Featured MSU Engaged Scholars
- Forrest S. Carter, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
- Interim Faculty Director, Institute for Entrepreneurship
- The Eli Broad College of Business
H.E.R.O.E.S. Project Leads to First-Ever MSU Collegiate Chapter of the Black Chamber of Commerce
It is widely acknowledged that entrepreneurs are hard-working, persistent individuals who thrive on a challenge.
People who start their own businesses typically possess an idea—maybe even a dream—and will work tirelessly to achieve success. They often start out with the odds against them and face such obstacles as obtaining financial capital, developing purchasing capabilities, and gaining market access. These obstacles can be even greater when the entrepreneur is a member of a minority population and is operating in an urban or distressed region.
Dr. Forrest S. "Sam" Carter, associate professor of marketing in the Eli Broad College of Business and Interim Faculty Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship, knows these challenges well and cares deeply about them. That's one of the reasons why his collaborative teaching and research partnerships are designed to provide the knowledge, tools, and practical applications aimed at helping aspiring entrepreneurs become successful ...
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- Carol Monson, D.O., M.S., FACOFP, FAAFP
- Senior Associate to the Dean
- Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
- College of Osteopathic Medicine
A Fellowship of Care: Helping Michigan's Aging Residents Grow Old Gracefully
Ensuring that Michigan's aging population will have the qualified care needed to "grow old gracefully" is the goal of a five-year project led by Dr. Carol Monson and her team of researchers from MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine.
With an $800,000 U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration grant, Monson and her team are establishing a statewide system of osteopathic geriatric fellowships that will be focused on the philosophy of optimal aging.
The timeliness of the project is of the essence, as Michigan's large aging population will grow exponentially as the baby boomer generation begins to enter its golden years. Currently, Michigan does not have enough geriatricians or doctors with specialized geriatric training to care for them. "Many hospitals don't have geriatric fellowships," said Monson. "Our goal is to increase the number of geriatricians in Michigan by growing our own." ...
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Community and Economic Development in the 21st Century
- Adam Candeub, J.D.
- Professor of Law
- Director, Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program
- MSU College of Law
- Adjunct Professor
- College of Communication Arts and Sciences
The Intellectual Property Start-up Project
In all of the first steps taken by an inventor or innovator, one of the most complex involves protecting an invention, prototype, creative concept, literary product, scientific discovery, or even good idea as it proceeds to market availability.
Adam Candeub, professor with the MSU College of Law, is leading a new initiative called The Intellectual Property Start-Up Project that offers information about navigating the legal aspects of intellectual property (IP). The pilot project is a new practice area within MSU Law's Legal Clinic, and includes experts drawn from MSU's alumni and adjunct faculty, student clinicians, and community partners who will work with entrepreneurs and business owners to determine their questions and challenges for legally protecting their ventures.
"Emerging entrepreneurs need expert advice to guide them through the complexity of protecting intellectual property," said Candeub. "Often, they don't even know where to start or what questions to ask." ...
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