The Faculty Advisory Council is derived from the Center’s Core Faculty and is the main advisory unit to the Center. These faculty members are invited by the Center director to become familiar with the Center’s long term vision, and its more immediate mission, while advising how the Center might best meet its goals and objectives. The Center director looks to the council to generate ideas for furthering faculty and student engagement, gather leads for funding linked to the Center’s priority research and teaching areas, select opportunities to feature the work of the Center’s faculty team, and engage in networks that broaden the Center’s reach into target audiences.

The Faculty Advisory Council is a group of no more than ten faculty members, typically diverse in their academic interests. They come together once per semester to address a formal agenda focused on the enrichment and advancement of the Center’s ability to assist students and faculty success.

Canadian Studies Center Faculty Advisory Council

Doug Bessette
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Sustainability
bessett6(at)msu.edu

Carl Boehlert*
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science
boehlert(at)egr.msu.edu

James Dearing*
Professor
Department of Communication
dearjim(at)msu.edu 

David Ferguson
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
fergu312(at)msu.edu

Gordon Henry*
Professor
Department of English
henryg(at)msu.edu

Steven Melnyk*
Professor
Department of Supply Chain
melnyk(at)broad.msu.edu 

Cheryl Murphy
Assistant Professor
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 
camurphy(at)msu.edu

Jeremy M. Wilson
Professor
School of Criminal Justice 
jwilson(at)msu.edu

* new member in Fall 2023