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Updates and information for the MSU community

Fall Semester 2024 Welcome
Aug. 29, 2024
Email welcome to faculty and academic staff for Fall Semester 2024                        

Spring Semester 2024 Welcome
Jan. 10, 2024
Email welcome to faculty and academic staff for Spring Semester 2024. 

New Interim Guidance for Generative AI Use in Research and Creative Activity
December 20, 2023
Message from Vice President for Research and Innovation Doug Gage and Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko to colleagues detailing new interim guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in research and creative activity.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Reminders and Guidance for Students
September 26, 2023
Email to students with important reminders and guidance about the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your coursework and research.

New Academic Year Welcome
September 7, 2023
Email welcome message with many resources and updates for the MSU community.

Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidance
August 1, 2023
Email to instructors who are looking for guidance on ways to engage with students around the appropriate use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Update on Berkey Hall and the MSU Union
March 29, 2023
Email with information about spring and fall 2023 plans for Berkey Hall and the MSU Union.

Return from Break, Updates
March 10, 2023
Email to educators with resources and information relevant for the coming weeks, with encouragement to forward the message to those recipients who will benefit from its information and resources.

New for Spring Semester: Credit-No Credit Grade Reporting Option
March 1, 2023
Email with information on the revised Credit-No Credit (CR-NC) grade reporting options are being put in place for spring semester 2023 only. Guidelines for undergraduates and graduate students are outlined in the message.

Thank You
February 25, 2023
Email from Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko to colleagues. The message acknowledges the difficult week for the entire Spartan community. "As this week has come to a close, I am taking a moment to write to express my deep appreciation to you. You have navigated the week with compassion and flexibility. While grappling with the recent violence, you adjusted syllabi, you employed empathy and flexibility as you interacted with and advised students, and you supported each other and your staff—serving as a listening ear, compiling resources, advocating, and in a variety of other ways. You have shown up in big ways and small ways and it has not gone unnoticed. I thank you, very much so," said Jeitschko.

Additional Resources for Spring 2023 
February 24, 2023
Email to advisors with links to details about Credit-No Credit for spring semester 2023. The email also includes information about an advisor resources page and a webinar for Trauma-informed response training.

Graduate Student Community Update
February 19, 2023
Email to the graduate student community.

6-Step Approach to Starting Class
February 19, 2023
Email to faculty and academic staff that included practical steps that could be integrated into teaching practices as students return to class the week of February 20.  

Rebuilding Hope: Teaching in the Aftermath: Further Resources and Webinar Recording
February 17, 2023
Email to faculty and academic staff that included resources related to this morning’s webinar, which may now be found on the “Rebuilding Hope: Teaching in the Aftermath” webpage. The webinar recording with captions has been made available. Presentation slides have been made accessible and are available for viewing or download. 

Moving Forward Together, Student Message
February 17, 2023
Email to MSU students to help to recover, each in our own unique ways. The message provided time for us to come together as a community focused on learning. To heal together. To learn together. This is a different semester than anyone had hoped for. It’s okay to reset expectations about what's important and give time and space for healing. The information included in the message is intended to help students.

Moving Forward Together
February 17, 2023
Email from Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko to faculty, academic staff, and advisors with support, services and compiled resources to help identify how the MSU community can best move forward, together. As the deans and I discussed this week, if we don’t come together, we will come apart. Experts note the distinct value of returning to common spaces and practices as a helpful way to find perspective and regain a sense of self and community. To make this happen, we all have to work together, with trauma-informed perspectives and actions. 

Resources and Guidance
February 14, 2023
Email to faculty and academic staff with resources and guidance to support them following the tragic events of February 13.

Religious Observance Policy update
January 11, 2023
Email to students regarding the Michigan State University commitment to the value of inclusion and it has always been our policy to permit students, faculty and staff to observe days set aside by their religious faiths. As we have furthered our commitment through the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report and Plan, we are pleased to announce the revised Religious Observance Policy.

Spring Semester Welcome
January 9, 2023
Email to students with a short video to welcome you to the start of spring semester.  

Spring Semester Welcome, Reminders, and Updates
January 9, 2023
Email to Faculty, Academic Staff, and the Office of the Provost Staff to Welcome the start of spring semester. I hope you all enjoyed a restful winter break; it was certainly well-deserved and welcome! As the new year and new semester begin, I would like to share four reminders and four updates to ensure that everyone is aware of these items, and to promote shared understanding across our academic community. We just launched a new Office of the Provost Instagram account, so consider following us there to stay in touch.

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