The project focuses on revitalizing existing spaces throughout Detroit by painting games and activities on playgrounds to help increase the physical activity of youth in schools and communities.

This USDA Risk Management Agency Co-Operative Agreement Project is a one-year project that is educating adult small-scale farmers who identify as a person of color, BIPOC, socially-disadvantaged, underserved. )utreach, engagement and zoom-based educa...

A multi-university effort to leverage and coordinate university resources in support of neighborhood initiatives in the HOPE Village community. It is an innovative model of community–campus collaboration which builds on the assets of all groups in or...

The program addresses specific topics that affect the vibrancy of core city neighborhoods with reference to smart growth, livability, and community-based social and economic policies that build from within and cater, primarily, to current residents. ...

The MSU National Charrette Institute (NCI) facilitated a series of online engagements for a partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resource’s Parks and Recreation Division (DNR) and the Landscape Architecture (LA) program at Michigan ...

Andrew McCain sits on multiple local advisory boards for local schools and community groups. The main focus is being a voice for agriculture-related issues and a connection to MSU and higher learning.

In this USDA-funded project, a team of seven NGOs serving beginning farmers, Extension educators, and members from the Center for Regional Food Systems, are developing curriculum that engages beginning farmers by providing technical information on pr...

The Michigan Good Food Fund is a $30 million loan fund that supports good food entrepreneurs, particularly women and BIPOC owners, working to increase access to healthy food and spark economic opportunity in places that need it most. Serving low inco...

Co-facilitated a planning process to review current MSU Extension Water School program. This program is targeted at public officials and staff of public agencies responsible for making decisions about the use and safety of Michigan's water resources.

The Michigan Good Food Charter is an action and advocacy framework that promotes collaboration to advance a “good food system” in Michigan, that is a thriving food economy distinguished by equity, health, and sustainability. The Charter was initially...

A goal of the program is to increase the number of early care and education providers utilizing farm to education within Michigan, thus increasing access to local, healthy, affordable food for ECE settings. Outputs of the program include Identifying ...

The goal of the network is to make Michigan a leader in developing shared language for providers and producers in Farm to ECE through effective collaboration, deliberate networking, and thoughtful and intentional communication, thinking about Farm to...

Redevelopment of a traveling exhibition, creation of an online version of the exhibition, and development of extensive educational curriculum materials and educational resources.

This program is promoted by the Italian Consulate in Detroit. Representatives of universities and colleges in Michigan that have an Italian program were invited to meet with local Italian businesses and firms to create possible connections for future...

Since 2012, Gerald Lindman has served on a five member panel of judges selected by Crain’s Detroit for their annual Best Managed Nonprofit Contest. Duties start in October of each year after the applications are closed. Judges read and rank order all...

Consulting with Renee Wallace, executive director of FoodPlus on a variety of her projects related to food systems in Detroit and Flint. These include helping her develop a proposal for a cooperative project with other MSU faculty.

Documentation and presentation of the diverse folk and traditional arts of Michigan as well as nationally and internationally. This work is done in partnership with communities and traditional artists. University Outreach and Engagement, the MSU Muse...

A group, selected by Governor Whitmer, to study, examine research, and then recommend changes for women and girls in sports in Michigan.

Alexandrea Thrubis serves as the marketing and communications Manager for Endeavor Detroit, leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in Michigan and beyond. She is currently building and executing a marketing and communications strategy for ...

We presented a season from Sept. to Dec. and two multi-hour live stream broadcasts in conjunction with SG Dublin and SG Atlanta, and roughly fifteen programming events, focussed on design, both as a form of control, and as a means of community empowe...

Increase number of early care and education providers utilizing farm to education within Michigan, thus increasing access to local, health, affordable food for ECE settings o Addressing early care and education farm to ECE efforts as a result of COVI...