Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
University Outreach and Engagement
Michigan State University
Kellogg Center
219 S. Harrison Road, Room 55
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1022
The Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship (OPES) advances MSU’s engagement mission by supporting faculty, staff, and students in their community-engaged research and creative activities, teaching, and service. OPES also contributes to the University’s reputation as a national and international leader in community engagement by ensuring that MSU is represented in critical organizations, contributing to the literature, and through other scholarly activities.
OPES facilitates work in the following key areas:
- Community-engaged research: Supporting and consulting on the design, implementation, and assessment of collaborative research
- Faculty and professional development: Coordinating and providing educational opportunities that build capacity for community-engaged scholarship
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Facilitation of mutually beneficial university-community partnerships:
- Community partnerships: Fostering and facilitating networks of potential partners
- Workforce and economic development partnerships: Supporting partnerships aimed at regional and state economic growth
- Arts and cultural partnerships: Fostering and supporting collaborative arts and cultural partnerships
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Institutional research, policy, and recognition:
- Conducting institutional research
- Fostering recognitions of exemplary community-engaged work
- Promoting policies supportive of community-engaged scholarship and university outreach
- Providing consultations with other higher education institutions and organizations
Drawing on its expertise in specific areas, OPES also works collaboratively with the other UOE departments to enhance and support the community engagement efforts of faculty, staff, and students across the University.
Web Site: /about/departments/office-for-public-engagement-and-scholarship
E-mail: engage@msu.edu
Telephone: (517) 353-8977
FAX: (517) 432-9541
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Burton A. Bargerstock
Executive Director, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Director, Communication and Information Technology
Special Adviser to the Vice Provost
Affiliated Faculty, Digital Humanities at MSU -
Jessica V. Barnes-Najor
Director for Community Partnerships, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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C. Kurt Dewhurst
Director for Arts and Cultural Partnerships, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Curator of Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Michigan State University Museum
Professor, Department of English
University Outreach and Engagement Campus Senior Fellow -
Diane Doberneck
Director for Faculty and Professional Development, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Sustainability -
Miles A. McNall
Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychology
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Arnold Weinfeld
Director for Workforce and Economic Development Partnerships, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Associate Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research -
Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu
Associate Director for Community Evaluation Programs, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
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Research Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies -
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Hope Akaeze
Project Statistician, Community Evaluation Programs
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Academic Specialist, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship -
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Cindy M. Helms
Administrative Assistant I, Communication and Information Technology
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Administrative Assistant I, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
Administrative Assistant I, Outreach Administration -
Rose Henderson
Program Manager, OPEN-MSU
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Academic Specialist, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship -
E. Beth Prince
Training Director, Community Evaluation Programs
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Academic Specialist, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship -
Deborah Stoddard
Project Coordinator, Community Evaluation Programs
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Research Assistant I, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship -
Nai-Kuan Yang
Quantitative Team Manager, Community Evaluation Programs
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Academic Specialist, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship