CONNECT WITH MSU MSU Admissions MSU offers admissions presentations and tours most weekdays May through August. Learn more at admissions.msu.edu . • Green and White Days July 23, 26, 28, and 30 and August 2 These programs have an open-house format that includes presentations from all MSU colleges as well as residence hall tours. Also offered are study abroad and career services overviews, Spartan Marching Band sessions, Honors College presenta- tions, and tours of Breslin Student Events Center. • Programs for Prospective Freshmen May–June Mondays and Fridays Program begins at 1 p.m. with 2 p.m. walking tour (no program May 31) Florine Mark: MSU friend and fan Weight Watchers franchisee, motivational speaker, careers in teaching, media personality, author, and Michigan State psychology, medicine, University advocate—all are roles Florine Mark and business. relishes. And all reflect Mark's people-centered, high-achieving, bold approach to life, which includes giving generously to MSU. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays Program begins at 1 p.m, with 2 p.m. walking tour (no program July 5, 23, 26, or 30 or August 2 or 31) • Programs for Prospective Transfer Students May–August Wednesdays Program begins at 1 p.m. with 2 p.m. walking tour (no program July 28) MSU Hillel Do you know students attending MSU this fall? Connect them to Jewish life on campus by sending each student's name and e-mail address to Robyn Berkowitz, director of engagement at MSU Hillel, at robyn@msuhillel.org or calling (517) 332-1916. Learn more at msuhillel.org . VISIT US ONLINE Catch up on the latest from MSU msu.edu Watch MSUToday shows msutoday.msu.edu Explore giving opportunities givingto.msu.edu Learn more about alumni participation alumni.msu.edu MSU. It grew them up," she says. "MSU was so "When you take one day at a time and believe in open for them to try new yourself, you can accomplish anything. I think things, and it really everything about MSU is consistent with my challenged them." philosophy," says Mark, who recently was on the East Lansing campus to speak at the MSU Alumni Association-sponsored Kaleidoscope: A Day for Women. "MSU is a very diverse university and open to all groups of people. I so appreciate the way they teach." Her family's MSU alumni ranks will grow soon: a granddaughter is studying veterinary medicine at the university. "She loves every moment there and she is thriving," Mark Mark is the largest franchisee of Weight Watchers throughout Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Her career has been marked with many distinctive awards and accolades, including the 2004 Neal Shine Lifetime Achievement Award from Operation ABLE of Michigan While Mark, who with her family has supported MSU's Jewish Studies Program and College of Osteopathic Medicine, admits that her family provides a compelling enough reason to give to MSU, her reasons run deeper. and the 2003 Entrepreneurial Visionary Award from She believes the diversity of people and culture at the Women's Business Center in Washington, D.C. She MSU has the power to motivate and to change the was honored in Monaco as one of STAR Group's 50 course of people's lives, which, in turn, makes an Leading Female Entrepreneurs in the World in 1999. impact on the world. Mark's ties to MSU are strong. Her late husband, "MSU offers more than just basic knowledge. It is a William Ross, was an assistant professor in the College place for learning about life," Mark says. "It is always of Osteopathic Medicine who instructed medical wonderful to learn about others and their religions student preceptors in his practice, and four of her five and their likes and dislikes. That is how we achieve children are MSU alumni, with their degrees launching peace." 0 SPARTANS WILL. Help us tell their stories. With nearly 500,000 Michigan State University alumni, faculty, staff, and students all around the world, the Spartan community's stories are as widespread as their impact. MSU Spartans are making a difference—in ways both big and small—and whether it's leading a big business or teaching small children, we want to tell their stories. Visit spartansagas.msusedu to learn more or to nominate an MSU Spartan who is doing something noteworthy. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Your comments are welcome: write to Michigan State University, 302 Olds Hall, East Lansing, Ml 48824-1047 or call (517) 355-7505. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Florine Mark says. "We are all in love with MSU's wonderful campus." International and currently operates Weight Watchers July–August Mondays and Fridays Program begins at 10 a.m. with 11 a.m. walking tour (no program July 5, 23, 26, or 30 or August 2) "My children prospered at