Spartan Community Letter: Interim MSU President reflects on commencement and the university’s healing

<p>Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K Woodruff joins me on MSU Today to elaborate on some of the topics she covers in her April 2023 Spartan Community Letter, which you can read by clicking on the communications tab at <a href="https://president.msu.edu/communications/index.html">president.msu.edu</a>. </p><p>“I love this time of year. Commencement is really one of my favorite days of the year. I'm excited for each of our students as they walk through that line and put on their gowns of green. It's a beautiful resplendent color, and they are beautiful and resplendent in it.”</p><p>More than 200 of our students will graduate with perfect <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/206-msu-graduates-receive-board-of-trustees-award-for-earning-a-4-gpa">4.0 grade point averages</a>. That excellence is amazing and is supported by our world-class faculty and staff. Even US News &amp; World Report continues to notice our excellence.</p><p>“We've got four programs that are ranked number one, and over 25 in the top registers of the <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/us-news-report-2023-2024-graduate-program-rankings">US News &amp; World Report rankings</a>. We're really pleased with the way in which our faculty achieve their excellence. That, in turn, creates the right environment for our students.”</p><p>Honors College Junior Victoria Fex is our <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/undergraduate-student-earns-national-stem-scholarship">53rd Goldwater Scholar</a>.</p><p>“That's something to celebrate. This is a place where our students really succeed, and then we see them excelling in these nationally competitive programs. I couldn't be more excited for Victoria, and certainly proud of MSU for its legacy and what it does to enable these students' success.”</p><p>Another Spartan was honored for his service and engagement with his selection as a 2023-'24 Newman Civic Fellow by Compass Compact. That's <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/student-named-newman-civic-fellow-for-