Month: September 2011

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!