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Team

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
  • when needed, on concerns pertaining to faculty behavior and discipline

Find Your Liaison

Teresa Mastin

Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs

mastinte@msu.edu

(517) 517-353-5300 

Meet Teresa

Kate Birdsall

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
birdsal5@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Kate

Kathy Charles

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

Meet Kathy

Julie Fusi

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

Meet Julianne

Teresia Hagelberger

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
sielofft@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Teresia

Shannon Kemp

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

Meet Shannon

Georgette Russell

Assistant Vice President of HR, MSU Health Sciences
russe672@msu.edu
517-355-4119

Meet Georgette

Jennie Schaeffer

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

Meet Jennie

Nicole Schmidtke

Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
messin41@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Nicole

Melissa Sortman

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

Meet Melissa

Kara Yermak

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

Meet Kara