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MSU Faculty Emeriti Association
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Lifelong Library Emeriti Program Opportunity
The staff of MSU Libraries invites you to join us this summer for a hands-on seminar especially designed for emeritus faculty to expand their Web information skills and searching savvy. Learn more about finding what you want and evaluating what you find online—whether it’s for academic purposes or personal enrichment—while discovering the many “value-added” resources and services only available to you through the MSU Libraries.
Please sign up for one* of the following introductory sessions:
Monday, June 22 2-4 p.m. Main Library, Beaumont Instruction Room
Tuesday, July 21 10-12 a.m. Main Library, Beaumont Instruction Room
Thursday, August 13 2-4 p.m. Main Library, Beaumont Instruction Room
Classes are limited to a maximum of 24 persons, so those interested are asked to call Alana Miller at the Libraries’ Development offices (517-884-6445) to reserve a place in their desired session. Limited capacity in the Beaumont learning laboratory will require first-come, first-served seating. Please be prepared to share with Alana your university affiliation(s) and any specific online information interests you’d like us to consider including in the presentation.
Always a challenge, parking availability should be less problematic during these summer months.
Thank you!
*Individual consultations may be scheduled for those emeriti faculty members who are unable to attend one of the above sessions or wish to follow up on the introductory content of the formal sessions. Please ask Alana Miller at the Libraries’ Development offices (517-884-6445) for more information about consulting with a librarian.
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2009-10 Faculty Emeriti Steering Committee Meetings
(1:30 - 3:30pm at locations to be determined.)
2009: September 23, October 28, November 18, December 16
2010: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26
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Questions or comments for the FEA, please email: fea@msu.edu.
Misson:
The mission of the MSU Faculty Emeriti Association is to promote, facilitate and sponsor activities that enable faculty emeriti to be actively engaged with the University and the community and to share their lifetime of experience and expertise.
Origin:
The Office of Faculty and Organizational Development has launched a new initiative to provide opportunities for MSU faculty emeriti to share their expertise with the MSU community. Growing out of a recent initiative by faculty emeriti and academic administrators in the College of Social Science, MSU leaders are now exploring institution-wide opportunities to connect the interests and expertise of faculty emeriti from all MSU colleges with University needs for an ongoing collaboration that is mutually valued and enriching. This group complements the activities of the MSU Retirees' Assocation.
This new initiative to provide opportunities for MSU
faculty emeriti began with an Open Forum in November, 2004, attended by 110
faculty emeriti and current academic administrators.
The five goals for the Forum were:
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To learn more about the needs and desires of faculty
emeriti to continue to contribute by sharing their professional expertise and
experience;
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To hear from units on campus that already provide
opportunities for Emeriti;
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To hear from units that have needs for the expertise
of faculty emeriti and are interested in developing new opportunities to
collaborate with them;
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To explore ways of connecting emeriti with available
options, to identify expectations and parameters of voluntary engagement, and
to develop mechanisms for communications and future planning efforts;
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To provide opportunities immediately before and after
the meeting for Emeriti to catch up with friends and colleagues in an informal
setting with refreshments.
To build on the work of the Open Forum, a Steering
Committee was formed to plan next steps for the MSU Faculty Emeriti Opportunities
Program (now called MSU Faculty Emeriti Association). The Steering Committee
is headed by Chair John Forsyth, Associate Professor Emeritus, and reports to
Dr. Deborah DeZure, Assistant Provost for Faculty and Organizational Development.
For a list of the Steering Committee members, click here.
Volunteer opportunities
for faculty emeriti are posted on the websites of MSU Human Resources and the Office of
Faculty and Organizational Development.
For those who were unable to attend the first Open
Forum, there will be opportunities for involvement in the future. If you have
questions, please contact John Forsyth, Steering Committee Chair at forsyth@msu.edu.
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