Throughout the month, units and groups across campus are hosting speakers, media shares, activities, games, and other events. View the shared calendar of all the events happening during March.

The WorkLife Office is a strong advocate of support for Spartans who are caregivers. We appreciate the struggles, we see the challenges, and we have resources and information to help. Now more than ever, we want to be sure you are aware of childcare.

Starting with a news story from the BBC, we unpack the pressures of work and how they intersect with personal identities. The BBC recently published a news piece titled, "Why it's hard for people of color to be themselves at work." It is a very comprehensive article that we recommend you check out. We will outline and synthesize some main points here.

Sarah Handspike is someone who cares not just about her staff’s work-life but also about their personal life. She understands that though her team is there to get a job done, things at home can occasionally be weighing, and Handspike is always available to offer a perspective or an idea on how to come up with a balance.

Members of the MSU community are invited to nominate a supervisor/administrator who consistently supports the work-life (professional/personal) needs of their employees/staff through positive leadership and managerial practices.

"From where we stand: leading through intersectionality"

This year's annual Spring Forum is intended to explore ways each one of us can play an active role in creating a more inclusive, equitable workplace and community.

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The WNA connects professional women across campus through meaningful and empowering relationships. Providing an opportunity for women to network and support one another is an essential step for building women's leadership at Michigan State University and in the Greater Lansing community.

The 2021 Chávez/Huerta Celebration will focus on farmworkers and the contributions they make to sustain America during turbulent times, while continuing to struggle to provide a higher quality of life for themselves and their families.

The New Parent Educational Series is free to MSU faculty, staff, and student parents. Presented by: Natosha A Sage-EL

A space sponsored by MSU WorkLife Office to connect with other faculty, staff, and post-doc Spartans with a focus on combating isolation, creating a community and sharing resources.

A place for Spartans to connect on family-related topics with the goal of connecting, building community, and sharing best practices regarding raising or caregiving for children and caregivers.

The Fatherhood Forum is an annual collaborative event sponsored by the WorkLife Office, Student Parent Resource Center, and the local community. Supported by MSUFCU.org

Guiding Principles for High Successful Parenting is a five-part parenting series for parents and other caregivers. This series will explore ways that families can be highly effective in raising their kids to be successful in school and in life.

This group is intended to virtually connect MSU faculty and staff who have caregiving responsibilities for adults in their lives and those navigating assisting a senior in their life with changing care needs. This group is open to anyone interested in connecting with other adult caregivers or learning about issues such as how to care for yourself as a caregiver, how to start conversations about living situation changes, or how to navigate end-of-life choices conversations.

This year, many MSU employees moved offices from East Lansing to our homes. Our first few weeks may have involved getting a new office chair, stocking pens and paper, and ensuring we had adequate internet to link us to the thousands of Zoom meetings this summer and fall. We now enter the cold winter months and have other things to consider as we keep our home offices safe and healthy.