Job of the Week 10/25/12

This week we’re highlighting an Administrative Assistant III/S position in the Integrative Toxicology Center  (Posting #6923). Some of the job duties for this position include managing the fiscal and administrative activities of the unit; serving as unit research administrator, overseeing grant submissions, monitoring awards/budgets and preparing financial reports; administering large, multi-investigator, million-dollar Program Project consortium grant awards, which requires managing multi-institutional subcontract awards and attending annual scientific meetings; administering unit’s general fund budget; and approving expenditures for the unit. 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.

FSA Open Enrollment Guide is Now Posted!

Your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Open Enrollment Guide is now available for viewing. FSA Open Enrollment for the 2013 plan year will be held Monday, October 29 through Monday, November 12, 2012.

You are invited to attend one of the following FSA drop-in assistance sessions conducted by the MSU HR Benefits staff and FSA plan administrator, Meritain Health:

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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MSU Teams with New Horizons on Microsoft Training Package

Libraries and IT Services Training has partnered with the East Lansing New Horizons training location to offer a reduced-cost Custom Microsoft Technical Club Membership for MSU staff. This membership enables participants to attend any Microsoft Technical Class listed on the East Lansing New Horizons training schedule.

The class categories include:

Events Round-Up 10/23 to 10/28

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

Tuesday, October 23

Campus Sustainability Day Walking Tour, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., MSU Bikes

Wednesday, October 24

Navigating Employee Self Service, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 10 Nisbet

Crucial Confrontations, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

U Can Quit Support Group, 12:10 to 12:50 p.m., 248 Olin Health Center

Google: Drive and Docs, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Thursday, October 25

Dreamweaver CS5 – Level 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Essential Skills for Leadership, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m ., 10 Nisbet

MSU Budget Process, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., B110F Wells

Great Pumpkin Walk, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Downtown East Lansing

Curious Gardener – Cultivating the Indoor Garden, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., B109 Plant & Soil Sciences Building

Friday, October 26

Cascade Server Content Manager, 9 a.m. to noon, 210 Computer Center

Saturday, October 27

Boo at the Zoo, Noon to 4 p.m., Potter Park Zoo, Lansing

Spartan Spectacular, 8 p.m., Wharton Center

Sunday, October 28

The Taming of the Shrew, 2 p.m., Wharton Center

Job of the Week 10/19/12

This week we’re highlighting an Office Assistant III position in Advancement Marketing and Communication (Posting #6898). Some of the job duties for this position include determining propriety of gifts to be acknowledged; performing daily download reports of gifts in order to prepare gift acknowledgment letters on behalf of the MSU president; providing critical analysis and research in the examination of donors’ giving history with downloaded gifts and with gifts appearing in giving history but not in the download; researching gift batch detail to determine if correction batches or gift modifications must be made; and determining proper use of donor salutation based on both the salutation options in Advance and prior letters.

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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.

MSU Benefits Plus – Important Dates

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Don’t forget – tomorrow is the last day to enroll in voluntary vision insurance and group legal services! Open enrollment for these two employee-paid benefits ends on Friday, October 19. To enroll, visit www.MSUBenefitsPlus.com. You will need to create an account with the MSU Benefits Plus site to enroll in any of the new programs.

And then, on Monday, October 29, 2012, an open enrollment period for Critical Illness Insurance begins. Critical Illness open enrollment runs during the same time period as FSA Open Enrollment, October 29 through November 12, 2012. To enroll in Critical Illness Insurance, you will need to visit the MetLife website at www.mybenefits.metlife.com. Remember, enrollment doesn’t begin until October 29.Continue Reading… MSU Benefits Plus – Important Dates

SourceLive Email Subscriptions: a step-by-step guide.

How to subscribe to the SourceLive blog via email

Get connected and stay connected by subscribing to receive SourceLive posts in your email box, rather than visiting the blog. Follow these steps to subscribe via email:

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Thank You, Bosses!

“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.”  ~Robert Frost

Day-in and day-out, on good days or bad days, we are not alone; our bosses are with us, helping us make work go as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

Today we are celebrating our bosses and supervisors! October 16th is internationally recognized as Boss’ Day. Officially proclaimed as a holiday in 1962, the purpose of Boss’ Day is to have employees recognize all of the hard work their bosses do.Boss' Day GraphicContinue Reading… Thank You, Bosses!

Events Round-Up 10/16 to 10/21

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

Tuesday, October 16

Excel 2010 – Level 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., B100-F Wells Hall

Creating a Positive Workplace, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

Anything Goes opens, 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center

Wednesday, October 17

National Fossil Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., MSU Museum

Breastfeeding Educational Series, noon to 1 p.m., 250 Nisbet

Recipe for Health Cooking Series: Anaheim Peppers, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Brody Square Demonstration Kitchen

Thursday, October 18

Motivation Strategies for Success, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

Beal Botanical Garden Tour, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Beal Garden

Friday, October 19

Open Enrollment for Voluntary Vision Insurance and Group Legal Services ends

Navigating Manager Self Service, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., 10 Nisbet

MSU Accounting in EBS, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., B120 Henry Center

Saturday, October 20

Observatory Open  House, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., MSU Observatory

Sunday, October 21

Choosing Health Rally, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pattengill Academy, Lansing