------------------------------------------- Make SURE "Format > Word Wrap" is NOT set in Notepad ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ copy & paste into Microsoft Word and run a SPELL-CHECK ------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- click on every URL to be sure that it works "as typed" -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Subject: MSU Retirees Assoc "e-Notices" 11/25/10 ------------------------------------------- MSU Retirees will meet on Monday, December 13, at 2:00 p.m. The presenter will be Erik Runkle, MSU Horticulture Professor, speaking on the poinsettia industry. Refreshments at 1:30 p.m. Location: MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters, 3777 West Road, East Lansing. To carpool -- email msura@msu.edu or phone (517) 353-7896. ________ Programs, events, resources, and health/benefits information of interest to the MSU retiree community. You do NOT need to be a member of Facebook in order to view MSURA on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112023218855461&v=wall ________ When the next MSURA "Spartan Senior" newsletter is available online, a brief announcement will be sent to you. In addition, a link to the newsletter will be posted on MSURA's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112023218855461&v=wall ________ MSU Federal Credit Union offers a number of free seminars. Registration is required: https://www.msufcu.org/p_seminars.html?mnuccid=65&rd=1 ________ Monthly art museum tour opportunities for elders with dementia. Free, but registration is required: http://news.msu.edu/staff-faculty/story/8552/ ________ Due to increased restrictions by suppliers, the MSU Computer Store is no longer able to sell software to retirees. In terms of hardware, Dell and Lenovo are the only suppliers that continue to permit sales to retirees. Check local retailers, online merchants, vendors' web sites, and search engines for prices and availability regarding software and hardware purchases that you are considering. ________ Faculty Emeriti Association lecture (open to all) -- Online Confidential: MSU's Online Courses and the Students Who Take Them. Presented by Byron Brown, Professor of Economics, and Coordinator of Instructional Technology Support in the Office of Libraries, Computing, and Technology. December 7, 2010, Radiology auditorium, 2:30 pm for lecture (2 pm for cookies and conversation). ________ Lifelong Library Emeriti Program sessions (open to all). 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. Presented by Susan Kendall, Health Sciences Coordinator & Abraham Wheeler, Health Sciences Librarian. Friday, December 10 from 10:00 to 11:30 am, Beaumont Instruction Room in main library building. You must register by calling Lisa Denison at 517-884-6449 or emailing her at denison2@mail.lib.msu.edu ________ To unsubscribe from "e-Notices" or to change your e-mail address, send your request to the e-Notices List Manager at: MSURA.List.Manager@gmail.com MSU Retirees Association, Michigan State University, 22 Nisbet Building, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone (517) 353-7896, e-mail: msura@msu.edu and web site: http://www.retirees.msu.edu/ Gordon Williams, MSURA List Server Manager (en1014)