Together with other units across campus, FASA works to create an environment in which excellence and opportunity thrive, that attracts and retains talent, and in wich we work together to create conditions where staff and faculty can do their best work, individually and collaboratively.
The support units below are available to faculty and academic staff as they go about their work as part of the MSU community.
The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development (formerly 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.
Michigan State University’s diverse and talented workforce deserves an outstanding employee experience. That's where MSU Human Resources comes in. We cannot do the jobs of our faculty and staff, but we strive to make doing their jobs easier by offering high-quality services, processes, programs and information.
The Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, or IDI, guides and supports efforts to advance a diverse and inclusive campus community, consistent with MSU's core values. Inclusion happens only when the whole campus and community takes responsibility. True excellence occurs with inclusion. IDI promotes a unit culture of respect, trust, authenticity and excellence.
The Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance, established as an independent unit in 2018, encompasses the following areas: (1) Prevention, Outreach, and Education Department (POE), (2) Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), (3) Office of the ADA Coordinator, (4) Resolution Office (RO); and (5) the Office of Support and Equity. Collectively, our purpose is to lead the university’s prevention and response to relationship violence, sexual misconduct, stalking, discrimination, and harassment in admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in the university’s programs and activities.
Academic governance is the system by which faculty and other university community members participate in the making of the decisions that affect them. Through their representatives on bodies like the Faculty Senate, the University Committee on Faculty Affairs, and the Steering Committee, faculty and academic staff learn about new university initiatives, participate in policy-making, and make their voices heard. The Office of Academic Governance provides administrative support to these bodies and coordinates their elections.
MSU’s Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation provides support for MSU's educators to conceptualize learning and teaching. CTLI helps develop solutions to teaching challenges. Instructors and educators may receive support and consultation, professional development opportunities, learning experience design collaborations, and support for online and blended programs. Follow our progress on #iteachmsuCommons.
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs To enhances the postdoctoral experience at Michigan State University by providing leadership, support and a unifying structure for Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Associates, Senior Research Associates and all individuals pursuing advanced mentored training beyond a doctoral degree.
The WorkLife Office partners with the community to create an inclusive, responsive work environment where all faculty and staff are respected and supported toward well-being in work and personal lives. The WorkLife Office delivers Michigan State University’s commitment to providing its faculty and staff an excellent and supportive work place.
The WorkLife Office partners with the community to create an inclusive, responsive work environment where all faculty and staff are respected and supported toward well-being in work and personal lives. The WorkLife Office delivers Michigan State University’s commitment to providing its faculty and staff an excellent and supportive work place.