Organizational Chart - University Outreach and Engagement - Michigan State University

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January 2026

- Kwesi Brookins
- Vice Provost
- University Outreach and Engagement

- Elyse L. Aurbach
- Assistant Provost
- University Outreach and Engagement

- Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
- Burton A. Bargerstock, Executive Director
1. Conducts institutional research
2. Recognizes exemplary community-engaged work
3. Supports MSU leadership in advancing the advocacy and scholarship of engagement

- Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research
1. Supports and consults on the design, implementation, and assessment of collaborative research
2. Consults on broader impacts
3. Community Evaluation Programs

- Diane Doberneck, Director for Faculty and Professional Development
1. Coordinates and provides educational opportunities that build capacity for community-engaged scholarship

- Jessica V. Barnes-Najor, Director for Community Partnerships
1. Fosters and facilitates networks of community partners

- C. Kurt Dewhurst, Director for Arts and Cultural Partnerships
1. Fosters and supports collaborative arts and cultural partnerships

- Marsha McDowell, Director, Michigan Traditional Arts Program
1. Advances cross-cultural understanding through the documentation, preservation, support, and presentation of traditional arts, folklife, and everyday culture in Michigan

- Center for Community and Economic Development
- Rex LaMore, Director
1. Creates, applies, and disseminates valued knowledge in community and economic development
2. Supports responsive engagement and collaborative learning in community and economic development

- Center for Community Engaged Learning
- (Jointly reporting to Student Life and Engagement)
- Renee Miller Zientek, Executive Director
1. Supports faculty, instructors, and community partners in their community-engaged learning efforts
2. Facilitates academic community engagement opportunities
3. Provides beyond-the-classroom community engagement and student volunteer programs

- College Access Initiatives
- Stephanie Anthony, Director
1. Provides opportunities for low-income students to receive a college education at a post-secondary institution

- Communication and Information Technology
- Burton A. Bargerstock, Director
1. Provides the public with access to university expertise and resources
2. Develops publications, websites and information systems, public/media relations, and event coordination on engagement initiatives
3. Coordinates MSU Science Festival

- Engaged Research and Evaluation Center
- Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu, Director
1. Conducts research and evaluation focusing on early childhood, out-of-school time, and preschool education

- Gifted and Talented Education
- Susan L. Sheth, Director
1. Offers differentiated educational programs for students in middle school and high school

- Julian Samora Research Institute
- Manuel Chavez, Interim Director
1. Researches, evaluates, and supports the social, economic, educational, and political condition of Latino communities

- MSU Detroit Center
- Jena Baker-Calloway, Director
1. Acts as a hub for MSU programs, activities, opportunities, and research partnerships in Detroit

- Native American Institute
- Kevin Leonard, Director
1. Supports scholarship, programming, and research with practical applications in American Indian and Indigenous contexts
2. Collaborates with tribes, American Indian communities, and Native organizations

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