Early Detection Program
The MSU COVID-19 Early Detection Program has been designed to create a campus-wide net that provides two primary benefits:
Secure and timely test data that provides the COVID-19 status of campus community members at the highest risk of transmission. This enables individuals to protect themselves and each other from spread.
The generation of actionable, quality population level data, so that university leaders can make critical, informed, and immediate decisions regarding the health and safety of MSU’s people and places.
Learn more on the EDP website.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
As defined by the MSU Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Planning Committee, April 2021
Diversity
Diversity represents our varied collective and individual identities and differences. We recognize that diversity is a central component of inclusive excellence in research, teaching, service, outreach and engagement. We are committed to engage, understand, promote and foster a variety of perspectives. We affirm our similarities and value our differences. We uphold that, to truly be excellent, a university must support diversity.
Equity
Equity goes beyond fair treatment, opportunity, and access to information and resources for all, although these are crucial to the success of the university. Rather, equity can only be achieved in an environment built on respect and dignity, which also acknowledges historical and contemporary injustices. We are committed to intentionally and actively redressing barriers, challenging discrimination and bias, and institutionalizing access and resources that address historical and contemporary social inequalities.
Inclusion
Inclusion actively invites all to contribute and participate. In the face of exclusive differential power, we strive to create balance. Every person’s voice is valuable and no one person is expected to represent an entire community. We are committed to an open environment and campus where students, alumni, staff, faculty and community voices are equally respected and contribute to the overall institutional mission.
Academic Human Resources
The Office of the Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources (AHR) has responsibility for ensuring that Michigan State University is able to attract and retain an internationally competitive faculty and academic staff so that MSU can accomplish its mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives. Specifically, AHR has four primary roles:
- To develop and maintain academic human resources policies and procedures that enhance the ability to recruit and retain an outstanding, internationally competitive faculty and excellent academic staff.
- To promote equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, non-discrimination, and inclusion in the appointment and advancement of faculty and academic staff.
- To provide faculty, academic staff, and academic leaders with faculty development, leadership development, and organizational development programs and activities to enhance their individual and unit effectiveness.
- To provide strategic expert advice, information, and data collection and analysis on academic human resources issues.
Additionally, Academic Human Resources works closely with MSU Human Resources on issues that are cross-cutting for faculty, academic staff, and University support staff, e.g. records, employee benefits, etc.
Visit the AHR website to learn more.
Academic Advancement Network
The Academic Advancement Network works with all faculty, academic staff, and academic administrators at Michigan State University as they join the university, establish professional trajectories, and move through various stages of review, promotion, and growth.
Visit the AAN website for more information.