OneNote – your own electronic TrapperKeeper®

Remember TrapperKeepers®?  Before backpacks became the norm for students to carry everything, there were TrapperKeepers.  One big spiral notebook that snapped closed so papers could not fall out and contained folders and dividers so you could keep all of your school notes in one handy place.

OneNote is part of most Microsoft Office Desktop software packages and is kind of an online TrapperKeeper.  This program allows you create notebooks for projects, meetings, tasks or just screenshots of web pages.   Create a notebook, then add headings and notes, insert  a screen capture from any program on your computer, add audio, video, and other files from your computer or use a screen capture in a document, Outlook emails and meeting requests.    Trapper KeeperContinue Reading… OneNote – your own electronic TrapperKeeper®

Thanks for Your Feedback!

Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on our first few months of blogging! We’ve considered your feedback and our experience thus far, and we’ve decided to make the following updates:Thank You Note

  • We will keep our current categories, but they won’t be tied to days of the week. Overall you said you like our blog categories, but we’re removing the days of the week so we can post content at the most appropriate times.Continue Reading… Thanks for Your Feedback!

Our Tasty Trivia Winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fun Friday Tasty Trivia! Out of our many participants, we had six people get all of the answers correct. Our two winners who sent in their answers first were Jo Silsby and Cheryl Molliter!

Both winners received a complimentary meal pass and a variety of other goodies from Residential and Hospitality Services. Thanks to Eat at State for donating the prizes!Continue Reading… Our Tasty Trivia Winners!

Events Round-Up 1/30-2/5

Here are some events happening this week that may be of interest to MSU faculty and staff. Please visit the links for more information. Many events require registration.

Tuesday January , 31

Wednesday February 1

Thursday February 2

Friday February 3

Saturday February 4

Sunday February 5

Fun Friday Tasty Trivia!

We know you have been pining for a new contest,  so for this week we have teamed up with Eat at State to bring you some tasty trivia! Below are a set of five multiple choice questions taken from the Eat at State website.  Track down the answers and email your best guesses to hrcommteam@hr.msu.edu before the end of the day on Monday for a chance to win a free meal pass, valid at any on-campus dining hall, along with other Eat at State goodies. The two people who email us first with all of the correct answers will win! If two people don’t get them all correct, it will be two people who get the most correct first. Good Luck!Continue Reading… Fun Friday Tasty Trivia!

Job Posting of the Week 1/26/12

This week we’re highlighting an Administrative Assistant I position in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Posting #5727).  Some of the job duties for this position include monitoring financial activities for the National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP); initiating financial actions through EBS and CASHNet, including detailed sub-accounting of various initiatives and operations; conducting administrative office functions for NCPP, including administering accounts, initiating travel forms and personnel forms; compiling and preparing financial, personnel, and activity reports for various entities; initiating and processing heavy volumes of travel related expenses, including individual reimbursements and conference expenses, through EBS.  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.

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Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Memberships

2012 is here and that means a new year to work toward your health and fitness goals. What better way to start then by purchasing a membership to the on-campus Recreational Sports and Fitness Centers. The Recreational Sports and Fitness Centers offer a wide variety of equipment and classes at affordable prices that allows everyone to choose a workout that fits their schedule and preferences. From treadmills, ellipticals and weight machines, to group exercise classeslike cycling,  yoga, Zumba and more, the Recreational Sports and Fitness Centers have something for everyone.  See below for membership prices and facility features.Continue Reading… Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Memberships

Excel 2010 Power Shortcuts

Sounds impressive doesn’t it?  Maybe even a little intimidating?  Not at all, with MSU’s access to Lynda.com you can take a free course to learn the Power Shortcuts in Excel 2010.

For example, did you know you can copy values, formulas or text  from one cell in a column then duplicate that information to every cell in that column with just a double click?  No copy and pasting in hundreds of lines, no scrolling with the shift button held down, just double click on the lower-right corner of your original cell and the formulas, values or text in that cell populate the entire column.Screenshot from Lynda.comContinue Reading… Excel 2010 Power Shortcuts

Events Round-Up 1/23-1/29

Here are some events happening this week that may be of interest to MSU faculty and staff. Please visit the links for more information. Many events require registration.

Monday January 23

2012 Chinese Undergraduate Students Association Spring Festival Gala, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wharton Center Pasant Theater

Tuesday January 24

Conversation with President Lou Anna K. Simon, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Kellogg Center Big Ten C

Access Database Fundamentals, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 216 Bessey Hall

Wednesday January 25

MSU Smoking Cessation Program Orientation, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 247 Olin Health Center

Happy Birthday Mozart, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Music Building Auditorium

Thursday January 26

RNT: 3-7 Years to Retirement, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Friday January 27

Outlook 2007 – Level One, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0, 10 a.m. to Noon, Reference Instruction Room (W101D)

The Centerpieces and the People’s Party: Creating a Workplace Holiday Tradition, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., MSU Museum Auditorium

Family Winter Sports Weekend begins, Meridian Township

Sunday January 29

Are You My Mother?, 1:30 p.m. or 4 p.m., Wharton Center Pasant Theater

Job Posting of the Week 1/19/12

This week we’re highlighting an Operations Coordinator position in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Posting #5689).  Some of the job duties for this position include assisting in developing and overseeing the operational functions of a service facility in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; collecting and interpreting information in order to produce reports, balance fund ledgers and keep track of encumbrances; meeting with University service units, departments and external vendors to discuss research supply and equipment purchases; coordinating administrative and operational needs, resolving problems and providing information and services.  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.