Piscataway, NJ, June 27, 2017 — The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded a 2016-2017 Merit Award designation to the Rutgers University SHRM Undergraduate student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student chapter members.
Of the 327 student chapters from across the United States, Rutgers University SHRM Undergraduate was one of 149 winners.
The SHRM student chapter merit award program, which began in 1972, was created to encourage student chapters to require ongoing excellence in the following areas: student chapter requirements, chapter operations, chapter programming and professional development of members, support of the human resource profession and SHRM engagement.
“These chapters truly represent the future of the HR profession,” said Susan Post, SHRM-SCP, East Divisional Director at SHRM and the lead for SHRM’s Student Programs. “Their achievements go above and beyond their everyday academic and work commitments and we applaud the positive impact their efforts have on their schools, their local communities and beyond.”
SHRM student chapters have the opportunity to earn an award based on the number of activities they complete during the merit award cycle, which lasted from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017.
Recent initiatives of the Rutgers Society for Human Resource Management Undergraduate Chapter include connecting with the Morris County SHRM professional chapter, building a relationship with Rutgers Newark SHRM, and reaching out to first year students with an interest in HR. The chapter plans to hold 8 events during the 2017-18 academic year, including General Body Meetings, HR Professional Panel Events, a Case Competition Workshop, an Excel Workshop, and End-of-Semester Networking Events.
Chapter membership can be contacted via email (undergrad.rutgers.shrm@gmail.com), or on the following social media sites: Facebook (RU SHRM Undergraduate Chapter, https://www.facebook.com/RUSHRMundergrad/), LinkedIn (RU SHRM Undergraduate Chapter, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushrmundergrad/).
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For more information about SHRM, contact Kayla Epps, President of Rutgers Society for Human Resource Management Undergraduate Chapter at (732) 440-7528 and undergrad.rutgers.shrm@gmail.com.
For more information about RU SHRM, contact Steve Flamisch, Press Officer, Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, at 848.252.9011 (cell) or steve.flamisch@smlr.rutgers.edu
About the Society for Human Resource Management
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR professional society, representing 285,000 members in more than 165 countries. For nearly seven decades, the Society has been the leading provider of resources serving the needs of HR professionals and advancing the practice of human resource management. SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates. Visit us at shrm.org and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @SHRMPress.
