Residential College in Arts & Humanities

Established	2005
Namesake	None ("ad interim")
Dean	Stephen L. Esquith (acting)
Associate Dean	"Vacant"
Location	East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Membership	600 (approximate)
Website	[http://rcah.msu.edu/ RCAH Website]

The Residential College in Arts & Humanities (RCAH) is a new residential college at Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan. Founded October 21, 2005, [Collins, Laura. " [http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=32565 Trustees approve residential college] ". "State News". October 24, 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. [Michigan State University Residential College in Arts & Humanities. [http://www.rcah.msu.edu/program.html Flexible Program] .] 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, [McNulty, Rebecca. " [http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=26530 Report details new residential college". "State News". October 28, 2004.] 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. [Daum, Kristen. " [http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=36125 Officials to decide college's name] ." "State News". April 28, 2006.]

nyder-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 (a food court-style facility known as "The Gallery" widely acclaimed as the best cafeteria on MSU's campus)Fact|date=November 2007 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. [Michigan State University Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. [http://rcah.msu.edu/living/ Living in the College] .]

References

External links

* [http://rcah.msu.edu/ Residential College in Arts & Humanities]