Notice: Due to ongoing construction, 4 East is currently closed to the public.  To obtain items located on 4 East, please place an online request for the item to be paged for you using the ‘Place Request’ button in the catalog. Please visit our Circulation FAQ page for assistance in using our catalog.
Notice: Due to ongoing construction, 4 East is currently closed to the public.  To obtain items located on 4 East, please place an online request for the item to be paged for you using the ‘Place Request’ button in the catalog. Please visit our Circulation FAQ page for assistance in using our catalog.

Irene B. Arens Endowment

Irene B. Arens, a native of Chicago and former president of the Friends of the MSU Libraries, is both a trained librarian and recognized artist. By the establishment of this endowment, Irene wishes to encourage student artists and enhance the ambiance of the MSU Libraries by the display of award winning works by the endowment's support of the MSU Libraries Student Art Competition, henceforth to be named the Irene B. Arens Student Art Competition.