Events Round-Up November 2014

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

Community Events

Wednesday, November 5

East Lansing Film Festival: The Overnighters, 4 p.m., Okemos

Thursday, November 6

Tri-County Office on Aging Annual Dinner & Auction, 5:30 p.m., Bath

Saturday, November 8

Capital Region Veterans Day Observance, 8:30 a.m., Lansing

Football Burger Bar, 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Kellogg Center

Wednesday, November 12

Dance Theatre of Harlem, 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center

Friday, November 21

Silver Bells, 5 p.m., Lansing

Saturday, November 22

Breakfast With Santa, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lansing

Sunday, November 23

MSU Global Festival, Noon – 5 p.m., MSU Union

Thursday, November 27

2014 Lansing Turkey Trot, 8:30 a.m., Lansing

Development, Training, & Wellness

Monday November 3

Building Shame Resilience Skills begins, times vary, Wells Hall

Tuesday, November 4

PC Maintenance and Security, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Computer Center

Tuesday, November 11

Thriving in Times of Change, 8:30 a.m.- Noon, Nisbet

Wednesday, November 19

Leveraging the MSU Brand, 9 a.m.- 11 a.m., Nisbet

Monday, November 24

Web Design W/ HTML5 and CSS3, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., New Horizons

Events Round-Up October 2014

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

Community Events

Thursday, October 2

“The Gravedigger: A Frankenstein Story” begins, times vary, Williamston 

Saturday, October 4

Eaton Rapids Heritage Festival, times vary, Eaton Rapids

Monday, October 6

Lansing Maker Week begins, times vary, Lansing

Friday, October 10

“Carrie the Musical” begins, times vary, Wharton Center

Old Town Oktoberfest begins, times vary, Lansing

Saturday, October 11

Ciderfest, 5 p.m. – 10 o.m., Grand Ledge

Tuesday, October 14

Pink Dessert Wars, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., East Lansing

Saturday, October 18

State Room Autumn Tea, 2 p.m., Kellogg Center

Thursday, October 23

Great Pumpkin Walk, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., East Lansing

Wednesday, October 29th

Haunted Auditorium begins, 8 p.m. – 11 p.m., MSU Auditorium 

Development, Training, & Wellness

Wednesday, October 1

Healing Power of Guided Imagery begins, times vary, Abrams Planetarium 

Wednesday, October 15

PowerPoint 2010 Part 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., New Horizons

Tuesday, October 21

Conducting Successful Focus Groups, 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Nisbet

Tuesday, October 28

Crucial Accountability, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Nisbet

Friday, October 31

Project Management Fundamentals, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., New Horizons

 

Events Round-Up September 2014

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

 

Community Events

Wednesday, September 3

A Matter of Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter begins, times vary, Lansing

Charlotte Frontier Days begins, times vary, Charlotte

Sunday, September 7

MSU Faculty Recital: Anne Nispel and Harlan Jennings, 3 p.m., Fairchild Theatre

Thursday, September 11

Harris Nature Center’s Second Annual Turtle Toast, 5 p.m., Okemos

Young Frankenstein begins, times vary, Lansing

Sunday, September 14

Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 11 a.m., Lansing

Thursday, September 18

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, times vary, Lansing

Friday, September 26

Shop Michigan Expo, 9 a.m., Lansing

Development, Training, & Wellness

Tuesday, September 9

MSU Travel 101, 8:30 a.m., Nisbet

Monday, September 15

Rest With Music: “Global Roots Music”, Noon, Abrams Planetarium

Recognizing and Preventing Violence in the Workplace, 2 p.m., Nisbet

Friday, September 19

MSU Accounting Topics 1, 8:30 a.m., Nisbet

Creating Accessible PDF Documents, 8:30 a.m., 210 Computer Center

Thursday, September 25

Camtasia 8, 8:30 a.m., 210 Computer Center

 

Events Round-Up August 2014

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

Community Events

Friday, August 1st

Lansing JazzFest begins, times vary, Lansing

Sunday, August 3rd

Endangered Life Skills: Wildlife Identification, 3 p.m., Okemos

Thursday, August 7th

Cuisine in the Park, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., Haslett

Friday, August 8th

MSU Museum’s Great Lakes Folk Festival begins, times vary, East Lansing

Thursday, August 14th

Renegade Theatre Festival begins, times vary, Lansing

Saturday, August 16th

ART Feast, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Lansing

Habitat for Humanity’s Bike to Build, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., DeWitt

Monday, August 19th

Grilling Challenge, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Charlotte

Friday, August 22nd

Summer Night Hike, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m., Lansing

Development, Training & Wellness

Wednesday, August 7th

Recipe for Health Cooking Series: “Red Bell Pepper”, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Brody Square Demonstration Kitchen

Monday, August 18th

Navigating Business Intelligence, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., B110H Wells Hall

Tuesday, August 19th

MSU Accounting in EBS, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Suite 10 Nisbet

Wednesday, August 20th

Leading Change, 8:30 a.m. – Noon, Suite 10 Nisbet

Saturday, August 30th

Excel 2010 – Part 3, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., New Horizons

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0, 10 a.m. – Noon, Main Library

Events Round-Up July 2014

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

Community Events

Sunday, July 6th

Capital Area Restaurant Week begins, times vary, Lansing

Monday, July 7th

Eaton County Fair begins, times vary, Charlotte

Tuesday, July 8th

Common Ground Music Festival begins, times vary, Lansing

Saturday, July 12th

The Color Run Lansing, 9 a.m., Lansing

Thursday, July 17th

New Citizens Press Community Action Network Poetry in the City, 7 p.m., Lansing

Monday, July 21st

Summer Salads Cooking Class, 6 p.m., Williamston

Wednesday, July 23rd

Wine Wars Part III, 6:30 p.m., Kellogg Center

Thursday, July 24th

Peter Pan begins, times vary, Lansing

Development, Training & Wellness

Tuesday, July 15th

Analysis Studio, 1:30 p.m., B110H Wells Hall

Wednesday, July 16th

Creating Accessible Documents, 8 a.m., 210 Computer Center

Tuesday, July 22nd

Relaxing Under the Stars, 12:10 p.m., Abrams Planetarium

Tuesday, July 24th

AFS – File Space, 1:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Tuesday, July 29th

Faculty Raise Process July 2014, 1 p.m., Hanna Tech Building Training Room 5

Events Round-Up June 2014

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

Community Events

Saturday, June 7

17th Annual Mayor’s Family Riverwalk, 9 a.m., Lansing

Monday, June 9

Five Course Wine Dinner, 6:30 p.m., State Room Restaurant

Wednesday, June 11

Grand American Fish Rodeo begins, times vary, Lansing

Father’s Day Tent Sale begins, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Forest Akers Golf Course

Saturday, June 14

22nd Annual Oldsmobile Homecoming, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Dimondale

Sunday, June 15

Red Cedar Jubilee begins, times vary, Williamston

Friday, June 20

Summer Solstice Jazz Festival begins, times vary, East Lansing

Thursday, June 26

Alternative Rock Zoo Brew, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Lansing

Friday, June 27

Lansing Relay for Life begins, times vary, Lansing

Development, Training & Wellness

Thursday, June 5

Hiring Student Employees at MSU, 9:30 a.m. – Noon, 10 Nisbet

Thursday, June 12

Active Stretching, 12:10 p.m.-12:50 p.m., IM Circle Dance Studio

Friday, June 13

Outlook 2013- Part 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., New Horizons, E.L.

Tuesday, June 17

Unit Budget Planning for FY 2014-15, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Monday, June 30

Adobe Illustrator CS6 – Part 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., New Horizons, E.L.

 

Events Round-Up May 2014

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

Community Events

Friday, May 2

Observatory Open House, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m., MSU Observatory

Saturday, May 3

Family Day at the Broad Art Museum, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Broad Museum

Thursday, May 8

Intro to Good Form Running, 6 p.m., Okemos

Saturday, May 17

Department of Horticulture Plant Sale, 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Plant & Soil Sciences Headhouse and Conservatory

MSU Spring Arts and Crafts show begins, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., MSU Union

East Lansing Art Festival begins, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Downtown East Lansing

Friday, May 30, 2014

BWL Chili Cook-off, 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m., Lansing

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Be a Tourist in Your Own Town, 9 a.m., Lansing

Development, Training & Wellness

Friday, May 2

The Spartan Experience, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Tuesday, May 6

MSU Seminars in Research and Technology, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., MSU campus

Friday, May 9

Visio Professional 2010 – Level 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Online Live New Horizons, E.L.

Tuesday, May 13

PowerPoint 2013 – Part 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Online Live New Horizons, E.L.

Tuesday, May 20

Chair Massage Samplers, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Communication Arts and Sciences Building

Events Round-Up April 2014

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

Community Events

Tuesday, April 1

MSU Science Festival begins, times vary, Michigan State University

Wednesday, April 2

Natasha Trethewey at the Spring Poetry Festival, 7 p.m. – 8p.m., RCAH Theater

CATA’s 15th Annual Community Health Fair

Sunday, April 6

Hoofin’ It for Horses 5K Run/Walk, 11:30 a.m., Horse Teaching and Research Center

CATA’s 15th Annual Community Health Fair

Wednesday, April 9

21st Annual David and Sarah Rabin Lecture on the Holocaust, 7 p.m., Kellogg Center, Lincoln Room

Thursday, April 10

Capital City Film Festival begins, Lansing

Sunday, April 13

20th Annual Race for the Place 5K, 1 p.m., Jenison Field House

Friday, April 18

Lansing Microbrew and Music Festival begins, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m., Lansing

Saturday, April 26

Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale, State Singers, and Choral Union, 8 p.m., Wharton Center, Cobb Great Hall

Development, Training & Wellness

Tuesday, April 8

Desire2Learn EPortfolio, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.,  Main Libr Beaumont Instr Room (E119)

Wednesday, April 9

RNT: 3-7 Years to Retirement, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Thursday, April 10

Evaluating Data with Pivot Tables, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Thursday, April 17

Payments to Non- Resident Aliens & Foreign Vendors, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 10 Nisbet 

Tuesday, April 22

Kitchen Drills: Broths & Stocks, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Community Kitchen, McDonel Hall 

Events Round-Up March 2014

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

Community Events

Friday, March 7

Michigan Horse Expo begins, 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., MSU Pavilion 

Saturday, March 8

Broad/MSU – Collection Show & Tell, 7:30 p.m., Broad Art Museum 

Monday, March 10 

Translation Conversation: Gendered Language Around the World, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Snyder C202

Thursday, March 13

Lansing Home and Garden Show begins, 3 p.m. – 9p.m., MSU Pavilion

Friday, March 14 

Jazz Orchestra I, II, III, 8 p.m., Fairchild Theatre, MSU Auditorium 

Sunday, March 23

9th Annual Israeli Film Festival begins, 2 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., 147 Comm Arts

Monday, March 24

World View Lecture Series: Leana Wen, M.D., 7:30 p.m., Wharton Center, Cobb Great Hall

Sunday, March 30 

Help Tell the Story: The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project, 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., MSU Museum

Development, Training & Wellness

Tuesday, March 11

PC Maintenance and Security, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., 210 Computer Center 

Friday, March 14

Zotero: Citation Management 2.0, 10 a.m. – noon,  Main Libr Reference Instr Room (W101D)

Wednesday, March 19 

MSU Travel 101, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet 

Tuesday, March 25

Records Management and Retention at MSU, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., 10 Nisbet 

Wednesday, March 26

Relaxing Under the Stars, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Abrams Planetarium 

Events Round-Up February 2014

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

Community Events

Tuesday, February 4

Friday, February 7

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

Mid-Michigan Women’s Expo begins, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Lansing

Monday, February 10

Valentine’s Murder Ballad, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., RCAH Theater

Friday, February 14

The 45th Annual Spartan Stampede Rodeo begins, 8 p.m., MSU Pavilion

Saturday, February 15

Sunday, February 23

MSU Museum Chocolate Benefit Party, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center

Development, Training & Wellness

Wednesday, February 5

Travel Arrangers Education Day, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Henry Center

Monday, February 10

MSU Web Mail, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 210 Computer Center

Wednesday, February 19

Optimizing your Outlook, 8:30 a.m. – noon, 10 Nisbet

New Supervisor Essentials, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 10 Nisbet

Wednesday, February 26

Parent Talk: “Bullying”, 12:10 p.m. – 12:50 p.m., Berkey Hall, Room 214