1	Forming the Enterprise Skole and Gage develop the Strategic Partnership Grant Proposal and submit to Administration Proposal Title: Pattern to Process: Development of a Signature Program in Land Use and Land Cover Change (an Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Initiative at Michigan State University SPG awarded to Gage and Skole Administration establishes Manley Miles Building as the focal point for the Enterprise Zone Skole and Gage establish protocols for the Enterprise and Skole directs transformation of the Enterprise Zone to embody the Land Use and Land Cover change thrust Gage encouraged to move program in Natural Science to Manley Miles Computational Ecology and Visualization Laboratory (CEVL) established by Gage SPG Advisory Committee established to guide development of the Enterprise (Skole, Gage Corey, Groop, Stevenson, Maurer)
2	Land Use and Land Cover Change Enterprise Pathway
3	Enterprise Science Plan Advisory Committee meets regularly and develops a plan to engage MSU Faculty Design and Development of Science Plan workshop to establish science program Science Plan themes established by Advisory Committee Understanding fundamental causes and drivers Institutional policy contexts and constraints Interactions with climate, ecosystems, atmospheric chemistry and water Global Biosphere and Earth System International Dimensions Urban and Metropolitan Environments Disease in Human Populations Ecological Risk and Vulnerability Faculty workshop held at Kellogg Center Faculty select theme of interest and contribute to development of research themes and priorities Science Plan developed over next 6 months MSU Land Use and Land Cover Change Science Themes linked to National Grand Challenges Final Science Plan Published and distributed to faculty and 70 MSU Administrators Science Plan showcased at first MSU Land Use and Land Cover Change Forum sponsored by the SPG
4	Enterprise Land Use and Land Cover Change Forums at MSU Enterprise Advisory Committee plans to engage MSU faculty in Land Use and Land Cover Change An MSU Forum on Land Use and Land Cover Change is developed, supported and implemented in the Kellogg Center (Big Ten Room) The success of the first Forum spawned two additional events with a similar theme and have become an annual event MSU Land Use and Land Cover Change research, education and outreach events attract over 200 faculty and staff Introductory remarks set stage for MSU faculty interaction Over 100 posters present research and outreach across local to international land use change issues Poster presentations judged and awards presented to best poster in several category
5	Enterprise Systems Synergism Facility Room in Manley Miles identified to house System Synergism capacity Developed capacity to communicate through use of: Wireless communication technology Dynamic computer assisted “white board technology” Remote Conference facility System Synergism Facility is a Enterprise wide and has been use to facilitate: Proposal Development Special Seminars Regular Seminars Enterprise planning Graduate Student Defenses General Meetings
6	Enterprising the MSU Faculty Strategies for Enterprise Association Attracting Faculty Providing space Providing connectivity Faculty Attracted Bryan Pijanowski (Land Use Modeling) Gene Safir (Regionalization) Margaret Ostrom (Stable Isotopes) Nathanial Ostrom (Global Biogeochemistry) Visiting Scholars Attracted Paul Comtois (Fulbright Scholar-9 months) Geography-University of Montreal-areobiology David Bartels (Senior Scientist-11 months) USDA Animal and Plant Health-invasive species