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Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 90 programs of study for its more than 9,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.

SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. In 2015, SVSU received the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students’ performance in math and science at the middle school, high school and university levels.

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Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 90 programs of study for its more than 9,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.

SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. In 2015, SVSU received the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students’ performance in math and science at the middle school, high school and university levels.

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SVSU Department of Music Presents a Concert Band

Saginaw Valley State University's department of music presents a Concert Band on Monday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Performing Arts Theatre with William Wollner as the director.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2013 Apr 15

'Death of a Salesman' Coming to SVSU Theatre

The Saginaw Valley State University theatre department will present the play, "Death of a Salesman," April 10-14. The play will be performed to the public at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.This play is a great example of "Classic American Theatre". It focuses on the inability to realize the American Dream. Arthur Miller is the author and it's directed by Steven C. Erickson.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2013 Apr 5

SVSU University Art Gallery Presents a Student Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit

The Student Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit will be on display from April 22, to May 4, 2013, in the University Art Gallery at Saginaw Valley State University. The exhibit will feature works by Christine Janowiak, a fine arts major from Saginaw, and Kassie Smith, a fine arts major from St. Charles.Both are graduating BFA majors. This exhibit serves as a completion of their undergraduate program. A reception for the artists will be held Thursday, April 25 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2013 Apr 3

Senior Recital by SVSU Music Student Dayna Edwards

Saginaw Valley State University music student Dayna Edwards will perform her senior recital Sunday, March 17 at 4 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.A graduate of Caro High School, Edwards was part of the advanced choir there. Since enrolling at SVSU in 2009, the music education major has been a part of the Cardinal Singers and Concert Choir and went to Washington D.C. to sing at the national cathedral with the Cardinal Singers in the winter of 2012. Edwards holds the Rhea Miller Scholarship.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2013 Mar 13

Area Students Perform in Concert Choir

The following students will perform as part of the SVSU Choir:
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2012 Dec 3

Area Students Perform in Pulitzer Prize–Winning ‘Buried Child’ at SVSU

The Saginaw Valley State University theater department presents a Pulitzer Prize–winning play as its second production of the semester. “Buried Child” portrays an American family's traditional values breaking up and its dark secrets coming out. Written by Sam Shepard, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979. A thought-provoking story for our time, the play offers a macabre look at an American Midwestern family with a dark, terrible secret, set during a rural economic slowdown that coincides with the breakdown of traditional family structures and values. Directed by SVSU assistant professor of theater David Rzeszutek, performances are set for 7:30 p.m. every evening from Wednesday, Nov. 7, through Saturday, Nov. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. The show is intended for a mature audience, age 16 and above. The full cast list includes
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2012 Nov 8

Guitar Ensemble Concert at SVSU

The following students will perform as part of the SVSU Guitar Ensemble:
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2012 Nov 8

SVSU Students' Paintings Selected to Hang in Michigan Congress

Two paintings by SVSU students will soon hang in Michigan’s Congress, having been selected as part of the seventh annual Student Art in the House initiative. The students are
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2012 Oct 15
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