The drawing’s been held for this week’s “Fun Friday” contest, and the winners are:
On a typical afternoon at the Forest Akers driving range, you’ll see golfers of all ages. Children, college students, adults and seniors…everyone seems to know how to pick up a club and swing away!
If you’re looking to practice your swing, head on over to the driving range located at the Forest Akers East course. Think it’s too cold for golf? Forest Akers has you covered! In 2009, Forest Akers opened its all-weather driving range. The facility is the first of its kind in mid-Michigan and offers 18 stalls for golfers to practice comfortably all year long. Each covered stall is equipped with overhead heaters. Come sleet, snow or rain, the driving range will remain open.Continue Reading… Golf in All Seasons at Forest Akers
This week we’re highlighting an Executive Secretary II position in Residential and Hospitality Services – Facilities (Posting #5580). Some of the job duties for this position include interacting with administrators, staff, faculty, students and the public in order to represent the supervising administrators; monitoring and reporting departmental personnel and budgetary matters; and providing secretarial support for individual administrators. For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.
A great way to stay motivated about exercising during the cold weather is trying out a group cycling class at MSU’s Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Facilities. There’s no better way to keep fit and relieve stress this holiday season than exercising in a group! Gather some friends and move to the beat of your favorite songs.
Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, “Today at work, I’m going to make some uninformed decisions that blindside my team and create chaotic unintended consequences for my unit!” Some days things just turn out that way. But having good employee engagement practices can help limit the time your team loses grappling with or grumbling over the consequences of poor decisions.
“Employee engagement means involving people in decision-making processes when the results of those decisions will affect them,” said Dawn Hecker, who leads MSU Human Resources’ organizational development team and consults with units on participatory management practices. “It also means understanding that the best ideas don’t always come from the top. When you take the time to seek input from others at all levels of the organization, you often are rewarded with creative and innovative ideas you might have otherwise missed.”Continue Reading… Employee Engagement Leads to Better Decisions
We’ve rounded up a variety of events going on this week that may be of interest to MSU faculty and staff! Please visit the links for more information. Many events require registration.
Tuesday, December 13
LCT Class, Avaya Telephone Training, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., 140B Public Safety Building
Rock of Ages begins, 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center Cobb Great Hall
 Wednesday, December 14
Collegiate Merchandise Sale, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., MSU Union Gold Rooms A&B (second floor)
U Can Quit Support Group, Noon to 1 p.m., 248 Olin Health Center
Relaxing Under the Stars, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Abram’s Planetarium
Friday, December 16
Ruth Jameyson “Above and Beyond” Award Nominations Due
Saturday, December 17
Open auditions for MSU children and youth choirs, 9 a.m. – Noon
Sunday, December 18
“Face to Face” Family Mask Making Activity, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., MSU Museum Main Gallery
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 drawing’s been held for this week’s “Fun Friday” contest, and the winners are:
Half the fun of a Fun Friday is deciding what you are going to do with Saturday! Did you know that this Saturday, December 10, is your last chance this year to catch MSU’s Home for the Holidays show at the Wharton Center?
The show is on Saturday, December 10 at 8 p.m. Go to http://whartoncenter.com/ to buy tickets and celebrate the spirit of the season by enjoying the talents of MSU’s Symphony Orchestra, Chorale, State Singers, Choral Union, and the MSU Children’s Choir. Continue Reading… Looking for fun? Look at Wharton Center’s Upcoming Shows!
This week we’re highlighting an Administrative Assistant III/S position in the College of Arts and Letters (Posting #5545). Some of the job duties for this position include managing all non-academic personnel for the College of Arts and Letters to include hiring, position management, training and supervision of College staff; reviewing and approving all non-academic personnel actions and pre-hire academic personnel actions; providing the fiscal officer support for several Dean’s Office accounts; assisting with oversight of the Dean’s Office accounting, internal and external reporting, and surveys; and researching, analyzing data and compiling reports to inform the Dean’s strategic planning process. For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.eduand select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.
