Established 2005 Campus Rural Dean Stephen L. Esquith Phone +1 517-355-0210 Type of business Public | Assistant Dean Scot Yoder Number of students 600 Founded 2005 | |
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Location East Lansing, Michigan, USA Address Michigan State University, 362 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI 48825, USA Similar Snyder Hall, Eli Broad College of Business, Departme of Theatre, Departme of Psychology, MSU College of Natural S Profiles | ||
The Residential College in Arts and Humanities (RCAH) is a new residential college at Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan, U.S. Founded October 21, 2005, the college provides around 600 undergraduates (150 students per undergraduate class) with an individualized curriculum in the liberal, visual, and performing arts. Though all the students in the program will graduate with the same degree, only the first year programs and MSU prerequisites are mandatory for graduation. The college encourages its students to get a second degree or specialization in a program outside RCAH. The new college is MSU's fourth residential college, after James Madison College (from which it drew several faculty members, including its Dean Stephen L. Esquith), the Lyman Briggs School, and the now-defunct Justin Morrill College. Although early proposals named the college after Nelson Mandela, university officials have not decided on a permanent name as of 2006, saying that it is still too early to fix a permanent name to the college.
Snyder-Phillips renovation
RCAH classes started in Autumn 2007 in the Collegiate Gothic Snyder-Phillips Residence Hall. Built in 1947, Snyder-Phillips once housed Justin Morrill College. MSU renovated the dormitory to make room for the new college. Along with a new dining hall and upgraded bathrooms, the expanded Snyder-Phillips includes a 150-seat multipurpose classroom and performing arts space, a student art gallery, a Wi-Fi-enabled coffeeshop, music practice rooms, and a language learning center.