Regional Council Summit Congratulations to Allison Bungard!

Regional Council Summit – Congratulations to Allison Bungard!

2011 Regional Summit iPad winner!!!

We had a great time at the Regional Summit this year in Los Angeles for our State Council Directors and Director-Elects. Although the weather was challenging, bringing us rain and cold weather, it was still a fun and productive weekend. There was lots of best practice sharing and the State Council Directors were able to receive updates from several SHRM departments and interact with SHRM’s senior management. Everyone received raffle tickets to win prizes by completing the pre-work, sharing a best practice or participating in an activity. Congratulations to Allison Bungard, State Council Director for West Virginia, winner of an iPad. Allison shared with the group that this was timely because she needed an iPad to help her son’s education. Understanding how important the iPad was to her made it more special to have Allison win!! Thank you to the HR Certification Institute for donating the iPad.

Membership:

2011 Membership Goals

The SHRM in-chapter membership goal is 3%. In addition, chapters are asked to track retention (if not already). The goal for 2011 is 80%. Refer to the Membership section of the Volunteer Leader Resource Center (VLRC) for resources to assist in meeting these goals at

The Membership Star/Superstar program will remain the same for 2011. This program recognizes chapters that have exceeded the 3% goal. Chapters attaining 6-9.9% in-chapter SHRM membership growth will be recognized as stars and above 10% in-chapter growth as superstars.

Virtual Membership Summit

As an extension of the Membership Summit held in conjunction with last year’s Leadership Conference, a series of webinars have been developed to equip chapter membership directors with information helpful to meet in-chapter membership goals. The first webinar on membership basics provides foundational information for new membership directors. It will be recorded and available soon on the VLRC.Watch for additional information.

FYI:

SHRM® Assurance of Learning Assessment for Graduates of HR Degree Programs

SHRM’s Assurance of Learning is the new universal benchmark for graduate and undergraduate level HR students. The Assurance of Learning assessment will help distinguish students applying for entry-level HR positions. When a student passes the exam they receive a certificate of learning informing hiring managers that they have sufficient knowledge to enter the workforce. Registration opens this month for the May 15-June 15 testing window. Hiring managers can expect to start seeing this achievement on recent graduates’ resumes starting summer 2011.Visit for more information.

Chapter Officer Badges

RCB Awards has been the preferred vendor for chapter officer’s hard badges for the last couple of years. You can place your order online and review/approveproofs prior to printing.RCB Awards also has recognition items that canbe produced with your chapter logo. Please visit to place your order.

Direct Deposit

In 2012direct deposit will be required for all chapters and state councils to receive Chapter and State Financial support payments from SHRM. Please visit: to sign up.

Reminder! Review your Chapter’s Bylaws annually and update as needed

Bylaws are the foundation of an overall sound governance structure for your chapter. An annual review conducted by your chapter board or designee ensures your policy and practices are in alignment. In the year-end SHAPE report, you will be asked to verify that you have completed your review and if changes are required, have either begun or completed the update process. Unless you are proposing amendments to the bylaws, you do NOT need to submit your bylaws to SHRM. However, keep in mind that all amendments must be approved by SHRM prior to a ratification vote by your chapter. You can find the chapter bylaws template at:

What’s New at SHRM - Rolling Presentation
This is a great resource for use at chapter meetings to highlight the benefits of being a SHRM member! The updated First Quarter 2011 rolling presentation is accessible from the front page of the VLRC or directly at

Leadership Basics Webinar Series Now Available! –

2010 Leadership Conference PowerPoint presentations and Session Notes

The Leadership Basics Webinar Series is still available for review. This three-part series is a primer for volunteer leaders new to their role or as a refresher for those returning to their current role or taking on a new role within the chapter/state council. Each recorded webinar is one hour. You’ll find the link to the recorded webinar and the PowerPoint for download at location is also “home” to the Leadership Conference PowerPoint presentations and Session Notes. If you missed Leadership Conference or wish to “revisit,” this is the page for you!

2011 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference – March 13-16, 2011

Complimentary Registration & Housing Now Available!

In order to ensure that each state legislative leader is afforded adequate resources to perform his/her duties as a legislative representative, SHRM will provide 2011 State Legislative Directors (or their successor) one complimentary registration and three nights hotel accommodations (beginning on Sunday, March 13).Visit the conference webpage to get a flavor of what’s planned for this year’s event

100% State Council Logos Now Available!
SHRM is pleased to announce we have developednew logos for 100% state councils! You will receive the logo information from your Field Services Director.Congratulations to all states that have achieved this!

New on the Web:

New information is continuously being added to the website. Here’s just a few of the new items posted recently:

HR Q & A’s (members only)

Are all employers with 15 or more employees required to follow the Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures, including adverse impact testing and applicant tracking?

Research Quarterly (members only)
Global Leadership Development

Toolkits (members only)

Avoiding Adverse Impact

Avoiding Individual Liability for the HR Professional

Complying With U.S. Wage and Hour and Wage Payment Laws

Developing and Sustaining Employee Engagement

Developing Management

Guarding Against Identity Theft: HR’s Role

Managing Difficult Employees and Disruptive Behaviors

Managing Human Resources for a Company in Bankruptcy

Managing Human Resources in a Small Organization

Managing Human Resources in Mergers and Acquisitions

Conferences:

Upcoming State Conferences:

A complete listing of all state conferences by month is available at

Online State Conference Posting Request Form:

REMINDER!!! Post your state conference info on the SHRM website!

2011 SHRM Conferences:

(Announce at your chapter meetings)

SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference; March 14-16; Washington, DC
SHRM Staffing Management Conference & Exposition; April 11-13; San Diego, CA
SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition; June 26-29; Las Vegas, NV
SHRM Strategic HR Conference; October 4-7; Chicago, IL
SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Exposition; October 24-26; Washington, DC
SHRM Leadership Conference; November 17-19; Arlington, VA

Your Regional Team:

North Central Region Field Services Directors:

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan & Ohio - Martha Ramirez – 703-535-6290 –

Iowa – Karen Verrico, CAE (Pacific West FSD) – 703-535-6250 –

North Dakota – Dorothy Knapp, SPHR (Southeast FSD) – 703-535-6199 –

Nebraska – Phyllis Shurn-Hannah (Northeast FSD) – 703-535-6293 –

Minnesota– Dianna Gould, SPHR (Pacific West FSD) – 703-535-6267 –

South Dakota - Sherry Johnson, PHR (Southwest Central FSD) – 703-535-6255 –

Wisconsin – Shelly Trent, SPHR (Southeast FSD) – 703-535-6335 –

North Central Regional Administrator:

Kristine Hofmann – 703-535-6082 -

Volunteer Leaders’ Resource Center (VLRC)

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