Notre Dame MSM begins circulating description of potential projects. Prospective partners begin expressing interest in collaborating. 

Notre Dame educators will begin interviewing interested Partners to discuss project ideas. 

Final date for Partners to express interest in participating. 

Educators and Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials. 

Once all project proposal are finalized, Notre Dame will match MSM teams of 4-6 students with each project. Notre Dame will then make introductions between student teams and Partners, asking students to contact Partners to outline next steps and timeline. 

Fall 2022 MSM Interterm projects begin on Monday, Oct 10. Partners need to schedule by Friday, Oct 7 at least a 90 minute time on Monday, Oct 10 for MSM teams to tour their location in-person to meet key staff, hear an overview of the organization's mission, and receive directions and necessary information/resources to carry out the project. During this kickoff meeting, Partner should communicate when and how they are available to respond to questions throughout the 4-day projects. There should be at least one additional in-person, on-site meeting scheduled for either Tuesday or Wednesday for further information gathering and hypothesis testing. Student teams throughout Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are working both on- and off-site, in-person and asynchronously for approximately 6-8 hours per day toward the project goal as defined by the partner. Student teams are responsible for creating and distributing key roles and responsibilities among themselves, holding each other accountable to the project. 

On Wednesday at 5pm, a recorded rough draft/test run of the final presentation is due to Professor Kris Muir and Ben Wilson. 

The project concludes on Thursday, October 13 with a 45-60 minute presentation to Partner staff of findings and recommendations, with time for Q&A and further discussion.