Recently Funded Projects
The Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants support a variety of different programs; from films, plays, and art exhibits; to speakers and musical groups; to student outreach and faculty development; to research on inclusion practices.
Following is a list of some of the recent projects that received CIEG support.
- Aesthetics of Solidarity by Arab American and Arab/SWANA Diaspora Artists in the US, 1948–Present
Broad Art Museum, Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities - Alternative Spartan Breaks
Center for Community Engaged Learning - Chicanx/Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Chicanx/Latinx Association - Community Exploration Series and Community Book and Media Club Storytelling Series
Office of Community and Student Relations - Connecting Preservice Teachers to a Diverse Community of Educators
Department of English/National Council of Teachers of English - Cultivating Inclusive Spaces: Student-Led Initiatives at the MSU Broad Art Museum
Broad Art Museum - Developing Career Pathways in Hospitality for Underserved CTEP Students
The School of Hospitality Business - Diverse Minds, Dynamic Science: Neurodiversity in STEM
College of Natural Science - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Global Network Diversifying DEI
International Studies and Programs, Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion - Diversity in Leadership Program Partnership
Broad College of Business - Ecotek: Building a Bridge for Underserved Communities to Agriculture Education
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Engineering the Future: Empowering First-Gen and BIPOC Students Through Enhanced Engagement in Education Abroad
College of Engineering - Enhancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Participation in the Color My Prof Conference
College of Communication, Arts and Sciences - Flattening Mentoring through An Interdisciplinary, Peer-Led Community-Engaged Research Experience: The YOURE(in)CHARJ Program
Lyman Briggs College, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, James Madison College - GenCen's Global Queer Joy Initiative
International Studies and Programs, Center for Gender in Global Context - Grit, Glam and Guts Summer Residential Program 2025
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - Hip-Hop Hangout
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - HR Conference- Empower: Fostering Inclusive Excellence in HR Practices
Human Resources - I Am, Because You Are: 2nd Annual Jr. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (Jr. MANRRRS) Leadership Symposium
Department of Community Sustainability, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Incarcerated Arts Program through the Arts Living-Learning Community
Arts Living - Learning Community - Indigistory (Stories of Our People)
College of Arts and Letters, Native American Institute, Undergraduate Education - International Needs: Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational and Emotional Support
Graduate School, Human Development and Family Studies - IPF/UPL Small Business Summit 2025
Office of the Executive Vice President for Administration - Michigan State University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Network: South Asia Regional DEI Conference in Nepal
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Native American Vet Med Exploration Program
College of Veterinary Medicine - Palestinian Education Project
James Madison College, College of Arts and Letters, Department Religious Studies, Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities - Practicing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in a Decolonial Curriculum
College of Social Science, Center for Integrative Studies - RCAH Sister Circle Mentoring Program MentoRings Relaunch
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, College of Education - Recruitment Marketing
Human Resources - Recruitment of African Students at MSU through DEI Training and Engagement
Broad College of Business - Reimagining Residential Student Leadership Centered in Inclusive Excellence and Belonging
Student Life and Engagement/Residence Education and Housing, Mosaic Multicultural Unity Center - Religiosity, Culture, and Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment: A Comparative Study of Muslim and Non-Muslim MSU Students
College of Communication Arts and Sciences - Some College/No Degree Completion Project
College of Social Science - Strengthening Global Partnerships Through Enhanced PFP Engagement
International Studies and Programs - Strengthening MSU’s engagement with HBCUs: An Initiative of the Alliance for African Partnership, African Studies Center, Partnerships for Sustainable Community Development, and University Outreach and Engagement Partnership
Alliance for African Partnership - Student Task Forces on Inclusive Undergraduate Experiences
College of Arts and Letters - Tackling Insecurity: Focusing on Food and Financial Insecurity for First-Generation and Pell-Eligible Students
Bailey Scholars Program - The 14th Annual Perspectives in African American Experience: Emerging Visions Exhibition and Teaching Residency
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - Transgender Day of Visibility Student Arts Showcase
Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities - Translation of Building Early Emotional Skills for Groups Participant Workbook into Spanish and Arabic
MSU Extension - Valuing Home and Community Knowledge: Promoting Epistemic Justice in Teaching and Learning
College of Arts and Letters, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures, American Indian and Indigenous Studies, STEM Teaching and Learning - VIP-ACCESS: Building a "virtual in-person" infrastructure for (i) increased learning during remote access and (ii) field training in teacher noticing for ACCESS fellows in the classroom
Lyman Briggs College, Department of Physiology - Women of Color Community CIEG Proposal, 2024-25
Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities, Graduate School, College of Natural Science, Human Resources