2/2 Foote Room, 2/16 Boyington Room, 3/15 Foote Room, 4/5 Foote Room, 4/26 Fisher Room (all are located on the 2nd floor of the SUB)
Then one of our biggest events every year is attending the Society of Human Resources Management Student Conference. This year it is being held on April 20-21, 2012 at Pepperdine Univeristy in West Los Angeles, CA. Most of the expenses to attend the conference are paid by the student organization/BSU. The conference is made up of two elements, one is the educational sessions with HR Professionals, last year’s speakers included professionals from Microsoft and Starbucks. The second element is the HR Games which is a case study competition, a team of up to 6 students are given a situation and the team has 4 hours to analyze the case and put together a presentation and report. This is a great opportunity to show off your “HR smarts”, network with HR professionals, and represent BSU. The practices leading up to the competition are held during the day on Saturday. If you are interested you can e-mail us and we’ll give you more of the details.
We would like to congratulate Krystle Nitu who was elected Merit Award and Achievement Officer, at our last HRA meeting. We are still looking to fill the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Director of Recruitment and Activities. We will most likely do future elections online. For the Director of Recruiting and Activities, if you cannot make the meetings this semester, but are still interested in this position you can still run!
HRA Advisor Jim Wanek and HRA President Emily Kudo at the Organization Fair
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Responsibilities Include:
-Keeping records of all meetings by taking minutes at all meetings
-Maintaining a complete list of all active members
-Performing all correspondence of this organization
-Acquiring and keeping all national organization forms and submitting forms
-Presiding in the absence of the President, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Director of Recruitment and Activities (DoRA)
Responsibilities Include:
-Planning and directing all efforts to recruit for new members
-Planning and directing all social activities and /or functions
-Presiding in the absence of the President, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operations Officer
First Unofficial Meeting at Pizza Hut September 1
HRA Party May 2011
Superior Merit Award
Boise State University has been awarded the 2010-2011 Superior Merit Award. This award recognizes student chapter achievements and a commitment to providing meaningful programs and services to your members. SHRM received 138 entries this year from our more than 450 active student chapters and there were many creative and innovative programs conducted by our student chapter affiliates. By achieving this award, the chapter distinguishes itself as an outstanding organization dedicated to serving the needs of your members and to the advancement of the human resource management profession.
Announcement 1: State Council Position open for Students
The State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management has a position open for student for Communications Director. The position entails updating the State Council Website and doing the State Council Newsletter. The State Council coordinates local SHRM chapters throughout the State of Idaho. For details, contact the State Council Director Susannah Arnim 850-6736 asusannah@email.phoenix.edu
Announcement 2: Assurance of Learning Exam
Registration is now open. The Assurance of Learning Exam is what students need to distinguish themselves when applying for entry-level HR positions. When the student passes the exam they will receive a certificate of learning informing hiring managers that they have acquired the knowledge base employers seek when hiring entry-level HR candidates.
Tons of information is available on the website at www.shrm.org/assessment including test windows, exam fees for student members and nonmembers, bulk registration purchase options for university administrators, content areas covered, Frequently Asked Questions, information about preparation materials and much more. Some universities have indicated they are interested in making bulk purchases of exam registrations on behalf of their students. This option is available to universities and discounts apply depending on how many seats are purchased under the “I am an administrator” tab.
The next test window is July 15 – August 15, and the fall window is October 15 – November 15. 2012 summer and fall windows are the same, but the spring window will be earlier to accommodate spring graduates—March 15, 2012 – April 15, 2012.
Preparation Guidebook Available. The Guidebook Includes:
• General information about the exam and what is covered
• Test-taking tips
• Sources used by item writers to write the test questions
• Sample practice questions – 160 questions, same length as the exam and covering all the areas.
Visit www.shrm.org/assessment for more information and to register now!
Questions? Phone: 1-800-283-7476 x 3926 (EXAM) or e-mail assessment@shrm.org.
Officers
Emily Kudo, President
Natalie Peikrishvilli, Vice President
Julian Rodriquez, Treasurer
Chapter Summary
The Human Resource Association (HRA) is a student chapter with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) which is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 professional and student members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated professional chapters and more than 450 student chapters within the United States as well as subsidiary offices in China and India.
Superior Merit Award
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA, has bestowed the Superior Merit Award designation to the Human Resource Association for an exceptional job of providing opportunities for growth and development to its student chapter members.
112 SHRM-affiliated student chapters participated in this year’s national merit award program. Chapters have the opportunity to earn an award based on the number of activities they complete during the merit award cycle, which ran from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010. For the 2009-2010 Merit Award period, 90 chapters received a Superior Merit Award designation, 20 chapters achieved Merit Award status, and 2 chapters received the Honorable Mention designation.
