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Institutional Transformation

Championing Ethical Integrity for Institutional Transformation

A commitment to ethical behavior and character in our everyday encounters must be a catalyst for institutional transformation. The MSU Ethics Institute promotes the highest standards of ethical integrity across the university so that each person associated or engaged with MSU will directly experience the depth of our commitment to ethical conduct.

Goals

The MSU Ethics Institute will be a catalyst for institutional transformation at MSU and a model of ethical organizational behavior across higher education. To meet the objectives of the MSU 2030 Strategic Plan to make MSU a workplace of choice, the MSU Ethics Institute will put ethical decision-making and behavior at the center of university life. To accomplish this, the MSU Ethics Institute will focus on the following goals.


 

1. Developing the MSU Ethics Certificate Program

Establish, support, and manage an MSU Ethics Certificate Program for MSU staff and faculty.

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2. Building the Staff Ethics Fellows Program

Create, support, and manage an MSU Staff Ethics Fellows Program.

3. Launching the Ethical Grand Challenges Program

Establish, support, and manage an Annual MSU Administrative Division Ethical Grand Challenges Program.

4. Facilitating Staff Mentoring for Ethical Growth

Establish a formal mentoring program for MSU staff that focuses on facilitating individual growth and responsible action.

5. Creating the Ethics Internship Program

Establish, support, and manage an ethics internship program with MSU administrative units for MSU undergraduates.

6. Supporting Ethics in Athletics

In collaboration with the MSU Athletics Department, the Institute will provide programming and support for athletes to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of regulations and opportunities they have with integrity and purpose.

7. Integrating Ethics into Leadership Development

Working closely with the Office of Human Resources and the Provost’s Office, the Institute will integrate ethics into all leadership onboarding, development, evaluation programs at MSU.

8. Awarding Excellence in Global Institutional Ethics

Establish a major, endowed, award for excellence in institutional ethics to be awarded annually to institutions of higher education from across the world who demonstrate excellence in ethical policy development, implementation, and decision-making.