The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student
group at Eastern Michigan University recently was awarded
the 2006-2007 Superior Merit Award that places them among
the top 10 chapters nationwide.
This is the fifth straight year the EMU chapter was honored.
Some 118 entries, from more than 400 student chapters,
vied for superior status. The chapter will receive special
recognition and a plaque at the June national SHRM conference.
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"SHRM allows students to build their knowledge of the
human resource field while helping them develop valuable
leadership and organizational skills," said Fraya Wagner-Marsh,
chapter adviser and head of EMU's management department. "Students
learn from professionals through internships, mentoring,
job shadowing and attending local professional meetings
and workshops."
To qualify for the designation, the student group accumulated
points in professional operation of the chapter, professional
development of the members, support of the profession and
partnership with SHRM.
During the year, the EMU students also collected books
for the Gift of Reading program, produced a resume book,
coordinated a mentoring program, set up company tours,
published a newsletter and updated a Web site.
"It was a pleasure to work with everyone involved in the
group. Our wonderful faculty advisers, Dr. Wagner-Marsh
and Toni Knechtges, made this experience an enjoyable one," said
MoReno Taylor II, of Detroit, the group's 2006-07 chapter
president.
The EMU SHRM chapter was chartered in 1995 to update students
with the latest developments in human resources and to
prepare them for a career in the field.
