Year round, facilities workers keep MSU’s neighborhoods intact. Providing custodial, maintenance and construction services for the residential halls, the staff and student employees gets little notice for their day-to-day efforts. So today, we’re thanking them for keeping things running smoothly while students are away for the summer and while they’re here for the fall and spring semesters!Continue Reading… Thank You Neighborhood Facilities Staff!
Author: MSU Human Resources
MegaBus Has Arrived in East Lansing
The famous $1 bus trips now have a stop in East Lansing. Since Thursday, July 12, megabus.com has three daily stops at the East Lansing Amtrak station to and from Chicago.
The newly-added route starts in Detroit and stops in East Lansing and Grand Rapids before arriving in Chicago. The opposite route to Detroit also has three daily stops in East Lansing. MegaBus has had a Detroit-Ann Arbor-Chicago route since 2006.
The daily stops to Chicago are 2:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 7:45 p.m. and the trip takes roughly five hours, where you’ll arrive at Union Station. The daily stops to Detroit are 5:50 a.m., 1:25 p.m, and 9:25 p.m. and the trip takes roughly an hour and a half.Continue Reading… MegaBus Has Arrived in East Lansing
Job of the Week 8/3/12
This week we’re highlighting an Accountant II position in the Human Medicine Dean’s Office (Posting #6537). Some of the job duties for this position include assisting in developing financial structures to facilitate reporting requirements; analyzing complex integrated business processes to assess opportunities and risks; assessing accuracy of accounting transactions; assisting in development of college-level business policy in complement with University policy; and working with staff and faculty across the college on project-related work. 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.
How Do I Get Faculty/Staff Athletic Tickets?
With the many discounted services available to MSU employees, we often forget about the discounted faculty/staff athletic tickets we can apply for or purchase.
For football, hockey and men’s basketball, there are discounted season ticket packages available. In order to receive a discounted season ticket package, you need to begin by completing the employment verification form on the MSU Spartan’s website. Once your employment is verified, you can apply for season tickets during the normal yearly application periods for each sport. Please note that some sports may have waiting lists and you may not be able to get season tickets for the upcoming season. Season ticket prices may change each year, so please visit msuspartans.com for the latest pricing.Continue Reading… How Do I Get Faculty/Staff Athletic Tickets?
Source Newsletter – July 2012 Edition
In case you missed it, here’s the July 2012 HR Source newsletter!
Headlines at a Glance:
- Unit Administrator Can Now Update Employee Address Information
- Name Changes with the University
- Office Energy Conservation Month
- Calendar Permission for Employee ParkingContinue Reading… Source Newsletter – July 2012 Edition
MSU Alumni Association is looking for volunteers
Busy August 25 and/or 26? MSU’s incoming freshman are! The MSU Alumni Association is partnering with Residential and Hospitality Services to look for volunteers to help with freshman residence hall move-in. More than 8,800 new students, and some returning students, are moving in and will need a helping hand.
A free t-shirt and a meal will be provided through residential dining services for a few hours (or more) of service. For more information and to register, visit http://alumni.msu.edu/movein.Continue Reading… MSU Alumni Association is looking for volunteers
Events Round Up – 7/31 to 8/10
Tuesday, July 31
Excel 2007 – Level 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center
Word 2007 Advanced, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 403 Computer Center
Confident Public Speaking, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet
Wednesday, August 1
Leadership for Office Professionals, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet
Thursday, August 2
Creating Accessible Documents, 8 a.m. to noon, 403 Computer Center
Records Management and Retention at MSU, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet
Friday, August 3
MSU Horticulture Garden Day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Horticulture Gardens
Lansing Jazzfest begins, 4 p.m., Old Town Lansing
Tuesday, August 7
New Faculty/Academic Staff Hire Form Webinar, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 8
Navigating Employee Self Service, 10 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet
Thursday, August 9
Facilitation Skills for Effective Groups, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 10 Nisbet
Breaking Free From Stress, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet
Friday, August 10
Great Lakes Folk Festival begins, 6 p.m., Downtown East Lansing
Job of the Week 7/27/12
This week we’re highlighting a Secretary III position in Educational Administration (Posting #6510). Some of the job duties for this position include providing secretarial support for the department chairperson and related committees, research and professional activities; gathering, screening and relaying confidential and sensitive information; composing correspondence; finalizing reports and creating presentations; prioritizing and responding to inquiries; assisting with planning; and overseeing arrangements for conferences, including video and telephone conferencing, programs and travel. 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.
Visit the Demmer Center
The Demmer Shooting Sports Education & Training Center, located on Jolly Road, has plenty of exciting classes for beginners and experienced shooters. As a training center for MSU shooting organizations as well as the MSU Archery Club, the Demmer Center also provides classes and free range shooting for all ages. Archery equipment, firearms, and more are available for rental or you are welcome to bring your own equipment to use. Classes range from “Introduction to Hand Guns” to “Concealed Pistol License” and “Hunger Games Style Archery Clinic.” One-on-one lessons are also available.
For something a little different, the Demmer Center offers “Shoot & a Shave” where men can enjoy an afternoon of shooting on all ranges as well as an old fashioned shave. Couples can enjoy “Shoot, Spa, & Stay.” Partnered with Candlewood Suites, the package includes an afternoon of shooting, spa treatments and a night at the hotel. Another option for couples is “Dinner and a Shoot” with dinner at Gilbert and Blakes. Many other interesting classes are offered and can be found at http://demmercenter.msu.edu . Watch this video to learn more about what they offer!
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More Windows 7 Tips (until Windows 8 is upon us)
- Did you know that you can “pin” your most used applications, folders,
websites or files to the task bar at the bottom of your screen? For an application, right click the application and choose “pin to task bar.” For websites, files or folders, drag them to the task bar and let go. Then to access your “pinned” items, right click the pinned program used to create them (for example, Word or Internet Explorer) to show a “jumplist” of your pinned items along with the most recent or frequently accessed items.
- I know we have all done this: in the middle of composing an email, you realize you accidentally hit caps lock? All caps are like YELLING in an email so you delete it all and start over. An easy way to fix that is to highlight the text and hold SHIFT then hit the F3 function key (in the top row of the keyboard that few ever use). This will change the text from upper to lower case or vice-versa, and a third time changes it to title case, capitalizing the first letter of each word. This works in most Microsoft programs.Continue Reading… More Windows 7 Tips (until Windows 8 is upon us)