Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment

At an institution as large as MSU, we don’t have just one institutional culture and climate but are instead made up of many. From the college or department level to a program or work team, each one of these groups has a leader responsible for creating and sustaining a welcoming and inclusive workplace. The past few years have pushed us as an organization to examine our policies, processes, and resources as they pertain to our different employee groups. While we continue to make strides toward becoming a more respectful and equitable place for our diverse workforce to learn and grow, we acknowledge that there is still more work to be done, and we are committed to continuing our efforts in this positive direction. Read more about how to create and sustain a respectful work environment

Peer Mentoring and Professional Development:

Thriving Career Series

The Academic Career Paths programming and resources address pertinent junctures in an academic’s career–from when they enter the university, work toward promotion milestones, and transition into late-career or retirement activities. Throughout the month of February, OFASD continues to offer Thrive Workshops for educators across the employment spectrum – Academic Specialists, Fixed-Term Faculty, and Associate Rank Tenure Track Faculty; late in the term, a session specifically for those entering late-career and nearing retirement is scheduled. Recognizing that many details are decided at the college level, each session provides information on university policies and criteria, timelines, perspectives from candidates and reviewers, and an opportunity to ask questions. Check out the upcoming Thriving Series which focuses on the various stages of an academic career.

Critical Friends Series

This opportunity is open to all department chairs, school directors, associate deans in non-departmentally organized colleges and directors of academic programs similar to departments/schools.

This program will focus on developing a community of peers, by providing a venue to give and receive effective feedback and promote group problem solving. 

Ethics of Accommodation Series

Michigan State University's Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership, STRIDE Center, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, and the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development have partnered for a series on the "Ethics of Accommodations." This series aims to unite faculty and students in discussing best practices for accommodating students with disabilities, incorporating diverse perspectives from both groups

Reminder!

Don’t forget, the deadline for nominating candidates for the NCFDD Faculty Success Program is February 12th. The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024-2025 Academic Leadership Fellows, Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Fellows, Lilly Fellows, Adams Academy Fellows, and Learning Communities is March 7th.