Jake Lathrop, Assistant Director in the Office of Talent in MSU Human Resources, has been selected to serve on the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) National Board of Directors, beginning a three-year term on July 1, 2025.
Throughout his nearly 18-year career at MSU, Lathrop has served the university across multiple key roles, including Consultant to the Chief HR Officer, Consultant to the Executive Vice President for Administration, Director of HR and Facilities in the College of Education, and HR Specialist in MSU Human Resources.
Additionally, Lathrop has served CUPA-HR in a leadership capacity for the past 10 years, with roles including President of the Michigan Chapter Board, Chair of the Midwest Region Board, and serving on CUPA-HR National Steering Committees for Learning and Development, Public Policy, and Creating Inclusive Communities. In 2018, Lathrop was named CUPA-HR’s Emerging Leader for the Midwest Region.
“As higher education navigates unprecedented challenges, our work becomes even more vital to sustaining and advancing the institutions that shape tomorrow’s leaders,” said Lathrop. “I look forward to contributing alongside such accomplished colleagues, and for this opportunity to serve and amplify the voice of HR professionals across higher education.”
This appointment highlights MSU’s continued leadership in developing forward-thinking human resources practices that strengthen higher education nationwide.
About CUPA-HR
CUPA-HR is higher ed HR, serving higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy, and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Serving more than 40,000 HR professionals and other higher education leaders at nearly 2,000 member institutions and organizations around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary, benefits, and demographic data, extensive online resources, and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.