“Spartans care deeply” about stewarding resources and a sustainable MSU campus

<p><a href="https://strategicplan.msu.edu">MSU's Strategic Plan 2030</a> identifies goals within six key themes: student success, staff and faculty success, discovery; creativity, and innovation for excellence and global impact; sustainable health; stewardship and sustainability; and diverse, equity, and inclusion.</p><p>On this edition of MSU Today, we'll be focusing on the stewardship and sustainability theme of the plan with its executive sponsors: Executive Vice President for Administration and Chief Information Officer <a href="https://evpa.msu.edu/index.html">Melissa Woo</a> and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer <a href="http://finance.msu.edu">Lisa Frace</a>. </p><p>Michigan State University President <a href="https://president.msu.edu">Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D.</a> says Spartans care deeply about Planet Earth and about MSU's financial sustainability.</p><p>“Stewardship and Sustainability is the fifth pillar of the strategic plan and one of the most important,” says Stanley. “Our students, faculty, and staff care deeply about the planet and climate change. This is incredibly important to them, and the concept of sustainability and being stewards of our environment and our financial situation here at MSU is important to everyone on the campus. We're a leader in this area. We're among the top-ranked college campuses in what we're doing, and the goal of the strategic plan is to continue that leadership and put us in the forefront of people who are making a difference in this area. </p><p>“We've already been making changes in our financial stewardship. Our financial situation has improved significantly over the past couple years. Despite COVID, we've been able to improve our balance sheets, and we're going to continue to work to make sure that our budget is aligned with our strategic goals to make sure that we're using the dollars we have at MSU in a way that furthers the strategic goals and the strategic plan and makes a difference.”</p><p>Michigan State is working toward