Kwesi Brookins, Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
Introducing Our New Assistant Provost
MSU has one of the top outreach and engagement enterprises in the country. We continue to find ways to enhance the services, technical assistance, and research that we offer to our campus community, and to the larger national and international arenas of engagement scholarship and public impact.
That is why I am excited to welcome Elyse L. Aurbach, Ph.D., our new assistant provost for University Outreach and Engagement, who will lead several of these initiatives. Her extensive experience and commitment to university-community collaborations will bring valuable expertise to UOE while also contributing to our mission of advancing the scholarship of outreach and engagement.
In this role, Dr. Aurbach will lead UOE’s campus-wide efforts to foster, promote, and advocate for community engagement and engaged scholarship within academic units and in support of engaged faculty, staff, and students. She will lead efforts to reestablish campus engagement networks and identify opportunities to build stronger cross-campus partnerships centered on public impact research, scholarship, and programs ... Read more
Featured MSU Engaged Scholars
- Myron Kebus, M.S, D.V.M.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Thomas Loch, M.S., Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
- College of Veterinary Medicine
As a young man, Myron Kebus would stash his fishing gear in the Free Press satchel he used for his daily paper route, strap it to his handlebars, and bike to the Detroit River.
“I was very interested in fish,” said Kebus, who grew up on the city’s east side. “I drew fish. I went fishing. I wrote about fish. I ate fish. I dreamt about fish.”
When he decided to go to veterinary school, he wanted to specialize in fish. However, few such programs existed. But Kebus persisted.
“I loved fish. I loved veterinary medicine. I wanted to ...
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- Adrea Truckenmiller, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education
- College of Education
Writing is hard.
Not just for award-winning authors attempting another bestseller or doctoral students preparing their dissertations—but for everyone. Especially children who are just learning how to turn their thoughts into sentences and express them on a blank page.
The art—and science—of teaching how to write is equally complex. Informational writing becomes more integrated into standard curriculum in fourth grade where the average class ranges between 25 to 30 students, and each of them has varying degrees of experience when it comes to writing.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, written communication is important in over 90% of occupations—from entry-level jobs to high-level management. This necessitates preparing students for real-world writing demands that will follow them throughout their schooling and into their careers ...
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