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Toward A Positive Work Environment- MSU Annual Worklife Conference
October 20, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
6th Annual MSU WorkLife Conference
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Zoom
Learn new tools and resources that can contribute to a positive work environment at Michigan State University. Join us at the 2020 WorkLife Conference.
Toxic work environments, including instances of bullying and incivility, are highly prevalent in higher education. Workplace climate and culture, at an institutional level, can affect the lived experience of individual employees. Levels of safety and trust vary, resulting in different work environments within the same institution. This conference will address bullying, incivility in the workplace, and bystander intervention.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Barbara Roberts is Executive Director of the WorkLife Office and Senior Advisor to the Provost at MSU, where she also holds an adjunct faculty appointment in the College of Education. Dr. Roberts brings to the WorkLife Office her expertise in how individuals participate successfully in university work environments, facilitating a climate where all individuals are respected and supported in their work and personal lives.
Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Roberts was the Human Rights Officer at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, advising the President on issues of human rights and positive environments in post-secondary education, implementing institutional anti-bullying policies.
She has a B.A.Hons. (Queen’s University at Kingston), and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (Boston University). Her PhD in Education (Queen’s University) used the Canadian legal test questions of discrimination to identify bona fide academic requirements (BFARs) in clinical education.