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MSU’s Recycling Center wins national sustainability award

Michigan State University’s Surplus Store and Recycling Center (SSRC) has been selected as a recipient of the 2023 NACUBO Excellence in Sustainability Award which recognizes institutions for a specific campus innovation, process or program that advances environmental sustainability in higher education or progress toward a more environmentally sustainable future.

MSU Recycling Center collaborates with teens on NOVA video project

The MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center worked with teens from Davison High School on a video about food waste in collaboration with WKAR and the NOVA Science Studio program as part of a series on the local impacts of climate change.

New law prohibits phone use while driving

Avoid driving tickets by using hands-free devices.

IPF collaborates with MSU units on major software upgrade

IPF, in collaboration with multiple other units on campus, is currently in the process of developing and implementing a robust new integrated workspace management system (IWMS) called Planon.

MSU ranked highly for sustainability by Times Higher Education

Behind the Scenes @ MSU: Material & Logistics

The Material & Logistics department (M&L) in Infrastructure Planning and Facilities is one of the biggest operations on campus you’ve never heard about.

2023 Arbor Day Celebration

MSU will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting and more.

Land Use Plan team holding Town Halls, April 11 & 12

The Michigan State University Facilities and Land Use Plan team will present their preliminary recommendations about the long-term future of MSU’s physical campus at two upcoming open house input sessions. You will be able to see the preliminary campus plans with video fly-overs and in virtual reality with VR goggles!

MSU Multicultural Center construction to commence this spring

Michigan State University is on the cusp of making history with construction of the university’s first free-standing multicultural center scheduled to begin this spring. In February, the Board of Trustees gave the university the green light to break ground on the $38 million, 34,000-square-foot facility on the corner of North Shaw and Farm lanes.

Power plant upgrades to move MSU closer to greenhouse gas reduction goals

New energy generation systems now operational at Michigan State University’s T.B. Simon Power Plant will greatly advance the university’s efforts to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.