Lunchtime Activities at MSU

When lunchtime comes around a good meal or a fun activity can make that break worthwhile. At MSU there are tons of activities to engage in when you have some free time. Here are a few lunch break ideas that can be used throughout the work week.

1. Attend a Recipe for Health Class at the Brody Demonstration Kitchen

Don’t just eat during lunch: take a walk, meet a friend, read a book or partake in other different fun activities at MSU.
Don’t just eat during lunch: take a walk, meet a friend, read a book or partake in other different fun activities at MSU.

Recipe for Health offers information and recipes to help you prepare healthy meals every day. A seasonal food item is featured each month (e.g., cucumbers, peaches, lamb, etc). Health4U also offers other classes at different times and days throughout the week, including Kitchen Skill Drill, Culinary Cooking and Concepts, Raising Good Eaters and more.

2. Take a walk on campus

MSU has many walking trails available for MSU faculty, staff and students. To locate a trail you’d like to explore, check out the interactive Campus Walking Loops Map developed by GIS in partnership with MSU’s Health4U program. During inclement weather, indoor walking routes are also available at IM East (Intramural Sports Facility) and Jenison Field House.Continue Reading… Lunchtime Activities at MSU

Events Round-Up September 2013

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

Saturday, September 7

Third Annual Reo Town Art Attack, noon – 9 p.m., Lansing

Observatory Open House , 9 p.m. – 11 p.m., East Lansing 

Thursday, September 12

Construction Junction, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m., East Lansing

Monday, September 16

Imported from China film screening, 6 p.m. – 8p.m., East Lansing

Wednesday, September 18

Visiting Chef Series begins, 7 p.m., East Lansing

Thursday, September 19

MSU Theatre presents, “Widows,” 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., East Lansing

Friday, September 20

Old Town Blues Fest begins, 4 p.m – 12:30 a.m., Old Town Lansing

Monday, September 23

East Lansing Public Library Film Night: “Zero Dark Thirty”, 7 p.m., East Lansing

Friday, September 27

Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., East Lansing

MSU Development, Training & Wellness

Thursday, September 12

Query Studio, 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., Hannah Tech Building, Training Room T

Tuesday, September 17

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

Wednesday, September 18

Emotional Wellness at Work, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Berkey Hall Room 207

Tuesday, September 24

MSU Accounting in EBS,  8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Wednesday, September 25

Department of Homeland Security I-9 Form, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., 10 Nisbet

Thursday, September 26
Desire2Learn Advanced Features, 10 a.m. – noon, Main Library Beaumont Instruction Room (E119)

Monday, September 30

Essentials of Project Management, 8 a.m. – 5p.m., 10 Nisbet

Job of the Week 8/30/13

This week we are highlighting an Operations Coordinator position with Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (Posting #8296). Duties include setting up and organizing preventative maintenance schedules for Maintenance Services; entering new and making updates to equipment information into FAMIS and compliance system; tracking readings, data and parts/service for all equipment; forecasting and tracking costs of equipment; creating and running Discoverer reports; creating and compiling water treatment reports; creating projects and work orders in FAMIS; managing and training student employees; creating and compiling spreadsheets, equipment maps, barcode equipment; and organizing data for forecasting, audits, and work schedules.

For 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.

Congratulations to the Walking Route Photo Contest Winners!

Walking can provide the opportunity to take great pictures of wonderful scenery. The winners of our walking contest did just that. Three MSU staff members received pedometers for pictures they submitted that were taken while traveling along some of their favorite walking routes on MSU’s campus.

MSU’s campus has many walking routes to enjoy and walking has many benefits. Find out the benefits of walking and how to locate walking routes on campus with our past article.

From left to right: Tim Skutt, Eli Broad College of Business, Lisa Roy, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and the Writing Center, Elizabeth (Ann) Bushon, Olin Pharmacy at the Olin Health Center.
From left to right: Tim Skutt, Eli Broad College of Business, Lisa Roy, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and the Writing Center, Elizabeth (Ann) Bushon, Olin Pharmacy at the Olin Health Center.

Job of the Week 8/23/13

This week we are highlighting a Communications Coordinator position with the Eli Broad College of Business (Posting #8265). This position assists in the development and management of a campus-wide television channel geared towards career development; monitors social media interactions; represents the Lear Career Services Center and its media studio in contexts of video production and media programming; serves as assistant videographer, producer and editor of video and various media for Lear Corporation Career Services Center; some travel is required for this position.

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For 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.

Your MSU NetID and Password

If you use university systems like EBS or SIS frequently, your MSU NetID login is pretty familiar to you. What if the only time you use it is to update your Benefits during open enrollment? Will you remember the password? If not, you’ll need the PIN that was issued with your NetID or you’ll need to request a new one. You can do that at netid.msu.edu. Benefits Open Enrollment starts October 1, so be sure you are prepared.netid.msu.edu screen

The NetID home page is also where you can reset your password and learn more about what you can access using your MSU NetID. For example; did you know that as an employee you have access to library resources, wireless internet pretty much anywhere on campus, and the AFS file system where you can have a personal web page or shared file space where you control the access? For more information about using your AFS space, see our blog posts A Guide to Your AFS Space- Part One and A Guide to Your AFS Space – Part Two. Your MSU NetID also gives you access to Google Apps for Education Edition. Using the Google tools you can create a calendar to share schedules and events with others, use Google Drive and Docs for sharing documents and presentations, and Google Sites for web content.

Thank You MSU Volunteers!

Every day on campus, there are a number of spectacular people that take time out of their busy schedules to lend a hand to an MSU department or organization. These people are MSU volunteers!

Volunteers at garden event at MSU
Volunteers at MSU are priceless.

These volunteers can log anywhere from five to more than 100 volunteer hours. Volunteers offer assistance for different places at MSU, such as WKAR, the MSU Museum or MSU Safe Place. They even volunteer during events, such as 5K races that take place at MSU. Continue Reading… Thank You MSU Volunteers!

Reminder: Update Your Printed Materials with Your New Campus Address!

There have been several changes at MSU over the past year, including the creation of street addresses for buildings across campus. The campus addressing project at MSU was officially completed in 2012. The project converted building addresses to street addresses and addresses were assigned across campus to green-light phones, parking lots, etc.

Forwarding services with the United States Postal Service (USPS)  allow 18 months for address corrections to be finished. That time is soon coming to an end. All materials such as envelopes, business cards, letterhead, etc., should include the new address for your building. To look up the new address for a building, visit http://campusaddresses.msu.edu/.Continue Reading… Reminder: Update Your Printed Materials with Your New Campus Address!

Job of the Week 8/8/13

This week we are highlighting an Office Supervisor II position with the Department of Marketing (Posting #8209).  As a member of the Department of Marketing and the Department of Supply Chain Management team, this position reports to two department chairs and oversees the HR responsibilities, while also overseeing the combined units day-to-day operations; the current office operations include 40 faculty, four specialists, four clerical staff, and 24 doctoral students and student assistants; provides calendar and administrative support for the Marketing chairperson; supervises, schedules, prioritizes, and assigns the work of support staff and student employees, including interviewing, recommending employment, training, evaluation, performance review, and employee discipline; initiates and processes personnel actions including hourly student, graduate assistant, and temp/on-call employees; processes payroll for students and temp/on-call staff; processes visas and appointments for faculty, academic staff, visiting scholars; processes fellowships and scholarships; responsible for program and course requests, course scheduling, and related issues; manages facility maintenance, including office and key assignment; performs other duties as assigned.  For 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.

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Find Healthy Foods and Baked Treats at Farmers Markets This Summer

Yummy baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, and live music are just some of the great things you’ll find at farmers markets this summer.

Farmers markets are open in various cities across the state of Michigan and offer a variety of products to love. The East Lansing Farmers Market in Valley Court Park in East Lansing features live musical performances at their market every Sunday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Allen Street Farmers Market, located at the corner of Kalamazoo and Allen St. in Lansing, includes vendors with handmade soaps and fresh baked breads at their market every Wednesday from 2:30 – 7 p.m. The MSU Student Organic Farm Stand sells organically grown fruits and vegetables on Farm Lane in front of the Auditorium every Thursday from 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.  These are just some examples of the wonderful farmers markets to visit this summer. Others include:Continue Reading… Find Healthy Foods and Baked Treats at Farmers Markets This Summer