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Logistics

Get here, get settled, and make the most of your time in East Lansing.

ARRIVE / EAT / EXPLORE

Communication Science Futures takes place at the MSU Union, in the middle of a walkable campus and just across Grand River Avenue from downtown East Lansing. This page is a starting point for getting around, finding a meal, and filling a free afternoon.

Conference MSU Union 49 Abbot Road
Hotel Graduate East Lansing 133 Evergreen Avenue
Airport shuttle Michigan Flyer East Lansing stop: 333 Albert Avenue

01 / GETTING HERE

Start with the simple route

The easiest airport connection is the Michigan Flyer-AirRide coach from Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) to East Lansing. Once you are here, the conference, hotel, downtown, and campus are all close together.

Airport shuttle

Michigan Flyer

Michigan Flyer operates daily round trips between Detroit Metro Airport, Ann Arbor, and East Lansing. The East Lansing stop is at the Marriott under the skywalk on Albert Street, at 333 Albert Avenue.

Service
14 daily round trips
Advance booking
Reservations open 180 days out
DTW fare
$35 one way / $60 round trip online
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02 / AROUND THE GRADUATE

Walk out the door and find your people

Downtown East Lansing is directly across Grand River Avenue from campus, with restaurants, coffee shops, bars, bookstores, retail, services, and plenty of places to linger.

Neighborhood map

Graduate → campus → downtown

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Coffee nearby

Start close, then wander

Two especially convenient options are already inside the conference orbit: Poindexter is in the Graduate lobby, and Strange Matter is on the first floor of the MSU Union. Downtown adds several more cafés within a short walk.

In the Graduate lobby

Poindexter Coffee

Breakfast, lunch, pastries, and coffee without leaving the hotel. The lobby seating also makes this an easy place to catch up with another attendee.

Hotel dining details

Inside the MSU Union

Strange Matter Coffee

A first-floor coffee and bakery counter inside the conference building, with additional public seating throughout the Union.

Location + hours

196 Albert Avenue

Foster Coffee

A downtown café just off Abbot Road, close to the Michigan Flyer stop and the Albert Avenue pedestrian area.

Visit Foster

431 E. Grand River Avenue

Foxtail Coffee

A café along Grand River with espresso drinks, cold brew, and space to settle in on the east side of downtown.

Visit Foxtail

501 E. Grand River Avenue

Haraz Coffee House

Yemeni coffee and tea, specialty drinks, and pastries a little farther east along Grand River.

Visit Haraz

03 / FREE TIME

Go a little farther

MSU is a large, green campus with museums, gardens, performances, and quiet places to walk. These are easy additions before the first session, between events, or on Sunday afternoon.

A

Walk the north campus

Start at the Union and wander toward Beaumont Tower, the Red Cedar River, and the historic heart of campus.

See campus locations
B

Visit the Broad

The MSU Broad Art Museum is always free and open to everyone, with changing exhibitions and a striking building on campus.

Plan your visit
C

Find some green

The MSU Horticulture Gardens are open daily from sunrise to sundown and make a good reset between conversations.

Visit the gardens