May 22, 2023
The week in photos: May 15–21, 2023
Colorful canine couture was on display alongside more than 300 vendors at the annual MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show. The show, which serves as a fundraiser for the University Activities Board, welcomes around 40,000 visitors each year to peruse handmade arts and crafts on the grounds of the MSU Union. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A vendor arranges their handmade bath products while setting up for the MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
New members of the MSU tour guide team take a campus stroll during a training session. Tour guides help prospective students and families explore campus, while providing facts, history and a unique perspective on life at MSU. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Members of MSU’s faculty gathered at Fee Hall for the Diverse Voices Faculty Communications Fellowship Program, learning how to more effectively promote their research and academic excellence to the public by working with the media. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
Marisa Smith, an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations and the School of Journalism, works with fellow faculty and communications experts during the Diverse Voices Faculty Communications Fellowship Program. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The MSU Department of Horticulture’s annual Spring Plant Sale is a treasure trove for the aspiring gardener or the casual plant-lover, offering a wide selection of herbs, veggie seedlings, shrubs, grasses and flowering plants. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
The Plant and Soil Sciences greenhouses were filled to the brim with flowers and plants ready to be taken home by approximately 3000 attendees during the Spring Plant Sale. Originally started in the 90s to sell excess and unused flowers, the sale has expanded over the years into a major event that supports staff and student employees in the gardens. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
A patron of the Spring Plant Sale heads home with a cart full of flowers and seedlings. Photo by Derrick L. Turner.
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By: Kelsie Lane
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