Our Commitment to
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

By Barbara Roberts, Ph.D., Executive Director and Senior Advisor to the Provost

The WorkLife Office stands with the peaceful protesters seeking safety, fairness and equal justice for Black lives in our communities. We stand with the community, working together and individually to learn, to share, to grow and support growth in navigating the work and personal lives of the people we serve. In the WorkLife Office, Black Lives Matter. We are not silent. 

Feedback Survey:

Your Chance to Provide Input & Suggestions

This is the second survey distributed in 2020 by the MSU WorkLIfe Office to gather feedback about the concerns of the MSU employee community as three months have passed since classes shifted to online. The first survey was conducted at the onset of the stay-at-home order. We encourage any and all MSU employees to complete this survey once to provide feedback to the WorkLife Office. You can complete the survey whether or not you are currently working from home. We want to hear from everybody! 

The Outstanding Supervisor Award honors Michigan State University supervisors who have consistently demonstrated worklife sensitivity and support of the professional/personal needs of the employees in their unit. Outstanding supervisors are all across this campus managing teams both large and small, working in research, education, communication, development, housing, technology, infrastructure, administration, and senior leadership. 

Nominate your supervisor and help us celebrate their leadership through the years and/or recent challenging times.

What Makes a Supervisor Outstanding?
Past winners Erin Gorman, Bryce Henderson, Nicholas Drew, and William Wetzel, join the panel to discuss.  Watch the replay

By Jaimie Hutchison, MA, LPC

Many employees are working from home, others are essential and are working in person, and some are preparing to return to campus for research or other allowable ventures. Where does this leave our teams? It can be a challenge to maintain the team morale and connectedness with so many changes and challenges occurring. How can you keep your team connected? 

Learn about tips and resources to help strengthen your team

By Jeff Hollenbeck, Chief Investment Officer, ACE Financial Advisors

It's an unpleasant scenario to imagine, but the reality is that very few of us experience a linear, upward-trending income scale throughout the course of our working lives. For one reason or another, it's likely that we experience at least one year of a drop in wage or salary (or several years of fluctuation) which requires us to be nimble and adaptive. Especially with today's uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus, the closing & re-opening of the economy, and other societal influences, it's important to be prepared and set yourself up for success no matter what 'curveball' life has to throw at you.

Read the article on financial preparation

Watch the replay

Engaging with LGBTQA+ Communities 

Recently, the LBGT Resource Center presented at a coffee conversation to discuss how to get involved with them, their new LGBTQA+ competency building curriculum (Quest), and things to consider as we all continue to learn more effective ways to intentionally engage with each other. Allyship is about doing and sometimes we don't know where to start. The thing that matters is that you do start! From right where you are with what you can control. LGBTQA+ inclusion is work that belongs to all of us.

Watch the replay of this session to learn how to support the LGBTQA+ members of our community

October 20, 2020 - WorkLife Office Conference

Join WorkLife Listservs

The WorkLife Office manages several popular listservs. These email lists are an effective way for MSU faculty and staff to communicate directly with a group of people just like you!   Join a Listserv   

Request a Workshop for Your Team

Do you have a request for a workshop not already on the calendar? Is there something specific you'd like to have presented or discussed with your team? We've now made it even easier to connect with us for those requests.

Request a Workshop or check out the "Request a Workshop" button on our homepage.