EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It is commencement season, and with Michigan State College’s ceremonies happening, downtown East Lansing is busy. On the Sparty Statue on campus Friday, dozens of graduates had been taking footage. 6 Information was there to seek out out their future plans and if that includes staying in Michigan.
A 2022 report by the Nationwide Bureau of Financial Analysis reveals that total, Michigan loses extra faculty graduates to different states than it good points. After talking with some college students, lots of them do plan to go away Michigan after commencement, like Megan Swartz, who’s headed to Florida to be a second grade trainer.
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“I am ready for the warm weather, ready to get away from the snow, and just for something new, an adventure while I’m young,” stated Swartz.
Whereas some college students need to depart Michigan others merely need to return to their dwelling state, like Swartz’s roommate Hanna Drag, who plans to return to Illinois.
“Just for like a year or so, then figure it out. I looked in Florida, too, so maybe we could end up together again,” stated Drag.
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Then, there are graduates trying to journey. Matt Manger is from New York, however after commencement, he’s heading to Chicago.
“I’m just preparing to jump into the real world, start working for the next 40 years,” Manger continued, “I’m excited to move on though, move on to the next chapter.”
Lou Glazer, President of Michigan Future Inc., stated there are issues the state can do to higher retain graduates. A standard thread between these leaving Michigan, Glazer stated, is that many graduates need to go to a transit-rich, walkable huge metropolis, and that Michigan doesn’t prioritize that.
“If we don’t have the kind of neighborhoods that recent college graduates are looking for to compete with Chicago, we’re going to continue to be a poor state,” stated Glazer.
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Glazer stated that in right now’s economic system, having younger adults with faculty levels within the state will assist with prosperity. He shared what he thinks Michigan ought to do.
“Make public space investments in creating the kind of neighborhoods that are attracting young people, starting with transit, particularly rail transit,” stated Glazer.
A couple of graduates that 6 Information spoke with Friday are staying in Michigan for job alternatives, however Glazer stated there must be extra. It doesn’t matter what these graduates are doing sooner or later, all of them stated they’ve grown a lot of their time at MSU.
