EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The acting president of Michigan State University Satish Udpa suffered what officials are calling a "health incident" during commencement ceremonies in East Lansing.
Udpa was taken to a hospital after falling on stage Friday. The nature of Udpa's health problem wasn't immediately revealed.
A Twitter user captured the shocking moment:
Scary footage of @michiganstateu interim president Satish Udpa collapsing during Friday’s commencement. Best wishes for a speedy recovery pic.twitter.com/pmJED5Seqc
— Large Vanilla Cone🍦 (@budcone7) May 4, 2019
University spokeswoman Emily Guerrant told The Detroit News that Udpa is receiving medical attention and "everyone in the Spartan community has he, Lalita and their family in our thoughts and prayers."
The University recently released this statement regarding Udpa's health:
MSU Acting President Satish Udpa is resting this weekend with his family as he recovers from a fall yesterday during the afternoon graduation ceremony. It is anticipated that he will take some time off during the coming week and we ask that his privacy is respected as we continue to keep him in our thoughts. Both Satish and his wife Lalita thank everyone for their outreach and concern and send congratulations to all the graduates celebrating this weekend.
Udpa, university administrator and former engineering dean, was named acting president in January after the forced resignation of interim President John Engler.
Engler was ousted after saying some victims enjoyed publicity from the scandal involving imprisoned sexual abuser Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor.
