It is a long-term partnership. This research partnership will be one of the community projects discussed during a statewide meeting on Oct. 18-19 at the Kellogg Center. Local government officials, county and state policy makers, and health, education and human service providers will join university faculty and staff to discuss research-based approaches to building stronger communities. MSU Outreach Partnerships funded the Student Asset Survey. University Outreach Partnerships connects university knowledge resources to communities in order to promote social, economic and civic vitality.
Partnerships produce usable tools and methods and generate new knowledge.
Also derived from this information is students' sense of the community. Most surveys given to young adults attending college highlight risk behavior involvement. The completed questionnaire gives insight to assets, strengths and risk behaviors. While sophomores have had time to acclimate to the college environments, they are just beginning to engage with the city and city residents. Sophomores living on campus were mailed the survey and a self-addressed envelope for returning the completed survey via campus mail.