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The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) publishes online toolkit
Registration open for the 2009 National Outreach Scholarship Conference and the International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Launch of new international journal about engagement:
- Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement
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2005 Benchmarking University Engagement Conference

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Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology
E-Mail: fitzger9@msu.edu | Vita
Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., is associate provost for university outreach and engagement and university distinguished professor of psychology at Michigan State University. He is co-chair of the MSU Family Research Initiative and chairperson of the Committee on Engagement, which is part of a multi-university Committee on Institutional Cooperation. He is also a member of the Council on Extension, Continuing Education, and Public Service Task Force on Engagement. Fitzgerald is co-director of the Michigan Longitudinal Study of Family Risk for Alcoholism over the Life Course (now in its twentieth year), and is principal investigator of the Michigan local site component of the 17-site national evaluation of Early Head Start (now in its ninth year). He is also a member of a variety of interdisciplinary research teams focusing on evaluation of community-based prevention programs. His major areas of research include the study of infant and family development in community contexts, the impact of fathers on early child development, implementation of systemic models of organizational process and change, the etiology of alcoholism, and broad issues related to the scholarship of engagement. Since 1992, Fitzgerald has also served as the executive director of the World Association for Infant Mental Health. Fitzgerald holds a Ph.D. in experimental child psychology (1967) from the University of Denver.
Karen McKnight Casey
Director, Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
E-Mail: caseyk@msu.edu
Karen McKnight Casey is the director of the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement. Casey facilitates university initiatives that provide academic, curricular and co-curricular, service-based learning and engagement opportunities for MSU students. She works closely with university faculty, administrators, and students to offer opportunities that meet their academic, personal, professional, and civic development goals, while also addressing the expressed needs of community partners. Casey also directs the MSU America Reads/America Counts federal work-study projects. She serves as an adjunct faculty/specialist in the Department of Family and Child Ecology and as a field instructor for the School of Social Work. She is active on a number of university and community committees and boards, including the board of Michigan Campus Compact. Casey's multiple years of professional experience in higher education and working with community agencies give her unique perceptions and expertise in promoting and implementing service-learning and civic engagement.
John Schweitzer
Professor, School of Planning, Design and Construction
E-Mail: schweit1@msu.edu
John H. Schweitzer, Ph.D., is a professor in the Center for Community and Economic Development and an adjunct professor in the National Center for the Study of University Engagement and the School of Planning, Design and Construction at MSU. He uses his knowledge of the social science research process to study the impact and effectiveness of educational and social programs and policies. His research interests include the measurement, study, and strengthening of the sense of community of residents in urban neighborhoods in order to promote empowerment and pro-social behaviors such as voting, recycling, volunteering, and participation in community-based organizations. Current projects include an evaluation of an effort to stimulate the knowledge economy in upper Michigan, a study of outreach and engagement in tenure and promotion processes, and an examination of the impact of the built environment on outdoor exercise. He has served as a Fulbright lecturer in Singapore and as a consultant/evaluator for numerous city, state, and federal agencies. In addition to teaching a variety of courses in statistics, research methodology, educational measurement, and program evaluation, Dr. Schweitzer has formally served on doctoral and master’s committees for over 100 graduate students in 21 different departments at MSU, and he has informally assisted a similar number of graduate students with various aspects of their research.

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