Broader Impacts Writing Retreat, Fall 2025
Attention: Faculty, Research and Academic Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students
November 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Kellogg Center
Spend a full day with MSU’s broader impacts consultants away from your everyday responsibilities working on the broader impacts (BI) plan for your next NSF proposal. We will start at 10 a.m. with a quick overview of the fundamentals of broader impacts and an introduction to the ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit, a suite of online tools to assist you in developing your BI plan. BI consultants will be on hand throughout the day to answer your questions and provide individual consultation and feedback on your BI plan. Lunch, beverages, and parking passes are provided.
Speakers:
- Lauren Aerni-Flessner, Research Development Professional, Office of Research and Innovation
- Denice Blair, Director of Education, MSU Museum
- Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
- Sara Steenrod, Research Development Professional, Office of Research and Innovation
Additional Contact Information:
Office of the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation
517-432-4499
vprappts@msu.edu
https://research.msu.edu/