Mediterranean Diets: A Healthy Choice for You?

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Mediterranean style salad with olive oil dressing

Looking for a style of eating that is flavorful, healthy and likely to help you maintain a healthy weight?  Then you may want to consider going Mediterranean!

Eating Mediterranean style typically involves building most of your meals out of high anti-oxidant fruits and vegetables, healthy whole grains, fish, nuts, olive oil, flavorful herbs and spices, and sometimes red wine, though not to excess. Limited amounts of lean red meat, cheese, yogurt and eggs also can fit into this style of eating. Continue Reading… Mediterranean Diets: A Healthy Choice for You?

Mentoring: A Win-Win-Win Way to Go!

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Mentoring is a win-win-win situation. Why? Because it helps a mentee grow in their position and unit, it helps a mentor develop leadership and supervisory skills and it helps the University strengthen the skill sets and knowledge of its employees.

The M.E.N.T.O.R.S. (Mentoring Enhances Networking, Teaching, Organizational Renewal and Success) program has been in place for about six years. It was formed through a recommendation by the Women’s Advisory Committee for Finance and Operations (WACFO) to offer increased exposure to leadership positions on campus. The program is open to any MSU faculty and staff members. The program has been a great success, with over 160 participants since its inception. Continue Reading… Mentoring: A Win-Win-Win Way to Go!

How Do I Register for an HRD Class?

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This week’s Mailroom Monday question is “How do I register for an HRD class?” The process has changed since the EBS system implementation, and you now must register for Human Resource Development and Libraries, Computing and Technology courses at ebs.msu.edu. Here’s a video screencast showing the HRD enrollment process: Continue Reading… How Do I Register for an HRD Class?

Read Any Good Books Lately?

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2011 One Book, One Community selection “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

If you’re looking for a great read for this weekend, it’s not too late to check out this year’s One Book, One Community selection, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer.

The annual One Book, One Community program, co-sponsored by the City of East Lansing and Michigan State University, encourages residents of East Lansing and the MSU community to read the same book and then discuss it in a variety of settings.

If you like the book, you also might want to take advantage of a terrific opportunity to spend an evening with the author!: Continue Reading… Read Any Good Books Lately?

Job Postings on Campus

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Did you know that every Wednesday afternoon Staffing Services posts new support staff job openings? Each week there are anywhere from 10 to 40 new jobs posted in various departments across campus in positions ranging from general labor to clerical support to high level professionals. Each week presents new opportunities for those looking to take the next step in their career or for those just looking for a change of scenery. Continue Reading… Job Postings on Campus

Thank You Residential Dining Staff!

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Today we’re thanking the staff members that serve about 30,000 meals a day in our 14 dining halls.

MSU Sous Chef Kevin Cruz
Sous Chef Kevin Cruz displays a dining hall dish. Photo courtesy of University Relations.

The university’s cafeterias have changed in looks, food choices and costs over the years, but they’re still cooking and serving food with a smile! We appreciate the outstanding dining experiences we have, and the reasonably-priced meal plans that allow us to dine on campus! From sushi at Brody to made-to-order pasta at Hubbard, we know we’re going to get a good meal, even if we’re customer number 3,000.Continue Reading… Thank You Residential Dining Staff!

Buy Local, Buy at a Farmers Market!

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Do you wish you knew which of the fruits and vegetables you’re buying are from Michigan? A great place to find local, in-season produce, meats, flowers and more is at a farmers market! Farmers markets provide you an opportunity to increase the variety of fruits and vegetables you eat and to try some recipes you can only make when certain ingredients are available. When you buy in-season produce from a farmers market, you’re getting the highest nutrient content, and it’s typically cheaper than grocery store organic produce too. Continue Reading… Buy Local, Buy at a Farmers Market!

Time Mastery Tips, Part One

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Does it seem like there’s never enough time in the day? We always seem to be looking for shortcuts and new ideas on how to save a little time on daily tasks. Lois Wolfe-Morgan, a facilitator for Human Resource Development, has been leading courses on time management for over 20 years. Today, Lois shares one of her favorite tips on time mastery, the one-third rule.  Check out this video with her tips!

Human Resource Development is offering several time management courses this fall. Visit spartanslearn.msu.edu to view the current course catalog!

Can MSU Help Me Find Child Care?

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It’s Mailroom Monday!  This week’s question is: Can MSU help me find child care?

Care.comYes!  MSU can help you find child care plus a whole lot more!  MSU has a relationship with a group named Care.com that MSU faculty and staff can use to find childcare, eldercare, pet sitters, housesitters, housekeepers and more.

The service is free to MSU employees to use once you register, and registration gives you access to a searchable database of a wide range of care providers all over the United States!  In addition, you can also post a job description of the type of help you are looking for and have the candidates come to you.

You can search by zip code area and/or job type and view profiles of care givers that often include a background check.  The service to help you locate providers that are a good match for your needs is free; however you will still be responsible for paying individuals you hire for their services.Continue Reading… Can MSU Help Me Find Child Care?

MSU HR is Certifiably Green!

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It’s Fun Friday at Michigan State University! Know what we think is fun?  Getting greener!
 
MSU Human Resources recently achieved Green Certification from the folks at the MSU Office of Sustainability.

MSU Human Resources Environmental Stewards
We were so happy to get certified we threw ourselves a little party and presented staff with Be Spartan Green mugs! (Not a disposable cup in sight here!) Pictured are MSU Human Resources environmental stewards and AVP Brent Bowditch holding our green certificate.

The Green Certification program recognizes units working hard to reduce their environmental footprint by reducing waste, increasing recycling, following green procurement practices and conserving energy and water.

To achieve Green Certification, Human Resources recruited a group of environmental stewards that works continuously with staff throughout our unit to encourage greener behaviors – and we’re proud of all staff in HR who have embraced these behaviors.  Some of the steps we’ve taken at HR to get greener include:

  • Increasing our recycling efforts through MSU Recycling and setting up our own Styrofoam recycling process.
  • Changing our default printer and copier settings to default to printing double-sided in black and white.
  • Encouraging staff throughout the office to keep thermostats at 70 degrees in the winter and 76 degrees in the summer.
  • Turning lights out in unoccupied offices.
  • Educating all staff about what can be recycled and making it easy to recycle by placing signage and bins in high traffic areas on every floor. Continue Reading… MSU HR is Certifiably Green!