Month: May 2012

Events Round-Up 5/15 to 5/20

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

Tuesday, May 15

Wednesday, May 16

Thursday, May 17

Friday, May 18

Saturday, May 19

Sunday, May 20

Job of the Week 5/10/12

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This week we’re highlighting an Accounting Clerk II position in the Mathematics Department (Posting #6176).  Some of the job duties for this position include processing reimbursement vouchers for faculty, staff and visitors; processing biweekly payroll; reconciling accounts; direct billing for travel; purchasing and professional services contracts; processing various accounting functions, including expenditures, fund transfers, cost redistributions and cash deposits; preparing timely reports for faculty and senior administration; and advising staff regarding university and college policies, procedures and accounting information. 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.

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Managing Allergy and Asthma Season

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With the early arrival of spring, allergy season also arrived early. If you’re one of the millions of people affected by allergies, you probably want to enjoy the warm weather without the sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes! The good news is you can learn to monitor your symptoms and work to lessen the effect of your allergies.

Best Doctors has put together a helpful Health Matters article on asthma and allergy season. To view it, click on the image below!Continue Reading… Managing Allergy and Asthma Season

Welcome to MSU, Sharon Butler!

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We’d like to introduce our new Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Ms. Sharon E. Butler!

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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!

Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Today

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If you haven’t yet participated in Benefits Open Enrollment, today is your last chance! You need to complete Open Enrollment if you want to make any benefits changes to your plans for the 2012-2013 plan year, or if you want to continue coverage for a spouse or Other Eligible Individual (OEI). There will not be any extensions to the time Open Enrollment is available.Reminder Note

To complete Open Enrollment, see the instructions at http://www.hr.msu.edu/openenrollment/instructions.htm.Continue Reading… Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Today

Events Round-Up 5/7 to 5/13

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

Monday, May 7

Wednesday, May 9

Thursday, May 10

Friday, May 11

Saturday, May 12

Sunday, May 13

Job of the Week 5/3/12

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This week we’re highlighting a Research Assistant I position in the Psychology Department (Posting #6148). Some of the job duties for this position include serving as research laboratory manager to help ensure the effective and efficient running of several community change/systems change evaluation and research projects with shifting priorities; and working with a dynamic team of professional staff, graduate students and undergraduate students from Michigan State University under the direction of the project director. 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.

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Summer Construction at MSU

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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!

Construction Awareness Day
President Simon visits with Captain Construction and Physical Plant employees. Photo courtesy of MSU Physical Plant.

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

Thank You Student Employees!

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It’s almost the end of yet another school year and time to say goodbye to many of MSU’s student employees. We wanted to say thank you to all student employees for putting in time and effort to help different departments and units on campus achieve their semester and yearly goals. Thank you for taking time away from your studies to contribute to the University. We appreciate all of you and enjoy working with you! Good luck with your final examinations!Continue Reading… Thank You Student Employees!