MSU University Outreach and Engagement

06/01/2026

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. 💚

05/25/2026

05/21/2026

Congratulations to the MSU researchers leading an important PCORI-funded project focused on increasing stakeholder involvement in psychosis research. We’re especially proud to see UOE’s Miles McNall helping lead this work alongside a team of researchers committed to collaboration, lived experience, and patient-focused research.

How do you increase stakeholder involvement in psychosis research?

A team from Michigan State University, led by Drs. Katy Thakkar, Henry Cowan, John Waller, and Miles McNall, has received a funding award to find out how. This funding award is through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - PCORI.

To make sure all voices are heard, the researchers will develop a research infrastructure to facilitate ongoing consultation with people living with psychosis, clinicians, and caregivers with the goal of creating a lasting, patient-focused approach, where stakeholders work together as equal partners in clinical research focused on personal recovery.

Learn more here: https://psychology.msu.edu/news-events/news/increasing-psychosis-research-involvement.html

05/20/2026

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

“Returning to Michigan State University is especially meaningful to me,” Doña-Reveco said. “I look forward to reconnecting with the community that shaped my academic path and to guiding JSRI’s continued growth in the years ahead.”

05/18/2026

Registration is open! Join leaders and changemakers from across the state as they showcase innovative economic tools, models, and policies driving economic development in Michigan.

Registration is still open for the 2026 Innovate Michigan! Summit, happening July 9th, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing. Now in its 15th year, the Summit brings together leaders and changemakers from across the state to showcase innovative economic tools, models, and policies driving economic development in Michigan. Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and lead.

Register now: https://events.engage.msu.edu/innovate26

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05/13/2026

✏️Registration is open! Connect with experienced principals, assistant principals, and superintendents while exploring topics including leadership, school culture, mental health and well-being, pathways to the principalship, and strategies for securing leadership roles.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Emerging Leaders Program, taking place July 8–10 in East Lansing, MI. Participants will connect with experienced principals, assistant principals, and superintendents while engaging in discussions on leadership, school culture, mental health and well-being, career pathways to the principalship, and strategies for securing leadership roles.

Join us this July and take the next step in your leadership journey. Register now! https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RqMxMcHwDrzHE2

05/10/2026

📣 Good news — MSU GATE application deadlines have been extended!

There’s still time to apply for both our summer and academic year programs through Michigan State University’s Gifted and Talented Education program. If you’ve been considering GATE for your child, this is your opportunity to take the next step.

☀️ New Summer Deadline: May 15
📚 New Academic Year Deadline: June 15

Don’t wait to apply and give your student the chance to learn, grow, and be challenged in a program designed for gifted learners.

05/08/2026

Congratulations to the 2025-26 Community-Engaged Research Fellows and their mentors! 🎓💚 Through collaboration and a commitment to community-engaged scholarship, these fellows are helping create meaningful impact in communities.
🔗 go.msu.edu/2026CERFellows
📸 Burton Bargerstock

05/07/2026

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.

https://spartanbustour.msu.edu/flint-bay-region-2026

05/05/2026

University 🤝 Community

MSU is redefining public health through collaboration, trust, and shared knowledge with Flint communities. Learn more:

Explore how Michigan State University is improving community health in Flint through innovation in maternal care, nutrition, and health equity.