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Schedule a group visit, group tours are available for groups of 20 - 60 students between ninth and twelfth grades. .

Thank you for your interest in Michigan State University, Go Green!  

The following prompts can help you plan a campus visit:  

Do you know your travel time to East Lansing? Noting especially lower bus speeds, construction, and heavy traffic times.

Will you need to arrange parking for your transportation during your visit? Parking must be arranged in advance if drivers will not be staying with their vehicle.

Is your group able to pay fees for certain campus options? MSU Tours is not able to assist financially for guests visiting campus. 

Are there specific campus locations you want to see? Please note that not all campus locations are available for tour, i.e. athletics spaces. 

Is there anything the MSU Tour Team should know about your group? Do you have a student who will need accommodations to participate in a campus visit?

To book a Group Tour between January 2024 and April 2024 please choose from the available visits below. 

MSU Tours offers group tours on weekdays excluding University breaks or holidays. All available dates will be visible in the calendar until booked. 

If there are no dates that work for your group, please consider:

• A self-guided tour option  Click here to see the Self-Guided tour options
• Online visits through the Office of Admissions.  Click here for the Online Visit options

Individual prospective Spartans and their support systems are invited to click here to see admissions visit options .

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Find out first-hand the advantages of studying engineering at MSU and what it takes to be a successful engineering student by attending on-campus tours and presentations for undergraduate students.

Graduate virtual college visit

Recorded on March 15, 2022, this informational zoom video features Leo Kempel, dean of the MSU College of Engineering, and Katy Luchini Colbry, assistant dean for graduate student services for the college, talking about choosing a graduate program.

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Admitted Student Events

Meet Madison Days are for high school seniors who have been admitted to MSU and are interested in JMC. Designed to provide a better understanding of the program, admitted students can build connections with JMC's academic advisors, DEI specialists, internship coordinator, career consultant, and professors. Admitted students also get to experience a JMC mini-class session taught by one of our professors! 

Unable to make it to campus, but interested in learning more about James Madison College at Michigan State University? We've got you covered.

Discover JMC: Virtual Visit Days are an option for admitted students who would like to learn more about MSU's residential college for public affairs and international relations. Virtual breakout sessions provide opportunities to meet with advisers, professors, financial aid officers and more!

Choose one of three virtual visit dates, register and then join us on Zoom! 

7-8:30 p.m.

Feb. 22, March 7 and April 11

Register in advance at go.msu.edu/admitted-events.

JMC will be participating in this campus-wide event with exciting and informative programming, allowing admitted students to explore their interests and get familiar with resources and opportunities at JMC. 

Check back in early 2025 for the next Admitted Student Day, which is typically scheduled in April.

Fall Visit Days are for high school seniors who are intersted in applying to MSU and want more information on James Madison College. Designed to provide a better understanding of the program, prospective students can build connections with JMC's academic advisors, DEI specialists, internship coordinator, career consultant, and professors. Students also get to experience a JMC discussion led by one of our professors!

Prospective Student Events

• Junior Visit Days Junior Visit Days for fall 2024 will be available in August.

Registration for Green and White Days is now open.

If you're considering applying to MSU, Green and White Days is the program for you! Here you’ll have the flexibility to customize your schedule and explore campus at your own pace. You can also connect with campus resources, find out more about Spartan life and see spots on campus that aren’t visited during regular tours!

JMC hits the road for this series of events in the late spring! With locations being planned in West Michigan and Southeast Michigan, JMC's DEI Specialist will share information about the college with prospective students and their families. 

Dates and locations coming soon!

• MSU General Visits JMC-specific visits do not include a tour of the greater MSU campus or of residence hall rooms. To learn more about opportunities at Michigan State University, schedule a campus visit !

Individual visits are an option based on advisor availability.  To inquire about possible meeting dates, please reach out to [email protected]

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Looking for programs, camps, and activities for prekindergarten to high school students? Search the MSU Spartan Youth Programs website .

MSU has both on-campus and off-campus informal learning venues that the public can visit.

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Campus Visit

Campus Visits are scheduled year-round and include an overview from an admissions counselor about admissions, scholarships, campus life, and other aspects of being an MSU student followed by a tour of campus with a Roadrunner, a student recruiter. Optional meetings with academic colleges may also be scheduled. 

For disability accommodations, please contact the Office of Admissions and Scholarships at (662) 325-2224 or [email protected] .

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Preview Days

Fall and Spring Preview Days are designed to highlight all aspects of student life on campus from academic possibilities and residence halls to student organizations and facilities.

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Transfer Preview Days

Transfer Preview Day is designed to highlight all aspects of student life on campus from academic possibilities to student organizations and facilities. 

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Scholars Recognition Day

Scholars Recognition Day is an invitation only event exclusively for academically-talented high school seniors who have received an ACT score of 30 or above. At this event, you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions showcasing unique experiences and resources available at Mississippi State University.

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Academic Insight

Academic Insight Days are a series of half-day events hosted by each of the colleges during the spring semester. These events will give admitted freshmen and transfer students the opportunity to meet representatives of the college they will be majoring in as well as interact with both current and entering students in their department.

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For convenience, we offer prospective students opportunities to visit with us virtually. 

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Connecting with the  College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) is an excellent way to learn more about our academic programs, opportunities for students through research and student organizations, Michigan State University, campus life and the East Lansing area.

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We enjoy meeting with students and their families and supporters. Whether you are in the early stages of considering college or if you have applied and been admitted to Michigan State University, you can request a personal meeting to learn more about the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Your personal meeting will will explore majors of interest, opportunities in research, education abroad, internships and getting involved through student organizations.

Typically, these meetings last about an hour and can be scheduled throughout the work week (Monday through Friday).

Once a day and time has been set, details regarding your Zoom online meeting or phone call will be emailed directly to you.

If you have questions, contact Jeff Keson at [email protected] or 517-353-0560.

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Trieu: Versatile Ohio linebacker Dante McClellan to visit Michigan State football

Michigan State will get an official visit from Canton (Ohio) McKinley linebacker Dante McClellan the first weekend of June.

McClellan also has visited for a spring practice, as the Spartans battle Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Rutgers, Louisville and more.

A 247Sports Composite four-star, McClellan is a versatile 6-foot-3, 212-pound prospect who defensive coordinator Joe Rossi has had as a priority recruit since even before he got to Michigan State.

“I have a really good relationship with the defensive coordinator at Michigan State, Coach Rossi,” says Edwin Glick, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Canton McKinley. “He offered Dante when he was at Minnesota and when he got the job , he assumed Michigan State had offered. Then he found out they hadn’t and he got on the phone and offered, and Coach Rossi has been an amazing guy. Their staff has done a phenomenal job of coming into that program, knowing how history has been, and made an impact in offering multiple Ohio kids right away, Dante being one of them.”

In today’s game, linebackers have to be able to match up on running backs and tight ends, even receivers at times, all while being able to maintain their traditional responsibilities of stopping the run. That has led to schools recruiting a certain type of athlete for that spot, which McClellan is.

“I think he fits that mold extremely well,” Glick said. “The first time I saw Dante, I met him and I thought he was a senior. One thing that stands out is how his body is built. He’s a true 6-2, 6-3 and is everything I would recruit when I was coaching linebackers at the college level. He runs a low 4.6, high 4.5, and we ask him to play a lot of man coverage here at McKinley, and he does it extremely well.”

Well enough that some schools can see McClellan being a safety in college.

Most of the field, including Michigan State, see him as an outside linebacker who can be a WILL in some situations, a SAM in others.

“I think he will excel big time in those roles,” Glick said.

The versatility, size and speed all have given McClellan his lengthy list of options. Following his official visits, he plans to move toward a commitment that will hopefully come before his senior season kicks off.

McClellan is ranked the No. 13 junior in Ohio by the 247Sports Composite. He finished his junior season with 75 tackles (13 for loss), four sacks and an interception. He was a second-team all-state selection.

MSU makes new offer, re-affirms offer in Indy

Michigan State offered Indianapolis Lawrence North wide receiver Davion Chandler on Monday. A quick-footed 6-foot, 170-pound junior, the Spartans now join Wisconsin, West Virginia, Louisville and others on the three-star recruit’s offer list. He has not visited MSU yet but dates are being worked through.

The Spartans also re-offered Indianapolis Ben Davis defensive tackle Isaiah White . White (6-3, 270 pounds) was offered by the previous staff. A three-star prospect, White visits Illinois this week and plans to set a date with MSU. He has an official visit with Washington the weekend of June 21.

More information

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Davion Chandler profile

Isaiah White profile

Allen Trieu covers Midwest football recruiting for 247Sports. He has been featured on the Big Ten Network on its annual Signing Day Show. His Michigan and Michigan State recruiting columns appear weekly at detroitnews.com.

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Michigan State Hosting Top In-State 2025 Linebacker

Jonathan Smith and the Spartans are after the top linebacker in the state of Michigan for the 2025 recruiting cycle...

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Michigan State has hit the midway point of spring practice, and the Spartans hosted one of their top in-state targets today in East Lansing.

Three-star Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary's linebacker Charles White was on campus today to take in Michigan State's eighth spring practice and get a feel on how head coach Jonathan Smith and defensive coordinator Joe Rossi operate up close. Offered by MSU back in early December, White already has an official visit with the Spartans scheduled for this summer (June 7).

I will be at MSU tomorrow for spring ball practice @Coach_Smith @AllenTrieu #spartannation pic.twitter.com/dNit4wgoZu — Charles (DJ) white 3⭐️LB 2025 (@Charlesdj_white) April 3, 2024

At 6-foot-3 and 190-pounds, White is considered the No. 540 overall player, No. 61 linebacker and No. 10 player from the state of Michigan in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings . The St. Mary's High School standout is also the highest-rated linebacker in the state for this cycle.

White has garnered 10 offers from Power 5 programs, and several others from smaller schools. His Power 5 offers include Penn State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Indiana, Boston College, Kansas, Purdue, West Virginia and Rutgers. Currently, 247Sports has MSU, Boston College and Kansas as the "warmest" teams in White's recruitment, as he's also scheduled to officially visit the Eagles (May 31) and the Jayhawks (June 14).

Rossi, who came to Michigan State after spending the last four seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Minnesota, is MSU's primary recruiter in the battle for White. During the 2024 recruiting cycle, Rossi was able to flip four-star Gaylord (Mich.) linebacker Brady Pretzlaff, a Top 500 prospect, from the Gophers to the Spartans. Now, Rossi is back to work looking to land the state of Michigan's top 2025 linebacker in White.

Michigan State is still looking for its first commitment in the 2025 class, but the Spartans have made some headway in recent weeks with a pair of targets. The Spartans were included in three-star Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth linebacker Sam Haley's Top 8 on Tuesday, and also made the Top 8 for three-star University of Detroit (Mich.) Jesuit athlete Elijah Dotson, who projects as a defensive back at the collegiate level.

The Michigan State Spartan Football Spring Green and White Game (Spartan Showcase) will be held at the High Cathedral of the Spartan Nation, Spartan Stadium, on April 20, 2024, at 2 p.m.

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Green and White Days

July 19, 22-26, 2024

Visit MSU’s campus and discover what it means to be a Spartan during our biggest open house events of the year.

If you're considering applying to MSU, Green and White Days is the program for you! Here you’ll have the flexibility to customize your schedule and explore campus at your own pace. You can also connect with campus resources, find out more about Spartan life and see spots on campus that aren’t visited during regular tours! Green and White Days repeat daily on July 19 and 22-26 with programs starting at 9 a.m. and concluding by 4 p.m.

9-10 a.m.: Admissions presentation and Green and White Days overview 10:45-11:45 a.m.: Academic information sessions (by college) 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m.: Explore on your own! Options include:

• The walking tour highlights student life, facilities and campus traditions. Tours last approximately 30-45 minutes in length and do not include a residence hall tour.
• The residence hall tours will be offered at three different MSU residence halls.
• Green and White Days courtyard: Discover student organizations and campus services and explore opportunities available to students. This courtyard is also the place for entertainment, giveaways and Dairy Store ice cream!
• Breakout sessions: Listen to informational sessions about special topics such as the Spartan Marching Band, Honors College, education abroad, financing your education, entrepreneurship options, and transferring credits to MSU.

Dates and registration

Friday, July 19, 2024

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Friday, July 26, 2024

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Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

At michigan state university, george perkovich gives lecture on nuclear policy at frib laboratory.

George Perkovich, the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , gave a lecture on 20 March at the FRIB Laboratory. Perkovich’s lecture is part of MSU’s Distinguished Nuclear Policy Lecture series. As part of his visit, Sean Liddick, associate professor of chemistry at FRIB and in MSU’s Department of Chemistry, and FRIB associate director for experimental science, hosted Perkovich on a tour of the facility and discussed FRIB’s history, progress, science, and technology along the way. 

The “Does Nuclear Arms Control with Russia and China Have a Future?” abstract states: “Nuclear arms control for the foreseeable future will be hindered by polarized politics that impact compromise with foreign adversaries and internal opponents, and by the emergence of new technologies and multi-party rather than bilateral strategic contests. This presentation will explore how these processes confound military planners, political leaders, and diplomatic negotiators in each country who would have to figure out what sorts of arms control bargains are desirable and acceptable. History suggests ways to overcome these obstacles, but the pathways to be navigated today are more challenging.”

Perkovich, who oversees Carnegie’s Technology and International Affairs Program and Nuclear Policy Program, works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues, cyberconflict, and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies. He is the author of the prize-winning book, India’s Nuclear Bomb (University of California Press, 1999), and co-author of, Not War, Not Peace? Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross-Border Terrorism (Oxford University Press, 2016). 

Perkovich’s short-form writing has appeared in leading international journals and newspapers. He has advised many agencies of the U.S. government, and testified before both houses of Congress. He has been a member of the National Academy of Science’s Committee on Arms Control and International Security, the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Nuclear Policy, and was a principal adviser to the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, a joint initiative of the governments of Japan and Australia. He served as a speechwriter and foreign policy adviser to Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) from 1989-90.

The Distinguished Nuclear Policy Lecture series is a partnership between  Michigan State University’s James Madison College and FRIB that brings global policy experts to campus for talks about the political and scientific communities. This lecture series brings together experts and scholars from diverse backgrounds to discuss issues related to nuclear policy, arms control, and non-proliferation. The lectures provide insights, analysis, and perspectives on the current challenges and opportunities in the evolving field of nuclear policy.