSUFCU is the opportunity to celebrate Spartan families — near and far. This year, thanks to the generous funding of MSU and MSU Federal Credit Union, there is no registration fee! Registration is still required, however, and will be available July 28 through Aug. 29.

There are some exciting changes to the event this year! We will be offering some events Friday, Sept. 12, including Green and White Night and a resource fair at the MSU Union. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the Spartans take on Youngstown State — slightly reduced game tickets in the Family Weekend block can be purchased here https://www.gofevo.com/event/MSUFamilyWeekend2025. Saturday's tailgate is still offered to families at no cost and this year will feature a new set-up and additional options!

View this video from the 2024 Family Weekend for a taste of Family Weekend fun!

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Support Spartan Families

If you are interested in supporting a family to attend Family Weekend, please consider making a contribution to our Spartan Family Connections Programming Fund. Your support will enable Spartan families to attend our upcoming event who would otherwise be unable to join. A gift of $100 covers the cost for a family of four to participate in Family Weekend programming. Click here to make a donation.