Wright State University Student Chapter Awarded Superior Merit Award!
The Wright State University student chapter of SHRM has earned the Superior Merit Award for the 2004-2005 school year, in addition to
being named a SHRM TOP TEN STUDENT CHAPTER!!!! Wright State was named in the top ten out of 430 active SHRM chapters across the country. 133 of the 430 active student SHRM chapters submitted applications. 98 chapters earned the Superior Merit Award, and 24 chapters achieved Merit Award status. As one of the top ten chapters, Wright State University will be recognized as the 2004-2005 Top 10 Student Chapters at the SHRM national student conference, to be held in San Diego in June. Thank you to Kellie Gilroy, HR Club Vice President and Merit Award chair for all of her hard work in preparing the award submission.
In addition, WSU HR Club President, Megan Leasher has been selected as the 2005 recipient of the SHRM Foundation Graduate Student Leader Scholarship. The prestigious award is designed to recognize and encourage the development of leadership skills in students preparing to enter the human resource management field. For winning the scholarship, Megan will receive a cash prize, plaque, and free registration to SHRM's annual conference to be held in San Diego this June. In addition, the Miami Valley Human Resource Association will be sponsoring Megan's entire trip to San Diego so that she may receive her award in person.
What is a local SHRM Student Chapter? Our first Student Chapter was Wright
State University, located in Dayton, Ohio. This SHRM Student Chapter
#5204 is associated with the Wright State University
Department of Management, College
of Business and Administration, and the Wright State University
Management Club. The Faculty Advisor is Lisa Crawford, SPHR, Department of Management Lecturer. Lisa can be contacted at lisa.crawford@wright.edu.
Our newest Student Chapter is Edison Community College, located in Piqua, Ohio. This SHRM Student Chapter #5473 is associated with the Edison Community College. The faculty advisor is Bill Waxman, Assistant Professor of Marketing, SBHRM Collegiate Advisor. Bill can be contacted at waxman@edisonohio.edu.
MVHRA is the SHRM Affiliate Chapter sponsor for the Wright State University and Edison Community College Student Chapters. Student
Chapters members are encouraged to become members of the MVHRA and to participate
in meetings and activities at discounted prices.
Wright State University,
HR Club
Edison Community College,
Society for Business and Human Resource Management
Benefits: MVHRA student members receive numerous benefits including
networking, job opportunities hotline, resumé bank, mentoring, and scholarship
opportunities.
Once a year, the MVHRA College Relations Committee coordinates the offer of
MVHRA $500 Student Scholarship Awards to both undergraduate and graduate students
pursuing careers in the field of Human Resource Management.
The Wright State University and Edison Community College Student Chapter members are also eligible to receive scholarship awards
toward the cost of the Professional in Human Resource (PHR) certification workshops
and exam fees which are offered twice a year.
MVHRA Scholarship Application
At the state level: The SHRM Ohio State Council College Relations
Committee chairman oversees the yearly Ohio SHRM Student Conference. All participating
national Student Chapters are encouraged to sponsor a state student conference
for student members, faculty, and professionals in their respective states. In
April 1995, Wright State University sponsored a very successful conference for the state of Ohio which
was attended by over 100 members from thirteen Student Chapters. Student members
are also encouraged to attend the SHRM professional state conferences each year.
At the national level: Wright State University and Edison Community College Student Chapter members are encouraged to
seek student membership in SHRM. The SHRM
Student Services membership program was created in 1965 to "promote mutually
beneficial interaction between HR students and practitioners". Among the
many benefits offered to student members are subscriptions to HRMagazine
and HRNews bulletin, invitations to
attend the national SHRM Student Conference, student
awards, grants and scholarships.
For more information on the MVHRA
Student Chapter, contact the College Relations Chair.
The College Relations Chair is Michael M. Massie,
Assistant Director of Career Services. Michael M. Massie can be contacted at (937) 454-2267.
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