Students work with community partners on a variety of projects, including organizing food pantry, clothing closet, tool shed, working with seniors on yard work, blight removal, planting of trees, painting, etc.

After-school college awareness program.

Conducted an evaluation of 10 Cents a Meal to understand the impact of the program on school children's consumption of Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and legumes as well as the impact on Michigan's economy and farm/food businesses. Evaluation res...

The 10-episode podcast series is inspired by the MSU Science Gallery’s “Tracked & Traced” exhibition at the MSU Museum. Through stories the series will explore what it means to live within a surveillance society, how surveillance benefits us as indiv...

MSU students work in a group for one day in the community.

Students serve on an immersive virtual experience throughout a semester to explore the possibilities for creating virtual volunteer opportunities for future MSU students and to assist with resource development projects.

The MSU Football staff spoke to high school and youth coaches on fundamental football techniques. All ten coaches spoke on their position area to help develop high school and youth players in the state of Michigan. The staff wanted to make sure each ...

Corresponded and set up a virtual career fair for companies in the hospitality industry to assist them in securing talent. Assisted companies in developing guidelines for positions for future interns and full time employees.

The advisory board is designed to connect marketing business executives with students and faculty, by offering student projects, hiring students for internships and career positions, fundraising and general guidance to constituents.

The Great Lakes Supply Chain Tour was scheduled to take place May 10-May 21, 2020. This tour consisted of multi-modal travel across cities located in the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway with focus on site tours and meeting with select corporate an...

Work with Stellantis to help with diversity sourcing at multiple tier levels in the electronics innovation supply chain.

Reported research results verbally and in writing to growers, wholesalers, retailers, and related horticultural professionals.

Provide coordination and technical assistance for the the Michigan Food Hub Network, a group of approximately 12 regional food distributors in Michigan. The goals of the network are to increase sales of local and regional foods, increase food access ...

Support a cohort of Michigan-based hospitals and healthcare systems to advance their procurement of healthy, local foods from a diverse array of community-based farm and food businesses. Convene partners, participate in group activities, conduct surv...

Activities were designed to make college and career information accessible to a broad group of students and parents. They provide exposure to career fields through pre-college programs and community organizations working to engage young people in a v...

The 2021 MSU Organic Farmer Training Program is a 50/50 mix of field and online learning at the MSU Student Organic Farm and field trips to sustainable farms throughout Michigan. Participants write a farm business plan and engage in hands-on activiti...

This project investigates strategies to improve establishment of landscape plants on urban freeway roadsides. In the summer and fall of 2018, a series of replicated plots were established along I-696 north of Detroit in collaboration with the Michiga...

Located in the Riverdale neighborhood, near Brightmoor, the Partnership promotes urban agriculture research through community-based initiatives. The DPFLI is a resource for urban growers, students, and neighbors to come together and learn about agric...

The MSU Product Center supports innovation and growth for business, industry and entrepreneurs in food, agriculture and natural resource sectors.

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...

Health education programming tailored to the needs of older, African American populations. A Community Advisory Board has been built to provide counsel and direction on future program needs.