Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship
Burton A. Bargerstock, Executive Director
- Conducts institutional research
- Recognizes exemplary community-engaged work
- Supports MSU leadership in advancing the advocacy and scholarship of engagement
Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research
- Supports and consults on the design, implementation, and assessment of collaborative research
- Consults on broader impacts
- Community Evaluation Programs
Diane Doberneck, Director for Faculty and Professional Development
- Coordinates and provides educational opportunities that build capacity for community-engaged scholarship
Jessica V. Barnes-Najor, Director for Community Partnerships
- Fosters and facilitates networks of community partners
C. Kurt Dewhurst, Director for Arts and Cultural Partnerships
- Fosters and supports collaborative arts and cultural partnerships
Marsha McDowell, Director, Michigan Traditional Arts Program
- 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
John Melcher, Interim Director
- Creates, applies, and disseminates valued knowledge in community and economic development
- 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
- Supports faculty, instructors, and community partners in their community-engaged learning efforts
- Facilitates academic community engagement opportunities
- Provides beyond-the-classroom community engagement and student volunteer programs
College Access Initiatives
Susan L. Sheth, Interim Director
- Provides opportunities for low-income students to receive a college education at a post-secondary institution
Communication and Information Technology
Burton A. Bargerstock, Director
- Provides the public with access to university expertise and resources
- Develops publications, websites and information systems, public/media relations, and event coordination on engagement initiatives
- Coordinates MSU Science Festival
Engaged Research and Evaluation Center
Jamie Heng-Chieh Wu, Director
- Conducts research and evaluation focusing on early childhood, out-of-school time, and preschool education
Gifted and Talented Education
Susan L. Sheth, Director
- Offers differentiated educational programs for students in middle school and high school
Julian Samora Research Institute
Cristián Doña-Reveco, Director
- Researches, evaluates, and supports the social, economic, educational, and political condition of Latino communities
MSU Detroit Center
Jena Baker-Calloway, Director
- Acts as a hub for MSU programs, activities, opportunities, and research partnerships in Detroit
Native American Institute
Kevin Leonard, Director
- Supports scholarship, programming, and research with practical applications in American Indian and Indigenous contexts
- Collaborates with tribes, American Indian communities, and Native organizations
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