Kwesi Brookins, Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
Anchored in Our Community
The Red Cedar River in Michigan flows from Cedar Lake in Livingston County for 51 miles until it joins the Grand River in downtown Lansing. In Ingham County, on its banks are several towns including Williamston, Okemos, East Lansing, and Lansing. This past academic year alone, Michigan State University welcomed 50,000+ students. For nearly 170 years, this annual rite of fall has made our campus another de facto town that contributes greatly to the life and vitality of the area. Walking and biking along the river have long been a favorite pastime and helped me de-stress from the rigors of my graduate program over 40 years ago.
As the nation’s premier land-grant university, MSU has long understood its responsibility to serve as an anchor institution—deeply rooted in place, committed to strengthening local economies, fostering innovation, and investing in the people and neighborhoods that make up the Greater Lansing region. Being an anchor means being a neighbor, a partner, and a steady presence in the community ... Read more
Featured MSU Engaged Scholars
- Jiying Ling, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
- MSU Research Foundation Professor
- Assistant Director of Ph.D. Program
- College of Nursing
Wednesdays in Renee Clark’s classroom were days her 4- and 5-year-old students eagerly awaited. They put on chef’s hats, tied their aprons, and proudly displayed official “taste tester” stickers as they prepared to sample a variety of fruits and vegetables.
The taste test was part of a research project called Eat My ABCs: Integrate Healthy Eating into School Readiness, developed by Jiying Ling, an MSU Research Foundation Professor in the College of Nursing.
Ling’s interest in healthy child development dates to 2014 when she connected with parents and teachers from the Capital Area Community Services organization inquiring ...
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- Deric McNish, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Department of Theatre
- College of Arts and Letters
- Rob Roznowski, MFA
- Professor, Department of Theatre
- College of Arts and Letters
Six hours and nearly 5,000 miles separate East Lansing and Skopje, North Macedonia.
But neither time nor distance hindered Michigan State University faculty and students and their Macedonian counterparts from collaborating on a theatre project that addresses their shared concerns about climate change.
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia, the project paired Deric McNish and Rob Roznowski of MSU’s Department of Theatre with Bullfrogs Ballet, a school of dance in North Macedonia ...
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- Emilie Smith, Ph.D.
- Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Department of Psychology
- College of Social Science
Words can hurt.
In the paper Out of the Mouths of Babes, Emilie Smith and her colleagues share firsthand accounts from elementary-age Black children about their experiences of racism.
What struck Smith, an MSU professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, were the ways these young children coped with hurtful experiences like bullying, name-calling, or comments about their hair or skin. They would often draw on what their parents had taught them
A 10-year-old girl expressed maturity beyond her years....
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