1	MSU Foundation Strategic Partnership Fund Pattern to Process : Development of a Signature Program in Land Use and Land Cover Change Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Initiative at Michigan State University
2	Vision By capitalizing on MSU’s existing strengths as the nation’s premier Land Grant University, we will create a nationally and internationally recognized interdisciplinary Signature Program on Land Use and Land Cover Change Research which will serve to stimulate excellence in teaching and outreach within Michigan and beyond.
3	Why Land Use Interdisciplinary nature, couples biological and social systems Critical nexus between issues related to human health and welfare (disease, food, fiber, water quality) Significant issue in policy arenas from local to global Major agent of change globally and locally Pragmatic tool to integrate diverse campus expertise in environmental programs together
4	System linkages
5	Human- Environmental Integration
6	Large spatial and long term scales
7	Human Population in Saginaw Bay Watershed Model Projection to 2025
8	Implementing the Vision for a Signature Program in Land Use and Land Cover Change
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10	New ways to bring groups together An Environmental Research Enterprise: Brings groups together from across the campus mission An Environmental Research Enterprise Zone: Institute for Environmental Research: a central place where some groups could co-locate for collaboration Not a Center but a dynamic enterprise zone in which elements (research groups) can come or go as priorities change The Environmental Research Collaboratory: A laboratory without walls, using network technology to tie groups together, either on campus or off campus -- including state agencies and foreign colleagues
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12	An Environmental Science Enterprise (E-Zone) Research-centered, with strong ties to applications and outreach, graduate and undergraduate education Flexibility in design to promote and support: Cross college and cross discipline collaboration An enterprise which can adjust to changing national and university priorities An emphasis on excellence Ways to enhance entrepreneurial initiatives University core support in order to leverage external support Multi-source external support: federal, state, foundations, private sector
13	Enabling effort Critical programmatic and institutional recasting: need to “reinvent” existing initiatives as programs of the new enterprise or institute, with some resource reprogramming -- e.g. MAES appointments
14	Expansion effort Announce initial program with, call for additional interests Use strategic solicitations to bring entrepreneurial departments into the enterprise as new starts: Initiatives are incubated in departments (Departmentally driven scenario) for a two year period can also be incubated at the College level, or from the Administration, or from within the enterprise successful initiatives move fully into the Enterprise as they flourish on their own
15	Expansion effort Use an Initiative Roundtable to generate new ideas and build cross-campus collaborations/partners becomes a regular part of the Enterprise/Institute itself through a “systems synergy” facility (video conferencing, remote whiteboards, training center, computer visualization, etc) Provide opportunities for inbound sabbatical professorships to work on synthesis of older initiatives and development of new ones.
16	Toward campus-wide involvement
17	Land Use Land Cover Change: Pattern to Process Enterprise Workshop April 26, 2000 Kellogg Center Big 10 Room 8:30-1:00 Introduction and Overview Breakout Groups Earth system science and global change International development Ecological risk assessment and environmental management Natural resources Regional and local land use change Land use policy and law Human health