32 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019
Supply chain
program dominates
national rankings
Michigan State University earned prominent
recognition in the latest U.S. News & World
Report rankings, America’
s Best Colleges 2020.
For the ninth consecutive year, MSU’
s supply
chain management undergraduate program
ranked No. 1 in the nation. Housed in the Eli
Broad College of Business, supply chain
management also ranks No. 1 in U.S. News &
World Report’
s national graduate program
rankings, surpassing the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology three years ago.
“Academic rankings are a critical factor in our
college’
s reputation,” says Sanjay Gupta, dean
of the Broad College of Business. “For nine
years and counting, our supply chain
management department has been
recognized with this honor, earned through
our innovative curriculum and research that
position both students and faculty for success.”
The Broad College is ranked No. 12 among
public institutions in the undergraduate
business school rankings.
Other notable MSU rankings among U.S.
public universities include:
No. 27 for undergraduate engineering program
No. 19 for “Most Innovative Schools”
No. 21 for “Best Undergraduate Teaching”
No. 30 for “Best Colleges for Veterans”
MSU ranks third in the Big Ten for predicted
versus actual graduation rate — predicted
being 70% and actual being 81% — and for
the third straight year, MSU improved on the
six-year graduation rate and is now at a
record high of 81%.
MSU also was listed once again for having
stellar opportunities among the three
categories of learning communities,
service learning and study abroad. e
Creating collaboration space
for future business leaders
Named after alumnus Edward J. Minskoff,
the Minskoff Pavilion opened this fall,
covering 100,000 square feet dedicated
to enhancing the student experience
through its design around
community,
collaboration and
teamwork.
Connected to the
current business
college facilities,
the pavilion features
collaborative and
immersive learning
environments;
a glass-walled atrium with panoramic views
of the Red Cedar River; and an expanded
career center to serve students, recruiters
and corporate partners.
Taking music spaces up an octave
Taking center stage on West Circle Drive is
the Billman Music Pavilion, named after lead
donor and alumnus James K. Billman Jr., M.D.
The $40 million project will add 37,000 square
feet of new space to the existing Music
Building and renovate another 8,500 square
feet in MSU music facilities,
expected to be finished
in early 2020.
The College of
Music’
s
international
reputation for
excellence in
the arts will be
elevated by the
new spaces,
which will enable
the college to
continue its
recruitment of top faculty
and students. The renovation and expansion
include acoustically advanced rehearsal spaces,
additional practice rooms, a modern and
high-tech lecture hall, faculty studios and
offices, a recording and multimedia room and
public gathering spaces.
Expanding a neighborhood
of scientific research
The Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology Building plays a key role in
attracting new faculty members hired to
support critical research areas. The
170,000-square-foot facility provides a
competitive advantage for landing
multidisciplinary grants, such as those
from the National Science
Foundation and the National
Institutes of Health.
Situated on the south side of
MSU’
s campus, the five-story
building, which welcomed
occupants in September,
comprises wet bench laboratories,
computational research space,
offices and collaborative space.
Located adjacent to the
Bio Engineering
Facility and Life
Sciences
Building and
other core
research
facilities, the
new building
plays an integral
role in MSU’
s
development of a
neighborhood of scientific research in the
biomedical and biological sciences. e
BUILDING FOR TOMORROW continued
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