2023-2024 All-University Awards

The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development is very pleased to announce the 2023-2024 All-University Award recipients! The honorees of these various awards epitomize a sampling of the excellent work done by MSU faculty, academic specialists and staff, graduate assistants, and executive leaders. Please join us in congratulating these highly deserving recipients!

These internal awards represent an important piece of recognizing the outstanding work done at MSU. Each award selection committee is tasked with reviewing each dossier and contributing to a discussion of nominees. Participating in the recommendation of these award recipients necessitates a lot of time and care from these committees, and we are so grateful for their willingness to serve!

We invite you to join us in celebrating these awards at the annual All-University Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 1, 3:30-5:50 pm at the Kellogg Center.

2024-2025 All-University Awards: Call for Nominations

As one cycle concludes, another begins. So in this, the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development is also announcing the call for the following 2024-2025 All-University Awards:

·       William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

·       Teacher-Scholar Award

·       Excellence-in-Teaching Citations

·       Donald F. Koch Award for Quality in Undergraduate Teaching

·       Distinguished Academic Specialist/Staff Award

·       President’s Distinguished Teaching Award

·       Community Engagement Scholarship Award

·       Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership

·       Robert F. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership

For more information on each award, and the nomination process, please visit the provost’s All-University Awards webpage. Nominations for the 2024-25 year are due November 14, 2024.

A Culture that Values Teaching

What does it mean to value teaching? Whose views matter in assessing teaching? What is the role of student learning in quality teaching? In what ways do contextual features such as required versus elective, time of day and modality matter in whether instruction is perceived as effective? What evidence of teaching should be used to make these assessments? What support is in place to improve teaching for instructors who want and need it? There are many questions being asked at MSU and nationally* about what it means to value teaching and take it seriously in annual reviews and promotion decisions. And since beginning the transition from SIRS to the Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS), numerous groups and individuals have been wrestling with understanding past practices and finding answers to how we can collectively move forward creating a culture that values teaching, which ties directly to student success.

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2024 MI-ACE CONFERENCE, JUNE 10 - 11



The Michigan American Council on Education Women’s Network (MI-ACE) is the professional network for Michigan women in higher education. We work in concert with the ACE Office of Inclusive Excellence Group nationally to identify, develop, encourage, advance, link, and support (IDEALS) women in higher education.

As an institutional member, MSU has access to the variety of opportunities and connections MI-ACE provides, including the upcoming annual conference. This summer, join higher education colleagues from across the state for professional development and networking. All appointment types are welcome to attend.

Details for this year’s conference are as follows:

June 10-11, 2024

Suburban Collection Showplace

46100 Grand River Avenue

Novi, Michigan 48374

The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development 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. We offer and/or collaborate on a variety of structured workshops and small group opportunities throughout the year.