Status

Planning
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Final Stages
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GOAL 5
Healthy Community

Cultivate a healthy, respectful and inclusive community, enabling all to thrive.

Strategy
Status

Strategy 5.1--Establish an organizational culture that fosters teamwork and values the contributions of all.

Co-Champions: Hilda Mejia Abreu and Amanda Leatherbury

a.

Commit to unwavering dedication to the core values of the College.

i.

Clearly communicate expectations and behavior standards in support of the new core values.

iv.

Implement the new CVM Standards of Professional Conduct.

b.

Create a true sense of community across the College.

ii.

Hold regular, social community-building events.

iii.

Ensure all faculty and staff contributions are valued and recognized; develop employee recognition programs.

c.

Ensure supportive infrastructure and processes are in place for all to thrive at the CVM.

d.

Enhance student and resident orientation and support.

e.

Cultivate a work-life integration for all faculty, students and staff.

f.

Develop and sustain highly valued, mutually beneficial connections between the College and its alumni.

Strategy 5.2--Promote effective communication and collaboration across the College, Veterinary Medical Center and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

Co-Champions: Allison Hammerly and Gary Foltz

a.

Nurture respectful and professional communication across all levels of the organization.

iii.

Implement the new CVM Standards of Professional Conduct.

b.

Increase collaborations across the College, VMC and VDL.

iii.

Promote transparency in all communications.

Strategy 5.3--Advance well-being by nurturing work-life integration.

Co-Champions: Chuck Folino and Cynthia Lucidi

a

Address work-life issues.

ii.

Provide and develop tools that foster greater work-life integration and job satisfaction.

iii.

Promote and support CVM and MSU wellness and self-care opportunities for faculty, staff and students.

b.

Provide support services to address the changing needs of CVM’s international students.

c.

Continue to educate students regarding wellness, including risk factors that may impact their current and future well-being.