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Approximately 20 current students, corporate sponsors, and alumni from SMLR’s Global Executive Master’s Program in Human Resource Leadership (GEMHRL) gathered at the Benjamin Hotel in New York on April 20 to discuss trends in executive compensation and human resource (HR) transformation. Charles Tharp, Ph.D., chief executive officer at the

Approximately 310 SMLR students and 2,500 guests gathered in the Louis Brown Athletic Center on May 12, 2012 to celebrate the school’s 9^th annual Convocation. Dean Susan J. Schurman, the presiding officer, and SMLR’s faculty proudly acknowledged the hard work of students within the school’s undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in human resource management (HRM) and labor studies and employment relations (LSER).

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RUTGERS ANNOUNCES FIRST RECIPIENTS OF PAMELA SUE SCHMIDT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

SMLR students were recently honored as academic scholars during Rutgers University’s 2012 Academic Excellence Award and Phi Beta Kappa ceremonies.

Ten SMLR sophomores received the University’s Academic Excellence Award at an honorary event held at the College Avenue Gym on April 22. The scholars were recognized for being among the top 10% of sophomores from all schools at Rutgers’ New Brunswick/Piscataway location. Award recipients were chosen based on their grade point average.

Beneath one of the many white tents residing outdoors at Voorhees Mall during the annual Tent State University, approximately 40 undergraduate students explored fundraising strategies in Professor Janice Fine’s course, “Organizing For Social Change.” The class gathered within the event’s makeshift town hall on April 18, 2012 to listen as Professor Fine and Marjorie Fine, veteran fundraiser and principal consultant and trainer at The Linchpin Campaign, lead the training session.

Approximately 75,000 New Jersey residents came out to attend the University's annual celebration of Rutgers Day.

April 30, 2012

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RUTGERS STUDY: PUBLIC POLICIES INCREASE WORKERS’ ACCESS TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, LINKED TO LESS RELIANCE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

The stock market, economy, and global community have experienced increased volatility, creating optimal time for human resource (HR) professionals to assess the strategic role played in this new economy.

Professor Jessica Methot recently partnered with Atrion to conduct research on the company’s culture of work and connectivity in the office setting.