Outreach Committee
The Outreach Committee works to educate and connect many different groups of people in the community with natural resources knowledge and exploration. Club members volunteer at a variety of events; doing an excellent job at being ambassadors for the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and Michigan State University.
If you have questions or comments, or would like to become more involved with the outreach committee, email the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club at [email protected] or by clicking the link below.
If you have questions or comments, or would like to become more involved with the outreach committee, email the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club at [email protected] or by clicking the link below.
Events
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MSU Museum's Darwin Discovery Day FW Club participates in the annual MSU Muesum's Darwin Discovery Day. At this event, MSU Museum Natural Science curators, faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from MSU host hands-on science activities. The club has hosted various activities including an interactive diorama to teach guests about salmon migration, climate change, and habitat destruction. Guests learned about various strategies to mitigate these negative impacts by implementing tools on the board. |
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MSU Museum's "Night at the Museum" FW Club students held a booth at the MSU Museum's Night at the Museum event. Students taught guests about salmon migration and the negative effects of climate change and habitat destruction through an interactive board game. |
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Earth Day at the MSU Museum FW Club hosts a table at the Earth Day celebration at the MSU Museum. Students taught guests about peregrine falcons and our club's efforts to protect this endangered species through the falcon box on the Spartan Football Stadium and live-stream. The activity included peregrine falcon coloring sheets. |
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Booths at Assorted Events
We are always more than happy to get involved with the Michigan State University Community, as well as the Greater East Lansing Area. We have participated in a wide variety of events; from hanging out near a cafeteria; to participating in a symposium/meeting/or general event by having a booth. Our booths cater to the topic of the event; but we have educated on a wide variety of topics. |
Educational Presentations to Schools
The MSU FW Club has many opportunities throughout the year to visit local schools (elementary, middle, and high schools), to teach younger students in the community about the natural world around them. These events are usually catered to the request of parent - teacher organizations; or the teacher of the classroom; depending the classes' curriculum. In the past we have educated students on the life cycles of organisms, by showing them a worm bin, as well as presenting different artifacts from different species; including some of the pelts we have, as well as some skulls and the preserved Hawksbill Sea Turtles. Our main goal is to get kids involved and interested in nature and science!
The MSU FW Club has many opportunities throughout the year to visit local schools (elementary, middle, and high schools), to teach younger students in the community about the natural world around them. These events are usually catered to the request of parent - teacher organizations; or the teacher of the classroom; depending the classes' curriculum. In the past we have educated students on the life cycles of organisms, by showing them a worm bin, as well as presenting different artifacts from different species; including some of the pelts we have, as well as some skulls and the preserved Hawksbill Sea Turtles. Our main goal is to get kids involved and interested in nature and science!
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Participation at Sparticipation/College Colloquium The main way that we recruit new FW Club members is through attending the MSU Welcome Week Events of Sparticipation and the CANR Colloquium. These are events in which students can learn about all of the hundreds of student organizations that they can join as a student at Michigan State. Our club offers many great experiences, opportunities, and fun times; but it would be a shame if we didn't reach out to anyone and everyone interested in these awesome activities! Our booths at these events are usually catered to informing others what our club is all about; and giving away freebies. |
Affiliations
We have partnered with the MSU Museum for many of our outreach events. One such event is the annual Darwin Discovery Day event.
We have partnered with Liz Brajevich and the MSU Worms Vermacomposting Project through the RISE Program, using their worms at some of our outreach events.
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We have partnered with the Fenner Nature Center for many of our outreach events, helping with some of their bigger educational events; such as Earth Day Extraveganza.
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