Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.101 (2026)

Michigan state university; name, purpose.

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY


Act 269 of 1909


390.101 Michigan state university; name, purpose.

Sec. 1.

    The state educational institution at East Lansing shall hereafter be known by the name of "Michigan state university". Michigan state university shall provide the inhabitants of this state with the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of agriculture and all its allied branches, of mechanic arts, of domestic art, of domestic science, of military tactics and of military engineering, and to this end it shall afford such instruction in science, art and literature as, in the judgment of its governing body, will promote the object of the institution. Wherever reference is made in any law to "Michigan agricultural college" or "Michigan state college of agriculture and applied science", or "Michigan state university of agriculture and applied science", such reference shall be construed to mean "Michigan state university".

History: 1909, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 1233 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 153, Eff. May 13, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 7855 ;-- CL 1948, 390.101 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 37, Eff. July 1, 1955 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 50, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Vargo v. Sauer, 576 N.W.2d 656 (Mich. 1998).
Vargo v. Sauer, 576 N.W.2d 656 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 4× “§ 390.101; M.S.A. § 15.1121, Michigan State University is directed to provide the inhabitants of this state with the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of .”
Vargo v. Sauer, 547 N.W.2d 40 (Mich. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “MCL 390.101; MSA 15.1121 states that MSU "shall provide the inhabitants of this state with the means of acquiring a thorough *399 knowledge of [various arts and sciences] and to this end it shall afford such instruction in science, art and literature as, in the judgment of its…”
Federated Publications, Inc v. Michigan State Univ. Bd. of Trs., 594 N.W.2d 491 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 390.101 et seq.; MSA 15.1121 et seq., in which the Legislature provided for the powers, privileges, and duties of Michigan State University and its governing board: The board shall meet quarterly at stated times at Michigan state university and may meet at other times and…”
Weisbord v. Michigan State Univ., 495 F. Supp. 1347 (W.D. Mich. 1980). “Michigan Constitution 1963, Art. VIII, § 5, M.C.”
Molony-Vierstra v. Michigan State Univ., 301 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “Universities may be called upon to recompense the injuries suffered by an automobile owner when the university's agent damages the vehicles or when the owner is deprived of its use solely on account of some business procedure of the agent. The Michigan State towing ordinance…”
Ryan Guzall v. Michigan State Univ. (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Plaintiff cites MSU’s mission statement, as codified in MCL 390.101, to support his claim that Axia’s activities were not expressly or impliedly mandated by law.”
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