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Perry honored with CANR Excellence in Teaching – New Teacher Award

Published on April 22, 2025
Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Perry, of the Department of Community Sustainability, will receive the 2025 CANR Excellence in Teaching – New Teacher Award on Thursday, May 8
Goodwin receives CANR Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching Award

Published on April 22, 2025
Catlin Goodwin, of the Department of Community Sustainability, will be honored with the CANR Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching Award this May
Chung honored with CANR Camden Endowed Teaching Award

Published on April 22, 2025
Kimberly Chung, Ph.D., of the Department of Community Sustainability, will receive the Howard and Lili Camden Endowed Teaching Award on May 8
CANR honors departments, units with CAB badges

Published on April 22, 2025
The CANR and Office of Culture, Access and Belonging OCAB will honor the 2025 Culture, Access and Belonging Badge Award recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Awards on May 8
CANR honors 2025 Global Scholars in Research

Published on April 22, 2025
The CANR has named Douglas Bessette, Ph.D., Jongkyoo Kim, Ph.D., Raju Pokharel, Ph.D., and Josh Vanderweide, Ph.D., as the 2025 Global Scholars in Research
Stebleton honored with 2025 CANR Outstanding Academic Advisor Award

Published on April 22, 2025
Jeane Stebleton, of the Department of Community Sustainability, will receive the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Outstanding Academic Advisor Award on May 8
Perry receives 2025 MSU Teacher-Scholar Award

Published on April 14, 2025
Dr. Bess Perry, faculty in the Department of Community Sustainability, received a MSU Teacher-Scholar award at April 7th ceremony to acknowledge her excellence in teaching, research, and outreach.
CANR members honored with 2025 MSU All-University Awards

Published on April 11, 2025
This April, MSU honored CANR members — Hui Li, Elizabeth Perry, Jacquelyn Jacobs and Phil Kaatz — at the All-University Awards. Emily Sorroche was honored as a recipient of an Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Iretskaia honored with 2025 MSU International Award

Published on April 7, 2025
Tatiana (Tanya) Iretskaia, of the Department of Community Sustainability, is a 2025 recipient of the Homer Higbee International Education Award.
Latifa Salangi seeks global sustainable policies in her PhD research

Published on April 4, 2025
Latifa Salangi is pursuing her PhD exploring international development policies in the Department of Community Sustainability, driven by her experience with how conflict, poverty, and environmental damage affected communities.
CSUS 2025 Graduate Endowed Award Winners

Published on March 26, 2025
The Department of Community Sustainability announces the seven endowed graduate fellowship award winners for 2025. Congratulations to these excellent graduate students!
CSUS alumna, Megan Reed, found support from CSUS faculty key to helping her achieve her career goals

Published on March 17, 2025
Megan Reed, class of ’22, shares how support from CSUS faculty allowed her to complete her degree while working full time, preparing her for her career goals doing remediation work in EGLE.
Community Sustainability undergraduate, Sarah Albrecht, pursues the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education major at MSU- aligned with her life-long love of teaching

Published on February 25, 2025
Sarah Albrecht, an Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Education major in CSUS, shares how a life-long love of teaching and welcoming student community made the major a natural fit after her degree program at Lansing Community College.
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources honors 2024 Outstanding Student Leader

Published on February 14, 2025
The MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has honored Natali Gonzalez, who earned a degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainability, with the 2024 CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Finding the Sustainable Parks, Recreation, and Tourism major opened up opportunities for Sydney Bruinsma to pursue her passion

Published on February 11, 2025
Sydney Bruinsma, a Sustainable Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SPRT) major in the Department of Community Sustainability, shares why switching her major to SPRT has allowed her to dive-deep in her interest of exploring the natural world.
Miller Receives 2025 CANR Outstanding Up and Coming Alumni Award

Published on February 10, 2025
Adam Miller (’11, Department of Community Sustainability) will receive the 2025 CANR Outstanding Up and Coming Alumni Award during the annual ANR Awards on Friday, March 7.
MSU faculty drive leadership in global risk analysis at SRA 2024 Annual Meeting

Published on January 21, 2025
CANR was well-represented at the SRA 2024 Annual Meeting in December 2024. MSU’s involvement was highlighted by Dr. Felicia Wu, who served as president, and Dr. Doug Bessette, Dr. Jade Mitchell and Dr. Adam Zwickle, who served on the SRA’s council.
Two MSU faculty contribute sustainability expertise at COP29

Published on January 13, 2025
Laura Schmitt Olabisi and Micahel Olabisi, both faculty members in the Department of Community Sustainability in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, engaged with global leaders at the 29th Conference of Parties in Azerbaijan.
CSUS commemorates Marsha Edington in tree planting ceremony

Published on November 1, 2024
Friends and family of Marsha Edington, CSUS graduate program secretary, gathered on October 17th, 2024 to commemorate her life and contributions to the CSUS community in a ceremonial tree planting.
Interim Dean Daum shares vision for CANR at Michigan State University

Published on July 17, 2024
Matthew Daum, Ph.D., the newly appointed interim dean of CANR at MSU, steps into the role with a wealth of experience and expertise. As he embarks on this new chapter, Dr. Daum shares his perspective on leadership and his vision for CANR's future.