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Staff Senate Spring Newsletter

May 7, 2021 by Kathleen Hains

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.

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. … [Read more...] about Staff Senate Spring Newsletter

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Staff Superhero Shirts!

April 1, 2021 by Kathleen Hains

image of MSU Staff Superhero shirt.

Staff Appreciation Week is May 17 through May 21. Stay up to date on planned activities for the week: https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/employee-appreciation.htm Make sure you order your MSU Staff Superhero shirt to wear at the Picnic and Bearwear Fridays! The money collected for the shirts will be placed into the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund. To order your … [Read more...] about Staff Superhero Shirts!

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MSU Neck Gaiters at the Bookstore

February 22, 2021 by Kathleen Hains

Staff Senate Scholarship Fundraiser. MSU Themed face gaiter for $13.99 each. $2 will be donated to the Staff Senate Scholarship. 20 percent discount to MSU department orders, 3 designs are available, Custom designs are available for +100 orders, and they are CDC and MSU Health Department Approved. 2 ply neck gaiters.

MSU-themed Neck Gaiters are now available at the MSU Bookstore! Check out the flyer below for more information on how you can rock out with a CDC-approved item AND support the Staff Senate Scholarship fund! … [Read more...] about MSU Neck Gaiters at the Bookstore

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MSU’s 2020-2021 Action Plan

September 28, 2020 by Kathleen Hains

Happy Monday, Bears! We wanted to share this year's Action plan with you which focuses on: Major Topics of Crisis Management, Planning, Academic and Career Initiatives, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Other Topics and Areas that include Student Success and Experience, Economic Development, Globalization, Infrastructure, Funding, Athletics, West Plans. Here is the … [Read more...] about MSU’s 2020-2021 Action Plan

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State of the University Address

September 22, 2020 by Kathleen Hains

Mark your calendar! State of the University Address is tomorrow! September 23 via ZOOM at 12:15. See info below from today's Clif's Notes! 2020 State of the University Address President Clif Smart and Provost Frank Einhellig will review topics including strategic enrollment management, the long-range plan, a look ahead to spring and a Q and A. Key details: State of the … [Read more...] about State of the University Address

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