{"id":18818,"date":"2025-03-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=18818"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:06:39","slug":"with-gratitude-on-national-employee-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=18818","title":{"rendered":"With Gratitude on National Employee Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Colleagues,  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At MSU, we all play an essential part in something bigger, driven by purpose, passion, and our collective dedication to excellence. Your contributions make MSU an environment conducive to innovation, learning, and impactful experiences for students, colleagues, and the broader community alike. Your dedication helps shape that experience! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Employee Appreciation Day is an opportunity to appreciate all that our amazing workforce contributes every day. MSU thrives because of you and your hard work, creativity, and unwavering commitment to our shared mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though our appreciation goes beyond what can be expressed in words, we partnered with university supervisors to share just a few of the words that come to mind when considering the positive qualities of our outstanding teams:<\/p>\n\n\n

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While today marks an official recognition of our appreciation, gratitude is something to express on an ongoing basis. Take a moment to celebrate your accomplishments, recognize the achievements of your colleagues, and reflect on the meaningful ways you contribute to MSU\u2019s success.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for being part of such an exceptional community! Your participation makes MSU what it is today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


With Sincere Gratitude,  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Donovan
Interim Associate Vice President for Human Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credits: The opening image is<\/span> a compilation of Spartan Employee Spotlight<\/a> series photos.
1. (Top left) Landscape Services hosting the \u201cTree\u201dmendous Care event for students in MSU\u2019s Department of Forestry. Photo by Gabbi Ahlborn. 2. (Bottom Left) Hasina Saraha is an academic specialist teaching chemistry in Michigan State University\u2019s Lyman Briggs College. Photo by Greg Kohuth. 3. (Middle top left) Jainaba Fall, a buyer on the IT Procurement team, works to strategically source, negotiate, and issue orders for IT products. Photo by Derrick L. Turner. 4. (Middle) Stationary engineer Frank Trout (seated) and Tony Mitchner, the skilled trades supervisor for power plant operations, monitor plant operations. Photo by Gabbi Ahlborn. 5. (Middle bottom) Power plant technicians Carl Kobb (right) and Levi Dysinger review online equipment documentation while working to calibrate a new steam flow transmitter. Photo by Gabbi Ahlborn. 6. (Middle top right) Sara Olsztyn is one of seven neighborhood administrative coordinators at Michigan State University. Photo by Greg Kohuth. 7. (Top Right) Communications Manager Dana Whyte spends game day at the MSU Emergency Operations Center. Photo by Derrick L. Turner. 8. (Bottom Right) Sharod Williams is a research assistant in the Genomics Core. Photo by Greg Kohuth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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