Category: Mailroom Questions

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?

If you ever have to bring another vehicle on campus or you forget your parking validator, you may assume you’ll be getting a parking ticket. Luckily, there is a helpful option for those sticky situations! It’s called Calendar Permission.

MSU Police offers Calendar Permission one day out of each calendar month. It is issued in situations when you are driving a different vehicle for the day, or when you use the validator system and you’ve forgotten your validator. To receive Calendar Permission, call the Parking Office as soon as you arrive on campus at 517-355-8440, ext. 0. Let the phone operator know you need a Calendar Permission.  The operator will ask for your name and the license plate number of the vehicle that you have on campus that day.Continue Reading… What happens if I don’t have my parking permit?

Direct deposit is available for all University employees. The University will deposit your paycheck electronically into an account you designate at any financial institution within the U.S. If you want to save yourself time and reduce paper, you should consider enrolling in the direct deposit program.

To enroll in direct deposit or to edit your current direct deposit information:Continue Reading… How Do I Enroll or Change My Direct Deposit?

The answer is NO! If you were enrolled in a Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) for 2011, do not throw away your current debit card! You will use the same card again in 2012. If you do need to obtain additional cards, there will be a $5 fee for each additional card.

Also note that after December 31, 2011, when you use your HCSA debit card, it will withdraw from your 2012 HCSA. You may continue to use your 2011 funds through March 15, 2012, but you must pay for eligible items or services first and submit receipts for reimbursement, rather than using your debit card.Continue Reading… If I enrolled in a 2012 HCSA, can I throw away last year’s Benny debit card?

Today’s mailroom monday question: Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections?

Though MSU’s annual open enrollment period held each spring is the time when most benefits decisions for you and your dependents should be made, under certain circumstances you can make changes to your benefits selections outside of open enrollment.  The circumstances typically involve what are called “Qualifying Life Events.”  Some of the most frequent reasons faculty and staff may qualify to make benefits changes outside of open enrollment include mid-year changes in life circumstances due to:Continue Reading… Is Open Enrollment the Only Time I Can Change My Benefits Selections?

If your vehicle registered with the Parking Office is being serviced and you need a temporary employee parking permit, you have a couple of options.

Employees with current permits may request “calendar permission” one day only out of each calendar month. This means you can park on campus with another vehicle one day per month by calling in to the Parking Office at 517-355-8440 immediately upon arriving to work. Calendar permission is issued for whichever parking privileges you have purchased (i.e., for the commuter lot if you have purchased the commuter or commuter plus pass).Continue Reading… How Do I Get a Temporary Employee Parking Permit?

Many people understand the qualifying expenses for a Health Care Spending Account (HCSA), but they aren’t so sure about what qualifies as an eligible Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA) expense.

First of all, DCSA expenses must be for qualifying IRS dependents, and these expenses must be work-related. Work-related expenses are those incurred because you are single and working, or if you are married, because your spouse is also working, is going to school full-time, or is mentally or physically handicapped and incurs eligible expenses.Continue Reading… What are eligible DCSA expenses?

If you’re feeling the pinch at the pump, you may be considering a carpool. Carpooling saves you money, time looking for a parking spot and the environment. It also offers opportunities for networking and companionship. But you may not be sure where to begin! The best place to find a carpool is through the Capital Area Transit Authority’s (CATA’s) “Clean Commute Options” program. Their program finds carpool partners and discusses other options for getting to work while saving resources. You can call CATA at 517-393-7433, email them at cleancommute@cata.org or visit their website.

If you’re wondering about parking with a carpool, MSU Police offers a special carpool parking permit. More details can be found on the Police website or you can call the Parking Office at 517-355-8440.Continue Reading… How Do I Find a Carpool?

Today’s Mailroom Monday question is:
Where do I find my earnings statements in the new EBS HR/Payroll System?

To see 2011 earnings statements:

• Log in to the Employee Self Service (ESS) section of EBS using your MSU Net ID and password. (You can access the link to get to EBS at http://www.ebs.msu.edu/ or at the top of the HR site at http://www.hr.msu.edu/)
• Once you are logged in, click on the ESS Tab (It may say ESS Staff, ESS Faculty or ESS Hourly depending on your employee type).Continue Reading… Where do I find my earnings statements online?