This category is for general news and announcements.
In case you missed it, here’s the July 2012 HR Source newsletter!
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Busy August 25 and/or 26? MSU’s incoming freshman are! The MSU Alumni Association is partnering with Residential and Hospitality Services to look for volunteers to help with freshman residence hall move-in. More than 8,800 new students, and some returning students, are moving in and will need a helping hand.
A free t-shirt and a meal will be provided through residential dining services for a few hours (or more) of service. For more information and to register, visit http://alumni.msu.edu/movein.Continue Reading… MSU Alumni Association is looking for volunteers
The HR/Payroll system contains business address information for all employees except student employees, graduate assistants, undergraduate assistants and professorial assistants. This information is used for MSU’s People Search and for campus mailings. Until now, Human Resources maintained these records in the system. 
Effective July 11, departmental Unit Administrators now have the ability to view and change this information.
The HR/Payroll system requires at least one business address for all employees. There are two types of addresses maintained:Continue Reading… Unit Administrators can now update employee Business Address and Phone
Have you noticed something different while driving through MSU’s campus? It could be those shiny new road signs! Building addresses have been converted to new street addresses, and addresses are being assigned across campus to green-light phones, parking lots, etc.
To look up the new address for a building, visit http://campusaddresses.msu.edu/. This website also offers United States Postal Service (USPS) format instructions, answers to other frequently asked questions and contact information.Continue Reading… The Campus Addressing Project is Almost Complete!
In case you missed it, here’s the June 2012 HR Source newsletter!
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In case you missed it, here’s the May 2012 HR Source newsletter!
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When EBS went live in January 2011, there were only two forms categorized as ‘smart,’ the Student and Graduate Assistant hire forms. A smart form validates all data at submission and when all approvals are in place, the data updates automatically in the HR/Payroll system. All other forms required manual intervention at some point during processing.
We quickly realized that we needed to improve the process and speed up the timeline from submission to completion on the HR forms. The EBS Team is in the process of redesigning many of the Human Resources forms using a ‘wizard style approach.’ This approach is similar to processes used by online retailers. Users will answer a series of questions to determine the correct form and the path for completion of that form. With these ‘smart’ forms, data is broken into logical units, business rules are enforced, data is validated as the form is completed and, when possible, position and employee information is pre-populated. When all approvals are in place, data will automatically update in the HR/Payroll system. This will help to eliminate errors and decrease processing time.Continue Reading… EBS forms improved by a Wizard
Do you work with a great clerical-technical employee? Consider nominating them for the Clerical-Technical Recognition Award!
This award is presented annually to a clerical-technical support staff member selected from nominations received by the CT Recognition Award Selection Committee. The award is sponsored by the Thomas and Concettina Gliozzo Endowment Fund to recognize outstanding clerical-technical employees. Award winners receive a special reception and $1,000 in recognition of their service.Continue Reading… Clerical-Technical Award Nominations Due June 1!
We’d like to introduce our new Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Ms. Sharon E. Butler!
Sharon became the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources at Michigan State University on May 1, 2012. In her new role at MSU, she assumes the senior leadership position in HR and is responsible for not only our day-to-day operations but also the development of a long-term strategic vision and plan for our department.
Sharon was most recently the Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at the University of Cincinnati. She was responsible for strategically leading campus human resources efforts including collaboration with vice presidents, deans, directors, department heads, faculty and staff.Continue Reading… Welcome to MSU, Sharon Butler!
It’s that time of year again! As the number of students and classes decreases in the summer, the amount of campus construction projects increases. To keep up with the latest in MSU construction, you need to visit construction.msu.edu! This special website was created by MSU Physical Plant, and it gives information on current and upcoming construction projects, detour maps for each month, the design and approval process, and more!
If you want to get an in-person update on MSU construction, attend a Construction Junction meeting! They are held the second Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m. There you can comment and ask project representatives questions about current and planned projects.Continue Reading… Summer Construction at MSU
