The Culture Journey: Engaging Our Community podcast provides an opportunity to learn how the university values are being put into action. New episodes are released twice per month during the academic year and once per month during the summer. View complete episodes and subscribe to the podcast.

Episodes

Sonya Jacobs and Darren Dworkin

Sonya Jacobs, former assistant vice president for Workplace Culture and Experience and former special advisor on culture to the president, hosts Darren Dworkin, president and chief operating officer of Press Ganey, in a conversation about inclusive leadership, evolving healthcare technology, and the importance of fostering trust and more.

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Ana Austin and Shannon Davis

Aliyah Mitchell hosts Ana Austin and Shannon Davis from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in a conversation about the LSA@Play Team, the value of inclusion, supporting the well-being of and building community with students. Explore upcoming LSA@Play events.

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Jessamyn Ressler-Maerlender and Adnan Ahmad

Aliyah Mitchell in conversation with guests Jessamyn Ressler-Maerlender and Adnan Ahmad from the Children’s and Women’s Hospitals about building a more inclusive, compassionate healthcare system. An active calendar link is coming soon which displays many of the holidays and observances discussed in this episode.

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Juan Florencia and Caitlin Taylor

Juan Florencia and Caitlin Taylor from the School of Music, Theatre and Dance talk about listening in order to build community, reflecting on student participation and responding to feedback while soliciting staff input. 

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Anita Bohn

Carmeda Stokes, strategic initiatives consultant in Organizational Learning hosts Anita Bohn, Student Life’s organizational development lead in this podcast episode about Student Life’s unit values, connection to the university values and examples of the values in action.

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Mini Summit Tiny Talks

Recorded at the 2024 Culture Journey Mini Summit, this episode features staff giving “tiny talks” to attendees about culture updates from their areas. Danielle Sheen shares efforts by Environment, Healthy & Safety to connect the core values to their work and leadership development. Juan Florencia and Caitlin Taylor from the School of Music, Theatre and Dance describe “Listening to our Community” in order to build community as well as events and responding to feedback. Anita Bohn talks about Student Life’s efforts to connect work and values and values in action. Anté Britten from Rackham Graduate School emphasizes the importance of staff input to create trust, integrity, transparency, accountability and respect.

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Purple Initiative

Aliyah Mitchell, Organizational Learning, hosts Becky Morgan and Steve Vinson in conversation about the Purple Initiative, Michigan Medicine values, allyship and solidarity in the workplace. Check out the Michigan Medicine Short Takes video about the Purple Initiative.

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Earl Lewis

Sonya Jacobs, assistant vice president for Workplace Culture and Experience and special advisor on culture to the president hosts Earl Lewis, director of the Center for Social Solutions and Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University professor of history in this episode about values-driven leadership and navigating challenges of effecting high level change.

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“You Belong” Campaign

Aliyah Mitchell, communications specialist, Organizational Learning, hosts Celia Alcumbrack, marketing manager, School of Dentistry, in conversation about the School of Dentistry’s “You Belong” campaign, values and more.

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Podcast Trailer

Trailer for the Culture Journey: Engaging Our Community podcast. This podcast was created to bring this audience the latest in Culture Journey news, stories of the values in action and education related to this topic.

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