Fall semester is underway at MSU, “where people want to come and learn”

<p>A new semester and academic year are well underway as MSU welcomed more than 9,800 incoming students to campus, our largest and one of our most diverse incoming groups ever. </p><p>“We also had 1,400 transfer students coming in, which is also the largest. There are a lot of new individuals coming to the campus and I know people have reached out and made sure they felt welcome and they're hitting their stride. We're already actually a quarter of the way through the semester. They're already getting exposed to what college life is like. I think they're enjoying themselves at Michigan State University from every account that I can see.</p><p>“One of the things I've enjoyed the most is the chance to speak individually with students and their parents and talk to them about what made them choose MSU. I hear a lot about the breadth of the programs we offer that few places can match and our beautiful campus itself, which I think has been looking spectacular these past few days. All of that has created an environment where people want to come and learn. That explains our record application numbers and explains the continued growth we're having. I think that's a great thing because I think the world needs more Spartans. I'm glad we're admitting more to come.”</p><p>Stanley talks about meeting the 2022 inductees into the <a href="https://msuspartans.com/news/2022/7/12/general-michigan-state-athletics-announces-2022-hall-of-fame-class.aspx">MSU Athletics Hall of Fame</a> and about honoring the <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2022/msu-jewish-studies-30-anniversary">Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel</a> on the institute's 30th anniversary. Forty MSU programs <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2022/us-news-world-report-msu-highest-ranking-seven-years">ranked in the Top 25</a> of the latest U.S. News and World Report.</p><p>“That's our highest score in seven years. We're very pleased about that, and I think that reflects the progress we've been making. Peer reputatio