Students at Eastern and Sexton High Schools in the Lansing School District and MSU undergraduate and graduate students were engaged in learning about one of the countries in the MSU Alliance for African Partnership, engaging with visiting scholars fr...

Seventh- and eighth-graders completed projects and presented posters to STEM judges who volunteered to come for the day. Served as judges for two events, then spoke to small groups about STEM education and careers.

Planned five participatory evening events promoting art and music making.

Eight-week internship for high school students involving collection of pollen from flowers, characterization of the pollen by photomicroscopy, building a database, and using the information to identify pollen gathered by honeybees. A proof-of-concept...

The Fellowship of Instructional Leaders program will provide a yearlong, ongoing professional development to build instructional leadership capacity. With many Lansing School District schools interested in participating, the Lansing Fellowship will b...

The Fellowship of Instructional Leaders program will provide yearlong, ongoing professional development to build instructional leadership capacity. With many Lansing School District schools interested in participating, the fellowship will be designed...

Appointed to the Lansing School District (LSD) Equity Advisory Subcommittee under the Lansing Board of Education. The subcommittee meets biweekly. The committee is charged with reviewing the report from the Systemic Equity Review; reviewing current p...

Utilizing a systematic framework for stakeholder engagement, the Office of K-12 Outreach partnered with the Lansing School District to develop a new five-year strategic plan. Using targeted focus group meetings, collaborative working groups, and iter...

Utilizing a systematic framework for stakeholder engagement, the Office of K-12 Outreach partnered with the Lansing School District to develop a new five-year strategic plan. The process included targeted focus group meetings, collaborative working g...

Ninth-graders from the Lansing School District attended Launch your Dream at Lansing Community College, where they were exposed to different colleges and university opportunities. Nearly 300 high school students learned about options for veterinary m...

In a keynote lecture, Craig Kiner, project director at Zaha Hadid Architects, explored the inspiration behind the MSU Broad Art Museum’s architecture and discussed the process of designing and building the museum. The keynote and subsequent convers...

Hosted math activities at the East Lansing Public Library.

Interactive class helping students in grades 9-11 grasp the common anatomy underlying mammals, specifically focusing on comparative anatomy of dogs, horses, cats, cattle, and humans using actual specimens.

MSU’s Office of K-12 Outreach advanced from year one to year two of its partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections with an eye toward continuing to elevate the craft of educators within MDOC. The Office of K-12 Outreach designed profes...

MSU’s Office of K-12 Outreach, in year two of the partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections, advanced from year one to year two with an eye towards continuing to elevate the craft of educators within MDOC. The office designed professi...

Coordinate State Science Olympiad tournament and assist with subsidiary competitions, team recruitment, coach and supervisor training. Science Olympiad is a long-standing (40+ years) competition featuring all aspects of STEM education.

Serve as executive secretary for the Michigan World Language Association (of language teachers in Michigan) and gave presentation at the annual conference.

Served as a member of a steering committee for the webinar series for K-12 teachers organized by the Michigan Department of Education. Also offered two segments of the webinar.

This event included an after-hours opportunity to view the exhibition Zaha Hadid Design: Untold; a lecture by historian Edward Curtis IV, author of the new book Muslims of the Heartland; and a book signing.

In 2021, the National Farm to School Network and MSU Center for Regional Food Systems surveyed early care and education (ECE) providers across the country to better understand current initiatives, motivations, and challenges in applying farm to ECE a...

Students restored the medical home using the principals of Public health care Removal of out dated medicine,. Using an Amazon Wish List restock the house with pampers, formula, personal care items for the community. Food distribution/giveaway selecti...

Gave poetry readings that touch on Lakota culture, political activity, and history. Also presented lectures on treaty rights and political activism.

Attended by 600 family members and students at Bennet Woods Elementary. Activities included dissecting an owl pellet; bandaging a leg; and doing a physical exam on a stuffed animal. Fifteen veterinary medicine students assisted.

Multiple diverse children's books written about encouraging peace and justice were shared. The books were written by authors of various backgrounds and contained characters of different cultural and ethnic identities.

Worked with teachers in Michigan, Colorado, and Washington State to support them in both using the SOLID Start curriculum materials (integrated science and literacy curriculum materials for K-2) as well as to think more broadly about methods for inte...