Our History
In Spring of 2016, a small group of academic staff members and student support administrators convened to determine the academic rationale for a co-curricular record at MSU. Under the leadership of former Provost, Dr. June Pierce Youatt, and with stewardship in the campus incubator, the Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, this group defined the rationale and scoped the nature of the potential record. A human-centered design approach was taken to help the campus identify and realize values. Their work led to the creation of My Spartan Story and the Spartan Experience Record.
My Spartan Story formally transitioned to the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education in January 2020. It is the first project of its kind to be incubated in the Hub and then formally established as a new unit. My Spartan Story was in an early adoption phase throughout the 2019-2020 academic year and launched to the MSU community in fall 2020.
Building this new culture around a co-curricular record has consisted of a diverse, community-wide effort which was enabled by clear values, vision, leadership, and support across the campus.