August

Score Big with Discounted Bears and Grizzly Tickets – HR Blog

Traffic Delays on Campus – Admin blog – August 13

Welcome Weekend 2024 – Student Engagement – August 14 – 18

Employee Wellness Tabling at 39TH Showcase on Teaching and Learning – Stop by and say “Hi” – August 14

All Faculty Welcome Back Lunch – PSU Ballroom – August 15

Yoga at the Gardens – MSU Gardens – August 16

New Student Convocation – August 18

Recreational Sports – Sand Volleyball, Flag Football, Futsal, Dodgeball – Registration Aug 12 -28

BearFit Membership – Campus Recreation – Starts August 19

• All classes are before 8:00am and after 5:00pm
• Check out the many changes to the BearFit Membership. 
• Zumba, Paddle Board Yoga, HIIT, Cycling (Sunrise and Sunset)

Papa Johns Employee Appreciation Week – Employee Discounts – Aug 19 – 25

Sherwood Village Apartments – Employee Discounts

Fresh Check Day – Counseling Department – (11:00am – 2:00pm) – North Mall – August 27

• Engage in dialogue about mental health and it helps to build a bridge between students and the mental health resources available on campus

Bear Pantry Drive – High needs: bar soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, shampoo and other personal hygiene products.

KIN Research Project – Receive FREE Meal, assessments of body composition and resting metabolic rate

September

Memorial Day Safety – American Safety Council – September 2

Staff Senate Meeting – Glass 486 – 11:00am-1:00pm – Lunch Provided – All staff welcome – September 5th

Staff Senate Tailgate – Free Food and Drinks – All employees Welcome – 6:00pm – September 14

All Staff Breakfast with Biff – 8:00am – Location TBD – September 16

Probiotics and Health: The Power Within – Nutrition Talks – Free Dinner – September 17

Self Defense Tactics – Safety Trainings – September 18

Public Affairs Conference – Free – September 24-26

Wealth Building Strategies in an Inflationary Economy – Financial Wellness – Free Dinner and Budgeting Books – September 25

Family Weekend Events – Family Programs – September 27 – 29

Semester Classes

Yoga at Magers – Monday, Wednesday, Friday –August Class Schedule

Yoga – Meyer Alumni Center – Tuesday, Thursday – August Class Schedule

Fab, Fit and Fun at Magers – Tuesday, Thursday – August Class Schedule

Tai Chi at Magers – Tuesday, Thursday

Magers

     Open – Saturday, August 17 (Walk-ins, Pharmacy and Tours)

     Mental Health Appointments (Monday – Friday) – Call 417-836-4000 for availability – Starts Monday, August 19

• Gwen Broyes, ANP-BC Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• Zachary Dampler, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• Austin Boon, M.S., Licensed Professional Counselor

• Linda Skolnick, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist

Human Resources

TIAA Representative on Campus – August 27-29

Medical Claims and Billing Support – Mercy and Med-Pay

EAP – Legal Assistance

Medicare Educational Session – Aug 15

Mercy Cancer Center-Support Groups

August Financial Wellness Series Webinars

Updates Resources on MOSERS Website

West Plains Campus

Town Hall Meeting – All Faculty and Staff – 8:00 – 8:30am – Fowler Lecture Hall – August 14

Move In Volunteers – Sign up here – August 16 and 17

Operation First Smiles – Sign up for welcoming the incoming Grizzlies – August 19 and 20

Welcome Week Volunteers – Sign up here – August 19 – 21

Employee Pictures – Sign up – September 4

Free Support Groups – Four Week Workshops – Sign up here

President Reception – All Faculty and Staff registration – Free Food – SRC – September 19

Monthly Monitor – August 2024

• Real life benefits of exercise

Social Connectiveness Offerings

Family Fishing Night – August 9

Downtown Game Night – August 9

Birthplace of Route 66 Festival – August 8 – 10

Kids Fest and Half Price Community Day – Discovery Center – August 10

2nd Annual Rapid Roberts Cornhole Classic – Expo Center – August 10

Pickleball clinic – Beginning Level – August 10

Giboney Cave Tours – Doling Park – August 10

Wilsons Creek National Battlefield 163rd Battle Anniversary – August 10, 11

Second Sunday Concert – Brentwood Library – August 11

Board Game Academy – Waterfall Park – Brentwood – August 12

Pickleball for Beginners – Doling – August 13 -16

Concert at the Carillon featuring Margaret Pan – Grass Mall in front of Glass Hall – August 13

Brown Bag and Business – Brentwood Library – August 13

Faculty and Staff Free Portrait Day – August 13

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem – Movies in the Park (FREE) – August 16

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness – Brentwood Library – August 16

Cookbook Book Club – Vegetarian – Brentwood Library – August 18

Keep Informed Below

Employee Wellness Newsletter.

Wellness Works Blog

Human Resource Blog

Healthy Ozarks – Greene County Health Newsletter

Howell County Health Monthly Newsletter

Greene County Park Board Calendar

Greene County Library District Calendar

Springfield, Missouri Event Calendar

Its all Downtown Calendar – Springfield, Missouri