GUIDELINE FOR MAINTAINING CRITICAL FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES AT MSU

Pre-Event Planning Tools

Checklist for Faculty, Staff & Student Employees:

• Know your department’s critical functions/services and who is responsible for each one
• Know the communication plan for your department if the University declares a modification or curtailment of normal operations
• Know how to contact your immediate supervisor or unit administrator
• Provide your contact information to your immediate supervisor or unit administrator
• Change your office voicemail from home and/or transfer your office phone to your cell phone, if necessary http://ipf.msu.edu/services/emergency-resources-toolkit.html
• Contact your supervisor/unit administrator to know when and if you are to report if you are a variable shift employee and the University re-opens in the middle of a work schedule
• Know the contact information for individuals making deliveries or attending meetings or appointments and for others scheduled to come to campus
• Sign-up for MSU Alert ( www.alert.msu.edu )
• “Like” the MSU and HR Facebook page or Twitter

Possible Methods of Communication

• Landline, cell phone or text message
• Departmental intranet, Facebook page or email
• Departmental voicemail message – have employees call in and listen to instructions

If you have additional questions regarding these Guidelines, please contact MSU Human Resources at 517-353-4434 or email SolutionsCenter@hr.msu.edu.