Event Overview
This annual workshop is designed to provide guidance to academic specialists in navigating the academic specialist system at Michigan State University.
Topics include:
- History, Roles, Appointment Types, and the Promotional System for Academic Specialists at MSU
- Evaluation
- Academic Specialist Recommendation Form on Progress and Excellence
- Reflective Essays
- Tracking and Documenting your Accomplishments
- Break-out sessions for tailored, pertinent information by appointment type
Helpful Resources on Reappointment, Continuing Appointment, and Promotion
Policy and Procedures:
- Academic Specialist Handbook (external link to MSU Human Resources website)
- Annual Evaluation section of Handbook (external link to MSU Human Resources Handbook)
- Reappointment, Continuing Appointment: (external link to MSU Human Resources Handbook Reappointment section of Handbook)
Additional Materials
- Academic specialist Recommendation form (Form ON Progress and Excellence) formerly Form C
- Samples of Form C
- Samples of Reflective Essays
- COVID-19 Impact Statement Guidelines
Resources
- Academic Specialist website FAQ
- Academic Specialist Advisory Committee
- Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs (formerly Academic Human Resources AHR)
- Funding sources from Undergraduate Research
Register to attend this event
Materials from past workshops including video recordings of the session may be found on the Past Events Archive page.