{"id":15528,"date":"2021-04-05T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=15528"},"modified":"2021-04-05T11:26:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:26:34","slug":"msu-spring-events-activities-and-courses-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=15528","title":{"rendered":"MSU Spring Events, Activities and Courses Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We hope you and your family enjoy this round-up of events, activities and courses around campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Outside Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Get outside and hike the beautiful trails at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kellogg Biological Station Bird Sanctuary<\/a> Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. Additionally, check out their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu\/events-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calendar of virtual events<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li><li>The W. J. Beal Botanical Garden on campus is an outdoor laboratory for the study and appreciation of plants. If you follow the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bealgarden.msu\" target=\"_blank\">W. J. Beal Botanical Garden Facebook page<\/a>, you\u2019ll know that spring flowers have started to blossom. The garden is open for you to walk around and enjoy the plants in a beautiful setting, but please follow COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and stay safe.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Art\/Performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum has\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/broadmuseum.msu.edu\/exhibitions\/current%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\">a variety of current exhibitions<\/a>\u00a0that are free and open to the public with social distancing and enhanced safety measures in place, including daily limited spots available. Please reserve your free tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broadmuseum.msu.edu\/visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Additionally, they are offering many interesting, free <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/broadmuseum.msu.edu\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\">online events<\/a>.<\/li><li>The Wharton Center is dedicated to sharing the power of the performing arts with the community by offering <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whartoncenter.com\/education-engagement\/wharton-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wharton at Home<\/a> activities for both adults and children.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The MSU Worklife Office has a bunch of upcoming activities (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/worklife.msu.edu\/calendar\/202104\" target=\"_blank\">see their calendar of events<\/a>), including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/worklife.msu.edu\/events\/family-affinity-group-positive-parenting-being-calm-assertive-parent\" target=\"_blank\">Family Affinity Group (Positive Parenting): Being a Calm, Assertive Parent<\/a> on April 15, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/worklife.msu.edu\/events\/adult-caregivers-affinity-group-open-discussion-w-lisa-laughman-and-jaimie-hutchison\" target=\"_blank\">Adult Caregivers Affinity Group: Open Discussion with Lisa Laughman and Jaimie Hutchison<\/a> on April 22, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/msu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_i8tO-V_4QtuYPaKAsClDuw\" target=\"_blank\">Mental Health Series: Self-care and COVID<\/a> on May 20.<\/li><li>HR Organizational and Professional Development has a variety of virtual courses you can register for (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.msu.edu\/professional-development\/courses\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">see full list here<\/a>), including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.msu.edu\/professional-development\/courses\/customer-service\/maximizing-the-spartan-experience-april.html\" target=\"_blank\">Maximizing the Spartan Experience<\/a> on April 13,&nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.msu.edu\/professional-development\/courses\/communication\/writing-policies-and-procedures-april.html\" target=\"_blank\">Writing Policies and Procedures<\/a> on April 27, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.msu.edu\/professional-development\/courses\/personal-development\/everything-disc-may.html\" target=\"_blank\">Everything DiSC: Behavior Styles at Work<\/a> on May 5, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.msu.edu\/professional-development\/courses\/management\/managing-employees-remotely-may.html\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Employees Remotely<\/a> on May 27.&nbsp;<\/li><li>MSU Health4U is offering the following courses: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/sessions\/spring-2021-coping-20-april-9\" target=\"_blank\">Coping 2.0<\/a> on April 9, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/sessions\/spring-2021-the-winter-resilience-program\" target=\"_blank\">The Winter Resilience Program<\/a> (various dates), and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/sessions\/summer-2021-self-compassion-class\" target=\"_blank\">Self Compassion Class<\/a> (starts May 5). <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/sessions\" target=\"_blank\">Find all upcoming courses here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you all will remain safe and healthy and continue to practice social distancing until we are able to see each other on campus again. In the meantime, wear a mask, wash your hands often, and enjoy these campus activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you and your family enjoy this round-up of events, activities and courses around campus. Outside Activities Get outside and hike the beautiful trails at the\u00a0Kellogg Biological Station Bird Sanctuary Wednesday through Sunday from&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=15528\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> MSU Spring Events, Activities and Courses Round-Up<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[5,6,7],"tags":[577,227,47],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spring-events-round-up-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1390&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-42s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15528"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15536,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15528\/revisions\/15536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}