Saginaw Valley State University

Karla Kash is no stranger to directing challenging productions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Once, she led a group of fourth graders portraying the zany Athenian characters featured in one of the world's original romantic comedies. The Saginaw Valley State University assistant professor of theatre later this month will lead another challenging rendition of the play when she directs SVSU's second production presented via Zoom, the popular Internet teleconferencing program utilized by theatre companies during the pandemic. Audiences can watch the play live online for free at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 18.

About 800 students graduated from Saginaw Valley State University following the 2020 winter semester. The graduates earned the distinction despite a global pandemic that led many institutions -- including SVSU -- to transition its in-class courses to online and remote learning environments in the middle of their final semester.

Saginaw Valley State University has accepted new students for the fall 2020 semester.

Sixty Saginaw Valley State University students are continuing their predecessors' tradition of spending spring break week providing support and good will to in-need communities across the nation. SVSU's Alternative Breaks program organized six groups - with 10 students participating in each - that began traveling when spring break week kicked off Saturday, Feb. 29.

More than 500 students earned academic degrees from Saginaw Valley State University at the end of the fall 2019 semester.

There were more than 500 students from Saginaw Valley State University whose determination and commitment to academic excellence earned them a spot on the fall 2019 semester President's List. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 4.0 grade point average.

Saginaw Valley State University has accepted new students for the fall 2020 semester.

Hard work and dedication helped Saginaw Valley State University's forensics team experience its fifth consecutive year winning the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League season-opening tournament. Five SVSU students qualified for a national tournament spot in April as a result of their individual performances during the team's victory Friday, Sept. 27, at Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge campus. Amy Pierce, an SVSU associate professor of communication serving as co-adviser for the forensics group, said a forensics-focused communication class offered at the university allowed students to prepare early in the semester for the competition. "While most of the students in the class had no previous experience with forensics, the class introduces them to the norms and culture of competitive speaking," she said, "which sets us apart from other schools." Friday's competition featured students competing in categories such as prose, dramatic interpretation, impromptu, and informative. These students placed in the following categories during individual competition: Jessica Carpenter, a communication major from Saginaw, placed fourth in the prose category. Imani Clark, a communication major from Saginaw, earned second place in the impromptu category. Monae Colvin, a criminal justice major from Detroit, received third place in the prose category. Savannah Senyk, a communication and theatre education major from Smiths Creek, earned second place in the prose category. Simone Vaughn, a communication major from Saginaw, placed second in the informative category. The SVSU team will compete in a Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League tournament at its own campus in December. The National Forensics Association Championship Tournament, meanwhile, will be hosted by University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Apr Along wih Pierce, the SVSU team is advised by Ryan Rigda, a lecturer of communication at the university.

More than 1,800 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the fall 2019 semester Deans' List. To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better.

Saginaw Valley State University students passionate about pursuing health care professions combined their outstanding academic preparation with exemplary community service commitment to be accepted early into medical school. They did so using a program that networks talent from SVSU to other institutions.

Saginaw Valley State University recently inducted several new members into its chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Saginaw Valley State University has accepted new students for the fall 2020 semester.

Saginaw Valley State University has accepted new students for the fall 2020 semester.

SVSU has accepted new students for the fall 2020 semester.

Eight projects from mechanical engineering majors will be on display during Saginaw Valley State University's Summer Engineering Symposium Friday, Aug. 9. The public is invited to meet the students and discuss their projects from 10 a.m. to noon in the first-floor hallways of SVSU's Pioneer Hall. The students will present their projects in a classroom setting from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in rooms P245 and P247 in Pioneer Hall. In total, 38 students are presenting during Friday's symposium. All SVSU mechanical engineering majors are required to collaborate with outside clients or university organizations as part of their senior projects.

A delegation of nine residential students from Saginaw Valley State University's Residence Housing Association and National Residence Hall Honorary recently traveled to Louisiana State University for the National Association of College and University Residence Halls Annual Conference.

A group of 10 Saginaw Valley State University Students traveled to Wise, Virginia to volunteer at a free health care clinic organized by The Health Wagon and Remote Area Medical nonprofit.

With help from time warps and Transylvanians, Saginaw Valley State University student Jessica Hurley hopes her theatrical production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in July transports audiences to a magically strange place. More importantly, though, she wants the campy cult classic to help gather, support and celebrate the region's diverse communities.

More than 1,900 students from Saginaw Valley State University earned a spot on the winter 2019 semester Deans' List. To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better.

There were more than 500 students from Saginaw Valley State University whose determination and commitment to academic excellence earned them a spot on the winter 2019 semester President's List. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 4.0 grade point average.

More than 800 students earned academic degrees from Saginaw Valley State University at the end of the winter 2019 semester.

Storch Magnetics is working closely with a group of hard-working senior mechanical engineering students finishing their engineering capstone class at Saginaw Valley State University to aid Storch in the manufacturing process of the SuperMag, one of its signature products.

Ten students were selected as part of the Roberts Fellowship Program, a student leadership development initiative founded at Saginaw Valley State University 20 years ago.

A year's worth of hard work, dedication, late nights and early mornings will culminate with the literal and metaphoric rubber meeting the road this week for Saginaw Valley State University's Cardinal Formula Racing team as it faces the world's top collegiate talent in Indy-style racing.

SVSU has accepted new students for the fall 2019 semester.

Saginaw Valley State University's annual Undergraduate Research Project Student Symposium was Friday, April 26 in Gilbertson Hall. Among the research projects showcased at the symposium were studies on topics including the public's perception of genetic testing, the effect of teacher salary on student outcomes, mental health issues in Japan, and the demographics of opioid use in Saginaw County, among others.

An ensemble featuring 49 performers from both SVSU's Concert Choir and Cardinal Singers will present the concert - titled "The Food of Love" - Monday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the university's Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

Saginaw Valley State University student-actors plan to put a modern - and musical - spin on a beloved 1980 film following three working-class women getting even with their boss.

SVSU has accepted new students for the fall 2019 semester.

Students accepted into SVSU