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Michigan State University will honor more than 400 graduates from the College of Engineering during Commencement on Dec. 15-16, 2023. Engineering will graduate around 325 undergraduates, 47 master’s degree and 44 Ph.D. candidates during two graduation ceremonies.

Continuing a tradition that began in 1994, the Michigan State University College of Engineering will host its annual Design Day on Friday, Dec. 8, to celebrate innovation driven by Spartan engineering students.

Michigan State University is racing into the future by entering into a two-year agreement with Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and the University of Alabama to participate in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. MSU is the first and only team from Michigan to race in the IAC series, which officially launched in 2019 and brings together academic institutions and public-private partnerships to challenge university students from across the globe to invent and test a new generation of automated vehicle software — including advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS — to operate fully autonomous race cars.

Brelin-Fornari knows how to develop programs at the university level. She spent 20 years at Kettering University in Flint (formerly General Motors Institute) serving as director of the Center for Integrated Learning Experiences and Crash Safety Center.

Life in the 10,000-square-foot William A. Demmer Engineering Center moves fast as several MSU engineering student organizations occupy the new space at Farm Lane and Mount Hope Road.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering welcomed 19 academic and instructional experts in 2023. The college currently has 238 tenure system faculty. Engineering Dean Leo Kempel said the recent additions help the College of Engineering at a time of unprecedented growth and innovation.

The College of Engineering is among Michigan State University’s top producers of research discoveries and commercialization that help build a diversified economy and generate jobs for Michigan and the region.