Wednesday, May 24, 2006
USI Society for Human Resource Management wins Superior Merit Award
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The student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has been awarded the 2005-2006 Superior Merit Award. The Superior Merit Award recognizes the work of a chapter over the course of one year. “It’s the highest level of recognition the SHRM would ever give a chapter,” said Tara Chaffin ’03 ’05, a human resources professional with Accuride Corporation. “It says your chapter is as good as it gets.” Chaffin serves as the liaison between the USI chapter and the Evansville Area Human Resources Association, which sponsors the chapter through various activities, such as speaking at club meetings, hosting tours, job shadowing, and contributing funds for the club's travel to HR games. The student chapter also competed in the regional 2006 HR Games competition April 21-22, a Jeopardy-style competition in which students are tested on their human resource knowledge. The games are designed to prepare students for the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam. The USI chapter placed 11th out of 27 teams and also won an entire round, beating all 26 other teams in points. The team participants were Whitney Pelaski and Ashley Ruggier, both of Evansville, and Laura Gardner of Scottsburg. Dr. Dane Partridge, associate professor of management, advisor of the chapter, and coach of the HR Games team, said, "This year's team did quite well, and our finish in the region was our highest yet in the three years we've participated." |
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