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Thank You MSU Gardeners!

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Think it’s tough keeping your own yard in tip-top shape?  How would you like to be responsible for the care, upkeep and beauty of nearly 7 million square feet of turf?  That’s the primary responsibility of Michigan State University’s gardeners, and they do that job beautifully!  The gardeners are part of Physical Plant Division’s Landscape Services department.  And as you walk around MSU admiring our great campus, we have the gardening crew to thank for a lot of the beauty we see.

MSU Gardeners at workHere’s a few fun facts about MSU Gardeners from the MSU Physical Plant website.Continue Reading… Thank You MSU Gardeners!

Thinking about drinking?

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Did you know that two thirds of all Americans drink?  So many of us use alcohol as a part of our regular lives without spending much time thinking about it.  We just do it. But, drinking is something that we might want to spend a little time thinking more about, regardless of whether we drink a little or a lot or somewhere in between.

Do you really know what's in the drink you are holding?The University Physician’s office recently developed a website that offers MSU Faculty and Staff a great deal of good information about drinking:

ThinkingAboutDrinking.msu.edu Continue Reading… Thinking about drinking?

Learn Popular Software Programs Without Leaving Your Desk!

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Great training is just a few clicks away!

MSU no longer sponsors Lynda.com memberships, but individual or department memberships are available at Lynda.com.

Do you want to access great training in all of today’s most popular software programs – absolutely free – and from the comfort of your very own workstation? Then meet your new best friend Lynda (Lynda.com that is!)

Lynda.com is a library containing more than 53,000 video tutorials.  Topics include Adobe applications, Microsoft Office programs, open source software, Macintosh applications, multimedia, Web design, programming and much more!Continue Reading… Learn Popular Software Programs Without Leaving Your Desk!

Good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff

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Today’s Mailroom Monday question: Are there good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff?

picture of food from dining hallsAnswer: Yes, there is a great faculty/staff dining plan that is just for us!  Under the DineOn 10+ plan, faculty and staff can purchase 10 or more passes to eat in any of MSU’s residential dining halls.  The cost per meal is $5.75 plus tax and the 10 or more meals you purchase can be put right onto your MSU ID card.Continue Reading… Good on-campus dining options for faculty and staff