Hey, professor, hold the mayo!
Short of help, Michigan State University is making an urgent plea to staff to volunteer in campus dining halls, including faculty.
MSU's residential services department has already asked 132 full-time employees to work eight hours a week, the Lansing State Journal reported, but it's apparently not enough.
โFaculty and staff from around campus are invited to sign up to assist in the dining halls! We have specific needs during evenings and weekends,โ Vennie Gore, a senior vice president, said in an email to deans.
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Gore provided a link to a criminal background check and tips on how to prepare for the first shift.
Devin Silvia, director of undergraduate studies in MSUโs computational math department, said the request was โastounding.โ
"I am all about supporting the MSU student community and making sure they have a positive experience,โ said Silvia, who was paid at least $100,000 in 2020-21. โBut at the end of the day, Iโm doing that in my own career and questioning whether Iโm being sufficiently compensated.โ
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About 4,000 students typically work in dining halls, but only 1,200 were employed at the end of September, the State Journal reported.
Starting pay was recently raised from $12 to $15 an hour. Gore said MSU is competing with local businesses for workers.