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MSU Coach Tom Izzo to address spring graduates

The Spring 2010 commencement speaker is Tom Izzo, men’s basketball head coach at Michigan State University. Izzo will be addressing the 202 graduates after his most recent run in the NCAA tournament.

Spring commencement at Adrian College is scheduled at 3 P.M. on Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Multisport Performance Stadium. The rain location will be inside the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Having recently completed his 15th year directing the Spartan program, head coach Tom Izzo has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments, including the 2000 NCAA National Championship, six regular-season Big Ten Championships, two Big Ten Tournament titles, six Final Four appearances, four National Coach of the Year awards and a Big Ten-best 13 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

These accomplishments, however, are not what make Izzo one of the best in the game, but rather it is his insatiable desire to accomplish more.

With a career record of 364-146, it’s easy to see that Izzo knows how to win, but he also knows how to win the right way. In his 14 full years directing the Spartan program, 84 percent of his players who completed their eligibility also left with a degree. In the last 10 years, 31 Spartans have received their undergraduate degrees, including five each in 2001, 2003 and 2007.

In 15 seasons, Izzo has returned Michigan State to national prominence, placed his name in the NCAA record books and become a leader among college basketball coaches.

Izzo’s 364 wins are the fourth most by any coach in his first 15 seasons in the history of college basketball. In late November 2009, he passed his mentor Jud Heathcote (340 wins) to become MSU’s all-time winningest coach. In the NCAA Tournament, Izzo is at his best, winning at a clip of .745 to rank third among all active coaches with at least 10 tournament games coached.

Izzo has led MSU to six Final Four appearances in the last 12 seasons, becoming the only team to accomplish that feat between 1999 and 2010 and just the fourth school in college basketball history to do it in any 12-year span, including just the third since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Furthermore, Izzo brings stability to Michigan State basketball. The 2009-10 season marks Izzo's 27th with the Spartans. He is the longest serving active Big Ten men's basketball head coach. He is also a leader among his peers, serving on the NABC Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the John R. Wooden Award Board of Governors and the USA Basketball Collegiate Committee.

In October 1990, Izzo was inducted into the Northern Michigan University Hall of Fame and was selected as an inductee into the Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame during the summer of 1998.

In 2001, Izzo received honorary degrees from both Northern Michigan and Michigan State, delivering the commencement address at both graduation ceremonies.

Izzo is also an active volunteer in the community. Among his many efforts, he is very active with Coaches Vs. Cancer, Sparrow Hospital, the Jimmy "V" Foundation and the Catholic Social Services/St. Vincent Home for Children in Lansing. In 2009, Izzo was presented the Coaches Vs. Cancer Champion Award, recognizing his work and leadership in the fight to save lives from cancer. In April 2010, Izzo began a one-year term as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

A native of Iron Mountain, Mich., Tom Izzo’s family includes his wife, Lupe, daughter, Raquel, and son, Steven.

Izzo will be presented with an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, by Adrian College President Jeffrey R. Docking.

All Greek Bon Fire

IFC hold its end of the year All Greek Bon Fire, all fraternities and sororities are welcome to come. IFC will supply hotdogs.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Pavilion

Wheelchair Basketball- AC vs Rollin Wheels

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:30pm - 9:30pm Merillat Sport and Fitness Center

The Adrian College Men and Women's basketball teams will be competing against the Canton Rollin Wheels team. Please come and show your support! Should be LOTS of fun!! The AC Dance Team will be the half time show!!

7K Concert

Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010

When: 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Where: Adrian Tobias Room



7k plays a mixture of originals and cover songs and will rock Adrian College Campus. Go to http://7ktheband.com/ to get a taste of their music.

Ribbons of Excellence Day Success

On Tuesday, April 13, 2010 students prepared their visual aids and went to work demonstrating their research. Many presentations represented the culmination of four years of work on their capstone projects. Rooms were filled with excitement as community members, faculty, staff, and students occupied every chair and lined every wall. Lunch was held for presenters and moderators in the Adrian Tobias room creating a very conference like schedule with built in networking opportunities. More motivating than the attendance to, or the structure of, this years Excellence Day was the glowing enthusiasm with which each presenter illustrated their project. When the final poster session closed it was time to head over to Dawson Auditorium where students where honored for their academic endeavors. With special guidance from visionary professors Dr. Claus and Dr. Hanley this event has evolved to become even better. The professional advantages of a local conference are many and the forum for sharing work is a truly excellent tool for students in terms of publication.

Sibs & Kids Weekend

A ROOTIN' TOOTIN' GOOD TIME

Friday, April 9
6 pm - 8 pm
Check-in and Registration
Merillat Lobby

6 pm – 10 pm
Open Gym (Win Prizes)
Merillat

8 pm – 10 pm
Little Shop of Horrors
Admission: $7 Student $10 General
Downs Hall Theatre

Saturday, April 10
9 am – 11 am
Registration
Merillat Lobby

11 am – 3 pm
Wild Wild West Caricature Artist
Merillat

11 am – 5 pm
Carnival/Inflatables (win BIG prizes)
(Face painting, Mechanical Bull, etc.)
With Art Club & Greek Organizations


Brunch Options*
11 am – 4:30 pm
Ritchie Market Place -$7.00

1 pm – 10 pm
Scoreboard Café and Quiznos
Caine Student Center

12:00 pm – 4 pm
Rock the Cure Concert
(Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity)
Admission: Donations Appreciated
(Recommended for ages 14 and up)
Adrian Tobias Center

1 PM
Baseball vs Olivet College
Nicolay Field

5 pm – 7 pm
2nd Annual Theta Chi Cookout & Dunk Tank
4 throws for $1.00
Theta Chi House

7 PM
Men’s Lacrosse vs Denison
Location: Merillat

7 PM
Men’s Lacrosse vs Denison
Merillat

8 pm – 10 pm
Little Shop of Horrors
Admission: $7 Student $10 General
Downs Hall Theatre

8 pm
Adrian Symphony Orchestra
“ Divine Mystery”
Admission: $10 Student $22 General
Dawson Auditorium

Sunday, April11
11 am
Sibs & Kids Chapel Service
Adrian College Chapel

3 pm
Chamber Ensembles Concert
Dawson Auditorium

There will be great prizes given out throughout the weekend!

Kindle, GPS, X-Box 360, Wii, Playstation 3, Mp3 Players, and 15 inch TV with DVD player.

And volunteers will be entered to win a Kindle or 40inch TV, the more you help and volunteer the more chances you have to win!

Adrian College Cribs Winners Announced!

1st place - Women's Hockey House
2nd place - Josh Emington

Make sure you all go check out their cribs in your free time on this page until April 12th

CAR SMASH

Friday, April 9th 2010

11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Phi Kappa Sigma House



2nd annual car smash benefiting Habitat for Humanity. There will be a van in the Phi Kappa Sigma drive way all day on April 9th.

Swings will be 3 for $1 and 10 swings for $5.

Come have fun busting out some stress on a van and have fun listening to some loud music and hanging out.

Greek Week

Let the games begin...

Thursday, April 8th

Speaker in Dawson Auditorium 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 12th

Opening Ceremonies - Pavilion 5 p.m.

Kickball Round 1 - Quad 9 p.m.

Tuesday, April 13th

Ribbons of Excellence

Kickball Round 2 - Quad 9 p.m.

Wednesday, April 14th

Pie Eating Contest - Ritchie 12 noon

Kickball Round 3 - Quad 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 15th

Tug-of-War - Quad 12 noon

Kickball Finals - Quad 9 p.m.

Friday, April 16th

Mock Rock - 1 p.m.

Greek Award Banquet


All Week Event - Penny Wars
Penny = 1 point
Nickel = -1 point
Dime = -5 points
Quarter = -25 points

Questions may be directed to Billy Coy at wcoy@adrian.edu or Rachel Husen at rhusen@adrian.edu.

Ribbons of Excellence

Tuesday, April 13


To view the schedule Click here

ADRIAN, Mich. – On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, the Adrian College campus and surrounding communities will convene to celebrate the scholarly and creative activities of Adrian College students with the Second Annual Ribbons of Excellence Day. The purpose of this day is to encourage students to engage in the acquisition of new knowledge outside the classroom, and to act as a catalyst for student/faculty collaboration.

In 1887, the graduating seniors at Adrian College presented a cane in the form of a shepherd’s crook to the officers of the junior class. Symbolic of leadership and carved with the Latin motto for “No victory without work,” the cane has been handed down every year by the graduating class. Each class has also attached a ribbon to the cane with the names of its graduates listed on the ribbon.

In 2007, the academic community at Adrian College adopted the idea of the ribbons to represent its standards of excellence. From the long-standing tradition of the ribbons attached to the shepherd’s crook at graduation, these new ribbons of excellence have been developed to support the College’s mission statement. Just as the Latin inscription on the cane suggests, these ribbons of excellence cannot be achieved without hard work: caring for humanity and the world; learning throughout a lifetime; thinking critically; crossing boundaries and disciplines and developing creativity. The College has defined these ideas as:

Caring for humanity and the world includes making socially responsible decisions, providing service to local and global communities and interacting positively with persons of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Learning throughout a lifetime consists of continuing to ask important questions, pursuing knowledge in each new age and remaining open to new learning experiences.

Thinking critically is developing critical habits of the mind, exploring multiple points of view; raising thoughtful questions and identifying problems and solutions.

Crossing boundaries and disciplines includes developing literacy in multiple fields, personifying the liberal arts experience and making connections across disciplines.

Developing creativity is engaging in creative arts, developing creative talents and skills and recognizing and employing figurative expression.

Ribbons of Excellence Day 2010 will be held all day long in various parts of campus on Tuesday, April 13, beginning at 8:30 A.M. and ending at 6:45 P.M. Being given in relation to the ribbons of excellence described above are numerous presentations.

Following the presentations, the Honors Ceremony will take place in Dawson Auditorium. This event is held each spring to recognize students who have received special accolades. At this time, the list of students earning Scholastic Honors is published, and departmental and other awards are presented.

The Ribbons of Excellence Day is free and open to the public however the Honors Ceremony is by invite only.

2010 Ribbons of Excellence
April 13, 2010

Adrian College Campus Cribs

Winners to be announced, Tuesday, April 6th.

Adrian College students created a 3-5 minute video that best capturing the spirit of their dorm room, apartment, or house. Members of the Campus Activities Network will vote for their favorite video.

below are a few examples of the entries: