Process for Safe Return to Community-based Activities

The University has initiated a variety of processes for reviewing applications to return to activities that occur on- and off-campus with community partners and the public. The appropriate process depends on the type of activity:

• Community-based human subjects research: Apply through Human Research Protection Program COVID-19 site.
• MSU-Extension programs: MSU-Extension process, through Institute Directors
• Other educational, outreach, and engagement activities that occur with community partners and the public on-campus or off-campus not covered by the above processes: Complete the Request for Review of Plan for Safe Return of Activity. Applications will be reviewed by a committee that includes EHS, the University Physician’s Office, Emergency Management, and University Outreach and Engagement. Approval from the MAU will be required as part of the application process.
• IPF Service Request - Events:  Use the IPF Service Request Event Form if your activity has an outdoor component or if the activity requires IPF support. This is in addition to any other necessary applications.

Michigan State University guidelines:

• Together We Will: MSU Coronavirus Updates
• MSU Community Compact
• Additional Guidance for Engaging with Partners and Public Events
• Community-Engaged Learning Activities During COVID-19
• Guidance to Assess Risk for Engaging in In-Person Community-based Activity

Doing community-engaged research remotely:

• Summary of MSU Stakeholder Listening Sessions for Restarting Community-Engaged Research
• MSU HRPP COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
• Essential Information for Human Subjects Research Teams Related to COVID-19 (from Johns Hopkins’ Office of Human Subjects Research)
• Conducting Clinical Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigator and Participant Perspectives
• Conducting Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Resource for Organizations Conducting Research in the Developing World Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
• ChicagoBeyond Covid19

Ways to support community partners:

• Questions for checking in with community partners
• COVID-19 and Videoclassism: Implicit Bias, Videojudgment, and Why I’m Terrified to Have You Look Over My Shoulder
• Connected Nation Michigan's Map of Public WiFi Locations in Michigan
• What Communities Expect from Researchers: A Community Partner Panel

Role of higher education institutions:

• Community Based Participatory Research and the Pandemic: Today and Tomorrow
• Fostering Social Responsibility by Higher Educational Institutions: COVID-19 and Beyond Webinar
• No Going Back: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists
• Why Am I Always Being Researched?

Tips on how to run effective virtual meetings:

• A guide to using virtual events to facilitate community building: Selecting and testing online tools
• Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement, A guide to using virtual events to build community
• Outbreaks, break-outs and break-times: Creating caring online workshops
• 7 Best Practices for COVID-19-Necessitated Online Meetings
• How to Lead a Videoconference
• Presenting Data While Working Remotely: Audio, Lighting, and Speaking Tips
• Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement Guidebook
• UPCEA List of Guides for Transitioning Face-to-Face Courses to Online

Community-engaged teaching and learning:

• Louisiana State University: Active Learning while Physical Distancing
• Peralta Online Equity Rubric
• California State University's Center for Community Engagement webinar series on creating virtual and remote service-learning experiences:
  • Developing a Remote Learning Course (With Experiential and/or Service Learning in Mind)
  • Enhancing Remote Learning Through Virtual or Place-/Project-Based Service-Learning Experiences
  • Incorporating Critical Reflection into Online Service-Learning Courses
• Article: Reimagining Service Learning in the Digital Age

Strategies and tools for engaging with communities and conducting research remotely:

• ParticipateDB, the digital engagement catalogue
• Education Research Resources from AERA
• Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
• Active Learning while Physical Distancing
• Communicating Through Conflict (online interactive course)

Working from home:

• Applying Flexible Work Strategies While Working Remotely
• 5 ways to work from home more effectively
• Tips for working at home with children
• Advice for working at home with kids
• How to Help Employees Work from Home with Kids
• How Working Parents Can Support One Another
• Why Zoom video chats are so exhausting
• MSU WorkLife Office Resources
• Check-in and Warm-up Activities