Educators Thrive Together, February 2023
Part of being a place where faculty and academic staff feel they can create fulfilling and successful careers means being able to engage in activities and opportunities that increase a sense of belonging and potential.
Eila Roberts
Eila Roberts is the Director of Zoo and Aquarium Science in the Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State University. Her role includes teaching, advising, administration, and curriculum development.
Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Tinsley Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Human Biology Program and in the Department of Integrative Biology in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.
Ellen Moll
Academic Specialist Ellen Moll is in Teaching and Curriculum Development with the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities. Her curriculum development interests include interdisciplinary and integrative pedagogy,
Ellen Moll
Ellen Moll was named Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies for the College of Arts & Letters in January 2024. Moll had served as Interim Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies starting in May 2023.
Embracing Career Bends and Turns
We are often inclined to have career exploration and career-building during times of “onboarding” or when interviewing for a new position – the “where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?” question.
Emilia Marcyk
Instructional Technology/Teaching & Learning Librarian Emilia Marcyk at Michigan State University, where she develops instructional content, leads information literacy workshops for the First Year Writing program, and supervises student reference assistants.
Engaging with Faculty and Academic Staff on Retirement
This program was designed for MSU Deans, Chairs, and Faculty Excellence Advocates to discuss strategies for engaging about retirement issues with faculty and academic staff within your unit. Legal restrictions and MSU’s policies were also provided as guidelines to follow when interacting with academics on retirement.
Envisioning Retirement Pathways
This program was designed for all MSU faculty and academic staff to start envisioning the pathway to retirement that best fits them. This program included examples of several different avenues taken to retirement by MSU academics.
Envisioning the Future of Academic Work at MSU
On April 22, AAN, along with Academic Human Resources and The Work Life Office, hosted its annual spring symposium. This year’s symposium focused on “Envisioning the Future of Academic Work at MSU” with Dr.