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Office of the
President

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MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY

Tor Dianne Byrum, Chair, MSU Roagg oF Yaustpes

From: toh Engler, Intel Prosi

Subject: Communication from the Hbident

Date: January 15, 7019

‘You have advised me that five Democratic members of the NISL Raard, including
Yourself, have requested! my resignation as MSU Prasidant, The election of two
how Semocrati: memburs and the appointmant of a Democrat to replace
Truste# George Perles kas created a new majotity an the Board,

Under the Constfutlan, the palatary responsiility of the Board of irustees Isto
“clect a Presiden.” In the pracess oF selecting and electing a permansnt
President, itis within tye Doard’s power to appolnt anyone they choose as an
interim President. Ihave servad as interim Prasidcrt for are year. It was a
Position did nat seek but accepted in order la assist che university dha! | love,

Wher. | arived | found a university i ersis. Cascading disclosures of seaual akise
by former Michigan State University and USA Gymnasts sparts dactor Larry
Nassar by early 2028 had made Mi! troubled institution

‘Avweek of emotional survivor couttraom statements in January were broadsst
{0.2 national auckence already sensitized by Une growing PMeTOo movement
MSU was called on to more thoroughly examine ts own resenrsiblty and
‘demonstrate onguing concern for suevivers and snaking cercaln such abuse could
sever occur agai.

President Lou Anna Simon abruptly resigned zt tha conelisfon of the Nassartra,
foltowing 3 long tenure as provos- and then president, Day’ later MSU Athletic
Director Mark Hotlis chose to 1usign, ending his successful tenure

‘Against that backd-op, Iwas solocted in lala January and went to work to
Stablize the institution and come to grips with the impact ui the scandal.

Immeciate action was required

& sought to move with urgency and determinstion to intiate cultural change at
IMSL: on issues of safety, accountablity and respect through organ zational
changes and focused engagement on priority ses. These actions have been
19 Caps opened a satelite location al tke MSL Unian to inlay house sie
‘mental health providers. The goals ta ‘ocate ip 20 10 providersat the
union.

© hour access far all MSU studanrs to a counselor for emational ar me-ital
‘health services zhrough the My SSP phone app to talk oriostant message
‘was added to compiement other series.

Gained Board of Trustees appraval of anew non-prolil argenteatfon that
encompasses MSU's colleges of Human Merlcine, Gsccapathic Medicine
dnd Nursing to be the mutt-spocialty group practice of the university MS
Health Care repfaces the former MSU HeahinTaam and will allow greater
‘Soordination, sraglty administration and provide the authority io enter
Into jolnt ventures with strategic sartners, MSU Heatth Care vl

inciude 240 providers from 14 clinical departments at MSU, including
Soctars, nurses, osyéhologieis, social works, therapists and muatitlonsts
't also will now have the legas authority to anter into joint ventures in»
number of health and medical areas

Ensuring complionce and managing tisk

Ie April Lure to academic feadirs setting expectations fur thorousiy
documented employee reviews,

+ Marilyn Tarrant, divector of our Office af ietermal Auli, was appointed to
associate vice president In charge of the muway organized OFfige of Ault,
Hiskand Compliance, The new affice nrings togsther MSU's oversight of
ethics risk and sompEance with internat audit tunctions into one office

Vive consolidacad ofice eliminates ove-lp and catzbishes strong
accountablity creating a framework for identyirg,priaritizing anc
managing rs, 2s well as clarity regarding compliance responsibilities,

© The office is also charged with revising the university code of ethics,
completing work on the MSL paliy library and taking ary actions
pnucessary to assure we are meeting che high expectations for ethical
bohaior.

"8 Tetrant reports bath én the Doard of Trustees and to the pr

ident,

mternot communications and externat relations
© New communications programs have becn initio to inform camaus
tonstttuencies and communfeatlons departments reorganved to lmprove
external communications wth afumni, donors and those who need tu know
abaut our success.
© Thave sought to send direct anil update itters regularly ta students,
paents, emoloyees and aki
© Anew internal communications arogram, Inside MSU, Includes a biweekly
newspaper, einployee communication webshe and weekly emalh vs part oF
the improved change.
(© Hew executives wera appointed to lead reorganizad departments:
* Kathlaen Wilbur, cxecutive vice president for Government anc External
Relations, was apuvinted ta oversee the externally facing Government
Relations, Communications, and Advane
ottles,

* Mari Jo Dales, vce present and strategic director of wiversity
Fnmmunications, was appointed to develop strategic, coordinated
and more affective approach to communications ard public reletions
She oversees marketing, ersis communications and related areas.

+ Srily Guerrant, vice president and university spakesperson, was
‘appointed to lead a new office to handle crlsis anc! presidential
communications

jee! and Alumna Relations

‘+ My administration stood up for both fundemnta values of safety and free
speech shen white identity provocateur Richard Spencer staged an event on
campus in March. Legally compelled to affer a vanuc, MSU negotiated ¢
venue at a remota Iecation an campus during spring brea

© Students overwhelmingly complied with administrators’ urgings to shin
‘the event, Nationally active racist/nationalst aid unti-fasust factions
managed some conirontetions, which Lranks in propered catngus and local
lar enforcemen: resulted in only a handul of minor arrests,

© Denler! wide nctice, Spencer subsequently canccled she remainder of his
Planned US, campus vents,

* MSU Governmen: Relations staff and initiated update meetings with
Javimakers and othor stakeholders in tansing and Washirelon,D.c
Shortly after my arrival at MS.1, ve briefed Michigan's congressional
delegation, aiumni and atners on the prograss af Nassartetuted
Ineestigations | was elned ay another lormer governor, James Blanchare,
‘those DLA Piper law firm assisted MSU with congressional
and Department oF Education inquaies.
© H returned to Washington ta testify Before a Senate suhcoramittex focused
‘an proterting amateur athlotas ia the wake oF the Nassar cave.
© Finally, Itestfied before the state Senate Higher Education Appropriations
Sulicommiliee co support MSU's ennual 2paropriations request and dlacuss
institutional reforrn and haniling ofthe Nassar case,

+ pined fellow University Research Corridor (MSU, Univurcty oF Michigan aud
‘Wayne State University) at the Detroit Economic Club to dlseuss how the
state's malor research universties’ help drive Michigan's knowledge
economy, |challengcu state fice candidates tn dlscuss the adequacy of
Dublfc suport ‘or higher educaton,

Operating and francialstewariship
+ With cost expose fo the Rassar case heing made certain in the $500 million
settlement with survives, my adrcinistration developed a twe-yoar budget
9 the bond-funded settlonrent assures students, faculty and staff, donors
and state po‘cyonakers that MSU budgets will mats stable and strongly
support program growth and important research,
taken aursuant to policies established aad suppurted ty the board, For that
Support, | wil akvays be grateval

Cn iny first clay in the afice lemaifed all employees outlining expectations for
complignes with all investigations, The next weekt acted te remove Nasear’s
Supervisor, former College af Osteopattic Medicine Near Wiliam Strampel,

Ie was cleer carly on that a fsanclat settlement with survivors needed to he the
‘2p priority, both to holp brlig swift clnsure ta survivors and the MSU
community and to relieve the universiy of engoing budgetary uncertainty.
Concurrently, we moved rapidly w enact policlas, procedurss and protoenis to
make the campus asafer and healthier community. Atal times, my goal has
been t0 prepare a renewed, effective organiration for our pormenent president

Stenlrantty, and wish unusual speed! to avold traumatic and oroteacied legal

battles with survivors, the-university annaunced a $500 vilion settlement with
322 Nassa* survivers on May 26,2008, Shuttly afterward ray admiristeation was
able to prasei the Board of Trustees a two-year budget, including

undergraduate tuition reazes to continue to alirac top students and a black
{uition structure to enhance affordability. Ihe budget ca-tainty hoe helped MSU
Setan encalleent rerote this yaar and position us wl forthe incorning 2028
class.

‘Aduitional hightights of my one year as presidunt ara etaled below:

‘Relationship violence and sexuel misconduct (RVSN)
+The Larry Nassar trial und the aational #hteToo movemert empawered more
‘Women ta report being sexually assaulted, with reports lo MIS. rising S60

Percent inthe years between 2014-15 and 2047-18. That inerease, together
wilh mew resnurces allocated te prevention and response, alowed Ais to
bore thoroughly address Un effects of this historically undarepotled er mt
by halting mory survivars souk justles and access healing resources
2 Asastopgap measure, the appointment af constant firm Krall was
‘announced Feb. 13 ta help investigate complaints led under Mist's Title
Relationship Violonea and Sexual Misconduct Poficy and to help reduee
case backtors,
© announced formation of the RVSM Expert Advisory Workgroup reb. 23:t0
solick community input unc! formalize prevention and respanse
:ecommendations
© The workgroup is composed of farulty and other members af the MSU
community with expertise in handling issues of sexual misconduct,
©The workgroup sraialns an online channel for community input
* The workgroup cuicdy recommended inereasing the aumber of tharapists
and victim advocates in the MSU Sexual Assault Prosram.
© Based on anather sueammandation from the workgroup, MSU is creating a
Sexual Assault Nurse Gxaminer (SANE] program that wil afer 24-howr-a-day,
Airst-tesponse medical care to sexcal assault survivors an campus,
©The SANE program will be formed in tandem with :he development fa
ow campus Sexual Assault Response Team {SART], which alls aebvocecy,
‘medic, lega’ and educational services for survivors and ensures tratimn
informed practices across service seclurs.
© With this combined tampus SANE-SART model, MSU wi be able Lo
implement national best practicas in sevual assault response and better
serve MSU community survivors.
+ Anather wcrigroup cecommendation quickly came to fruition with the
reatlor and restruciuring of the Office for lvl Rights and Title IX Education
and Compliance in March
\u- Reporting directly to the presidunt, the stan! alone unit consol dated
RWB education and enfurcement and is dedicated to pravertion cf
cscriminat.on and karessnent in all forms, witha particulae focus oh sex
‘and gencer dscriminatian, relavonship violence, stalkiny and sexu
smisconcluct.
© The new office inciudes the Office of Institutional Equity (Ole), sn
‘vestigation and enforcement arm, and the Office For Prevention,
Outreach and Education (POFL
* The two affices wark collahorativaly, slowing complaint and
enforcement dets to inform prevantian and education efforts, and
transfer feedback from education traning to these responztble far
drafting and enfarcine policies.
"The muzualy informed efforts allow the university to creati targeted
Prevention educction while contluuing te Improve campus segulations,
© Anatlonal search firm and a campus committee were named te help Ml
‘the associate vice prosident position or the cansaldaced office. saaesan
‘uiller of Boston will work with sbecampus leaders during the search, ;
* Finalists wil be brought to campus in the suring, and faculty, staff and
students wlll havo the chance to meet with Lhem, |
© The cansolideted office represented a 77 percent increase in emplayees
dedicated to Tite IX education at e-foraament

‘+ th 2016, the OIE Office was expanded to Inskide tie deputy directors,
adsitionatiavestigator {For a Lotal of 20) and a ease manazer.
©The office aso added tw resource coordiietors, wha, ih adlition xo the !
asolgned investigator, are points of camcact for claimants and respondents
throughout the investigation and adjudicetion 2rocesses, ensuring that
inlviduals are connected wits the support and sesources they need,

* The POE office has grown tn include a director, associate directo and six
Prevention specalit, each with an area of expertise. since is eatin, the |
otc has ereated new opportunities for awareness ans diskogue actose
campus through i
‘© Expanding foculty and staf taluing, collaboration and outreach around
‘epics such as understanding the RVSM palicy, navivating disrlesures and
supporling survivors,
Creating now training te better mect the needs of studlentailetes and
stat
© Developing outreach and erlucation fer graduate students,
(©. Updating student arientotian materials to place cmphasis on sel:
empowerment, RYSM Uating requirements and ancareness of suppor
2. Beveloping individualized plans to help departments adress culture
climate issues,
Enhancing the “Greeks Take lhe Lead” fatoraty anc sorority RYSK.
prevention program,
‘2 Adding VSM awareness coptent to student and family orientation
Programs, iniuding » heavier focus on respect as a care MSL! value

« finthe 2027-18 auademic yerr, 9° peroent of nearly 53,000 students and 98
ercent of empleyaes completed training on RVSM prevention and
reporting
2 This year, in addtien to online training, MSU conducts mana, in
Person RVSM prevention programming far all fist-yoar and transfer
students, and la-aersan bystarder intervention “aining forall secene-yeat
Stirdents, stidants are unable la access thei grade “eports url they
complete these in-person tenings

© More than 30,000 students, facully and stall have received preventlo
training since Apri

» MSU emplays one of any cw youth programs directors in the Big Ten,

‘working to strengthen youth protectian policies and training acrnss commpus
Youth programs director David Chupa created = Youth Programas Advisory

Board ie January 2028 from muikinle carnpuis units to co:isule on yruch

program policies and procedures

‘Over 127 youth program coordinators serving over 60,000 participants

‘annually registered with the MSU Office of tha Director of Youth Programs

by August 2018, Program cugistration seaiines wlll be set andl new

software willbe implemented In the 2018-2019 academe year ta register

‘youth programs to allow more effcent program tracking,

3 Prograt compliance audits commenced in sumnrner 2018
‘The annial Youth Prpcection Workshop was expandéd tea full-day
rogram in March 2018,

© Training was expanded for youth program coordinators and diractars,
ivichading presentations feomn subject experts i policy compliance,
identliying malt-catmenr, reporting requirements, gender equity, poem
Fesponse and mental heath,

"8 Youth program policy revisions are in process, coverirg tupics that include
‘one-on-one adult/youih expasure and electronic communications, Now
‘equlremeris wil netude saplication of iedust:y gueines far supervisor:
to-youth ratios. Consequences for nan-compliance with vouth prateetion
policies wll be clavtied

© Anew youth program registratlan,safery assurance, and education
Program wenaite wos launched t0 assist youth program directors aid
‘coordinators vith thei efforts to peatect minors,

Handbook temolates containing. unitnrn program requifercnts are being
‘developed, including che Lopics af central polities, eurmnication
Processes and conduct rues for yrogratn paricipants,

© Other progran personnel trainings include Behavioral interviewing
practices to prevent chifé maltreatinent, implicit las awarencss and
suruiing active shcster situations, Adgitional traning proxrams for MSU
Youth program directors an youth protectian tics such ax aadeesing
eyber bullying, are planned for the 2018-2019 acacemie year

+ MSU Police created 2 new unit foot sed on sharing best practicws in treuma-
informed, vet m-centered investigations OF RVSM reports. The train unl
is headed by Retective Lt. Andrea Munfard, whn earned wide pralse for her
‘Work silt sursivors of Larry Nastav’s sexual abuse,

Improving heath core
* Early in mytonure, latted te restructure MS hea th colleges,
DSperations ang stucere wellness programs.
New prawost office appointments were wade farlealth college and cinleal
oversight
Reviews were initiated for sensiti
calloges and clinics.
© Aci triage protocal was devalaped thst reviews all reported alegations
‘OF concerns of inappropriate practitioner-patiant and practitioner student
Interactions,
© Athletic trainers now report 20 medical supervisors rather than coaches;
© Gaudi Fnkelscein, na internal medicine physician anf madiel adueatar,
‘eas named to tke newly crested postion of dractar of wells, resiliency
Sand suport fot the wunerable zo help RASU heeith care providers addeese
‘2re for vulnerable papulations anda develop wellness and resilience
rogram for the College of Human Whedicine’s faculty and stat?

exam and chaperane policies aerass

Student mental health services are being upyracled

‘9 Anew counseling and paycniatrie services director was recruited to WSU,
arriving une. to lead the implementation af additional student mental
health programs,

© Counscting end Psychlatie Services (CAPS) addad seven new provicersto

its staff since June to reduce wait times and meet Ie siguiicanty

increased caseload from rising demand for services

Single CAPS point-a-entry service now is accesibe fr students by

referral, hoe or n person,
© This year's budget includes funcing For 13 now Title ai related

ostians; 10 new postions i Counseling and Psychiatric Services ss for

Seftal Assault Progromy; four MSU Felice oFicer; tH0 new Eraployer

Assistance positions; wo naw Freedom of Information Act fice postions;

ane ke postions inthe new Oi of Enéerpise Risk Management, Ethie,

and Compliance,

MSU's £1.39 billion gencral und budget for 2012-19 addresses the need <0

cottpete for seudems wa tine when nurabers of high sehact aradustes are

declhiing

5 Financial aid increases by $6.4 milan, or approximately 4.5 soreent,

* Room ant board increase of 2.97 parcen:,thitc-lowest increase in 20
years,

* “teeze tution rates in 2048-2029 and 2019-2020 for in-state fresh
and in 2015. 2020 tor all undergraduates with new block tulion
structure,

* Pay fregzes tor alltop administrators and deans; eduction (-om 2.5
Percent to 2.) pe-cant in average faculty pay increases; no revvetiens
in staff compensation: no University-wide layoff,

© $322 milian ite be bonded for construrtion including mew SERS building
{with $29.3M in state support, water system, tus bukelng addition,
ower plant work and renovations at Wenders Hall,

+ The velue ch SU's enclovirent increased 0 $2 bilan in the fast fiscal
fear boleta-ed by a www-yoarreturn on investments of 13.2 percent. That is
subsLentialy higher than the median 8.3 percent return lst yo for Us
colleges and universities

© Tkwas with weet pride that we rcached the conclusion ofthe MSU capital
Cammpaten, which razed more than $1.77 billion by its clese Dee. #4, ecipaing
its $0.5 difion goal
© The campaign funded 107 new endowed fecutysositions and enough for
approximately 2,50 new $5,000 scholarships,
‘Employees and ratirees contributed $111.8 nll én the campaign, or 6.4
percent of the total, pulling NSU fest nthe Big Ten, ané No, 3 among te
62 Association of Ameriran Universities peers,
{ie engagomerst ane gonerosly of Spartans vas borne out ence opal un
‘Give Grech Day Now. 27, wien mare than 4,000 people mate ss totaling
han $729,000 ta NSU programs, 27 percent more than lact year,

7 MSU celebrated ‘he fatgest silo ait from a donor in its history, a $30
‘milion contributlen by real astate develoner Cavvaed |, Minskof? towar! the
completion af the new Callege of Business paiitlon

* MSU reached en agreement wilh CATA ‘0 provide trae campus bus service
for allstudents, faculty and staff n time forthe opening of fat crnestor
Compus improvements
+ MSU in August broke grou for avistanary $97.5 millon STEM Teaching and
earning Facity incorporating a fonmer cotnpus power plat.

‘+ Construction commenced in June tor the rie killman Music Pavilion, finaly
‘expanding and improving rstructional und reheatsal space for music
students ard Faculy

+ MSU Kicked off long: planned upgrade to MSU's water distribution system
‘nth a groundbreaking far a new water treatment plant andl elevated storag
tank,

© MSU complcted installatian of wireless internet service in ll student 1 noms
‘over spring break:

+ MSL Is turning its 5,200-acre campus inta a live, connected ccosysiem 0
strive mobility research and development to advance smiartovenicle
tecraalogy and better understand the hurnan clement through new
technology and behavioal research,

The university dedicated 2 now eampus data center in Apell te. support
szouth in online demand and capacity, enhanced security and growing hig
Periarmance researc’ compating demats,

© In December, t joined NicLaren health ufficialsto help break ground for their
state-of that t, $450 milion hospital on property purchased from the MSU
Foundation in the University Corporate Research Park

© MSU opened an extension of Wixom Rodd Lo eoriect Haetison and Hagadon
roads through anew diraet sast-wvest route across campus

Advancing student success
© MSU's broad-based student succass initltives prupelled its graduation rate
to.a record high and are helping mara undergradneces stayin school
© 80 percent oF first-time, full-titte stucents who entered MSU in 2042

eracluated by 2018, Of the 8,224 who entered, 6,567 graduated within six
Years the standard timeframe fer measuring gradation rates. Anothor 12
arcent, oF 1,014 students, transferred to analherinstitulinn and 1.7
Percent remain enrol at NSU.

* The six-yoar graduation rate ainong all United States four-year degrea-
{ranting institutions for the: 2010 student cohort — 2h latest data
available from he National Center for Exkication Statics — was 60
bercent,

©The percentage of first-time colfege students returting for their second fall
semester, known as the persistence rata, rase 0.8 percentage point to 91.9
nervunt Thetfe the carand hinhact extn dee amet
+ Student-athretes also achieved some n* their highest acaceme success, The
entering classes of 2002-2011 socarded a Graduation Success Rate (sk! ot
8B percent an alh-time righ forthe schol

© Spsrlans als led the big Ten Cerference with 12 earning #.0 GPAs In the
fall season. fn all, 116 N28 student-athletes in our seven fall sporeswere
Acaduinic All Bic Ten honorees,

MSU recognized its 28th Rhodes Scholar In Leceenber, Nikkita Ngalande isa
Senior majoring in actuadal science in the Collage of Natura, Scieuee,Fioan
Zambia, she isthe ist MSU international student to earn that prestigious
secoynition,

Instituttonol effectiveness validations

© MSU vvelcomed its largest and mast diverse incoming freshman class in
2018-18, It was also the fargost Female class in history and one af four
incoming staxlenés was 2 werson of colar

MSU ronked No.4 inzhe Big Ten and 72nd in the natin for graduate
niployablty, According to Times Higher Flication’s latest Global University
Employability Ranking

© Of nearly 1,400 universities wortdwide, MSU ranked No. U overal in the
U.S, Nawss and World Report Rest Global University rarkings,
Twenty academic programs appeared on the 2019 canking

* MSU enjoyed a 13 vercent Increase In research investment on campus last
Year, which was Ure largest Increase among all U.S, ahiversities and alfowwed
81? to jump four spots in the national rankings,
© Total research i Just shy of $705 milan, and MSU is fest in wineing US,

Department of Fnergy avd Natlanal Sclance Foundation furs

The bottom bre is that MISLis a dramatically better, stronger institutlan than it
as one year ago.

‘The many changes we have made are substantive and offer far-reaching in their
innpact As the same <ime, aur leaders crags the university are energized,
Cofganized and communicating i Far mora effective ways than had baen the

"am proud to have a key role in preparing my sthnatto welcome a new
President who wil have the oppartunity ta take us to re heights

‘willbe forever grateful to al of those who have supported me this past year