Employee Value Proposition Project
Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Project Purpose
Aligned with Priority 3/Goal 1 of the strategic plan, an EVP will empower campus to communicate more cohesively the benefits, values, and experiences that CMU offers its employees.
- Having an EVP will focus faculty and staff recruitment communications on the authentic experience of our current employees. A focused approach will help us recruit top talent.
- Importantly, it will also help align our culture with institutional goals, strengthening engagement and retention of the talent that already calls CMU home.
What's included in an Employee Value Proposition?
- An employee value proposition defines and communicates the unique benefits, values, and experiences that CMU offers its employees. It will focus on several key pillars of the employee experience:
- Material Support: Salary, benefits, tuition waivers, equipment, schedules
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development, training, and skill-building
- Well-being: Resources supporting physical, mental, social, and financial
- Environment: Flexibility, work-life balance, safe working conditions
- Culture: Community, recognition, meaningful mission and vision, aligning values and behaviors
Timeline/goals
- July: Formalize steering committee & initiate project
- August - September: Communication of project to employee focus groups
- September - October: Employee survey and employee focus groups
- November - December: Steering committee review and assess data, workshop EVP
- December - January: Confirm EVP statements and action items to integrate into culture
Steering Committee
- Jeff Angera – Chair/Human Development & Family Studies
- Nel Boose* - Executive Director/Innovation & Online Business Operations
- Jim Bujaki* - Vice President/Information Technology & CIO
- Abby Dean - Deputy Chief Marketing Officer
- Robin Decker - Office Supervisor/Psychology
- Jennifer DeHaemers* - Vice President/Student Recruitment & Retention
- Dan Gaken* - Director/Leadership Institute
- Amanda Garrison - Faculty/Politics, Society, Justice & Public Service
- Joe Garrison - University Budget Officer/Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning
- Deb Gross - Administrative Office Assistant III
- Mitchel Hartman - Administrative Assistant to VP/Finance & Administrative Services
- Lori Hella* - Associate Vice President/Human Resources
- Scott Hoffman - Executive Director/Faculty Personnel Services
- Mike Horace - Radio Programs & Operations Manager
- Angie Moss* - Assistant Director/Faculty Personnel Services
- Anne Pashenee - Dispatcher/CMU Police
- Shawna Patterson-Stephens* - Vice President/University Engagement & Student Affairs
- Toby Roth* - Vice President/Government & External Relations
- Jonathon Russell - Associate Dean/College of Arts & Media
- Robert Schumacker - Fixed Term Faculty/Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services
- Heather Tubbs* - Director/Advancement Operations & Budget