MSU Department of Community Sustainability

We are pleased to announce the recipient of this year's @NatSciEdu Outstanding Paper: "The COVID-19 pandemic and agricultural education: An exploration of challenges faced by teachers" by McKim et al. 👏🏼 @AaronMcKim3 View all Society awardees for 2023: doi.org/10.1002/csan.2…

Dr. Bess Perry ( @parksphile ) provide expert opinion on the top cities across U.S. for recreation for Wallet Hub's 2023 list. Read full article: #expert=Elizabeth_E._Perry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wallethub.com/edu/best-worst… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews #recreation

Dr. Aaron McKim- @AaronMcKim3 -and partners in the Locally Integrated Food Teams in the Upper Peninsula (LIFT-UP) project seek to expand local produce in school cafeterias in the Upper Peninsula. Read full article: secondwavemedia.com/features/liftu… #msucsus #CSUSInTheNews #foodsecurity

Dr. Bess Perry ( @parksphile ) and colleague Dr. Dan McCole partner with USFS to explore how visitors to Mainstee National Forest use the trails and the impacts. Read full @manisteenews article: manisteenews.com/news/article/m… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews #ManisteeNationalForest

Dr. Doug Bessette ( @dlbessette ) explains green energy in relation to Clinton County proposal. Read full article: wlns.com/msu-news/amids… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews #windenergy #sustainableenergy

Dr. Kurt Richter ( @kurtrichter2 ) co-leads grant from @USAID Transforming Higher Education Systems project. Read more: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/msu-… #msucsus #CSUSInTheNews #STEMeducation #Malawi #USAID

Dr. Phil Warsaw shares energy security and inequality expertise on recent movement in Milwaukee towards public energy utility. Read the full article: wuwm.com/2023-05-02/mil… #msucsus #CSUSInTheNews #energyinsecurity

Very excited to be part of this team: MSU receives $17M from USAID to improve STEM education in Malawi msutoday.msu.edu/news/2023/msu-… @MSUCSUS @CANRatMSU

.@e3vrt2 finds what keeps him motivated at work is the students and faculty in the CSUS community. ⁠ Read more about Dr. Everett's story at tinyurl.com/CSUSFacultyMik… ⁠ #msucsus #csusfacultyfeature #msufacultyvoice

Join us on April 7th for Dr. Warsaw's Brown Bag Seminar on successes and challenges food networks faced during the pandemic, and visions for a sustainable food system. In person and virtual attendance options available. All info at canr.msu.edu/csus/events #msucsus

Dr. Doug Bessette ( @dlbessette ) offers his perspective in @journalsentinel article on wind energy development on the Great Lakes. Read full article: jsonline.com/story/news/202… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews #windenergy

Dr. Doug Bessette ( @dlbessette ) offers his perspective in @thesnews article on the controversial ConocoPhillips Willow Project, recently approved by the Biden administration. Read full article: statenews.com/article/2023/0… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews #ConocoPhillipsWillowProject

Join us on March 28th for Dr. McKendree's @BuddyMcKendree Brown Bag Seminar on equity in education. In person and virtual attendance options available. All info at canr.msu.edu/csus/events #msucsus

Join us this Thursday for Dr. Perry's @parksphile Brown Bag Seminar on sustainable innovations in outdoor recreation. In person and virtual attendance options! All info at canr.msu.edu/csus/events. #msucsus

CSUS Student spotlight series: Natali Gonzalez shares her path to majoring in Environmental Studies and Sustainability and the best parts of being a CSUS Spartan. ⁠ Read more about Natali's amazing story at tinyurl.com/CSUSStudentNat… ⁠ #msucsus #csusstudentspotlight

Save the Date: Feb 16th, 12-1pm for the CSUS Brown Bag with @AaronMcKim3, leading an interactive workshop on transformative educational experiences. Looking forward to seeing all you current and aspiring educators! All information available at canr.msu.edu/csus/events/⁠ #msucsus

Bring your lunch and join us tomorrow 12-1pm for the first seminar of 2023 with @dlbessette who will be talking about the challenges of moving towards renewable energy. On campus? NR 338 Comfy at home? Zoom link All information available at canr.msu.edu/csus/events/ #msucsus

The latest on integration of environmental science, arts, and humanities from CSUS faculty, Lissy Goralnik and coauthor Mary Beth Leigh (U. Alaska). You can read the full article and see images of the artwork at groundworks.io/journal/projec… #msucsus #csusscholarship #artandscience

(Grad) Student spotlight series: Tanya Iretskaia shares why she chose to pursue her PhD on sustainable tourism after traveling the world professionally. Read more about Tanya's story at tinyurl.com/CSUSStudentTan… #msucsus #csusstudentspotlight #sustainabletourism

@dlbessette work examines issues around petroleum transportation in the Great Lakes. Line 5 carries nearly 23 million gallons of crude oil and by 2063, there’s a 1 in 60 chance of the pipeline failing. Read full article: news.jrn.msu.edu/2023/01/ice-ma… #msucsus #CSUSIntheNews