Weekly Blog April 4th 2011


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SPRING TERM MEETINGS

Our kick-off meeting will be held Tueday April 5th from 4:15pm - 5:15pm in SBA room 170. AGENDA: *Who we are *Applications *Speakers *Elections for next year's officers this term *SHRM Conference *Golf Tournament *Conference in Ellensburg ___________________________________________________ PHRMA LUNCHEON Topic: Practical Tools for Working with and Successfully Recruiting Individuals with Disabilities When: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: 10:30am - 1:00pm Where: DoubleTree Hotel, Lloyd Center, 1000 NE Multnomah Portland, OR 97232 This is a great way to become involved within PSU HRMA and also a good way to network. If you would like to volunteer at this luncheon, please send an email to psuhrma@gmail.com with the subject line PHRMA April Luncheon. You have to be a member to volunteer. _________________________________________________________________ 2011 SHRM Conference This year the Annual SHRM Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference is from June 26th-29th. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with other HR professionals from across the country. It is also a forum to share ideas and best practices as well as a place to learn and enhance your knowledge about HR practices. For more information, you can attend next weeks meeting or you can visit the SHRM website at http://www.shrm.org/. _________________________________________________________________ STUDENT RESUME BOOK STUDENT RESUME BOOK HRMA is proud to promote your resume and post in on PHRMA website for employers that are seeking talented candidates to be part of their organization. If you would like to use this opportunity and include your resume in the Student Resume Book which will be available on the following website http://www.portlandhrma.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=2, please do the following: 1. Sign the consent to publish your resume and bring it to the HRMA meeting which is on Tuesday at 4:15 pm. 2. Email your resume to Ecaterina Nedelco: nedelcoe@gmail.com - VP of External Relations in two formats: .pdf and .doc _________________________________________________________________ 2011 GOLF TOURNAMENT We will be having our Annual Golf Tournament on Friday June 3rd, 2011 In preparation for the tournament, we are asking that all members take the time to think about any potential golfers they may know whether in the HR community or within their circle of family and friends. Also, if you are interested in volunteering, whether in preparation for the tournament or on the day of, please email psuhrma with the subject line "GOLF TOURNAMENT". Thank you!!! ***Flyers and registration forms are available. Please email psuhrma@gmail.com if you need either form or more information. _________________________________________________________________________ CWCG SCHOLORSHIP Hello All, Announcing a scholarship opportunity from Columbia Willamette Compensation Group (CWCG) for students in the Compensation & Benefits field! Two scholarships of $500.00 each will be awarded annually (dependent upon funding) to the students demonstrating a desire to pursue a career in the Compensation and Benefits profession. The application is available on the CWCG website will be accepted now through May 15, 2011: http://www.cwcg.org/education/scholarships __________________________________________________________________ Be A Star-Join HRMA! Interested in Joining PSU HRMA and SHRM? Please e-mail psuhrma@gmail.com for more information. You can also visit us during our office hours in the SBA room 393. Just a reminder that you do need to renew your memberships every year. PSU HRMA memberships are valid from September-June. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Don't forget: You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn!!! http://twitter.com/psu_hrma http://www.facebook.com/ look up PSU HRMA http://www.linkedin.com/in/psuhrma Blog updated by: Alisha Head, VP Internal Relations - PSU HRMA psuhrma@gmail.com