The Spartan Bus Tour 2024

Western Lower Peninsula

From Oct. 21-23, Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., and a group of faculty and administrators set out on the inaugural Spartan Bus Tour. They visited locations throughout the western Lower Peninsula of Michigan to build community connections and strengthen MSU’s commitment to education, research, outreach and extension.

Recap Video

Watch the inaugural Spartan Bus Tour visit local businesses, schools, state parks, and cultural and research sites across the western Lower Peninsula.

Dark green background; in lighter green and white text list on left side from middle to bottom: 2024 bus route; 1. Mt Pleasant, 2. Le Roy, 3. Grayling, 4. Traverse City, 5. Glen Arbor, 6. Arcadia, 7. Ludington, 8. Conklin, 9. Muskegon, 10. Rockford, 11. Grand Rapids, 12. Zeeland, 13. Hickory Corners. White outline of the state of Michigan with numbered map markers and dotted line route.

Tour Route

Learn more about the locations in West Michigan.

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