| Mid-1980s |
University begins phasing out Lifelong Education Programs unit and refocusing on an emerging broader understanding of the institution's knowledge extension and application activities
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| 1988 |
W. K. Kellogg Foundation awards Michigan State University a $10.2 million grant to support an institution-wide realignment process aimed at broadening, strengthening, and more fully integrating outreach as a primary mission of each of its major academic units
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| 1991 |
Office of University Outreach is established and Vice Provost for Outreach is appointed
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| 1993 |
Definition of outreach is advanced by Provost's Committee
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| 1996 |
Faculty committee releases Points of Distinction: A Guidebook for Planning and Evaluating Quality Outreach
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| 2001 |
Mission of the Office of University Outreach is changed, and name is changed to Office of the Assistant Provost for University Outreach (UO). Reporting units are Outreach Partnerships, Outreach Advancement, and Academic Service Learning, as well as the Wharton Center for Performing Arts
University revises its Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Action forms to encourage the reporting of scholarly outreach and engagement, referencing Points of Distinction
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| 2002 |
Estate and Wealth Strategies Institute is transferred to UO
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| 2003 |
UO name is changed to University Outreach and Engagement (UOE)
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| 2004 |
UOE Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument is implemented university-wide
UOE Communication and Information Technology is established
UOE Usability/Accessibility Research Collaborative is established
UOE/MSU Detroit Partnerships at YouthVille is established
UOE Cultural Engagement Council for the Promotion of Arts and Cultural Resources is established
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| 2005 |
UOE National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement is established
MSU Museum (Cultural and Natural History) is transferred to UOE
MSU hosts national conference on Benchmarking University Engagement
MSU hosts annual International K-H Service-Learning Research Conference
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| 2006 |
UOE Community Evaluation Research Collaborative is established
MSU inaugurates university-wide award for community engagement scholarship
MSU is awarded the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification through 2014
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| 2007 |
Center for Community and Economic Development is transferred to UOE
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| 2008 |
UOE establishes sustained partnership with Lansing's Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC)
MSU receives the President's Award for Higher Education Community Service
MSU hosts inaugural Michigan Pre-College and Youth Outreach Conference
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| 2009 |
UOE Arts and Cultural Initiatives is established
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| 2010 |
Michigan Science Olympiad State Tournament is transferred to UOE
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| 2011 |
MSU Detroit Center is transferred to UOE
Estate and Wealth Strategies Institute is de-commissioned
MSU hosts annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference
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| 2013 |
Julian Samora Research Institute is transferred to UOE
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| 2014 |
MSU Office of Gifted and Talented Education is transferred to UOE
MSU receives the Michigan Campus Compact Engaged Campus of the Year Award
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| 2015 |
MSU is awarded the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification through 2025
MSU hosts inaugural Innovations in Collaborative Modeling Conference
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