We at MSU Canadian Studies Center encourage a discussion of mutual interests in research, teaching, and shared opportunities.
This effort sparks and reinforces connections among MSU and Canadian scholars for collaborative teaching and problem-solving.
Michigan State University’s Canadian Studies Center brings MSU and Canadian research and teaching scholars together in East Lansing to talk about their work.
How might we move forward together to address global problems particularly related to Food, Agriculture, and Water Science while teaching others how to take the lead in the future?
Participation by MSU and Canadian institutions is encouraged among those who are:
This event is hosted by the Canadian Studies Center at Michigan State University.
An important outcome stemming from the Collaborative Research and Education Initiative (CREI) held in March 2019 is the MSU Canadian Partnership Forum (MSUCP Forum). The CREI was an effort to reinforce connections among MSU and Canadian scholars for collaborative teaching and problem-solving. Seven Canadian universities and 24 MSU departments attended, talked about their work, and sparked teaching and research linkages in common interest areas. The program attached lists participants and their area of expertise. It is an impressive mix of disciplines.
The MSUCP Forum is a direct outcome of faculty and graduate student discussion and feedback on next steps. The forum is designed to support scholars and their graduate students as they strive to:
Immediate feedback from CRE Initiative – Two questions were presented to small groups at the end of the end of the meeting. Here you will read the responses and get a clear sense of the MSUCP Forum.
The MSU Canadian Partnership Forum features faculty, Canadian partners, and their work to reinforce cross-border connections, advance mutual research and education agendas, and provide insight on current and anticipated global challenges.
For now, we know of several cross-border connections that are actively involved in seeking funding, academic work, research or teaching. Examples include partnerships pursued by MSU’s Trixie Smith (Writing Center, connected with Carleton University), David Ferguson (Kinesiology – University of Saskatchewan), Doug Bessette (Community Sustainability – McGill University), Carl Boehlert (Chemical Engineering – University of Toronto).
Through social media, we have been able to put emphasis on MSU faculty expertise as well as their visitors’ expertise. CSC audiences will visit FACEBOOK to view videos and hear audios of campus leaders speaking about their work and the global problem they intend to help solve in lieu of a campus visit. This effort brought on a major social media push by the center.
To bring light to faculty work, we merged the three main media platforms and increased content to the more popular venues such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Please join us!
Canadian Studies Center CRE Initiative
Closing Small Group Session
Larger Question – How might we best assist one another in moving our work forward?
Questions & Responses:
Question 1: What are one or two of your biggest concerns in your area of research?
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Question 2: What problem do you hope to solve through collaboration?
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