What is the Climate & Response (C&R) Unit?
The Prevention, Outreach and Education (POE) Climate & Response Unit (C&R) was created in 2018 to address the ways that relationship violence and sexual misconduct (RVSM) incidents impact the work and learning environments in which they occur. The C&R Unit works collaboratively to assist the MSU community in exploring how incidents of power-based harm and RVSM investigations impact the climate of work and learning environments. When relationship violence and sexual misconduct (RVSM) incidents occur, it often impacts people beyond the individual/individuals who were directly harmed and the person/people who caused harm.
The Climate & Response team works with units across the university to develop strategies to promote healing and culture change. The C&R team provides guidance and support to individuals, leaders and entire teams/groups through the Full Climate & Response Process and alternative options, including implementing any recommendations that may develop throughout these engagements.
Participation is entirely voluntary and is not connected to disciplinary or sanction-based outcomes for individuals (faculty, staff, administrators, or students) or units. Departments, teams, or units interested in engaging in a Climate & Response process will work in collaboration with the C&R team to identify the most appropriate support options. To learn more, email poe.climate@msu.edu.
What is our approach to Climate & Response Work?
