Get ready for Mother’s Day!

Spring flowers are in bloom just in time for Mother’s Day! You can stop and smell the roses on your way to one of these Mother’s Day events occurring in the Lansing area this Sunday, May 8. We’ve also picked out a few places you can purchase a last-minute gift!

Events

Kellogg Center Brunch, 9: 30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Once again the Kellogg Center is hosting a Mother’s Day brunch in The State Room. Dishes include a shrimp and white cheddar omelet, MSU organic pork loin, and teriyaki glazed salmon.

Potter Park Zoo

Mothers with younger children can spend a fun day at Potter Park Zoo! Mothers receive free admittance.

Lansing City Market Tea Party, 3 – 5 p.m.

The whole family can dress up for a classy tea party on the banks of the Grand River. The event will include live music and crafts.

This MSU Mom shirt is available at the Student Bookstore
This MSU Mom shirt is available at the Student Bookstore

Gifts

Spartan Bookstore

The Spartan Bookstore isn’t just for students. The store had an abundance of clothing, accessories and even electronics just right for mom.

Dairy Store

Treat yourself and your mom to delicious Dairy Store ice cream on Mother’s Day. You could also pick up some of the store’s MSU-made cheese!

Surplus Store

The Surplus Store has a wide array of items that you often can’t find at the mall. Current items for sale include a Lower Peninsula Cutting Board, a clutch , and plenty of MSU collectibles.

University Stores

Many of the supplies found at University Stores are for more practical purposes. However, the store also sells a great deal of MSU merchandise, including earrings, mugs and clothing.

Wharton Center tickets

There aren’t any shows at the Wharton Center on Mother’s Day, but you can present your mom with tickets to some upcoming ones! “The Bridges of Madison County”  is playing May 19–22, and “The Moth Mainstage,”  a series of storytelling performances, is June 9.

MSU Veterans and Active United States Military Service Members

Photo courtesy of University Relations
Photo courtesy of University Relations

May is Military Appreciation Month and this Saturday, May 7, 2016, the MSU Athletics Department would like to thank you for your service with free admission to the MSU/Nebraska baseball game. The game begins at 1:05 p.m. at McLane Stadium located behind Jenison Field House (223 Kalamazoo St.).  Show your military I.D. at the ticket booth for your free ticket. To thank you for your service, each branch of the military will be recognized throughout the game! If you are in need of additional tickets or have any questions or concerns, please contact Megan Hall (hallmeg1@ath.msu.edu).

If you are a faculty or staff member who has not self-identified your veteran status, please do so by logging into EBS, selecting your “ESS” tab, then “Personal Information,” then “Veterans Status, Race, and Ethnicity.” Your information will be used for reporting or internal communication purposes only. Thank you for your service!

Events Round-Up May 2016

Here are some events happening over the next month that may be of interest to MSU faculty and staff. Please visit the links for more information. Many events require registration.

Community Events

Friday, May 6

Casual Commute Day

Art’s Night Out, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Old Town

Saturday, May 7

Mother’s Day Tea Party, 3–5 p.m., Lansing City Market

Red Paddle Race, 9 a.m., Red Cedar River

Thursday, May 12

Edible Wild Spring Greens, 12:10 p.m.–12:15 p.m. Beal Botanical Garden

Sunday, May 15

Young Playwrights Festival, 2 p.m., Wharton Center

Tuesday, May 17

Stories for Sprouts and Seedlings, 10 a.m.–11 a.m., Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens

Wednesday, May 18

BroadPOP Studio: Art Museum Day, 2–4 p.m., Broad Art Museum

Thursday, May 19

2016 Lansing MI Go Red Luncheon, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Old Town Marquee

Thursday, May 19–22, 2016

“The Bridges of Madison County,” Wharton Center

Saturday, May 28

2016 City of Lansing Memorial Day Ceremony, noon, Evergreen Cemetery

Development, Training and Wellness

Mondays, May 9, 16, 23

Sustainable High Performance, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Tuesday, May 10

New Supervisor Essentials, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Wednesday, May 11

Payments to Non-Resident Aliens & Foreign Vendors, 8:30 a.m.–noon, 10 Nisbet 

Wednesday, May 18

Recipe for Health Cooking Series: Jicama, 12:10–12:50 p.m., Brody Square Demonstration Kitchen

Friday, May 20

EBS Financial Systems – Roles/Onboarding, 8:30 a.m.–11 a.m., 10 Nisbet

Tuesday, May 24

Relaxing Under the Stars, 12:10–12:50 p.m., Abrams Planetarium

Saturday, May 28

Yoga at the Broad MSU, 11 a.m., Sculpture Garden

Job of the Week 4/29/16

This week we are highlighting an Accounting Clerk II (posting #3207) with the Controller’s Student Accounts Office. The position’s responsibilities include answering telephone and email inquiries regarding student accounts using Student Information System (SIS); interpreting and explaining University policies and procedures; researching and correcting billing and account errors; and engaging in problem solving with students, parents, and other University personnel; collecting on overdue student accounts which include examining each account breakdown for accuracy; attempting to make contact on overdue accounts via collection letters, phone calls, and email; establishing payment plan agreements, monitoring accounts for payments and mailing late notices monthly; preparing default accounts for transfer to Delinquent Receivables; preparing monthly collection reports; and assisting other student account offices as needed; processing past due rent collection including initiating eviction procedures; maintaining lease and termination records and responding to rental references.

MSU Jobs IconFor a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

Sentimental and Sustainable: MSU Shadows Collection

The MSU Surplus Store has been a major proponent of the Be Spartan Green initiative by taking steps to reduce the amount of university material waste, reuse objects and create new goods out of old ones, and recycle everything that cannot be repurposed. In line with this concept is the MSU Shadows Collection, artisan-designed and handmade items crafted from the trees of our very own Michigan State University’s campus.

Instead of going to the wood chipper, trees salvaged by the Department of Forestry are carved into everything from benches to business card holders, kitchen tables to cutting boards. In addition to the inherent value of purchasing something crafted from trees grown on MSU’s campus, the money you spend goes directly back into the cause. Your purchase will support tree planting initiatives as well as forestry and urban wood recovery programs.

So if you want a diploma frame with a little sentimental value or a coffee table that’s also a conversation-starter, check out MSU Shadows and see how you can Be Spartan Green too.

Job of the Week 4/22/16

This week we are highlighting a Veterinary Technician I (posting #3169) with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The successful candidate will provide patient care for ill and injured animals in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. This position will primarily be working in the Oncology unit mixing and administering chemotherapy treatments; instructs and demonstrates techniques to students; assists students veterinary technicians and veterinarians in their work; maintains supplies, equipment and cleanliness of hospital areas.

MSU Jobs IconFor a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

Thank you MSU Sustainability!

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MSU is a leading research institution, especially when it comes to sustainability. MSU Sustainability represents the collective efforts of Spartans, including students, alumni, faculty and staff, to learn more about the environment and how to preserve it. Thank you, MSU Sustainability and Be Spartan Green for your never-ending efforts to promote awareness about environmental concerns and MSU’s work to research and formulate solutions to environmental challenges. And of course, thank you for encouraging all Spartans to establish eco-friendly habits, such as recycling, reducing energy usage and buying local food, in their everyday lives. These daily efforts, multiplied thousands of times over, amount to an extraordinary environmental effect!

In addition, MSU Sustainability has worked especially hard to celebrate Earth Month this April by educating and engaging with Spartans and community members with videos, Community ReUse Days, and additional events.

Thank you, MSU Sustainability, for keeping Spartans proud of MSU’s environmental initiatives and for helping us to go green every day!

Job of the Week 4/15/16

This week we are highlighting an Educational Program Coordinator II (posting #3147) with the College of Human Medicine Dean’s Office. The successful candidate serves as Assistant Director of Rural Community Health Program, an MSU-CHM certificate program designed to expand rural training opportunities for medical students. This position involves assisting in the development of objectives, evaluations, and preclinical and clinical educational experiences for medical students. The Assistant Director will assist in the development of rural health communities throughout rural Michigan which includes working with hospital administrators, public health directors, physicians, and community representatives in selected communities to develop a network for educational experiences; assists with marketing of the program and the development of program materials including website design, and identification and coordination of marketing opportunities; assists with the development of distance learning programs including virtual small groups, virtual classrooms, log based record systems, video conferencing.

MSU Jobs IconFor a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

Kids have fun at SPOM’s Breslin Takeover Carnival and Resource Fair

Children's drawing
Sponsors for the event include MSUFCU, LiveOn, MSU Black Alumni Association, Shaheen Chevrolet, and more.

Share some laughter and joy on Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Breslin Center at the SPOM Takeover Carnival and Resource Fair!

SPOM, which stands for Student Parents on a Mission, is a support organization for students at the university who have children. Proceeds for this event go toward the SPOM Scholarship Fund.

The carnival will include activities such as bounce houses, animated characters, laser tag, clowns, a petting zoo, karaoke, MSU Bug House, crafts, and much more. Parents can browse vendors such as Perfectly Posh, Tupperware, Jamberry Nails, and more.

You can also volunteer for the event by helping to set up, work or monitor the activities, and more.

Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children under 12.  Make April 23 a day of fun for your family, all for a good cause!

Gear up for the Bicycle Friendly America Conference

The event will close with a bike ride around MSU’s beautiful campus, led by Tim Potter from MSU Bikes!
The event will close with a bike ride around MSU’s beautiful campus, led by Tim Potter from MSU Bikes!

Spring feels like it’s been a little late to start this year, but pleasant weather, perfect for biking around campus, is just around the corner. Michigan State University was named a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists last November, and seasonal bikers now have the opportunity to test out the university’s new status while zooming down MSU’s streets and bike lanes.

In order to assist other campuses, communities and business with achieving a bicycle-friendly status, MSU will host the Bicycle Friendly America Conference on Thursday, May 19, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kellogg Center. There will be presenters from the League of American Bicyclists, the League of Michigan Bicyclists, the State of Michigan, other universities (including the Platinum level University of Minnesota), as well as Michigan State University and local communities and businesses.

Register by April 15 to for a reduced fee.