Building a professional network, staying up-to-date on the latest industry news and creating an engaging social media profile can help propel your career forward. HRD Facilitator Chuck Folino offers tips for utilizing the social media network “LinkedIn” to your advantage. Check out the video here.
Month: October 2013
Benefits Open Enrollment for 2014 Ends Thursday!
If you haven’t yet participated in Benefits Open Enrollment, tomorrow (October 31) is your last chance! 
Remember, this Open Enrollment now covers health, dental and life insurance, along with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and voluntary benefits. View the Open Enrollment Guide to see all of the details.
You need to complete Open Enrollment if you want to make any benefits changes to these plans for the 2014 plan year, or if you want to continue coverage for a spouse or Other Eligible Individual (OEI). (See the spousal/OEI affidavit instructions here if you only need to complete the affidavit and don’t want to make other changes.) There will not be any extensions to the time Open Enrollment is available.
To complete Open Enrollment, see the instructions at http://www.hr.msu.edu/openenrollment/instructions.htm.
Job of the Week 10/25/13
This week we are highlighting an Executive Staff Assistant position with the Libraries (Posting #8579). This position assists the Director of Libraries with day-to-day operations and administrative tasks; works in tandem with the business officer to manage all Main Office operations; serves as backup fiscal officer for the Libraries to analyze budgets, make recommendations, and monitor and approve financial expenditures as necessary; works in tandem with the fiscal officer to ensure that the Libraries are meeting fiscal objectives; prepares year-end reports, processes gifts, prepares gift acknowledgement letters and year-end endowment letters to donors, including the endowment activity report; deposits gifts and processes gifts of materials through the MSU Foundation; maintains donor filing system; reconciles monthly development account and the Development Officers’ p-card statements; prepares year-end payroll deduction acknowledgements; manages and coordinates the Libraries’ statistics and information gathering efforts, including preparing the annual report for the Association for Research Libraries; assists with gathering information needed for grant proposals and other major projects; coordinates updates to university publications and library policies and procedures, the Librarian Personnel Handbook and Bylaws, goals and objectives, mission, organizational chart and web pages on library committees; provides information to the administration, faculty, staff and external constituents regarding the Libraries; manages and coordinates travel by maintaining and updating library travel allocation balances, auditing travel reimbursements, approving expenditures of travel funds including registration payments, serving as a resource for questions regarding travel reimbursements; provides some clerical assistance for assistant directors; assists with and manages event planning as needed.
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.
MSU SecureIT celebrates National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and MSU Secure IT is celebrating. They want you to celebrate as well by making sure you employ the following tips to protect yourself online.
1. Make sure your personal firewall is turned on.
2. Perform regular operating system updates and software updates. These updates often include security patches.
3. Install antivirus and antispyware software.
4. Upgrade to the latest version of your browser and take advantage of the security features available.
5. Set a pass code on your mobile devices.
Michigan State University has an ongoing safe computing campaign called SecureIT to help educate the MSU community on safe computing practices. Follow TechAtMSU on Twitter for more information about cyber security. More resources and information is also available at tech.msu.edu.Continue Reading… MSU SecureIT celebrates National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Thank You University Physician’s Office
Your health and safety are important and no one knows this better than the University Physician’s Office at MSU. The University Physician’s Office creates programs that aid and serve the MSU community.
The mission of the University Physician’s Office is to “identify areas within the University community where there is need for specific programmatic or policy initiatives that would improve the health and safety of the people, who work, learn and live at MSU and to facilitate or provide oversight for these initiatives and programs. Simply stated, the mission is to optimize the workplace public health environment.” Continue Reading… Thank You University Physician’s Office
2013 Fall Activities
Leaves are falling from the trees and the air is chilly, which means fall is here and with the new season comes a bunch of fun activities to enjoy. Â Whether you want to do a family outing or take a voyage on your own, here are some activities to consider this fall season.
The Great Pumpkin Walk is an annual event for families in downtown East Lansing. Children can trick-or-treat at more than 50 businesses in the downtown East Lansing area.
Safe Halloween takes place along M.A.C. Avenue between Burcham and Elizabeth streets. Sponsored by the sororities and fraternities at MSU, the event provides children with a safe environment for trick-or-treating.Continue Reading… 2013 Fall Activities
Job of the Week 10/18/13
This week we are highlighting a College Alumni Coordinator position with the College of Nursing (Posting #8553). This position, under the supervision of the Director of Development and Alumni Relations, plans and implements an ongoing comprehensive program to identify and sustain alumni in a positive relationship with the College of Nursing.
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.
Nine Ways to Recognize Your Boss
In honor of Boss’s Day 2013, we’ve compiled a list of nine ideas that you can use to recognize your outstanding boss.
- Post a handmade thank you note on your boss’s door.
- Find out your boss’s hobby and buy a related gift.
- Give your boss a copy of the latest management or business book that received good reviews.
- Nominate your boss for an official university award program.
- Ask your boss to attend a meeting with you and your colleagues during which you thank your boss for his or her work, guidance, and contributions.
- Give your boss a personalized coffee mug.Continue Reading… Nine Ways to Recognize Your Boss
Sharing the Road Safely at MSU
Bicycling is a part of life for the MSU community. Everyone needs to share the road and sidewalks safely. Remembering the roles of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists can make this process easier.
All across campus you’ll find tons of bike lanes designed to help bicyclists share the road with motorists and keep bicyclists off the sidewalks in the path of pedestrians. But on MSU’s campus a number of people still choose the sidewalk as the preferred method of travel while on a bicycle.
An MSU ordinance makes riding a bicycle on non-designated sidewalks and through crosswalks illegal and can result in a ticket.
During 2012 there were 17 bicycle accidents. These accidents included those on the sidewalks, single bike accidents, bike on bike and bike vs. pedestrian. Several required medics.
Whether you’re a faculty member, staff member or student, remembering MSU’s bicycling ordinances can make bicycling safer and more enjoyable.
MSU Police Sergeant Andrea Beasinger offers the following safety tips for bicyclists:Continue Reading… Sharing the Road Safely at MSU
Job of the Week 10/11/13
This week we are highlighting an Administrative Assistant I position with the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office (Posting #8522). This position serves within the Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) Accounting and Research Team office to support the College’s accounting and post-award needs; will be responsible for all-funds accounting support for multiple units within the college; serves as a financial document preparer, producing and presenting grant account balance and detail balance reports to administrators and faculty PI’s; assisting with monitoring for compliance of grantor requirements; collecting and providing analysis of data relating to CAS faculty research. 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.