Good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff

Today’s Mailroom Monday question: Are there good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff?

picture of food from dining hallsAnswer: Yes, there is a great faculty/staff dining plan that is just for us!  Under the DineOn 10+ plan, faculty and staff can purchase 10 or more passes to eat in any of MSU’s residential dining halls.  The cost per meal is $5.75 plus tax and the 10 or more meals you purchase can be put right onto your MSU ID card.Continue Reading… Good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff

Is a Flexible Schedule an Option for Me?

Today’s Mailroom Monday question: Is a Flexible Schedule an Option for Me?

Streetsign with cross roads named balance and work lifeYou’re important at your job. You’re important at home. Both worlds are important to you.

Keeping it all in balance can sometimes be a challenge.  Flexible work arrangements can be great way to meet your unit’s work needs while working a schedule that works best for balancing your home and work commitments.  Continue Reading… Is a Flexible Schedule an Option for Me?

How Do I Register for an HRD Class?

This week’s Mailroom Monday question is “How do I register for an HRD class?” The process has changed since the EBS system implementation, and you now must register for Human Resource Development and Libraries, Computing and Technology courses at ebs.msu.edu. Here’s a video screencast showing the HRD enrollment process: Continue Reading… How Do I Register for an HRD Class?

Can MSU Help Me Find Child Care?

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?

How Do I Get a Replacement Spartan ID Card?

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!

Green person putting out a welcome mat
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!