President’s Message:
Meghann Stewart, PHR
Meghann.stewart@ksd.org
National elections have come and gone, but we have
our chapter Board to elect still!
The positions and nominations are:
● Member and At Large Director
– Jennifer Poll
● Program Chair/Professional Development Chair
– Alicia Knox
● Diversity Chair -
Maggie Covarrubias
● Treasurer
– Michelle Stewart
Even though there are not any positions that two
individuals are running for, we still need to
conduct a vote. Please email me at
bm.stewart@verizon.net before Monday, November
17th with your vote. Now that we are a
chapter of over 200 members, I need a majority of
you to vote!
I
had some individuals approach me that they might be
interested in a position in the future. We do have
some volunteer opportunities if you are looking to
get involved but not to the level of a board
member. Again, please feel free to contact me
regarding volunteer positions.
Action item: One immediate need is for
helping with our new initiative to have our
luncheons include recertification credit. As it
stands now, we have an individual who applies for
the credit for us. We need someone who would be
willing to make up the certificates of completion
and be present to hand them out at the luncheons.
This individual would also collect the speaker
evaluations and tally them up. If you are
interested, please contact me at
bm.stewart@verizon.net.
Finally, SHRM sent out a publication in regards to
HRCI recertification. There are over 10,000
professionals due to recertify this year. There is
a concern that with the economic times, individuals
may let their certification lapse in lieu of paying
for a class. There are many low to no cost options
available:
1. You can go to the link
http://www.hrci.org/HRCI_Files/_Items/HRCI-MR-TAB4-184/docs/Low%20cost%20recertification%20tips.pdf
to access a flier on options.
2. You can take a step-by-step on-line tour on
recertification by accessing
www.hrci.org/recertification/vrt/
3. You can find pre-approved programs in our area
by going to
www.hrci.org/cepreapprovals/sdae
4. There are also several HRCI webinars coming up:
“RECERTIFICATION: IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK”
WEBINAR
WHEN: Thursday, November 6th, 12:15 PM -
1:15 PM, EST
WHERE: Click here to join the meeting:
http://shrm.na3.acrobat.com/recert/
and
“Virtual Recertification Counselor”
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 12th
at
12:00 noon ET
WHERE: Visit the
HR Certification Institute’s homepage
to participate in our
Virtual Recertification Counselor (VRC) session where
your recertification questions will be answered.
In
closing, please do not forget that we have a
feedback link on our webpage and we are always
looking for comments, suggestions for speakers and
issues you are facing. We are building are 2009
calendar for speakers and it is a big task.
Feedback at the front end is always easier than
shooting in the dark.
Please remember to send your RSVPs for our
November luncheon to Connie Carson at
hetcarson@aol.com.
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