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Job of the Week – Unit Human Resources Administrator I

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This week’s job of the week is a Unit Human Resources Administrator I (#551670) for the Department of IT Services Communication and Training. This position is seeking an individual to support the hiring, development, and engagement of the MSU IT team.

The responsibilities for this role include administering and coordinating the hiring and recruitment processes for all professional, clerical, student and temporary/on-call employees within IT.  Other responsibilities for this role include serving as a resource to department supervisors and a liaison to central MSU Human Resources to manage and coordinate human resource activities.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in managing human resource functions, designing and implementing training programs and human resource/labor relations management and computer applications; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.

Are you happy at work? Time to make career goals part of your New Year’s resolutions.

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With the new year on the horizon, now is the time to relax and recharge, spend time with your loved ones, and maybe start thinking about your career goals for 2019.

The average American spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime. That’s 1/3 of your life or 50% of your waking hours spent in the company of your co-workers (Pryce-Jones, 2010). When you think about your work life in these terms, it makes sense that you’d include career goals as part of your New Year’s resolutions.

What should your goals be? Research shows that people who feel more engaged and appreciated at work report feeling happier in general. These happy worker bees have a few things in common including a meaningful vision for their future, a sense of purpose, and great relationships (McKee, 2016).

Lucky for you, as a benefits-eligible MSU employee you have access to a variety of personal and professional development courses that can help you identify growth areas and build roadmaps for a more purposeful future. We recommend using some (or all!) of the following courses to help you reach your career goals and ultimately become happier at work.

Highlight of 2019 Professional Development Courses:

Chances are, you could use a little focus in your life. Between emails, text messages, phone calls, meetings, social media, family, and co-workers all demanding your attention, it can be hard to clear away the distractions and zero in on the work that needs to get done. We recommend taking the course From Distracted to Productive to learn “game plan” ideas for getting and keeping your distractors under control.

Once you’ve become more productive at work, how do you sustain those high results? You must have a significant amount of emotional resiliency as you navigate the challenges inherent in your day-to-day life. The course Sustainable High Performance teaches you how to increase your capacity for calm, creative responses to a wide variety of problems and operate from a high-quality state of mind.

And career goals would ultimately be meaningless if you didn’t create them with a bit of introspection. The Everything DiSC: Behavior Styles at Work course helps you understand yourself and how you relate to other people – including your co-workers. While the Identify and Maximize Your Strengths course shows you what makes you unique and helps identify your natural talents.

Ready to Sign-Up?

Find all the current professional development courses on the HR website. Register for the courses through the EBS Portal. After you log in, click the My Career and Training tab and then click the Courses for Employees at MSU tile.

McKee, Annie. “Being Happy at Work Matters.” Harvard Business Review, 26 Oct. 2016, hbr.org/2014/11/being-happy-at-work-matters.

Pryce-Jones, Jessica. Happiness at Work: Maximizing Your Psychological Capital for Success. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Job of the Week – Nutritionist

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This week’s job of the week is a Nutritionist (#549681) for Culinary Services Operations. This position is seeking an individual to provide a healthy and safe experience for a leading self-operated food service.

The responsibilities for this role include assisting guests in navigating dining options, menus, and ingredients. This individual will assist the chefs in generating daily menus, as well as menus for special events. Other responsibilities for this role include training staff and student employees on allergies and safe food handling, assisting with the menu management program used campus wide, and preparing operational information for various fairs and events across campus.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge acquired by completing one or two years of post-bachelor’s degree work such as a Master’s in Human Nutrition; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in nutrition intervention; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and registration as a Dietitian.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.

Take advantage of these deals during this holiday season!

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Are you still looking for deals for this upcoming holiday season? As a benefit-eligible MSU employee, you have access to many discounts and savings through MSU Benefits Plus. Here you can find discounts and special offers on a variety of products such as electronics, entertainment and more!

To access all the discounts, visit MSU Benefits Plus and sign-in using your ZPID number (located on your Spartan Card ID badge), or you can find the number in EBS. If you haven’t used MSU Benefits Plus previously, you’ll need to sign-up using your ZPID number to access the discounts.

Check out some of these deals that you can find through MSU Benefit Plus:

Apple – Enjoy employee pricing on your favorite Apple products when you shop the exclusive store. Discounts automatically applied with the link. Take advantage of this deal!

 Barnes & Noble – Take $10 off every $100 you spend (up to $500) when you use promo code STUDIOUS at checkout. This offer is valid until December 31, 2018. You can check out use this promo code on the Barnes & Noble website.

Lenovo – Save up to 36% on tablets, 2-in-1s, laptops, desktops, accessories, and more! Discount automatically applied with the link.

MWorks – Save an extra $125 on each new line with T-Mobile. Get a $125 Visa Reward Card, plus $25 instant savings with each new line of T-Mobile ONE when you call and purchase! Simply call 844-786-2964 to purchase and activate, and request promo: CORSMBR18.

Sprint – Enjoy exclusive saving on your Sprint Unlimited and Unlimited Plus plans! Take a look at what Sprint offers!

Wilson’s Leather – Get $10 off $100 and get free shipping on orders of $100 or more when you enter this code 8777A at checkout. Check out Wilson’s Leather website for the perfect gift.

Otterbox – Looking for something to protect your electronics? Otterbox is the perfect place to take a look. Take 10% off sitewide and get free shipping with code OTTER10 at checkout! Check out the Otterbox website for exclusive products.

Premium Seats – Concerts, Sporting Events, Theater Tickets, and more! Save 10% with code CORESTREAM on great seats and exclusive VIP packages to live entertainment and sporting events throughout the country. From concerts of all sizes to professional and college sports to Broadway and beyond, you’ll find tickets to thousands of events at Premium Seats USA! Take a look at some upcoming events on the Premium Seats website.

Hotels.com – Are you traveling during the holiday season? Spoil your special person with a night in the city. Save an ADDITIONAL 8% off most bookings at hotels.com with code CORESTREAM8. Find your destination at Hotel.com.

The HR website also offers other deals you can find on-campus through the MSU Tech Store, MSU Bakers, and the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, among others. You can check out some of those deals at MSU HR Website.

For more information on discounts through MSU Benefits Plus, visit the HR website. If you have any questions about the discounts, please call MSU Benefits Plus at 888-758-7575.

Sick while on vacation? Get medical advice 24/7 from Teladoc

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Will you be traveling during the holiday season? If you or a family member gets sick or needs medical advice while you’re away (within the USA), remember that Teladoc is here to help. Teladoc gives you 24/7 access to speak with a licensed health care professional by web, phone, or mobile app. They can even send prescriptions to a nearby pharmacy when medically necessary. This benefit is available to all MSU employees and their dependents who are currently enrolled in an MSU health plan.

How Does it Work?
When you need medical advice, you can receive quality care from a licensed health care professional in three simple steps:

  1. Request: Ask to talk to a health care professional 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by web, phone or mobile app.
  2. Visit: Speak with a health care professional; take as much time as you need to explain your medical concern.
  3. Resolve: If medically necessary, a prescription will be sent to the pharmacy of your choice.

To find more information on this benefit you can visit the HR website. To sign up, visit Teladoc.com and click on “Member Login” to set up your Teladoc account. Then request a consult with an available medical professional. If you have any questions you can contact Teladoc directly at 1-800-Teladoc or visit the Teladoc website.

Job of the week- Informational and Statistical Analyst

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This week’s job of the week is an Informational and Statistical Analyst (#548678) for the Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics in the College of Human Medicine. This position is seeking an individual to assist the Principal Investigator and Project Director with all management of the Children’s Health Alliance for Research in Michigan (CHARM) data.

The responsibilities for this role include collecting data, assuring security of study participants personal health information, and partnering with other institutions such as health care systems and other universities to assure smooth transfer and protection of data. Other responsibilities for this role include generating analytic data sets, contributing to scientific writing, and reviewing drafts of reports and manuscripts.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge acquired by completing a four-year college degree in epidemiology, biostatistics or a related field; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in data base management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.

Take advantage of your vision insurance with VSP Vision Care

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Have you used your vision insurance yet this year? With the end of the year just a few weeks away, make sure you take care of your eyes with your VSP Vision Care. If you are an MSU benefit-eligible employee and enrolled in VSP Vision Care, take advantage of your plan before the end of the year. Getting your eyes checked is a good idea for several reasons.

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A routine eye exam can detect diabetes and other hidden health concerns like high blood pressure. Here are some things that can show up in your eye exam:

  • Signs of diabetes can show in the eyes with blood spots and leaking fluid, your optometrist can also determine diabetic retinopathy.
  • Diabetic retinopathy is a condition in which continuing damage to retinal tissues from diabetes can lead to impaired vision or even blindness if left untreated.
  • About 24,000 people lost their sight ever year to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy.
  • Blurry vision can be a sign of high blood pressure.
  • High blood pressure can affect your eye by blood covering the macula which affects the light sensing of retina tissue.

Don’t wait until vision problems occur to make an important eye exam. There is still time to have your eye exam for the 2018 year. For more information on VSP Vision Care, visit MSU Benefits Plus.

Events Round Up- December

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Community Festivals 

A Festival of Trees

Community Events

Holiday Lights, Stadium Style

Michigan Made Holiday Art Exhibition

Food

Wednesday, December 5

Winter Wein & Stein

Saturday, December 8

SantaCon

Wednesday, December 19

Beat the Brewer

Friday, December 21

Holiday Dinner Party

Saturday, December 22

State Room Holiday Tea

Monday, December 31

Rocking in the New Year

Arts

Thursday, December 6

Signs of Life: The Poetry Room Open-Mic

Tuesday, December 11

Gift Gathering at Grace Boutique of Old Town

Thursday, December 13

Studio (IN) Process: DIY Gifting

Music

Tuesday, December 4

Fiddler on the Roof

Wednesday, December 5

Camertone: International Chamber Soloist Concert Series

Sunday, December 16

Holiday Pops

Friday, December 21

Mannheim Streamroller Christmas

Family/Kid Friendly

Wednesday, December 5

Bookworms at the Broad: Home

Thursday, December 6

Family Holiday Openhouse

Friday, December 7

Night Lights Christmas Parade and Festivities  

Saturday, December 8

Cocoa in the Cabin & Craft Day

Sunday, December 9

Christmas in the Village

Saturday, December 15

Sunday Dinner: It’s okay to be different Christmas

Saturday, December 22

Celebration Sensory Movie: Spiderman into the Spiderverse

Saturday, December 29

Celebration Sensory Movie: Mary Poppins Returns

Sunday, December 30

Family Day @ The Grid

Sports/Fitness

Tuesday, December 4

Lansing Brew Run

Sunday, December 16

Broad Wellness: Yoga

Professional Development Opportunities:

Tuesday, December 4

Gift Accounting

Tuesday, December 4 AND Wednesday, December 5

Crucial Accountability

Friday, December 7

Concur Traveling for New Users

Job of the Week – Office Assistant

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This week’s job of the week is an Office Assistant IV (#548001) for the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This position is seeking an individual to provide general office support for the department and accounting support for the Dairy Foods Complex.

The responsibilities for this role include preparing and submitting transactional documents such as travel and other types of reimbursements, cash advances and invoices. Other responsibilities for this role include monitoring and controls and preparing financial summaries and reports for the Dairy Foods Complex.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge acquired in the first two or three years in college, technical school or related field; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in maintain account ledgers, departmental operations, employment; experience in word processing, editing and composing correspondence, and maintain spreadsheets and/or databases; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.

Is Your Home Winter Ready?

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With the cold temperatures and snow falling, have you made sure your family will be warm and safe this winter? Here are some basic steps you can take to get your home ready for the winter:

  1. Seal your windows to improve heating efficiency.
  2. Use layered curtains to keep your home insulated for moderate comfort.
  3. If you have a fireplace, hire a chimney sweep to make sure your fireplace is working properly. A chimney sweep can clear out soot, check for damages and change the chimney cap to prevent rain, snow, birds, squirrels and anything else from entering your home.
  4. A generator can be very helpful to have over the winter. Living in Michigan, we know snowstorms can sometimes knock the power out for long periods of time. Having a generator can keep you and your family warm during a storm.
  5. Clean and inspect your gutters – clogged gutters can cause water to back up and freeze once the temperature drops. Keep your gutters clear and make sure they’re properly connected to ensure the melting snow runs off your roof through downspouts.
  6. After a heavy snowfall, it can be tough to see your driveway, flowerbeds, or walkways. Try using fiberglass snow poles or driveway markers every several feet to line the edges of the areas. This will help provide a clear path whether you’re blowing or shoveling snow yourself.
  7. Insulate your attic or crawl space. This can save you money in the long run by keeping your home’s heat in the living space instead of in your attic. It will also help keep your attic cooler which can prevent damaging ice dams from forming on your roof.

Did you know MSU benefits-eligible employees have the option to enroll in voluntary home and auto insurance through MetLife or Liberty Mutual Insurance? As you’re getting your home winter ready, or considering those work commutes over our Michigan winter, you might want to consider re-looking at your home and auto insurance. Make sure your family has the coverage they need this winter season.

For more information on voluntary home and auto insurance through Liberty Mutual and MetLife, visit MSU Benefits Plus. You can get a free quote by contacting Liberty Mutual at 888-860-0316 or MetLife at 877-619-5604.