Building tomorrow’s business. Together.
The Eli Broad College of Business is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive community that empowers our faculty, staff, students and alumni to achieve true collaborative excellence.
Values, Vision & Goals
Vision
Foster a culture and climate of belonging and success: Build a community grounded in mutual respect where everyone feels valued, supported to do their best work, and able to advance.
- To be a leader at MSU with best-in-class practices, policies and achievements in enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- To be a leader among the Big 10 and peer business schools and become an exemplar with the best-in-class practices, policies and achievements in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Goals
- Promote inclusion and belonging
- Ensure equity in policies and practices
- Increase diversity of people and perspectives
Principles of Engagement
Engagement of all stakeholders
We will seek to involve faculty, staff, students, alumni, employers, advisory boards, and other supporters in our DEI efforts
Breadth and depth of initiatives
We will ensure that our DEI efforts cover the entire spectrum of our programs and activities, including engaging in signature endeavors that signal distinct expertise
Embedded in Teaching, Research and Outreach
We will strive to embed our DEI efforts pervasively in our curriculum, scholarly activity, and interactions with the community
Ambitious KPIs and Accountability
We will aspire to meet ambitious goals and targets and be accountable to our stakeholders for our performance
Fall 2022 Broad College Climate Survey
In Fall 2022, more than 800 Broad College students, faculty and staff participated in our first climate survey. The data collected establishes a baseline understanding of the present climate, helps inform current and future decisions about supporting a diverse, inclusive, and vibrant campus community, and serves as a benchmark against which to measure change over time.
Methodology for surveying students and for surveying employees can be found within the report.
DEI Stories @ Broad
MBA student Yuxuan Gao reflects on navigating parenting while pursuing an advanced degree.
Raymond Musiima, a first-year international MBA student, discusses his experiences at Broad thus far.
This month, hear from three student fellows of Reaching Out MBA as they talk about their stories and experiences.
Culture and Climate of Belonging and Success Strategic Initiative Working Group
We’ve brought together a diverse team of faculty and staff to guide actions that the Broad College is taking.
Cheri DeClercq
- Assistant Dean for MBA Programs
Dean's Office - Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications Office
Elizabeth Fisher
- Director of M.S. in Supply Chain Management Program
Supply Chain Management
Patty Geller
- Human Resources Manager
Dean's Office
Beth Hammond
- Managing Director
Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership
William Horton-Anderson
- Assistant Director, Academic & Student Affairs
Full-Time MBA Program
Jeff Magnuson
- Manager
James B. Henry Center for Executive Development
Marquis Taylor
- Program Coordinator
Multicultural Business Programs
Heidi Wardin
- Executive Assistant
Dean's Office
Scot Wright
- DEI Program Manager
Dean's Office
Roz Jaffer
- Fixed-Term Faculty
Management
DEI Resource Repository
For those within the MSU community, the Broad College has developed a repository of DEI resources that is actively curated through the Gast Business Library (MSU NetID required to access).
Get Connected with Broad:
- Business College Complex
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- East Lansing, MI 48824