Inclusivity in action

A place to call home. A place of belonging where diversity is celebrated and everyone has opportunities to learn, grow and contribute their unique abilities to the world. This is MSU – a vibrant, inclusive community where thousands of students, faculty and staff innovate and break through barriers each day. On Give Green Day, everyone can strengthen their vibrant Spartan community by giving to DEI funds and projects. Such resources help the university continue building up inclusive communities and supporting Spartan students. 

MSU’s Diversity Research Network (DRN) is one of the CrowdPower and other online fundraising projects being supported by Spartans during MSU’s annual Give Green Day online fundraising campaign taking place on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. DRN’s goal is to link diverse scholars, particularly those underrepresented, and diversity scholars across disciplines and across the university, elevate the visibility of their work, and create an environment that is supportive of their recruitment, retention, and advancement in their careers.

“We support diversity scholars and diverse scholars,” Director Deborah Johnson says. “We were able to launch an awards program and provide small bits of funding to generate new work or help newer faculty initiate and build their research and scholarly programs. Over the past six years, we’ve had 65 scholars who have been launch award recipients.”

Donor support helps programs like the DRN grow and flourish, providing support for all. There is a lot of joy to be had in empowering our fellow Spartans, which Johnson attests to. “I love, love, love working with our talented faculty, and I love when we can see that our support makes a difference,” she says.

Your contribution on Give Green Day can make a difference for many Spartans.  

Join us to support these funds and projects focused on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives: 

• Caleb Sandoval Spirit of Ability Award

• Diversity Research Network

• Education STRIDE Center

• Engineering Inclusion and Diversity Fund

• Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) Unconditional Love Fund

• Nursing Workforce Diversity Program

• P. Lea Martinez Scholarship Fund

• Social Science Women's Leadership Institute Experiential Learning Fund

• Women*s Initiative for Leadership Development (WILD)

Additionally, here are other giving opportunities that directly benefit students:

• Athletics Varsity Sports' Funds

• Broad College Global Career Initiatives

• Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum Ambassadors Fund

• Entrepreneurship Student-Made Initiative

• Campbell Hall Community Space Fund

• ISP CANADA Connect

• ISP Center for European, Russiona and Eurasian Studies

• JMC Experiential and Engaged Opportunities

• Law Pathway Programs

• MSU Libraries Student Program Fund

• MSU Museum Educational Programs Fund

• Music Entrepreneurship Running Start Program

• Community Music School - East Lansing

• Community Music School - Detroit

• Natural Science Undergraduate Research Support

• Nursing BSN Pin Fund

• Nursing Student Conference Expense Gift Account

• Social Science InnovateGov

• Social Science Flint Community Initiative

• Manderscheid Graduate School Discretionary Endowment

• WKAR Endowment for Student Experiential Learning

• Wharton Center Arts Within Reach

Learn more at givingday.msu.edu.