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Strategic Opportunities
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MSU’s Unique Niche
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Objectives
  • To establish the foundation of a Signature Program on Land Use and Land Cover Change Research through:
    • Establishing an Environmental Enterprise Zone (E-Zone)
    • Developing linkages with key MSU Laboratories (Collaboratories)
    • Developing a Campus-wide LULCC System Roundtable
    • Initiating an International Sabbatical Program
    • Implementing an Global Conference on LULCC at MSU
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An Environmental Enterprise Zone
(E-Zone)
  • Research-centered, with strong ties to applications and outreach, graduate and undergraduate education
  • Flexible design to:
      • Promote cross college and cross discipline collaboration
      • Support an enterprise which can adjust to changing national and university priorities
      • Enhance entrepreneurial initiatives
      • Emphasize excellence in research and education
  • University support to leverage external support
  • Multi-source external support: federal, state, foundations, private sector
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International Conference on LULCC
  • Give national and international recognition and diffusion of the LULCC program at Michigan State University.
  • Stimulate participation by government, private, and educational sectors of Michigan on issues related to land use/cover change.
  • Bring an up-to-date perspective on current understanding and needs related to LULCC.
  • Propose new lines of research on LULCC at MSU suitable for external funding.
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