Welcome and thank you for your interest in Voices of the Staff! Applications are now open! 

Join us to celebrate 20 Years of Impactful Change!

Driven by the ideas and dedication of staff members like you, Voices of the Staff has made a remarkable collective impact on our workplace. By connecting with colleagues across campuses, you can help us continue to enhance engagement, bridge dialogues with leadership, and create a thriving workplace—one conversation, one idea, one voice at a time.

Recent examples of impact include:

• Designed the Career Development Fund for Staff
• Contributed to the adoption of the new floating holiday
• Recommended the establishing the Staff Ombuds
• Proposed the parking office in UH South

Ready to make your voice heard and work on big ideas? Start your Application now!

Need more information?

Continue reviewing this page to learn more about Voices, including how team topics were chosen, examples of past team efforts, a video to share with your supervisor, and your potential time commitment.  

How Voices Team Topics are Selected

Every three to four years, Voices of the Staff conducts a staff survey and town hall. The goal is to learn what topics are of greatest interest to our staff members. In November 2021, a survey was emailed to all staff members and yielded 2,000 responses. The responses defined discussion topics for a January 2022 Town Hall (see a town hall summary here), which resulted in the current Voices Network Team topics.  Please note, that all staff at the Ann Arbor campus and Michigan Medicine in good standing and with more than 1 year of service are encouraged to apply! Staff members from the Dearborn and Flint campuses are appointed.

Voices Makes a Positive Impact for You and Your Supervisor

When discussing your participation with your supervisor, consider sharing this video to show how Voices is a good thing for everyone!

Time Commitment

Every Voices member is expected to make a 2-year commitment consisting of:

• A 6-hour annual kickoff meeting each June (tentatively scheduled for June 20).
• Monthly team meetings of 90 minutes to two hours.
• Additional time as needed to work on team projects (time commitment varies based on projects and team members' availability).

Two or three members from each of the network teams may additionally choose to serve on the Voices Core Team. Core Team members are expected to commit to:

• Two-hour meetings, 1-3 times per year.
• Available as needed: The Core Team will meet as needed when convened by the President, Executive Officers, and Associate Vice President for Human Resources.