What is culture? Culture is all around us. It’s our environment. It consists of patterns of behavior that are supported by the shared experiences, values and beliefs of an organization. Why focus on values? Values inform the behaviors and norms that we expect to see. They guide our choices and actions and should be reflected in everything we do. From how we hire and promote, make decisions, educate and conduct research, and treat one another. Values should reflect who we are and what we stand for. Scope The scope of the Culture Journey has focused on identifying values, developing clarifying statements and example behaviors. In 2024 and beyond, the Culture Journey team will socialize the values and consider how the values may be integrated into university processes. Culture Partners Several partners across the university are working to enact meaningful policy and process reform, and develop and implement culture change at U-M, including the Office of Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX (ECRT), Ethics, Integrity and Compliance (EIC), the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) and many others.
What is culture? Culture is all around us. It’s our environment. It consists of patterns of behavior that are supported by the shared experiences, values and beliefs of an organization.
Why focus on values? Values inform the behaviors and norms that we expect to see. They guide our choices and actions and should be reflected in everything we do. From how we hire and promote, make decisions, educate and conduct research, and treat one another. Values should reflect who we are and what we stand for.
Scope The scope of the Culture Journey has focused on identifying values, developing clarifying statements and example behaviors. In 2024 and beyond, the Culture Journey team will socialize the values and consider how the values may be integrated into university processes.
Culture Partners Several partners across the university are working to enact meaningful policy and process reform, and develop and implement culture change at U-M, including the Office of Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX (ECRT), Ethics, Integrity and Compliance (EIC), the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) and many others.
