Academic support for university community partnerships that are collaborative, participatory, empowering, systemic, transformative, and anchored in scholarship.
⚽️🔥With the 2026 World Cup approaching, heat is emerging as a key performance factor. MSU researcher David Ferguson studies extreme heat’s effects on motorsports athletes, offering insight into what players may face on the field in the upcoming tournament go.msu.edu/Ferguson
ALT Graphic promoting an MSU story about athlete performance in extreme heat. A soccer ball rests on a grass field beside a portrait of researcher David Ferguson. Text reads: “As World Cup Heat Concerns Grow, MSU Researcher Studies How Elite Athletes Perform Under Extreme Conditions.” Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement logo and story link are included.
“Everybody loves a game,” says Jean Hardy of @MSUComArtSci. Learn how “Connected Community” tackles digital equity. 🔗 go.msu.edu/GamePlan
ALT Promotional graphic for The Engaged Scholar eNewsletter. On the left, a dark green panel displays the headline, “A Game Plan for Connectivity: MSU, Community Partners Address Rural Digital Gaps,” above the Michigan State University Outreach and Engagement logo. On the right, a photograph shows a tabletop board game called “Connected Community,” with game boards, cards, dice, and player pieces spread across a table. Above the photo is the heading “Featured Article,” and below it a green banner reads, “Read at: go.msu.edu/GamePlan.”
"Some lines are enforced by razor wire, but we can still get across them,” says MSU assistant professor Kirk Astle. During weekly writing workshops, MSU undergraduates and incarcerated college students discover common ground. 🔗go.msu.edu/WriteOn
MSU student Roberto (Marcos) Garcia has earned the nationally competitive Beinecke Scholarship, which is awarded to students pursuing research-focused graduate study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
He is the sixth Spartan to ever earn the award.
ALT MSU student Marcos Garcia at a research event on campus
This month, we celebrate the LGBTQIA community and reaffirm our commitment to fostering a culture rooted in love, respect, freedom, tolerance, equality and pride. We are proud to support communities where everyone can belong, thrive, and be their authentic selves. 💚
We're excited to welcome Cristián Doña-Reveco, Ph.D., as director of the Julian Samora Research Institute, effective August 1, 2026! 🔗go.msu.edu/Dona-Reveco
ALT Graphic announcement featuring a portrait of Cristián Doña-Reveco on a green background with white text reading, “Cristián Doña-Reveco Appointed Director of MSU’s Julian Samora Research Institute.” The bottom of the image includes the Michigan State University Spartan logo and branding for the Julian Samora Research Institute and University Outreach and Engagement.
Join us at the 2026 Innovate Michigan! Summit on July 9th! Now in its 15th year, the Summit brings together changemakers from across the state to share innovative economic tools, models, and policies driving economic development in MI. Register: events.engage.msu.edu/innova…@MSUEngage
From campus to community. 💚 🚌
UOE is proud to support and participate in the Spartan Bus Tour, helping create opportunities for meaningful engagement with partners in Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City. Spartans Will. Engage.
Learn more: spartanbustour.msu.edu/
University 🤝 Community
MSU is redefining public health through collaboration, trust, and shared knowledge with Flint communities. Learn more: go.msu.edu/FlintCommunity
Congratulations to our UOE student workers and all MSU graduates this weekend! Thank you for the meaningful contributions you’ve made to outreach and engagement and for the positivity you've shared along the way. We’re all cheering you on as you move into the next chapter! 🎓💚
That's a wrap on the 44th Annual Michigan Science Olympiad! 👩🔬🧑🔬Thank you to our medal presenters and speakers for representing and supporting the science community and for helping us celebrate the achievements of students across Michigan!
🏅Join us in congratulating the new inductees to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, including Kevin Brooks, Community Engagement Specialist with @msu_cced!
To see a full list of new members from MSU and learn more about the Honor Society, visit: go.msu.edu/PKP2026
In collaboration with MSU, Lansing has been selected as one of six Michigan communities to receive a placemaking grant through the @MEDC.
With $4.35 million in grant funding, and an additional $1 million commitment from the @lansingmichigan, a project to revitalize Lansing’s REO Town is set to move forward.
ALT A band plays on an outdoor stage for a large crowd. The stage has floral decorations, and \"text@1\" SUPER MARKET\" is visible on a nearby building. Three tall smokestacks rise in the background.
Join the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit Vendor Show hosted by the Native American Institute and partners at MSU! Explore food, educational, and arts & crafts booths celebrating Indigenous knowledge, culture, and community. 🔗 canr.msu.edu/IFSS2026
The MSU Center for Community and Economic Development invites you to join us for our Circular Economy Spring Forum on Thursday, March 26, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM at the MSU Union. @MSUEngage
ALT A view of REO Town in Lansing, Michigan, showing a mid-rise red brick building in the foreground, industrial buildings with three tall smokestacks in the background, and surrounding green trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Ready to take your community-engaged work to the next level? At the Summer Intensive, you’ll dive into hands-on workshops, connect with peers, and leave with a plan to make meaningful impact. 🔗go.msu.edu/2026_Summer_Inten…
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night to celebrate the exemplary community-engaged work of Spartans and their community partners! If you weren’t able to attend, you can watch a recording of the ceremony via the livestream link below.
🔗 go.msu.edu/AwardsLivestream