2023 GPU Class Catalog

[330] Spartans Talk Dollars and Cents 25 Participants Let’s talk money! Being ready for the future and knowing how to manage your money is an important life skill. Join MSU Extension staff as you explore the world of finances and increase your money smart knowledge through fun, hands-on activities. [331] Sparty On! Photo Editing with Free Online Tools 30 Participants Learn how to use web-based apps to edit, retouch and combine images. We’ll create a Spartan-themed collage and talk about careers that use these types of tools. [332] STEM Building Tours 20 Participants Enjoy a 30-minute walking tour of the STEM Teaching and Learning facility. What once was the power plant for the University, now encompasses state-of-the-art technologies and spaces for STEM education and collaboration.

[336] The Spirit in the Stick 12 Participants

Lacrosse is one of the most popular sports in the U.S., but did you know it’s the national summer sport of Canada? Come learn about the history of the Creator’s Game and practice lacrosse basics! Arm and throwing skills can be taught to wheelchair participants with upper body mobility, but will be held on grass surfaces. Boys and girls under the age of 12 preferred. Not suitable for advanced athletes. Please bring your own stick.

[337] Time Travel — from MAC to MSU 20 Participants

Rewind the clock! See the past – in the present. Enjoy an enlightening stroll around the beautiful historic area of campus. We’ll take a walking tour through the history of the ever-changing campus and see how student life has changed from the 1800s. We’ll travel through time from the oldest point on campus to one of the newest – and imagine the future beyond!

[338] Tour de Campus by Bike! 15 Participants

Explore MSU’s beautiful campus by bike. We’ll see all the newer bike-friendly facilities that have been installed in the past decade or so that you might not know about. [340] Traveling Technology Free 25 Participants Have you ever wondered how people traveled without GPS? Do you think you could find your way around using just a map? In this class you will learn how to read an Atlas, reach destinations using maps, use tools to plan a road trip and receive take-home material to use on your next adventure. [341] Virtual Bargaining as Workers and Managers 10 Participants We will experience how workers and managers bargain in a small virtual labor market. [342] Science of Star wars 140 Participants Learn about the science of different types of planets, spaceships and more inspired by Star Wars. We will also have a chat about engineering while making light sabers.

[333] Teamwork and Timbers 15 Participants

Assemble a 1/4 scale timber frame barn and learn about barn construction tools and timber frame barn history.

[334] The Hidden Maze 10 Participants

In an escape room format, students will explore disability, impacts of disability and common barriers in society, and engage with an experience of what it means to navigate our society with a disability. [335] The Historical Student Experience at MSU 16 Participants Explore life at Michigan State University through historical photographs and documents. Use your history detective skills to discover what students did for fun, the rules they were expected to follow and what it was like to live in the dormitories. Join the university archivists, who care for over 165 years of MSU history, for this interactive class.

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