"The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder."

- Ralph W. Sockman

In one brief sentence, Ralph W. Sockman summarizes the goal of an MSU undergraduate education: Spartans Will. See how Dr. Chivukula explores these connections by reading more.

The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education has appointed Dr. Genyne L. Royal as the interim assistant dean for student success initiatives and director of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative.  In this role, Royal leads an interdisciplinary team focused on academic, personal and social success for undergraduate students.  Prior to her appointment as interim director, Royal served as the director of MSU's South Neighborhood.  

 

Learn more about Genyne Royal's new role.

 

The conception and development of the Co-Curricular Record (CCR) builds on decades-old conversations related to tracking co-curricular student involvement at MSU. Over 100 faculty, staff, students, and administrative stakeholders were engaged, using human-centered design process, to define, envision, strategize, and develop a plan for establishing an MSU CCR. Key to the successful implementation will be two goals:

Learn more the CCR pilot and implementation plan

For those of you who were not able to attend the Student Success Leadership Community Meeting that was held on November 8, 2017, you can watch it online. 

Our next meeting takes place on Wednesday, January 31 from 8:30 - 10 am at the Kellogg Cent er,  Big Ten B.  Please RSVP here.

Tentative agenda for January 31 includes: 

• Updates on proactive advising and academic process reviews
• Fall outcomes around credit momentum and academic probation
• College-based student success efforts and strategies shared by the Colleges of Education, Communication Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Social Science

MSU's culture of innovation is racking up results: This year has seen record numbers of MSU startups and commercial agreements with companies.

Meet some of the entrepreneurial-minded faculty and students behind MSU's success.

Learn more about entrepreneurship at MSU. 

More than 100 first- and fifth-graders from Alpena Public Schools got their feet wet this fall contributing to an invasive species removal effort in their local watershed. Visiting the Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary and the Maritime Heritage Trail along the shores of Thunder Bay River these students removed more than 1,000 pounds of invasive European frogbit, conducted litter cleanups, and did a little filmmaking to raise public awareness about their project. 

 

Learn more about this project. 

Land Grant Goods is the first MSU-affiliated, student-run business. Its goal is to innovate the local food system while creating the next generation of food activists and entrepreneurs.

 

Watch the video to learn more about Land Grant Goods.

In the heart of Detroit resides a Broad College of Business alumnus with a mission. Josh York (BA Supply Chain Management '16), founder of York Project, a clothing company started in 2012 that gives back to cities in need, began his mission with the desire to contribute to Detroit's renaissance. 

 

Learn more about how Josh York is helping the homeless in Detroit. 

MSU professors are using a different approach to  teaching a required introductory physics course and making it more meaningful for students who often start out with an unfavorable outlook and think they'll never use physics later on.

A number of additional MSU student success stories that may interest you this month include: