People Taxonomy

To add a new Area of Expertise tag in Content Editor:

1. Expand the MSU node, the website node and the Data folder.
2. Right click on Area of Expertise.
3. Click Insert and Tag.
4. Enter a name for the Area of Expertise item and click OK.
5. Enter a value for the Area of Expertise.
6. Click Save.

To edit an existing Area of Expertise tag in Content Editor:

1. Expand the MSU node, the website node and the Data folder.
2. Expand Area of Expertise folder.
3. Locate the specific tag to be edited and click to select.
4. Update the label value, as needed.
5. Click Save.

To deactivate an Area of Expertise in Content Editor:

1. Expand the MSU node, the website node and the Data folder.
2. Expand Area of Expertise folder.
3. Locate the specific tag to be edited and click to select.
4. Check Inactive.
5. Click Save.

In Content Editor:

1. Navigate to and select the Person Details Page in the Content Tree.
2. Scroll to the Tagging section of the data template and find the Area of Expertise tag set.
3. Click on a tag in the left “All” column to select it.
4. Click the > icon next to the tags list to move the selected tag to the right “Selected” column.
5. Repeat as needed.
6. To remove a tag, click the tag in the right “Selected” column and click the < icon to move it back to the left “All” column.

Units should choose up to 10 Employment Type tags for use:

• Adjunct Faculty
• Advisors
• Administrative StaffAlumni Council Members
• Affiliates
• Faculty and Academic Staff*
• Graduate Students
• Leadership
• Postdoctoral Researchers/Research Associates
• Retired Faculty and Academic Staff
• Student Employees

*MSU Human Resources definition of the Faculty and Administrative Staff role includes: Academic Specialist, Archivist, Executive Management, Fixed-Term Academic Staff, Tenure System Faculty, Fixed-Term Faculty, FRIB/NSCL Continuing Appointment Academic Staff, FRIB/NSCL Faculty, Research/Senior Research Associates, Health Programs Faculty, Librarians and MSU Extension staff. Within the context of this Employment Type taxonomy, Academic Specialists who are Advisors have been elevated to their own tag in recognition that students and prospective students need to easily find these individuals in a directory. Additional user research to validate this approach is planned. 

In Content Editor:

1. Navigate to and select the Job Card nested below the specific individual’s Person Details Page in the Content Tree.
2. Select the appropriate option from the Employment Type drop-down field.
3. Click Save.

Units should select all relevant Area of Study tags from the available list:

• Agriculture and environment
• Art, communication and entertainment
• Business and management
• Education and public service
• Health sciences
• Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
• Social and cultural studies

In Content Editor:

1. Navigate to and select the Person Details Page in the Content Tree.
2. Scroll to the Tagging section of the data template and find the Area of Study tag set.
3. Click on a tag in the left “All” column to select it.
4. Click the > icon next to the tags list to move the selected tag to the right “Selected” column.
5. Repeat as needed.
6. To remove a tag, click the tag in the right “Selected” column and click the < icon to move it back to the left “All” column.

See Backend Tags.

Most units associated with an MAU have been created in the system under the Departments field. A unit tag may be nested under another unit tag. 

If a content author believes that a tag is missing and would like it added to the system, contact Katie Kelly to discuss the need. Katie will provide guidance on if the tag exists (and where), if it is an appropriate candidate for an Offices and Centers tag, or if it can be added to the global taxonomy.