Announcing the 2021 REI Project Awards
By Mary ZumBrunnen, CCED REI Project Co-Coordinator
During the fall of 2020, REI solicited for Co-Learning Plan (CLP) authors, Student-Led, Faculty-Guided (SLFG) Projects, and Innovation Fellows (IF). We received numerous promising applications in all three program areas. After a competitive review by the REI staff and Consultative Panel, four CLPs, six SLFG projects and two IFs were selected for the 2021 series. Below, project title, lead, and institution are shared.
2021 Co-Learning Plans
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Indigenous Food and Economic Systems for Michigan Tribes
Dr. Jessica Barnes-Najor, Michigan State University -
Making Ends Meet: Women’s Social Capital Development in Regional Informal Economies
Dr. Louise Jezierski, Michigan State University
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Virtue and Policy in the Michigan Circular Economy
Jacob Namovich, University of Michigan -
Strategies and Tools for Economic Development Organizations to Champion Equitable Economic Development
Tony Willis, Lansing Economic Area Partnership
2021 Student-Led, Faculty-Guided Projects
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Makerspace Prototype Exploration for Local Micro-Business Incubator
Lisa Casper, Michigan Technological University -
City of Lansing Corridor Improvement
Dr. Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University School of Urban Planning
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Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region Remote Work Study
Dr. Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University School of Urban Planning
REI will also continue to collaborate with Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Redevelopment Ready Communities programming to offer additional SLFG project assistance and facilitation. These projects include:
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Brightmoor Neighborhood Stability
Dr. Louise Jezierski, James Madison College at Michigan State University -
City of St. Clair School Reuse Plan
Dr. Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University School of Urban Planning -
Vision for Westland Mall
Dr. Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University School of Urban Planning
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Canfield Neighborhood Consortium Visioning
Dr. Zenia Kotval, Michigan State University School of Urban Planning
2021 Innovation Fellows
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Energy Challenges in the Keweenaw: Recruiting the Community to Develop Innovative Acceptable Solutions and Local Supply Chains
Melissa Davis, New Power Tour -
Community Capital Accelerant
Chris Miller, PlaneWave Instruments
For more information contact Mary ZumBrunnen, Project Coordinator, University Center for Regional Economic Innovation, zumbrun1@msu.edu