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Staff

FASA Support for Faculty and Academic Staff Day to Day Consultation

We advise on:  

  • the reappointment, promotion and tenure (RPT) review processes. 
  • faculty sabbatical leave requests and all other leave requests.  
  • the annual review processes and performance management.  
  • position elimination situations.  
  • agreements around retirement.  
  • the development and interpretation, of employment-related policies in the Faculty Handbook, the Academic Specialist Handbook and other academic handbooks.  
  • the cultivation of  productive, respectful, and safe working environments, and, when needed, on concerns pertaining to faculty behavior and discipline. 
 

Ann Austin

Interim Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs

aaustin@msu.edu 

(517) 432-1185 

Meet Ann

Kathy Charles

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
lewlessk@msu.edu 
517-353-4851 

Meet Kathy

Melissa Sortman

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
sortmanm@msu.edu 
517-353-5802 

Meet Melissa

Jennie Schaeffer

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
petrovi8@msu.edu 
517-353-4070 

Meet Jennie

Shannon Kemp

Senior Human Resources Professional II 
hickssh1@msu.edu 
517-353-4071 

Meet Shannon

Julianne Fent

Executive Staff Assistant 
fent@msu.edu 
517-355-3832 

Meet Julianne

Kara Yermak

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
burtkara@msu.edu 
517-884-0185 

Meet Kara