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Thank You Residential Dining Staff!

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Today we’re thanking the staff members that serve about 30,000 meals a day in our 14 dining halls.

MSU Sous Chef Kevin Cruz
Sous Chef Kevin Cruz displays a dining hall dish. Photo courtesy of University Relations.

The university’s cafeterias have changed in looks, food choices and costs over the years, but they’re still cooking and serving food with a smile! We appreciate the outstanding dining experiences we have, and the reasonably-priced meal plans that allow us to dine on campus! From sushi at Brody to made-to-order pasta at Hubbard, we know we’re going to get a good meal, even if we’re customer number 3,000.Continue Reading… Thank You Residential Dining Staff!

Buy Local, Buy at a Farmers Market!

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Do you wish you knew which of the fruits and vegetables you’re buying are from Michigan? A great place to find local, in-season produce, meats, flowers and more is at a farmers market! Farmers markets provide you an opportunity to increase the variety of fruits and vegetables you eat and to try some recipes you can only make when certain ingredients are available. When you buy in-season produce from a farmers market, you’re getting the highest nutrient content, and it’s typically cheaper than grocery store organic produce too. Continue Reading… Buy Local, Buy at a Farmers Market!

Time Mastery Tips, Part One

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Does it seem like there’s never enough time in the day? We always seem to be looking for shortcuts and new ideas on how to save a little time on daily tasks. Lois Wolfe-Morgan, a facilitator for Human Resource Development, has been leading courses on time management for over 20 years. Today, Lois shares one of her favorite tips on time mastery, the one-third rule.  Check out this video with her tips!

Human Resource Development is offering several time management courses this fall. Visit spartanslearn.msu.edu to view the current course catalog!

Can MSU Help Me Find Child Care?

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It’s Mailroom Monday!  This week’s question is: Can MSU help me find child care?

Care.comYes!  MSU can help you find child care plus a whole lot more!  MSU has a relationship with a group named Care.com that MSU faculty and staff can use to find childcare, eldercare, pet sitters, housesitters, housekeepers and more.

The service is free to MSU employees to use once you register, and registration gives you access to a searchable database of a wide range of care providers all over the United States!  In addition, you can also post a job description of the type of help you are looking for and have the candidates come to you.

You can search by zip code area and/or job type and view profiles of care givers that often include a background check.  The service to help you locate providers that are a good match for your needs is free; however you will still be responsible for paying individuals you hire for their services.Continue Reading… Can MSU Help Me Find Child Care?

MSU HR is Certifiably Green!

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It’s Fun Friday at Michigan State University! Know what we think is fun?  Getting greener!
 
MSU Human Resources recently achieved Green Certification from the folks at the MSU Office of Sustainability.

MSU Human Resources Environmental Stewards
We were so happy to get certified we threw ourselves a little party and presented staff with Be Spartan Green mugs! (Not a disposable cup in sight here!) Pictured are MSU Human Resources environmental stewards and AVP Brent Bowditch holding our green certificate.

The Green Certification program recognizes units working hard to reduce their environmental footprint by reducing waste, increasing recycling, following green procurement practices and conserving energy and water.

To achieve Green Certification, Human Resources recruited a group of environmental stewards that works continuously with staff throughout our unit to encourage greener behaviors – and we’re proud of all staff in HR who have embraced these behaviors.  Some of the steps we’ve taken at HR to get greener include:

  • Increasing our recycling efforts through MSU Recycling and setting up our own Styrofoam recycling process.
  • Changing our default printer and copier settings to default to printing double-sided in black and white.
  • Encouraging staff throughout the office to keep thermostats at 70 degrees in the winter and 76 degrees in the summer.
  • Turning lights out in unoccupied offices.
  • Educating all staff about what can be recycled and making it easy to recycle by placing signage and bins in high traffic areas on every floor. Continue Reading… MSU HR is Certifiably Green!

Thank You Recycling Center and Surplus Store Staff!

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Today we’re thanking the staff members that make sure MSU is a great, green place to work for decades to come. They work together in their new facility to reduce waste, reuse unwanted items and recycle materials from 553 campus buildings. Their recycling facility has tripled the amount of materials MSU can recycle, and the public recycling drop-off center allows employees to bring in their recyclables from home. The MSU Surplus Store allows departments to unload unwanted items that they can try to sell, donate or recycle instead of going straight to landfill.

The Be Spartan Green initiative is a team effort, but we couldn’t have made the progress we have without these staff members! The MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center will help achieve MSU’s goals to reduce energy use by 15%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15%, and reduce landfill waste by 30% by 2015. Campus landfill waste was already reduced 1,037 tons from the 2007-08 year to the 2008-09 year. In 2010, MSU Recycling & Surplus collected 20 million pounds of unwanted material and diverted 69% out of the landfill.Continue Reading… Thank You Recycling Center and Surplus Store Staff!

Meet the MSU Smoking Cessation Program Team

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If you or an adult benefits-eligible family member want to stop smoking, the MSU Smoking Cessation Program can help! The next pre-enrollment orientation session is on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.  Visit the Health4U website for registration details.  And if you are nervous about taking that first step, don’t worry!  Attending the pre-enrollment orientation doesn’t commit you to the program and the program team members are super nice, friendly and very excited about helping program participants succeed.  Check out this video to meet the team that is standing by to help you quit for good!Continue Reading… Meet the MSU Smoking Cessation Program Team

Professional Development and Training Opportunities

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The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.  ~Mortimer Adler

Working at a university means that we’re surrounded by educational resources. While students are the main clients, there are plenty of resources for faculty and staff too! Here’s a breakdown of the three main professional development and training groups on campus:

Faculty and Organizational Development

The Office of Faculty and Organizational Development (F&OD) supports MSU faculty, academic staff and administrators in their ongoing quest for excellence in teaching, research, outreach and leadership. To accomplish this goal, they offer a broad range of seminars and programs, services and resources in two programmatic strands: faculty/instructional development and organizational/leadership development. See F&OD’s current offerings at fod.msu.edu.Continue Reading… Professional Development and Training Opportunities

How Do I Get a Replacement Spartan ID Card?

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MSU has a new office for faculty, staff and students to get their Spartan ID cards: 170 International Center. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In order to get a Spartan ID card, faculty and staff must bring government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport. Spouses of MSU employees also may obtain ID cards entitling them to certain privileges. To obtain a Spartan ID card for a spouse, the employee and spouse must both visit the office and bring their employee Spartan ID card, proof of marriage, and a government-issued photo for their spouse, such as a driver’s license or passport. At this time, there is no charge for a replacement Spartan ID cards for faculty, staff or their spouses.Continue Reading… How Do I Get a Replacement Spartan ID Card?

Welcome to SourceLive!

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We’re putting out the welcome mat for all MSU faculty and staff! We hope you’ll visit us often on the SourceLive news blog!

We’re pleased to welcome you to SourceLive, a news blog published by MSU Human Resources.

Blogging is new to us at MSU HR, so we’re starting out with some news categories that we think make sense.  But we promise we’ll be listening to what you, our readers, have to say.  Based on your feedback and readership statistics, our categories may change over time.  We want to add things you tell us you want more of and eventually delete those article types you tell us aren’t interesting or useful.  But we had to start somewhere, so for now, our introductory categories are:Continue Reading… Welcome to SourceLive!