The Office of Student Support and Accountability (OSSA) centers care, equity, integrity, and learning in processes that emphasize the importance of working with students and the community. Our work includes student and organizational conduct, academic integrity, care and intervention, conflict resolution, medical amnesty, and medical leave and return.
Filing a Complaint with OSSA
On-campus residents are encouraged to initiate the reporting/complaint process by speaking with their Community Director, who may also provide more immediate support and resources.
Students, faculty, staff and members of the general public may report alleged misconduct by students via our public reporting tool.
- As the student conduct process at MSU is complainant-driven, we encourage you to contact us at (517) 884-0789 or via email at conduct@msu.edu prior to submitting a report.
Submitting a Referral for a Person of Concern
If you or someone you know needs support, is distressed, or exhibits concerning behavior, help by making a referral to the CARE Team. The Michigan State University CARE Team is committed to improving the safety and well-being of the college community through proactive and supportive interventions.
Our Values
Care: Care for our MSU community is conveyed through responding with compassion, respect, and kindness while encouraging self-advocacy, self-care, and the creation of sustainable support systems. We uphold care and support by expressing empathy and consideration for others through actions, words, and processes.
Equity: Equity recognizes the unique identities, experiences of individuals, and employs resources and opportunities to meet the needs of both individuals and communities. We work to ensure equity for individuals within our systems, processes, and communities.
Integrity: Integrity is a commitment to honest, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. We hold integrity at the center of our work with students, employees, campus, community partners, and ourselves.
Learning: Learning that occurs from our experiences leads to change and increases the positive impact of lifelong learning and engagement. We engage individuals and groups in processes that enhance learning and development for students, employees, and the campus community.
Land Acknowledgement
We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
