Voices of the Staff is celebrating more than a decade of championing staff engagement as a way to support the university’s missions. Over the past 10 years, hundreds of staff have volunteered their time and talents to create impactful results that improve the workplace for all. The 2014-15 Special Edition Voices of the Staff Annual Report highlights these efforts.

“The passion and ingenuity of our staff community is remarkable,” says Laurita Thomas, associate vice president for human resources. “Our Voices volunteers are driven to make Michigan the best it can be, whether that is by working on a specific project, or providing feedback to university leadership.”

Voices is a volunteer effort comprised of employees from all campuses and the U-M Health System. Staff join a Voices network team for two years taking part in meetings where improvements are identified.

Key accomplishments include:

• Creating a satellite parking office in University Hospital South

• Completing a career development passport in which more than 500 staff members participated.

• Two StaffWorks best practices and technology conferences, with a third scheduled for 2016.

• Social media guidelines, which have been requested for use by universities across the country.

• The Med Express bus route for the health system.

See the annual report and learn more about Voices highlights and future direction now.