Local Loop 2025: Detroit

On May 5-6, 2025, Spartan faculty and leaders connected with and learned from communities in the metro Detroit area.

Recap Video

Watch tour participants visit sites across the Detroit region, including schools, businesses, health systems, and cultural and research hubs.

City skyline across top in shades of green; white Spartan helmet in green circle, white text on dark green background; May 5-6, 2025; Detroit, Michigan; Local loop; Zekelman Holocaust Center; Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation; The Shepherd and The Lantern; Magna International; Apple Developer Academy; Motown Museum; Marriott Renaissance Center; MSU Detroit Center and Community Music School-Detroit; Henry Ford Health; Fisher Building; Detroit Institute of Arts; Henry Ford Academy; Arab American National Museum; Scarab Club

Tour route

Learn more about the locations on the Detroit Local Loop.

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‘A journey that will inspire, connect and renew’

17 Spartans reflect on the Spartan Bus Tour’s trip to Detroit.

Spartan Bus Tour photo gallery

The Spartan Bus Tour rolled through metro Detroit May 5-6, led by MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., and a delegation of faculty and administrators.

Detroit shines: Creating community, celebrating innovation, embracing resilience on the Spartan Bus Tour

Inspiring. Uplifting. Soulful. Authentic. These were some of the words that participants of the Spartan Bus Tour used to describe their immersive two-day, 254-mile trip through the Detroit metropolitan area May 5-6.

MSU and Apple grow Detroit's tech talent

The Detroit-based partnership between MSU and Apple is leading industry innovation by training the next generation of app developers.

Spartan Bus Tour to explore strong bond between MSU and Detroit

A tour of metro Detroit will illustrate how the partnerships between the city and Michigan State are changing Michigan for the better.

‘Detroit is a music box:’ How MSU helps shape the Motor City’s musical legacy

Local musicians and MSU students and faculty teach students from zero to 100 years old in subjects ranging from singing nursey rhymes to learning to play string, woodwind or brass instruments to composing and producing music.