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Dear Colleagues,

I hope you are enjoying this last stretch of the semester and the wonderful weather. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professors Bruce Maxim and Sheila Smith for their unwavering commitment to the Faculty Senate and their dedicated service as Senate Chair and Vice Chair. As Bruce steps down this term, I want to make sure he knows how much I have appreciated our partnership and working alongside him!

I wanted to remind you of the three in which I hope faculty will be able to participate. Enrollment Management looks forward to partnering with faculty to engage with prospective students. If you are interested, please complete . I thank you in advance for your participation and time!

Following are a few reminders and announcements:

Final Exam Schedule

• Last Day of Classes: Friday, April 18
• Study Days: Saturday, April 19 - Sunday, April 20
• Final Exams: Monday, April 21 - Friday, April 25
• Commencement: Saturday, April 26

Mardigian Library Finals Hours 
As we approach finals week, the Mardigian Library will be open for extended hours including: 

• Wednesday, April 16: 9 am - Midnight
• Thursday, April 17: 9 am - Midnight
• Friday, April 18: 9 am - 9 pm
• Saturday, April 19: 10 am - 6 pm
• Sunday, April 20: 12 noon - Midnight
• Monday, April 21: 9 am - Midnight
• Tuesday, April 22: 9 am - Midnight
• Wednesday, April 23: 9 am - Midnight
• Thursday, April 24: 9 am - Midnight
• Friday, April 25: 9 am - 7:30 pm

Note: MCards are required to enter the Mardigian Library after 10 pm.

Final Grades
The Winter 2025 Final Exam Schedule can be found on the of the Registrar’s Office website. Please remember that all instructors must submit final grades within 48 hours of the final exam or, in exceptional circumstances, no later than the posted deadline. It is imperative that instructors adhere to this deadline date since it has a significant impact on end of term processing including awarding of degrees, athletic eligibility, and financial aid.

Orientation Dates

• Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• Tuesday, June 10, 2025
• Tuesday, June 17, 2025
• Tuesday, June 24, 2025
• Tuesday, July 8, 2025
• Thursday, July 17, 2025
• Thursday, July 24, 2025
• Thursday, July 31, 2025
• Tuesday, August 5, 2025
• Thursday, August 7, 2025
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025
• Monday, August 25, 2025
• Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - Wolverine Welcome Day

MASU Professor of the Year
Please join us in congratulating Natalie Sampson, Associate Professor of Health and Human Services, as she has been selected for the 2025 MASU Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year Award! The Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding contributions and dedication exhibited by the faculty from Michigan’s 15 public universities to the education of undergraduate students. We are thrilled that Natalie has been recognized for her significant impact on undergraduate student learning, her excellence in mentoring, and her community-engaged research. Since joining the faculty in 2014, she has published 36 peer-reviewed journal articles, one textbook, seven book chapters, and 11 policy reports/ white papers. Most impressively, she is doing this work in partnership with undergraduate students and community members and prioritizing funding for both groups.

Wolverines@Work celebrates National Student Employment Appreciation Week April 14-18
Our campus Student Employment Advisory Council has been hard at work curating some special moments of appreciation for our on campus student employees and supervisors in observance of National Student Employment Appreciation Week, this week, April 14-18.  Each day of this week will have a theme and programming. Visit the for more details. 

Provost Walk and Talk 
Please join me for a stroll across campus on the dates below!  

• April 17 @ 12:30 pm
• April 24 @ 12:30 pm

Digital Accessibility Updates
As noted in an email from Chris Casey on March 18, we heard you when you said that you need support to make accessibility changes in your classes. Please review his regarding incentives for training, the opportunity to apply for student assistants to do some of the work in your Canvas sites, and human captioning services, to take some of that work off your shoulders. 

I wish you all the best for the final weeks of the semester and, as always, thanks for all you do! 

All the best,

Gabriella 

Gabriella Scarlatta
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs