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Staff Senate Spring Newsletter

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UPDATE ON SICK DAYS:
“Employee can’t just use up their sick leave. It’s not like vacation. Sick is only used for employee illness, family illness, personal leave or doctor/dentist appointments off campus.”

Our apologies for the confusion.

Page One. Article one, CookieGram Fundraiser. Staff and Faculty can order three types of baked goods to be delivered to other MSU employees or students. A 12-inch cookie that you can customize with flower color for a special occasion or holiday. It is $16, and $5 of the price will be donated to the scholarship. 4 oz sugar cookie that you can put a message on. Clamshell container or box available! It is $5, and $2 of the price will be donated to the scholarship. You can pick a large cupcake from white cake with white icing, chocolate cake with chocolate icing, lemon cake with lemon icing, or red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. It will be delivered in an individual box. It is $5, and $1.50 will be donated to the scholarship. Credit card payment required when ordering. Orders need to be placed a minimum of seven business days prior to the delivery date. To order, contact Teri Trickey. 417-836-4630 or teritrickey@missouristate.edu Article two, Heroes Unite! Staff Appreciation Week Information Monday, May 17: Event Kick-Off. Tuesday, May 18: Pick up your Superhero t-shirt from 11 am to 3 pm in the BearFest Village area behind Carrington Hall. Wednesday, May 19: Staff Appreciation Picnic with lunch and lawn games in BearFest Village. Thursday, May 20: Super Shout-Outs - Share photos and shout-outs on social media #MSUStaffSuperhero. Friday, May 21: Float into Summer! Article three, Be in the know on all things, Staff! Join Friends of Staff Senate. To join, go to Missouristate.edu/FOSS. Article four, His Story Will Live On Forever. Jason Rhea 1969-2020. Thank you, Bears! Thanks to your generosity, we exceeded our goal for Jason’s memorial that will be located in the new Arts Park. Article five, Upgrade Day, is May 22. https://blogs.missouristate.edu/is-alert/2021/04/22/upgrade-day-may-22-2021/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Article six, Welcome New Bears! Note that these new staff members cover the months of October 2020 through April 2021. Adam Beck, Aleacia Bahler, Alexa Mason, Allison Sieja, Alyssa Bowers, Andrew Oliver, Arti Arti, Billie Jones, Brenna Davis, Brian Haynes, Brittney Thornton, Cassie Douglas-Frerking, Charles Oney, Christie Fletcher, Christina Henady , Christopher Kempke, Cora Dayton, Daniel Harris, Daniel LaPalm, David Ciferri, Donica Goheen, Edgar Lenzy, Eric Gribben, Evan Wantland, Hae Kim, Hannah Keeling , Hayden Tolbert, Jason Slack, Jennifer Davis, Jesse Boyd, Jing Chen , John Plybon, Jordan Shalla, Jose Del Pilar, Joshua Walker, Katherine Whitaker, Kelly Smulczenski, Kennedy Englert, Kristin Arnette, London Olson, Madison Yerges, Maxwell Halpin , Melissa Morelock, Michael Cramer , Monica Robertson, Nabila Abid, Nia Morgan, Paige Jenkins, Patrick Iver, Paula Jean, Paxton Long, Penny Bassen, Rachel Garrett, Ronnie Long, Samuel Faulkner, Scot Scobee, Scott Curtis, Shelly LaChance, Sherri Cloyd, Tamara Saddler, Teresa Frazure, Thomas Barker, Tianyu ‘Nicole’ Zhou, Tramain Thomas, and Travis Barton.
Page Two. Article one, Staff Senate Scholarship Fundraiser. MSU Themed face gaiter for $13.99 each. $2 will be donated to the Staff Senate Scholarship. Twenty percent discount to MSU department orders, three designs are available, Custom designs are available for +100 orders, and they are CDC and MSU Health Department Approved. 2 ply neck gaiters. Article two, Tent Theatre Information. Beehive the 60’s Musical, 39 Steps, and repeat viewing of The Secret Garden. For ticket information, go to https://tenttheatre.missouristate.edu/schedule.htm. Article three, Vacation and Sick days. Make sure to use your vacation and sick days. Unable to? Donate them! Https://www.missouristate.edu/human/shared-leave.htm. Article four, Long Range Plan. Learn all about it here- https://www.missouristate.edu/developingplan/ Article five, Give a flap, Jack. Don’t forget to join us for the Annual Pancake Breakfast! Date: Saturday, May 15. Time: 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Location: Bair’s. 631 South Kimbrough Ave. Cost: All you eat for seven dollars a ticket. Kids two and under eat free! Details: Purchase tickets in advance by going to https://commerce.cashnet.com/pre2 OR at the door! All money received will go into the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund! Article six, Wellness Incentive. Don’t miss saving $360! COVID vaccine shot (must complete vaccine regimen based on the type of vaccine administered, single or double douse): qualifies for $20 per month discount. Flu vaccine shot: qualifies for a $10 per month discount. Both vaccinations must be administered prior to December 1, 2021, to be eligible for the maximum $30 per month health insurance premium discount. For your convince, appointments can be made through Magers Health and Wellness. Https://missouristate.edu/Human/wellness-incentive.htm.

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