Category: Fun & Resources

In celebration of National Work and Family Month this October, employers will promote the various ways in which they support the work-life needs of their employee’s as they juggle their competing demands and responsibilities between their personal lives and career goals. MSU offers a wide variety of services and support to ensure job satisfaction, increase recruitment, productivity and engagement. The Family Resource Center is proud to announce this collaborative community event that will be held October 24, 2012. It is free and open to the public.

Continue Reading… It’s National Work and Family Month!

Homecoming week is here, ending with the MSU vs. Iowa game on Saturday, October 13. This year’s theme is “Spartans Will… Make History,” celebrating the history of MSU and those who have contributed to its legacy. The 150^th anniversary of the Morrill Act will be celebrated as well.

The newest homecoming tradition, “Glow Green,” is back this year! To celebrate the week, swap your porch light for a green bulb to celebrate Homecoming. A photo contest will be held for the best home, apartment or resident hall room as well. Check out the information page to find out more.Continue Reading… Homecoming 2012: Spartans Will… Make History

Rolling out onto MSU’s campus, brought to you by MSU Culinary Services, is the Eat at State On-The-Go Food Truck. This innovative food vendor is changing the meaning of eating on campus and offering convenient meals around campus.

Packed inside the electrically-powered food truck is a flat-top grill, a hot box, a refrigerator, a bakery cabinet, a generator and a three-compartment sink. The paint job of the food truck features tweets and quotes from Eat at State’s social media followers who submitted the best ideas. “Green Machine,” “ST82PL8” and “Go Green Cuisine” were the top submissions and they can be seen wrapped around throughout the truck’s design.Continue Reading… A New Way to Eat on Campus: the MSU Food Truck is Here!

Located in 110 Computer Center, the MSU Computer Store has plenty of deals and specials for all MSU faculty and staff.  Some of these specials include:

• $100 off list price of Apple computers
• 80% off Adobe software
• Skullcandy and Urban Ears headphones at below retail prices
• Special deals on paper, ink and other accessoriesContinue Reading… Faculty and Staff Discounts at the MSU Computer Store!

Whether it’s searching for a suspect or leaping over hurdles, it’s all a game for police dogs. Officer Gary Heckman explained that the dogs are trained for police purposes, but every exercise they do results in reward, such as a lacrosse ball, once the task is complete. All police dogs come from Europe where they’ve been trained by professionals before they arrive at their destination to train with their new handler. The most common breeds are German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois. Dogs come as early as a year old and their careers can last for at least 10 years or more, depending on the individual dog. Check out this video below to see what training MSU police dogs go through twice a month!

 

Health4U has come out with their Programs and Services Guide for 2012-2013! View the program guide to see if you can find the answers to this week’s trivia! Email your best guesses to balksb@hr.msu.edu before the end of the day on Monday for a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to a Health4U program! The two people who email us first with all of the correct answers will win. If two people don’t get them all correct, it will be two people who get the most correct first. Good Luck!

1.       1. Where will “Introduction to ACT” be held in the fall?Continue Reading… Health4U Programs and Services Guide Trivia Contest!

The famous $1 bus trips now have a stop in East Lansing. Since Thursday, July 12, megabus.com has three daily stops at the East Lansing Amtrak station to and from Chicago.

The newly-added route starts in Detroit and stops in East Lansing and Grand Rapids before arriving in Chicago. The opposite route to Detroit also has three daily stops in East Lansing. MegaBus has had a Detroit-Ann Arbor-Chicago route since 2006.

The daily stops to Chicago are 2:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 7:45 p.m. and the trip takes roughly five hours, where you’ll arrive at Union Station. The daily stops to Detroit are 5:50 a.m., 1:25 p.m, and 9:25 p.m. and the trip takes roughly an hour and a half.Continue Reading… MegaBus Has Arrived in East Lansing

The Demmer Shooting Sports Education & Training Center, located on Jolly Road, has plenty of exciting classes for beginners and experienced shooters. As a training center for MSU shooting organizations as well as the MSU Archery Club, the Demmer Center also provides classes and free range shooting for all ages. Archery equipment, firearms, and more are available for rental or you are welcome to bring your own equipment to use. Classes range from “Introduction to Hand Guns” to “Concealed Pistol License” and “Hunger Games Style Archery Clinic.” One-on-one lessons are also available.

For something a little different, the Demmer Center offers “Shoot & a Shave” where men can enjoy an afternoon of shooting on all ranges as well as an old fashioned shave. Couples can enjoy “Shoot, Spa, & Stay.” Partnered with Candlewood Suites, the package includes an afternoon of shooting, spa treatments and a night at the hotel. Another option for couples is “Dinner and a Shoot” with dinner at Gilbert and Blakes. Many other interesting classes are offered and can be found at http://demmercenter.msu.edu . Watch this video to learn more about what they offer!

Visit them on Facebook as well!

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.