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MSU Faculty Emeriti Association
Information for Faculty Emeriti | FEA Recognition Awards | Volunteer Opportunities | Oral History Project | Registration
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Lifelong Library Emeriti Program Opportunity Friday, September 11 Like to read the paper with your morning coffee? You might want to consider reading it online at the libraries’ Web site! An overview of collections of newspapers available through the MSU Libraries will be given here, including some insights on the migration of newspapers into the digital age. Resources and navigation techniques specific to MSU patrons will be discussed, including examples of finding materials from all periods of U.S. history and locating current articles from overseas publications—none of which can be found using Google. **Registration required.**
“Just Google it” could easily be the slogan for information seeking in our rapidly changing technological environment. Beyond easy search results and fast information, Google and Wikipedia are very powerful tools for uncovering information and—at the same time—bringing established concepts of authority and reliability into question. We’ll explore how to find books, articles, images, patents, and many other types of information available in Google through both basic and advanced searching. We’ll address how to make the most out of Wikipedia by investigating both its merits and pitfalls. Along with Wikipedia, we’ll also explore evaluating Web sites and their sources of information. We’ll gladly answer any related questions that you have and provide materials to aid in your Web exploration. **Registration required.**
How safe is your drinking water? What is the air quality like near your home? The EPA has tools for you! Interested in history and literature? Watch presentations from the 2009 National Book Festival, or explore American and world history through historical texts, diaries, audio recordings, maps, photos and videos. Maybe you are a political junkie? Find out how to keep tabs on Congress, its activities, lobbyists and donors. Follow President Obama on Twitter. A science geek? Explore the universe virtually, volunteer with NASA or just keep up with the latest in sci-tech research. Ever wonder if the Internet and free government data can really democratize knowledge? Learn about visualization tools that repackage public data in new and exciting ways. **Registration required.**
Everyone is atwitter about Twitter! What is Twitter? Facebook? LinkedIn? Why would you want to register for an account with one of these free services? What are the benefits? What are the privacy risks? This workshop will offer the answers to these and many other questions about these popular professional and social networking sites. During the last half of the session, MSU librarians will offer assistance to anyone interested in setting up a personal account. **Registration required.**
Ever try searching the Internet for a health topic? It can be pretty confusing! This class will teach you how to tell the good from the bad. Find out what free sites have the most reliable, up-to-date, and understandable information about diseases, wellness, prevention, drugs, herbs, and lab tests. Learn how to decipher “doctor-speak” and then delve deeper into medical information using MSU’s resources for health professionals. **Registration required.** **Register for any or all of these sessions by calling Alana Miller at MSU’s Libraries, Computing & Technology Offices at 517.884.6445.
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2009-10 Faculty Emeriti Steering Committee Meetings
2009: September 23, October 28, November 18, December 16 |
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:
- To learn more about the needs and desires of faculty emeriti to continue to contribute by sharing their professional expertise and experience;
- To hear from units on campus that already provide opportunities for Emeriti;
- To hear from units that have needs for the expertise of faculty emeriti and are interested in developing new opportunities to collaborate with them;
- 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;
- 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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Office Of Faculty and Organizational Development
308 Administration Bldg. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1024 Phone: (517) 432-2033 Fax: (517) 432-2069 Email: facdevel@msu.edu | leaders@msu.edu |