Inspired | Broad College of Business 2022 Annual Report

INSPIRED | 2022 ANNUAL REPORT

• Stephen Harris (B.A. Accounting ’93), president of Medicaid at Health Care Service Corporation: Named 2021 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United • Dalana Brand (B.A. Finance ’95, MBA ’01), chief people and diversity officer at Twitter: Included among the AACSB’s 2022 Class of Influential Leaders • Tricia Keith (MBA ’09), executive vice president at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and president of Emerging Markets: Honored among Crain’s 2021 100 Most Influential Women • Angie Kelly (B.A. Accounting ’98), audit partner and office managing partner at EY’s Detroit office: Honored among Crain’s 2021 100 Most Influential Women • Marlo Rencher (B.A. Marketing, ’91), director of technology-based programs and interim managing director of entrepreneurial programs and services at TechTown: Honored among Crain’s 2021 100 Most Influential Women

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A NEXUS OF COMMUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION How Multicultural Business Programs and other communities across the Broad College are coming together to embrace the value of intersectionality

The Center will also include the Empowerment Closet , where students can borrow clothing for interviewing or internships. This is a joint initiative with the Women in Business Students’ Association and the Russell Palmer Career Management Center . “At MBP and all of the Broad College, we are a nexus of community building. It’s easy to limit this view to Broad students specifically, but we serve all students, the community, partners and alumni,” Tillett said. “We don’t just take from the community — we’re giving back, too. We want to diversify what business looks like and feels like on a global scale and, in turn, ensure the success of future business leaders.” WELCOMING NEW LEADERSHIP Beyond MBP itself, the Broad College welcomed a new leader to inspire and oversee DEI efforts across the college. In August 2021, the college appointed Matthew Anderson , associate professor of accounting and information systems, as its associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion. Anderson has been with the Broad College for 33 years, teaching at the doctoral, master’s and undergraduate levels and advocating for DEI in various roles. In 1993, he was the first person of color to serve as the director of the Broad doctoral accounting program and the first to do so at a research university nationally. In his return to this role at the college, Anderson works with fellow associate deans, academic unit heads and program directors to ensure that we support a diverse body of students, faculty and staff. REPRESENTING WOMEN IN BUSINESS In addition to leadership, the Broad College demonstrated a commitment to DEI by sparking collaboration. In October 2021, the Broad College held its biannual Advancing Women in Business event, as well as the inaugural Broad Teach-In: Be Bold. Be Broad . We welcomed alumnae Dalana Brand (B.A. Finance ’95, MBA ’01), chief people and diversity officer at Twitter, and Andrea Downing (B.A. Materials and Logistics Management ’90), president of PBS Distribution at Public Broadcasting Services, back to the Broad College for critical conversations with current students, faculty and staff around topics such as women in business and DEI.

BROAD MARKETING JUNIOR LINDSAY DURHAM SHARED HER EXPERIENCES INTERNING WITH THE UNITED WAY CENTER TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT OUR SPRING 2022 ADVANCING WOMEN IN BUSINESS EVENT.

For Ed Tillett , director of Multicultural Business Programs (MBP) at the Broad College, inspired communities go on to inspire communities. “When you talk about community, it’s really a partnership,” Tillett said. “We ask: How can we use our own communities, like student organizations and educational circles, to support the community at large, beyond the college?” In Tillett’s eyes, one of the top hurdles from the last year was fostering community after being remote for so long, while addressing national conversations regarding DEI. “Last year was about reestablishing connections, and also keeping pace with a new national and global landscape when it comes to talking about identity, race and ethnicity and culture,” Tillett said. “We’ve focused on making sure we’re doing meaningful change, rather than performative change. At the Broad College, we assess how we can do this in a way that is truly meaningful for the populations we aim to help and serve, rather than just checking a box or patting ourselves on the back.” EXPLORING INTERSECTIONALITY AND COMMUNITY One standout step toward meaningful change was hosting the first-ever Multifarious Speaker Series , starting in

THE SUMMER BUSINESS INSTITUTE IS A UNIQUE BRIDGE OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY MBP FOR INCOMING FRESHMAN BUSINESS MAJORS AT MSU, SETTING STUDENTS UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

In April 2022, our next Advancing Women in Business event focused on how women leaders can be a force for good wherever they are. Speakers included women who are making a difference in advocacy, health research and the nonprofit sphere. Lindsay Durham , an MSU junior, spoke about her experience working as a program intern for the United Way Center to Combat Human Trafficking. Cultivating a sense of belonging across all of the Broad College’s DEI-related undertakings and accomplishments from 2021-22, Tillett said that offering everyone a sense of belonging was key. “Through our work, we strive to find commonalities where we can still build community and foster a culture of belonging,” he said. “Ideally, we work to create a community here at the college that is filled with empathy and vulnerability.” “We want to challenge students, faculty and leaders in a healthy way, questioning preconceived notions or stereotypes and learning about somebody else’s experience. At the end of the day, we want to help all people feel safe to be vulnerable, safe to engage with one another and safe to be seen for who they are.”

mental and spiritual wellness. “When building this series from the ground-up, we used Broad’s strategic themes as a framework for who we needed to talk to and the topics we needed to address,” Tillett said. In addition to the series, MBP’s student organization expansion was a top highlight from this year, growing from four organizations to seven by including Broad Spartan Pride, Black in Broad and the Broad International Student Council. MBP also introduced the Level Up Academic Center this year, a space for students to engage and connect, organically building community.

November 2021. The series, organized by MBP, invited guest speakers to the Broad College to explore the idea of multilateral purpose. “We make a point to support the whole person, including the intersectionality of all of our identities,” Tillett said. “Our purpose and the way we navigate the world is built upon our intersectionalities. This was the inspiration for Multifarious.” Leaders including alumni and former student athletes came together over a seven-week period to demonstrate and speak on the connection between leadership and our multifaceted identities, as well as ethical decision making and

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