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MSU Museum Exhibit Reflects on Silent Spring Book and Its Impacts

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The MSU Museum is host to many wonderful and insightful exhibits. A major exhibition program for 2012 is “Echoes of Silent Spring: 50 Years of Environmental Awareness.”

The exhibit derives from the book Silent Spring, written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962. Silent Spring alerted the public to the potential dangers in pesticide use, which resulted in intense scrutiny to the use of pesticide. The book presents research with close connection to Michigan State University’s wildlife studies. “Echoes of Silent Spring” goes beyond the book and considers many interrelated issues, such as environmental sustainability, agricultural practices, ethics, law and women in science.Continue Reading… MSU Museum Exhibit Reflects on Silent Spring Book and Its Impacts

Events Round-Up 11/27 to 12/2

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

Tuesday, November 27

Musique 21, 7:30 p.m., Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Theatre

Wednesday, November 28

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

Brown Bag Series – Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., MSU Museum  Auditorium

Thursday, November 29

MSU Accounting in EBS, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., B120 Henry Center

Navigating Manager Self Service, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Social Media Seminar Series: Privacy on Social Network Sites, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., 145 Communication Arts and Sciences Building

Friday, November 30

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0, 10 a.m. to noon, Main Library Reference Instruction Room

Green Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Downtown East Lansing

Holiday Walk Tour, noon to 5 p.m., W.K. Kellogg Biological Station

Saturday, December 1

49th Annual MSU Holiday Arts and Crafts Show starts, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., MSU Union

Winter Glow, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Downtown East Lansing

Sunday, December 2

The Snow Queen: Featuring the Hudson Vagabond Puppets, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wharton Center

Happy Thanksgiving, MSU! What are you thankful for?

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In spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, we asked MSU faculty, staff and students what they were truly thankful for. Here is what they had to say:"Give Thanks" Gourd

Spring Eisenzimmer, senior, Hospitality Business major, Akers Forest Golf Shop associate: “I’m thankful for my friends and experiences these past four years in the Spartan Marching band.”

Cindy Brink, Kellogg Center Gift Shop employee, was happy and thankful for her job.Continue Reading… Happy Thanksgiving, MSU! What are you thankful for?

Care.com continues to provide a great service for MSU!

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Since 2011, MSU has been partnered with Care.com to provide in-home care services for faculty, staff, and students, and the service has proven to benefit the University over the last year.Care.com MSU logo

Care.com posts profiles of high-quality care providers anywhere in the country for its members. Services such as child care, senior/elder support, pet care  and more are all provided in the family’s home. MSU employees and students are entitled to a free membership with Care.com, in which they can search for providers or post job listings. All providers have gone through background checks and members have access to reviews and references as well.Continue Reading… Care.com continues to provide a great service for MSU!

Events Round-Up 11/19 to 11/24

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

Monday, November 19

Rachmaninoff!, 7:30 p.m., Cook Recital Hall

Tuesday, November 20

Windows 7 Advanced, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 210 Computer Center

The Healing Power of Guided Imagery, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Abrams Planetarium

Kitchen Skill Drill: Eggs, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., McDonel Hall Test Kitchen

ARTIST TALK: Annie Lapin, 7 p.m., 109 South Kedzie

Wednesday, November 21

Winter Wonderland Walk, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Fenner Nature Center

Thursday, November 22

Thanksgiving Holiday – University Closed

Friday, November 23

Thanksgiving Holiday – University Closed

Wonderland of Lights begins, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Potter Park Zoo

Season of Light, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Abrams Planetarium

Saturday, November 24

Children’s Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker, 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center

Job of the Week 11/15/12

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This week we’re highlighting an Office Assistant III position at the Counseling Center (Posting #7035).  Some of the job duties for this position include receiving, processing and analyzing complex and specialized standardized exam directions and procedures; sharing in the normal test administration and clerical duties of the office, including, but not limited to: answering the telephone and waiting on clients/examinees; scheduling, administering, proctoring and scoring tests; collecting and processing test fees, and assisting with weekly deposits; detailed record-keeping and data collection and analysis.

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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.

2012 Gliozzo Clerical-Technical Award Winner: Deb Cleland!

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The annual Gliozzo Clerical-Technical (CT) Recognition Award was founded in 2001 to acknowledge outstanding clerical and technical employees at MSU. The 2012 recipient of the CT Recognition Award is Deb Cleland.

For the past three years Deb has been a dedicated University employee, working within the College of Human Medicine West at the Secchia Center. Deb serves as the Family Medicine Clerkship Coordinator for all 3rd year students in the Grand Rapids community, and as a Credentials Coordinator for 4th year students who are applying to residency programs. Some of Deb’s job responsibilities include coordinating clinical experiences for her Family Medicine students, placing them in offices and hospital settings, and assisting 4th year students as they go through the process of applying to residency programs. She also serves as the faculty appointment coordinator for CHM West.Continue Reading… 2012 Gliozzo Clerical-Technical Award Winner: Deb Cleland!

“Where’s the Pig?” FSA Contest Answers and Winners

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Thanks to everyone who played our “Where’s the Pig?” FSA Contest! We can now share the campus locations of our piggy bank mascot:

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Our FSA piggy bank mascot was spotted at Spartan Stadium!
  1. Wharton Center
  2. The Guernsey Michigan Garden in the Arboretum
  3. Case Hall
  4. Mary Mayo Hall
  5. Spartan Stadium
  6. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
  7. Bessey HallContinue Reading… “Where’s the Pig?” FSA Contest Answers and Winners

Events Round-Up 11/12 to 11/16

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

Monday, November 12

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Open Enrollment ends today!

Tuesday, November 13

Crucial Confrontations, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Budgeting 101, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., MSUFCU Farm Lane Branch

Wednesday, November 14

Navigating the FMLA, ADA and Worker’s Compensation, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Microsoft One Note 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., B110-H Wells Hall

How Am I Doing Mid-Career, 5:15 p.m., 125 Nisbet

Book Launch/Signing with MSU Museum Director Gary Morgan, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., MSU Museum

Thursday, November 15

Leading for Successful Work Habits, 8:30 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

MSU Recycling Center Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center

Friday, November 16

Navigating Employee Self Service, 10 a.m. to noon, 10 Nisbet

Silver Bells in the City, 5 p.m., Downtown Lansing

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 8 p.m., Breslin Center

“Where’s the Pig?” FSA Contest 2012!

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During this year’s Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Open Enrollment, our piggy bank mascot disappeared! We caught sight of him at several places on campus. We hope you can help us find him!Piggy Bank

Visit this link to enter our “Where’s the FSA Pig?” contest! There are seven photos, and you need to guess where the piggy bank is in each of these photos taken on MSU’s campus. The first person to guess all the photos correctly by 1 p.m. on Monday, November 12 will win an FSA piggy bank. If nobody guesses all locations correctly, the winner will be the first person to get the most locations right by Monday, November 12. We’re also holding this contest on Facebook and Twitter. There will be one winner from each website!Continue Reading… “Where’s the Pig?” FSA Contest 2012!