Initiatives

MSU awarded more than $500,000 to the academic community through a competitive grant program supporting educational initiatives that advance graduates' digital competencies for an AI-driven world. Funded proposals build on existing efforts or introduce innovative curricula and learning experiences that promote the effective, responsible, and creative use of artificial intelligence. 

The Apple Manufacturing Academy, in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, invites the MSU campus community to submit proposals for the Teaching Innovation Grant. This opportunity supports curriculum innovation focused on industry collaboration and professional learning. It also connects MSU faculty with Apple engineers to collaborate in advanced manufacturing ecosystems and economic growth. 

The Catalyst Innovation Program supports academic innovation by providing seed funding for unique, creative projects that improve teaching, learning, assessment, and inclusivity. Many impactful innovations begin as small experiments. The program offers one-time funding to pilot new ideas, scale promising practices, and advance digital learning across the university. Proposals requiring ongoing support should include a sustainability plan. 

Whether you’re a professor, graduate assistant, librarian, advisor, instructor, coach, or learning designer, your insights matter. Being a part of iTeach MSU Commons increases the visibility; connects it with the broader scholarly publishing and teaching community at MSU and beyond; and ensures its resources are discoverable, citable, and sustainably hosted. 

Generously funded by AT&T, this program recognizes outstanding contributions to the innovative use and development of information technology in credit-bearing courses at MSU. The awards celebrate educators who enhance teaching and learning through creative, effective, and impactful uses of technology that advance student engagement and success.

ADI partners with Undergraduate Education to support the Student Undergraduate Experience Steering (SUES) Executive Committee, a cross-campus initiative advancing the "One MSU" vision. Bringing together senior leaders and college deans, SUES addresses complex institutional challenges through collaboration, shared strategies, and a commitment to enhancing student success.