Disagreements can stem from anything, but many of them could be avoided with better listening. HRD Facilitator Rosemary Ward explains how being a better listener with your co-workers, or any other peers, may keep you from misunderstanding each other and help you find better solutions to problems. Check out the video here.
To learn more, consider attending Rosemary’s new class, Listening Communication Link on Tuesday, July 24. Visit the EBS Portal to register or view other course offerings.
Swimsuit season may have you running from sweets and avoiding the ice cream temptations, but eating healthy doesn’t always mean eating less of what you love. Nutritionist Peggy Crum, RD, says that eating balanced meals throughout your day is healthier for your body than keeping specific foods out of your diet.
“There’s something good about all foods,” Crum said. “Go ahead and plan [desserts] in.”Continue Reading… Healthy Summer Eating
This week we’re highlighting a Communications Manager I in the Honors College Dean’s Office (Posting #6405). Some of the job duties for this position include managing and assisting in planning, monitoring, implementing and evaluating communications strategies for the College; coordinating, assembling and distributing information via print, on-line and social media, including but not limited to websites, news and press releases, brochures, pamphlets and other publications; compiling and analyzing information to produce reports and assist in communications with multiple audiences; this position reports to the Dean of the Honors College in support of overall college goals, including priorities associated with affiliated units. 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.
Do you feel good about yourself and your work? We all get into mental ruts, but with the right attitude, we can improve the way we feel and work. Today, Karen Corley from Residential and Hospitality Services offer tips from her personal development class, Building a Better You. Check out the video here.
Building a Better You covers personal growth, leadership skills, attitude and goal setting. The class will be offered again on Wednesday, July 18. Visit the EBS Portal to register or look at other upcoming courses.
Have you noticed something different while driving through MSU’s campus? It could be those shiny new road signs! Building addresses have been converted to new street addresses, and addresses are being assigned across campus to green-light phones, parking lots, etc.
To look up the new address for a building, visit http://campusaddresses.msu.edu/. This website also offers United States Postal Service (USPS) format instructions, answers to other frequently asked questions and contact information.Continue Reading… The Campus Addressing Project is Almost Complete!
Tuesday, July 3
Access 2010 – Level 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center
Friday, July 6
Excel 2007 – Level 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center
Sunday, July 8
East Lansing Farmer’s Market opens, 10 a.m., Valley Court Park
Monday, July 9
Learn to Swim Session begins, 10 a.m., Jenison Pool
Rock Camp, 9 a.m. or 2 p.m., Community Music School
Common Ground Music Festival begins, Adado Riverfront Park, Lansing
Tuesday, July 10
Word 2007 Intermediate, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center
ANGEL Introduction, 9 a.m. to noon, Main Library Basement Instruction Room
Play in the Park: Man with 1,000 Voices, 7 p.m., Valley Court Park
Thursday, July 12
Navigating Employee Self Service, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Moonlight Film Festival: Puss in Boots, 9:30 p.m., Valley Court Park
Friday, July 13
Navigating Manager Self Service, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Kripalu Yoga, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., IM Circle Dance Studio
EndNote X4, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Main Library Basement Instruction Room
This week we’re highlighting an Accountant II position at Intercollegiate Athletics (Posting #6376). Some of the job duties for this position include managing the accounting and serving as the fiscal officer for assigned departmental accounts and/or events; preparing financial reports for both internal and external constituents; developing, implementing, and overseeing accounting controls for the department; interacting with staff to provide direction on business transactions and resolve problems. 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 is known for its beautiful campus year round, but come spring time, nature takes its course and the campus really blossoms. The MSU Horticulture Department is to thank for the many gardens campus has to offer, as well as gardens beyond East Lansing. Check out the video below to get a sample tour of some of these amazing gardens, including the Judith A. DeLapa Perennial Garden, the Amien & Florence Carter Annual Garden, the Children’s 4-H Garden,  and the Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum, all located near the Plant and Soil Sciences Building on campus. Check out this video on the MSU Gardens here.
If you ever have to bring another vehicle on campus or you forget your parking validator, you may assume you’ll be getting a parking ticket. Luckily, there is a helpful option for those sticky situations! It’s called Calendar Permission.
MSU Police offers Calendar Permission one day out of each calendar month. It is issued in situations when you are driving a different vehicle for the day, or when you use the validator system and you’ve forgotten your validator. To receive Calendar Permission, call the Parking Office as soon as you arrive on campus at 517-355-8440, ext. 0. Let the phone operator know you need a Calendar Permission. The operator will ask for your name and the license plate number of the vehicle that you have on campus that day.Continue Reading… What happens if I don’t have my parking permit?
This week we’re highlighting an Administrative Assistant I position at the MSU Student Health Center (Posting #6365). Some of the job duties for this position include establishing, monitoring, maintaining and overseeing files and records for students in academic classes taught by the department; collecting and interpreting CDC/MPH HIV testing information in order to produce reports and enter statistical data into the MPH database; writing funding proposals, compiling records and submitting bills for funded programs; assisting in developing and overseeing the operational and administrative functions of academic course sections. 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.
