President Ono announced a new set of workplace values being adopted by the Ann Arbor campus and Michigan Medicine in his January 2023 message to the university community. This is an excerpt of that video message.
The adoption of these values is the result of a long input process involving regular engagement with faculty and staff. Engagement methods have included information sessions, polls, focus groups and community assemblies to determine the workplace values and their definitions.
Demonstrating these values is also important as we carry out the university’s mission to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Those values are:
- Integrity: We act with honesty and take responsibility for our actions.
- Respect: We act in a way that acknowledges the humanity and contributions of each individual.
- Inclusion: We create an environment where all can participate, are invited to contribute, and have a sense of belonging.
- Equity: We create conditions that provide everyone an opportunity to thrive.
- Diversity: We welcome, acknowledge and appreciate our similarities and differences.
- Innovation: We promote creativity and curiosity to tackle challenges and inspire new ideas.
Underpinning all of these values is accountability.