Each week, we ask a member of the College of Education grad student community to share three picks related to one of their passions.
Aliya Bizhanova, Education Policy Ph.D. student, shares 3 favorite spots for students new to East Lansing:
My three “picks” are for graduate students who are new to East Lansing, Michigan, and/or the U.S. that I and my family found helpful and enjoyable when we first moved here:
- ASTC Travel Passport Program: Join ASTC Museum Travel Passport Program through the Lansing Impression 5 Science Center to get access to hundreds of museums across the U.S. for free. Our family’s favorites are the Field Museum in Chicago, Buffalo Museum of Science in NY and Maryland Science Center in Baltimore.
- Harris Nature Center: Join Harris Nature Center in Okemos, MI, for a nice trail walk. They have a great playground for kids and offer live Michigan animal displays. It is a beautiful place!
- Mickey Mouse Hill: As a winter activity, our family enjoys snow tubing at the hill behind the McDonald Middle School in East Lansing (1601 Burcham Dr.). This hill is behind the middle school by the baseball fields, known to locals (though no one’s sure why!) as “Mickey Mouse Hill.”
“COE in 3” spotlights the College of Education grad student community—students, faculty and staff. Read KIN Ph.D. student Ashley McPeek’spicks from our last issue on the Grad Link website.