MSFC is a visible and engaged community that supports, empowers, and sustains Colorado State University staff and faculty. All CSU staff and faculty are welcome and invited to engage. Guided by the Principles of Community, our mission is to serve as a catalyst to positively impact campus climate and culture by supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of employees who enrich our community with wide-ranging perspectives and life experiences. We are committed to promoting collaboration and accountability through visible and meaningful engagement with Colorado State University and the greater community.
”Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
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MSFC is a visible and engaged community that supports, empowers, and sustains Colorado State University staff and faculty. All CSU staff and faculty are welcome and invited to engage. Guided by the Principles of Community, our mission is to serve as a catalyst to positively impact campus climate and culture by supporting the recruitment, retention, and development of employees who enrich our community with wide-ranging perspectives and life experiences. We are committed to promoting collaboration and accountability through visible and meaningful engagement with Colorado State University and the greater community.
This group is open to all CSU employees. Each member is expected to follow the Community Guidelines to participate.
News and Events
Updates as of March 13, 2025
- Employee Councils are co-hosting a Townhall / Forum with President Parsons and Provost Underwood on March 31st from 4-5pm in the LSC Never No Summer Ballroom (RSVP HERE)
- VP University Operations and Chief Financial Officer Brendan Hanlon sent a Memo in SOURCE Insider yesterday re: Maintaining CSU’s Fiscal Health – I encourage you to read this memo
- MSFC is hosting Provost Underwood and Chief of Staff Miloch at our Friday, March 28th Board meeting – we invite you to attend as information and feedback will be shared on the Strategic Roadmap for CSU (more information, including Teams link, to come)
- MSFC, APC, CPC, and FC authored a joint letter to the Incident Management Team (IMT) for improved communication and partnership between employee council leadership and IMT
- MSFC, APC, CPC, and FC Chairs and Vice/Past Chairs will have a weekly standing meeting with Chiefs of Staff Tillman and Miloch beginning this Friday (3/14)
- Visit the CSU Federal Updates website for official CSU communication, resources, and responses to federal action
- MSFC had a productive meeting with President Parsons, Provost Underwood, and Chiefs of Staff Tillman and Miloch in mid-February and will continue to have an open channel of communication
- MSFC Chair and Past Chair have been meeting regularly with many Executive Leadership Team members elevating MSFC constituent concerns and strategic priorities
- MSFC and the employee councils continue to meet regularly – sometimes weekly – to share updates, address concerns and issues raised, collaborating on shared goals and objectives, strategizing on ways we can be more effective collectively via shared governance, and establishing an open line of communication
- Cultural Resource Centers (CRCs) are here to stay and are not being shut down
- The President and Provost Offices along with other ELT members have been meeting with student groups, impacted + potentially impacted communities, and sharing information specifically to/with areas
- Chair continues to meet one-on-one with scores of MSFC constituents to hear concerns, hold space, receive feedback, and identify ways to support and elevate conversations, share resources, and more
- MSFC Awards Celebration will take place in late April – thank you to everyone who nominated a deserving individual; please look out for an email with more information to come soon!