EAST LANSING, Mich. — MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) has earned the designation as one of Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness. The Best and Brightest Program honors organizations that make their workplaces and the community a healthier place to live and work.
MSUFCU received this award in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
So far this year, the MSFCU said its internal CU Healthy committee has sponsored:
- 340 employee registrations in quarterly CU Healthy challenges
- 176 race registrations
- 123 sports league registrations
- 52 donations to area blood banks
- 135 employee flu shots
“This recognition reinforces our commitment to encourage our employees to be healthy by providing a workplace that supports a variety of health-minded activities,” said Silvia Dimma, MSUFCU’s chief human resources officer. “Delivering superior service to our members can best be accomplished by a strong and healthy workforce, so we will continue to make wellness a priority for employees.”
The Best and Brightest in Wellness is an innovative initiative recognizing and celebrating quality and excellence in health awareness. MSUFCU has been selected for this recognition based on its culture of wellness and efforts in employee wellness to make the organization and community a healthier place to live and work.
MSUFCU noted it has a national reputation for excellence and has received several top industry and workplace awards. The Credit Union was named in the top 100 best workplaces for women by Fortune for the third year, in the top five Michigan credit unions by Forbes Best-in-State Credit Unions, Best Workplace in Financial Services and Insurance by Fortune Magazine, received the ATHENA Awardfor Organizational Leadership, and for the fifth year, was named West Michigan Best and Brightest to Work For.
MSUFCU was also named one of Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness for the fourth consecutive year, has been certified as a Great Place to Work for six consecutive years, and was named as a Top Workplace in the large employer category by the Detroit Free Press for six consecutive years. The credit union has also been recognized for its financial education initiatives, ranking first for the Alphonse Desjardins Adult and Youth Financial Education Awards, and the Louise Herring Award as well as an honorable mention for the Dora Maxwell Award by the Michigan Credit Union League.
The $4.6-billion MSUFCU has more than 900 employees.