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• International Coffee Hour
• Every Friday during Fall/Spring Semesters
• Hosted by International Studies and Programs, Coffee Hour is a great place to make friends, be involved, and start the weekend ... and the coffee is free!

• MSU Global Focus
• International Studies and Programs Photography Contest
• Global Focus is an annual international photography competition for MSU students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

• Mali in Michigan
• 2008-2009
• This series explores art, religion, and politics in the 21st Century with exhibits, programs, and other events

• Wharton Center's World View Lecture Series
• June 2007 - Ongoing
• An advocate, educator and cultural leader, Marsalis is committed to improving people's lives through music, and his contributions to the arts paint a portrait

• One Book, One Community
• "They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky" - By Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein
• "One Book" encourages the East Lansing and MSU community to read the same book over a six-week period and to come together to discuss it in a variety of settings

• Latin-American Music Series
• The Latin-American Music Series combines dance rhythms, folk, and pop with classic music, while providing a hands-on experience in cultural diversity for students

• African Media Program
• Developed by the African Studies Center
• The Michigan Humanities Council will host a Michigan Author Homecoming with critically acclaimed authors Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, and Thomas McGuane

• Overcoming Apartheid, Building Democracy
• A joint program of MATRIX and the African Study Center
• This program offers an online, comprehensive database of films, videos, and other audio-visual materials concerning Africa, as well as education services about African media

• The Rocky Horror Show
• September 25 - October 4, 2009
• The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien is a cult classic that will storm the MSU stage in fishnets and heels. When Brad and Janet take a wrong turn on their ...

• Trojan Women
• October 13-18, 2009
• Euripedes' cautionary tale of war, Trojan Women, speaks to our troubling times. The women of Troy bemoan their foolish men who are engaged in battle. The women ...

• Palmer Park
• October 27 - November 1, 2009
• Palmer Park tells the story of a White Detroit couple that moves into a Black neighborhood following the infamous race riots. Joanna Glass' play examines ...

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• November 17-22, 2009
• The iconic characters from Ken Kesey's novel are thrillingly brought to life onstage in Dale Wasserman's script. New asylum inmate, R. P. McMurphy, is ...

• Freshman Showcase
• December 11-13, 2009
• A collection of scenes and monologues that will showcase all freshman actors and designers in the Department of Theatre ...

• You Can't Take it With You
• January 28-31 & February 5-7, 2010
• Family members in the midst of financial difficulties prove that the bond holding them together is stronger than any depression in Kaufman and Hart's comedy ...

• Dancing In Our Time
• February 23-28, 2010
• Dancing In Our Time, under the artistic direction of Sherrie Barr. Come and experience a mélange of styles and choreographic premieres. This concert exposes ...

• In the Blood
• March 23-28, 2010
• In the Blood by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks showcases her unique verbal agility and poetic vision. In the Blood is a retelling of ...

• Rent
• April 16-18 & 21-25, 2010
• Rent, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Jonathan Larson, examines diverse denizens of Lower East Side Manhattan as they struggle to make the rent, find ...