Develop a Database of University Expertise

Assess and showcase university expertise by identifying internship and practicum courses, updating the MSU Expert Sources Directory, and labeling entries for Community Partnership and Economic Development. Appoint experts to an interdisciplinary committee, which represents each college and promotes experiential-learning opportunities:

Assess and showcase existing university expertise across teaching, research and service

• Search course listings for internship and practicum courses. Make a list of instructors of record (the faculty who supervise the internships and practicums).
• Obtain a list of service-learning courses (integrated and component) from CASL. Survey the instructors of record to learn whether students consistently serve and study with the same organizations to identify current partnerships. 

Create champions for this work throughout the university

• Identify these university experts to serve on the interdisciplinary committee that defines meaningful participation and regularly reviews and prioritizes new opportunities.
• Appoint one university expert from each of the six colleges to represent the model community partnership or economic development program.
• Task these university experts to define and promote experiential, interdisciplinary and relevant learning opportunities to their colleagues.