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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