It will be open to all MSU students, faculty, and staff, and will assess perceptions of the university culture related to sexual misconduct, relationship violence, and workplace incivility. Feedback from the MSU community is valued and necessary to continue the work-improving policies, programming, and services that create a culture that seeks to eliminate discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, and relationship violence. “ Know More is a survey that we did for the first time in 2019, and...
Mar 04, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 16
MSU Strategic Plan 2030 identifies goals within six key themes: student success, staff and faculty success, discovery, creativity, and innovation for excellence and global impact, sustainable health, stewardship and sustainability, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. On this edition of MSU Today, we'll be focusing on the discovery, creativity, and innovation for excellence and global impact theme of the plan with its executive sponsors: Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs...
Feb 28, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Uncertainty sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already pushed up the price of gasoline. Russia and Ukraine are major wheat and corn growers, and their conflict will raise prices at the grocery stores, said Charles Ballard, MSU economist and a member of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) podcast team. “There’s already been an effect,” he said during the podcast recording. “I don’t think that will be enormous.” With war-strangled supply disruptions and shortages, ...
Feb 25, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Colleen Hoffman is the radiology administrator for MSU Health Care Imaging Services . And Holly Peterson is the assistant radiology administrator. “We oversee the day-to-day operations within the imaging services department,” says Hoffman. “We've split up the modalities. I'm in charge of PET, CT, and MRI.” “And I'm in charge of ultrasound, mammography and general x-ray,” adds Peterson. “ MSU Health Care has been around for years,” continues Hoffman. “The Department of Radiology has been around s...
Feb 23, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This month Michigan State University marked the 167th year since its establishment by the State of Michigan. From the 63 students, five faculty members, and three buildings on campus when we opened our doors in May 1857, we now enroll almost 50,000 students, boast 5,700 faculty and academic staff and 564 campus buildings. “These kinds of anniversaries are helpful in allowing us to take stock of where we're going as an institution,” Stanley says. “The founders would be very pleased with what they...
Feb 23, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 13
“The Support More initiative is a critically important communication initiative that focuses on providing guidance for how respond to disclosures of relationship violence or sexual assault or sexual misconduct on campus, and it helps our faculty, staff, and anyone contacted to respond to those experiences in an empathic manner. It promotes the availability of related campus resources and services,” says Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. “This really grows out the wo...
Feb 15, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 12
“I'd like to start first by recognizing the passing of former MSU Chief of Police, Kelly Roudebush ,” says Lynch. “My time with Kelly was not necessarily here at MSU as a professional in police and public safety, but we were classmates together here in the School of Criminal Justice and served a year at Meridian Township Police Department as police cadets. We had an opportunity to establish a relationship and kept in touch over the years. She touched a lot of people, that's for certain. She was ...
Feb 15, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 11
MSU's Strategic Plan 2030 identifies goals within six key themes: student success, staff and faculty success, discovery, creativity, and innovation for excellence and global impact, sustainable health, stewardship and sustainability, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. On this edition of MSU Today, we'll be focusing on the staff and faculty success pillar of the plan with its executive sponsors: Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa Woodruff , Executive Vice Presiden...
Feb 14, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 6
I’m remembering Frank on the program today. In 2006 on a beautiful June day at MSU’s Forest Akers Golf Course , Frank told me he was hired on September 11, 1972, in the news department at WJR. “At time, I was the youngest newsman they’d ever hired at WJR; I was 22 years old when I started there. People move around a lot in radio. My goal was to be at one place for five years, and I’m still trying to figure out what I’m going to do next.” Frank cites Van Patrick, Bob Reynolds, and J.P. McCarthy a...
Feb 13, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Dickerson made his debut in the Tigers booth in 2000 and has been the lead play-by-play announcer for them since 2002. He is a three-time Michigan Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, earning the accolade in 2005, 2006 and 2014. Dickerson is a native of Clarkston, Michigan, and his wife, L.A., is also a professor at MSU. Conversation Highlights: On the labor issues in the Major League Baseball lockout : “These are complicated issues, but I firmly ...
Feb 07, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 8
MSU Strategic Plan 2030 identifies goals within six key themes: student success, staff and faculty success, discovery, creativity, and innovation for excellence and global impact, sustainable health, stewardship and sustainability, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. On this edition of MSU Today , we'll be focusing on the student success theme of the plan with its executive sponsors: Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa Woodruff and Senior Vice President for Student...
Feb 01, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 7
MSU's excellence is a product of our long presence in the communities we serve. This week, MSU proudly joined the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in Flint to announce a $25 million grant to support the expansion of the MSU College of Human Medicine ’s public health research and educational programs there. This month also marks the first anniversary of another notable partnership focused on supporting healthcare in Michigan communities. Last year, MSU joined Detroit's Henry Ford Health System in ...
Jan 31, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In the first State of the State Podcast of the new year, podcasters from Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research talk taxes, the economy, the elections near term, mid-term and long-term. Highlights: · Institute Director Dr. Matt Grossmann : New surveys show Michigan’s public and policy insiders believe Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will win re-election in November 2022’s vote. National trends and election history predict the in-power party – the Democrats – are likely...
Jan 28, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 5
The joint venture is a catalyst for change and reimagines how we think about, innovate, and deliver health and wellness. The goal is to set a new standard for how individuals and communities experience care across the state of Michigan and the nation. The partnership is called Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences (HFH+MSU Health Sciences). Launched in January 2021 with the bold purpose of advancing a new standard of health care, HFH+MSU Health Sciences has already create...
Jan 25, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 2
MSU Safe Place provides advocacy, shelter, counseling, support groups, safety planning, information, and referrals to survivors of violence and their minor children. All support services are free and confidential. Additionally, MSU Safe Place works to increase awareness about relationship violence and stalking through community education and outreach efforts. Annually, the program shelters, approximately 35 to 50 adults and children and provides counseling and advocacy services to many more stud...
Jan 21, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The COVID-19 pandemic has required a lot of attention and decision making at MSU to keep everyone safe and moving forward. Can you give us an idea of how these decisions are made? President Stanley : We begin with the fundamental principle of keeping everyone safe at Michigan State University: faculty, staff, and students. And at the same time, we’re doing everything we can to continue our vital mission of education and economic development. These things and our extension mission are critical to...
Jan 13, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. says the plan is a guidepost for MSU to be strategic about wisely and efficiently using limited resources and refine its values in an inclusive way. “We have a mission of education, research and innovation, and outreach to really take what we've learned and make a difference in people's lives,” Stanley says. “So, we really need to be strategic. Resources are limited. We know that. We depend upon tuition. We depend upon state allocat...
Dec 16, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 72
“It's an exciting time of the year,” says President Stanley . “These commencement days are my favorite days. It's just such a joyous occasion as these students reach the finish line and celebrate with their families and friends. I never tire of it. It's always exciting.” As an eventful 2021 draws to a close, Stanley reflects with pride on student success initiatives and three strategic plans published this year. “Student success is one of the pillars of our strategic plan . And for the seventh y...
Dec 16, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 71
“Urology is a subspecialty,” says Khatiwoda. “It's a surgical subspecialty that focuses on the genital urinary systems and disorders of the genital urinary system. It’s essentially how you pee, how your kidneys work, your bladder, prostate in men, and some urethra and vaginal disorders in women.” “My subspecialty is gynecology, and it's a blend of both urology and gynecology,” says Moyerbrailean. “Matter of fact, that's where it got its start. The two boards got together to make a discipline tha...
Dec 09, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Under the direction of Chief Lynch and with the approval of MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. , the focus and structure of the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety has been adjusted to better represent the priorities of the Spartan community. The reorganization took effect July 1 and places greater emphasis on community engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, relationship violence and sexual misconduct , professional standards and public integrity, and behavioral support serv...
Dec 02, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. “Well, thank you so much, Russ. Happy holidays to you and everybody listening out there. And I hope it's a very restful and peaceful one for all of us.” The most important thing we do at this university is educate our students. And Michigan State University's graduation rate is up for the seventh straight year. The rate for first time, full-time students entering MSU in 2015 increased from 81.3% last year to 82.1% this year. What's significant about that, and what doe...
Nov 23, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Tyler grew up in Philadelphia. She first learned about MSU when she was an undergrad at Penn State. “I came to MSU because I was looking for a grad program that really centered all my interests,” says Tyler. “At the time I was pursuing agrarian or agricultural literacies among inner-city and urban youth. And I also was really interested in Black farmers. I did a summer program for undergraduate students at MSU that trained you how to do research and navigate the graduate school process. I came t...
Nov 03, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 67
“I've been working in gastroenterology for over 20 years,” says Kerschen. “I've been in the mid-Michigan area at different practices. I've actually worked for MSU since 1999. MSU Health Care approached me about starting a practice here at MSU in gastroenterology and we look forward to getting that practice up and running.” “I've been in practice almost 20 years and I've worked with Cathy and Maria for all of that time in some way, shape, or form,” adds Oliveri-LePain. “I'm a graduate of the MSU ...
Nov 03, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Patrick Forystek is the coordinator of the Student Veterans Resource Center . Emre Umucu is an assistant professor in the Office of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education. And Matthew Ritt is an undergraduate student at MSU. He's studying building construction management. “Veterans come back to school with a lot of things that make them a little bit different than your traditional students,” says Forystek. “They typica...
Nov 01, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Russ, it's always a pleasure to be with you. And it's a very exciting weekend we have coming up. I was traveling out of state in Washington, D.C. the past couple of days and the first thing everyone wanted to talk to me about was the game. I didn't need to say more than that, just the game. People are excited about it. If you look at statistics, I can't remember the exact number, but roughly we have played Michigan let's say more than 100 times, and only four times have we both been ranked in th...
Oct 28, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Klemet recounts his career climbing the ladder in radio after graduating from MSU in 2007 to now returning home to lead the MAB . Before returning to Michigan, Klemet was the number two guy at the Indiana Broadcasters Association. What attracted you to the MAB? “At my core, I'm a broadcaster,” Klemet says. “I’ve loved it since I was five years old. I was listening to Ernie Harwell and George Blaha growing up. And those were my guys and I just fell in love with it. Being on air was great, but I g...
Oct 18, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 63
What is vascular disease? “Most people are familiar with heart disease and with the consequences of blockages in the vessels that carry blood to and from the heart,” says Lin. “One of the most recognized vascular diseases is abdominal aortic aneurysm, which is an enlargement of a bulge that develops in a weakened area within the aorta in the abdomen. These pressures then generate with each heartbeat that pushes against the aneurysm and it tends to enlarge. If the aneurysm weakens it can rupture....
Oct 15, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 62
How does technology help us live our best life, and how does it hold us back? How can we harness the power of tech for good, and how does it hurt us? Life, Meet Tech explores these questions and more! The podcast is hosted by social scientist and technology enthusiast Prabu David , who is dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. Each episode features lively and provocative conversations with an array of notable experts, authors, journalists, and indust...
Oct 13, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 61
The reorganization took effect July 1st and places greater emphasis on community engagement; diversity, equity and inclusion; relationship violence and sexual misconduct; professional standards and public integrity; and behavioral support services. Many of the changes directly align with the recommendations made by the Task Force on Racial Equity police working group, and the initiatives outlined in the Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Strategic Plan . Deputy Chief Andrea Munford will...
Oct 04, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 60
“One thing is unequivocal,” says Andresen. “That's the word that's used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); the world's getting warmer. Michigan and the Great Lakes are also getting warmer. And perhaps more significant is it's getting wetter here locally. That's a regional trend; there are regional differences around the world. But globally, temperatures have warmed up a little over one degree Celsius. So a couple degrees Fahrenheit over the last century or so. It's a rapid ...
Oct 01, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 59
