Evaluation of a Bureau of Justice Assistance funded study of the effects of a mentoring program on participants.

The purpose of all field education courses is to provide students opportunities to develop their professional social work skills in various settings across the state of Michigan that meet course competencies (ethics, DEI, policy, human rights, resear...

This is a research study about Detroit neighborhoods, and the physical activity levels and health of residents. The study aims to understand physical activity and neighborhood conditions that support healthy residents. We hope that this study can bui...

The MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) at the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development is building a new economic development ecosystem by leveraging higher education assets to support the creation and applicati...

InnovateGov prepares and delivers MSU’s most vital resource – talented and motivated students – to Detroit’s civic institutions while providing students with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to do real and impactful work on the city’s most critical social...

The Hearts and Minds on Babies study is a five-year implementation and evaluation study of an attachment-based intervention in Early Head Start programs. Collected data from community partners; provided training to community partners; coded and analy...

The Teacher Stress study aims to understand the sources and intensity of stress for Early Head Start teachers, as well as the ways in which teachers cope with their work-related stress. Collected data from teachers in community partner agencies; anal...

Creating a free, publicly available curriculum for infants and toddlers that centers children of color and children in metropolitan environments.

A significant problem affecting the retention for the target group is a challenge of equity. The problem of under-representation is not just one of low numbers or percentages; it is also one of access to the profession. There is a general concern in ...

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Club and LVMA (Latinx Veterinary Medical Association) gave six virtual outreach talks to 82 Detroit International Academy (DIA) students. DIA is a public school for young women with a focus on biomedical sci...

The Enrichment Summer Program (ESP) provides three weeks of veterinary experience focused on leadership development, academic preparation, and career knowledge for undergraduate students who have selected veterinary medicine as their career choice. T...

Providing diagnostic services to veterinarians, scientists, and farmers. This includes performing tests, consultation, and the preparation of written reports.

Recorded a lecture to be shared with school teachers in partner high school.

Detroit Mastering Academics Demonstrating Excellence (M.A.D.E) Scholars Program focuses on college transition, graduation, and career development for students who have graduated from Detroit public and charter high schools who also reside in the City...

MSU student scholars work collaboratively with community partners, local organizations, and their fellow cohort members over the course of an academic year. The scope of each project will vary by partners, although all projects are focused on communi...

The program provides students the opportunity to build a foundation for work and a career in an app economy. Academy students can expect to work on real-world challenges and connect with community and industry partners. The academy is designed to emp...

The MC384: Metropolitan Societies course was taught as a student-led civic engagement project, supported by a grant from MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI). Students worked with the Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Develop...

This project conducted 60 interviews with stakeholders in Michigan from the areas of public policy, agriculture, energy, affected communities, and experts in agriculture and entomology. It was part of a fall 2020 capstone project for the Science, Tec...

Located in the MSU Detroit Center, the office does admissions, financial-aid, outreach, and recruitment within the City of Detroit.

Talks at theatres and cultural institutions on opera-themed topics deriving from musicological research on the critical editions of Verdi, Donizetti, and Puccini.

Through a joint research enterprise, a robust cancer center, and a focus on future academic medical and health education, this partnership will work to fight the health disparities that plague our most vulnerable communities, rural and urban. Plans f...

The Alliance is a partnership that is being developed between the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, Sylvia Moy Foundation, and Masterpiece Studio to bring educational programming to Detroit communities. Classes in audio recording and mu...

An annual invited talk with educators from high schools, organizations, and groups that support high school aged students to share information on various topics associated with college preparation, transition, and success.

Member of the Social Justice Partnership Committee that is led by the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA), an agency for schools in Wayne County, Michigan. The group of over 40 professionals within schools and organizations ...

MSUCAC, in close partnership with the national College Advising Corps (CAC), and the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), is seeking to help more Michigan students pursue post-secondary education. Recent MSU graduates will serve as AmeriCorps memb...