Delta Dental helps assess your risk of dental disease

One of MSU’s dental providers has come out with a quick quiz on whether you may be at risk for dental disease. If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the following statements, you may be at risk! Click on the link below for more information on why each subject may cause dental disease.

What Does Leadership Look Like? Part 1

Entering a new leadership position may be intimidating if you’ve never been in one before. Director for Organization and Employee Development Dawn Hecker says there are probably hundreds of tips on how to be an effective leader, but here are two of four simple and easy-to-remember tips to start better communicating with and leading your coworkers.

1.       FirstFirst

Before you begin working with a group of people, you must model the behaviors you want in them first. Set some standards and expectations at the pace you want before delegating anything. Focus on the mission at hand rather than a specific task and remember to keep a positive attitude.Continue Reading… What Does Leadership Look Like? Part 1

Events Round-Up 8/14 to 8/24

Tuesday, August 14

Meet the Spartans, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Downtown East Lansing

Wednesday, August 15

Time Mastery Essentials, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

Cascade Server Content Manager, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., 216 Bessey Hall

Thursday, August 16

Time to Treat, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Sparrow Hospital Auditorium

Tour of Beal Botanical Garden, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Beal Garden

Friday, August 17

Renegade Theatre Festival, 7 p.m., Old Town

Saturday, August 18

2nd Annual Grand Art Market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lansing City Market

Tuesday, August 21

ANGEL Introduction, 9 a.m. to noon, Main Library Basement Instruction Room

New Faculty and Organizational Research Fair, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Kellogg Center Big Ten A

Wednesday, August 22

U Can Quit Support Group, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., 248 Olin Health Center

Old 27 Motor Tour, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Mega Mall in Lansing

Thursday, August 23

Outlook 2010 – Level 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 403 Computer Center

Moonlight Film Festival: Back to the Future, 9 p.m., Valley Court Park

Friday, August 24

Sun Dried Music Festival, through Saturday, Downtown Mason

Job of the Week 8/9/12

This week we’re highlighting two Administrative Assistant I positions in the Controller’s Office (Postings #6546 and #6575). Some of the job duties for these positions include assisting in the operational activities of the Cashier’s Office, including Delinquent Receivables, Delinquent Parking Tickets, Returned Checks/ACH, Cash Advances and payment card merchant support, including compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS); serving as backup to the office manager and assistant managers; providing backup to the Departmental Receivables function as necessary.

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For a complete description of these positions, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

Thank You Neighborhood Facilities Staff!

Year round, facilities workers keep MSU’s neighborhoods intact. Providing custodial, maintenance and construction services for the residential halls, the staff and student employees gets little notice for their day-to-day efforts. So today, we’re thanking them for keeping things running smoothly while students are away for the summer and while they’re here for the fall and spring semesters!Continue Reading… Thank You Neighborhood Facilities Staff!

MegaBus Has Arrived in East Lansing

The famous $1 bus trips now have a stop in East Lansing. Since Thursday, July 12, megabus.com has three daily stops at the East Lansing Amtrak station to and from Chicago.

The newly-added route starts in Detroit and stops in East Lansing and Grand Rapids before arriving in Chicago. The opposite route to Detroit also has three daily stops in East Lansing. MegaBus has had a Detroit-Ann Arbor-Chicago route since 2006.

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Megabus.com can now be found parked in East Lansing! Photo courtesy of megabus.com.

The daily stops to Chicago are 2:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 7:45 p.m. and the trip takes roughly five hours, where you’ll arrive at Union Station. The daily stops to Detroit are 5:50 a.m., 1:25 p.m, and 9:25 p.m. and the trip takes roughly an hour and a half.Continue Reading… MegaBus Has Arrived in East Lansing

Job of the Week 8/3/12

This week we’re highlighting an Accountant II position in the Human Medicine Dean’s Office (Posting #6537). Some of the job duties for this position include assisting in developing financial structures to facilitate reporting requirements; analyzing complex integrated business processes to assess opportunities and risks; assessing accuracy of accounting transactions; assisting in development of college-level business policy in complement with University policy; and working with staff and faculty across the college on project-related work. 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.

How Do I Get Faculty/Staff Athletic Tickets?

With the many discounted services available to MSU employees, we often forget about the discounted faculty/staff athletic tickets we can apply for or purchase.

For football, hockey and men’s basketball, there are discounted season ticket packages available. In order to receive a discounted season ticket package, you need to begin by completing the employment verification form on the MSU Spartan’s website. Once your employment is verified, you can apply for season tickets during the normal yearly application periods for each sport. Please note that some sports may have waiting lists and you may not be able to get season tickets for the upcoming season. Season ticket prices may change each year, so please visit msuspartans.com for the latest pricing.Continue Reading… How Do I Get Faculty/Staff Athletic Tickets?