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Five in Five(ish): Health and Wellbeing

Welcome back to the Spartan Orientation Station 💚 Starting college is exciting, but it can also bring new challenges to maintaining your health and well-being. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Alexis Travis to discuss the importance of caring for your physical and mental health during your college journey. We cover campus well-being resources, strategies for managing stress, tips for building healthy habits, and ways students can stay balanced as they navigate life at Michigan State.  For additional resources, students can visit or call:  * The University Health & Wellbeing website: uhw.msu.edu [https://uhw.msu.edu/] * CAPS Crisis Line: 517-355-8270  * Center for Survivors: 517-353-2700

Go For The Green - Financial Tips

Welcome back to Spartan Orientation Station 💚 College is full of new experiences, including learning how to manage your money. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Amanda Guinot Talbot and Dr. Erica Tobe from MSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, along with Ryan LaBarge, a financial education specialist at MSUFCU. They discuss what Go for the Green is, financial aid resources available to students, how to develop a budget and tips for managing money in college.

Five in Five(ish): Out of State Students

Welcome back to Spartan Orientation Station 💚 It’s another Top 5 in 5-ish, and this one is for all our out-of-state Spartans figuring out life in a brand new place. We’re breaking down five things you actually need to know when moving to Michigan, from navigating health insurance and residency details to registering to vote and getting settled on campus. And yes, we’re talking about the weather, because adjusting to real Midwest seasons (hello snow, wind, and layering) is a whole experience on its own. These are the little things that can feel confusing at first but make a big difference once you’ve got them down. Think of this as your shortcut to feeling prepared, confident, and a little more at home 💚

Five in Five(ish): Advising

Welcome back to Spartan Orientation Station! It’s another Top 5 in 5-ish, and this time we’re talking about academic advising, aka the key to the thing everyone’s excited about… enrolling in your classes. If you’re not totally sure how advising works, when you’re supposed to go, or how it connects to building your schedule, we’ve got you. We’re breaking down the top five things you need to know so you can walk into your appointment prepared and leave with classes you’re actually excited about. From your first advising meeting to getting enrolled and staying on track, this episode is your quick guide to making it all make sense.

Five in Five(ish): MSU Acronyms

Welcome back to Spartan Orientation Station 💚 We’re kicking off a brand new series, Five in Five(ish), where we break down the five most important things you need to know in five to ten minutes. This episode is all about MSU language and abbreviations, because let’s be honest, people will start throwing around things like NSO, ULA, and CAPS like you’re just supposed to get it. We’ve got you. We’re covering the top five terms you’ll hear everywhere on campus, what they actually mean, and when you’ll use them, so you can walk into your first week at MSU already sounding like you know what’s going on. Let’s decode MSU together 🎧