Resources for chairs and directors

CANR resources

CANR & MSU Awards and Recognition
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/Faculty-Mentoring-in-CANR/awards

ANR Information Technology
ANR Information Technology

ANR Communications and Marketing
ANR Communications & Marketing

Ag Bio Research
https://www.canr.msu.edu/research/

CANR Faculty mentoring program
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/Faculty-Mentoring-in-CANR/

CANR Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Website
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/RPT/

CANR website
https://www.canr.msu.edu/

Faculty and Staff Governance
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/governance/

Facutly Excellence Advocate website (FEA)
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/faculty-excellence-advisor

Faculty and Staff Resources
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/

Guidance and Support for Faculty with Extension Appointments and Responsibilities
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/uploads/files/Faculty-Staff-HR-Documents/Guidance%20Support%20Faculty%20Extension%20Appt%205-4-26%20REV.pdf

Information for Academic Units
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/Faculty-Mentoring-in-CANR/information-for-academic-units

MSU CANR HR website
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/hr/

MSU Extension
https://www.canr.msu.edu/outreach/

New Faculty and Academic Staff Onboarding
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/hr/new-faculty-academic-staff-materials

Office of Culture, Access and Belonging
https://www.canr.msu.edu/ocab/

Office of Academic and Student Affairs
https://www.canr.msu.edu/academics/office-of-academic-and-student-affairs/

MSU Resources

Artificial Intelligence
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/artificial-intelligence

Awards/ Honorifics
https://provost.msu.edu/priorities-and-initiatives/honorifics/all-university-awards
https://research.msu.edu/faculty-recognition

Center for Teaching Learning and Innovation (CTLI)
https://ctli.msu.edu/

Crisis and Emergency Services
https://uhw.msu.edu/crisis-and-emergency-assistance

D2L- training or support

Educational technology office https://help.d2l.msu.edu/training
Center for Teaching Learning and Innovation https://teachingcenter.msu.edu/ (request a consultation)

EBS portal
https://hr.msu.edu/ebshelp/using-the-ebs-portal/index.html

Faculty Guide for Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Review
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/promotion/faculty-academic-staff/guide.html

Find Research Funding
https://research.msu.edu/find-funding

Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
https://research.msu.edu/security/foreign-talent-recruitment-programs

Information Security Practices During Travel
https://research.msu.edu/security/travel/practices

Interdisciplinary Research
Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement (CIRCLE) | Office of Research and Innovation (msu.edu)
Tetrad Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research | Office of Research and Innovation (msu.edu)

Office of Research and Innovation
https://research.msu.edu/

Office of Sponsored Programs
https://www.cga.msu.edu/

Research Resources
https://research.msu.edu/getting-started

Scholars Website
https://scholars.msu.edu/

*At the bottom of the page, there is a link for "user login". This requires your NetID login and gives you access to your own profile that you can edit, add keywords to, etc.

Teaching Resources
https://www.canr.msu.edu/facultystaff/teaching-resources

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Dr. Zari Carpenter, CANR embedded psychologist
carpe449@msu.edu (Spartan Resilience, counseling, class visit, etc.)

Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS)
https://uhw.msu.edu/health-and-wellbeing-services/mental-health-and-trauma-support/caps

Employee Assistance Program
https://uhw.msu.edu/health-and-wellbeing-services/mental-health-and-trauma-support/eap

MSU Health and Wellbeing
https://uhw.msu.edu/health-and-wellbeing-services/mental-health-and-trauma-support/caps/faculty-and-staff

MSU Worklife Office
Health Promotion for Faculty and Staff | University Health and Well-Being | Michigan State University

MSU Worklife Office Resources
AbouttheWorkLifeOffice.pdf

Handbooks

Handbooks for various employment groups
https://hr.msu.edu/policies-procedures/index.html

Faculty approved academic positions and titles

Academic Hiring Manual University Approved Academic Positions/Ranks
https://hr.msu.edu/policies-procedures/faculty-academic-staff/academic-hiring-manual/academic_positions_ranks.html

University Approved Academic Titles
https://hr.msu.edu/policies-procedures/faculty-academic-staff/academic-hiring-manual/academic_titles.html

Faculty and Academic Staff and Executive Management position creation and Equal Employment Opportunity Reporting Guidance
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/hiring/faculty-academic-staff/reporting-guidance.html

Academic Specialists Information

Specialist Handbook
https://hr.msu.edu/policies-procedures/faculty-academic-staff/academic-specialist-handbook/index.html

Specialist Position Description
Specialist Position Description - Michigan State University Human Resources (msu.edu)

Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Process

Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (also known as RPT) information
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/promotion/faculty-academic-staff/guide.html
Included within the above link is also a timetable that is helpful to be aware of

Enhanced RPT System – training slides, step by step guide and FAQ’s
RPT System Update Training Slides and FAQs (msu.edu)

Faculty and Academic Staff Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure, and continuing review
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/promotion/faculty-academic-staff/index.html

Fixed Term Faculty website
https://fasaffairs.msu.edu/policies/fixed-term-faculty

Thriving: Four Different Sessions for Different Appointment Types
Faculty Guide for Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Review

Criminal background Checks and I-9 Information

Criminal Background Checks
Faculty, Academic Staff, & Executive Management – Frequently Asked questions (FAQs) for Units
https://hr.msu.edu/policies-procedures/faculty-academic-staff/fas-policies-procedures/CriminalCheckFAQ.html

Criminal background check Crosswalk
Criminal Background Check Information (msu.edu)

Form I-9
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/i9/index.html

Graduate Assistantship Information

Graduate Student Mentoring Resources
https://grad.msu.edu/mentoring

Graduate assistantship template offer letters
https://grad.msu.edu/offer-templates

Graduate assistantship stipend ranges and specific identification charges
https://hr.msu.edu/employment/graduate-assistants/stipend-ranges.html

Graduate Assistantship FAQs
https://hr.msu.edu/employment/graduate-assistants/faqs.html

Graduate Assistant Change of status – Guide on how to process and reasons for use
https://hr.msu.edu/ebshelp/gradcosprocess/index.html

Remote Work agreement policy and FAQ’s

Remote Work – FAQ’s
Remote Work Frequently Asked Questions

Remote Work Policy
MSU Remote Work Policy

Remote Work Outside of Michigan Policy
MSU Remote Work Outside of Michigan Policy

Remote Work Outside Michigan Agreement – Additional Approval Form
Remote Work Outside Michigan Agreement - Additional Approval

The supervisor submits the request to the applicable unit leader for review; the unit leader must acknowledge assumed responsibility for compliance, administrative and liability issues arising from employment in another state. The approval should be given only if there is a University-related business need to employ an individual outside the state of Michigan, but inside the U.S. Unit leader submits the form to dean’s office for review and approval. If approved, employee submits a remote work request through EBS portal and attaches the additional approval form.

Export Control

Export Control and Trade Sanctions – Resources if you will have faculty working out of country – approval must be obtained
Resources | Export Control & Trade Sanctions (msu.edu)

PageUp

Staffing Coordinator guide for FAS and EM postings
Staffing Coordinator ATS Guide for FAS Positions (msu.edu)

Role-based training guides for additional employment types for PageUp
https://hr.msu.edu/ua/pageuphelp/role-based-guides.html

**Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs Policies and Tip sheets

FAS Affairs policies
Policies | Michigan State University (msu.edu)

Emeritum Request Process
emeritum-request-process---final---11-29-2023.pdf (msu.edu)

Emeritum Request Form
emeritum-request-form.pdf

Hiring with Tenure – Provost Approval Process
hiring-with-tenure---provost-approval-process---final---11-29-2023.pdf (msu.edu)

Sabbatical Tip Sheet
Tip Sheet: Sabbatical Leave of Absence Review and Approval Process

Principles and Practices for Hiring Dual Career Couples Tip Sheet
Tip Sheet: Principles and Practices for Hiring Dual Career Couples

** Keep visiting this site for additional tip sheets when added from FASA

Social Life at MSU and Surrounding Cities

Find out what’s happening on campus
Campus Community Calendar

Ingham County area (Okemos, Lansing, East Lansing)

East Lansing, MI https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/133/Community-Events

https://www.lansingmi.gov/860/Citywide-Events

City of Lansing events https://www.lansing.org/

Fenner Nature Center, Lansing, MI https://mynaturecenter.org/

Michigan Festivals information https://www.michigan.org/fairs-festivals

Things to do in Okemos, MI https://www.michigan.org/city/okemos

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