The Labor Relations Professional assists in processing grievances from investigation through arbitration. A law degree or master’s degree in Labor Relations or related field and at least two years experience, or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five years of experience and dedication to the labor movement are required. Demonstrated ability to work as a team player, and excellent writing skills are required. Strong computer skills are necessary. Generous fringe benefits. The minimum salary offered will be $53,792. Equal opportunity employer.
Resume and names and telephone numbers of three references can be mailed to: President, APSCUF, P.O. Box 11995, Harrisburg, PA 17108; faxed to 717-236-1883; or e-mailed to ldemko@apscuf.org. Resume/references need to be received by noon on Wednesday, November 11, 2009
]]>This exciting graduate degree is scheduled to begin classes at the Monroeville campus of IUP in January 2010. This is a two-year cohort program and is designed for those who want to enter the field of health-care administration or want to increase their chances of promotion at work. There is no requirement that students have a health-care background. Classes will be offered in an evening and weekend format designed to accommodate the working professional.
Open houses will be held at the Monroeville site of IUP, located at the Penn Center East Building, 400 Penn Center Blvd., Ninth Floor, Monroeville, on November 4, 12, and 18, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
For information about the program, please contact Jennie K. Bullard, Ph.D., at 724-357-4437 or e-mail jbullard@iup.edu.
]]>The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. The society serves the needs of HR professionals and advance the interests of the HR profession.
]]>Family and friends of the graduates gathered to recognize the students’ achievements and send them off to successful careers in employment relations. A good time was had by all. Good luck and best wishes, grads!
]]>This job will support the plant in California, Labor Relations: being the liaison with the union, contract negotiations, etc. This person will also oversee the plant manager, who needs a flexible, tactful touch. Need an HR person with heavy Labor Relations experience. This person should have experience being the “first chair” contract negotiator. Must be tactful and flexible and be a smooth manager (not a “feather ruffler”). Client desires five years’ minimum experience, preferably with a master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR). The company will relocate the right person.
If interested, contact:
Adrianne Rona
The Sotland Group
212-727-0101
arona@sotland.com
The name change was done in order to better align the department with current trends in the field of employment relations, and the curricular change was made in order to be more consistent with other graduate programs.
Despite these changes, the ELR Department will continue to meet its mission of providing a multidisciplinary graduate degree program that prepares professional practitioners in the field of employment and labor relations in public and private management, unions, government agencies, and neutral and service organizations.
]]>The festivities will begin at 5:15 p.m. with a cash bar, and the dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. Following dinner, there will be an awards ceremony and the dance.
The Graduate SHRM chapter will be presenting two graduates of the program with an award for being outstanding graduates in the Human Resource/Labor Relations field. Each year, SHRM plans to continue awarding successful graduates. SHRM will be recognizing the following graduates this year: Michael Andrejco and Walter Schwoeble.
In addition to recognizing these outstanding graduates, the ILR Department and SHRM will honor Dr. Charles McCollester, who will be taking retirement at the end of this semester.
Ticket prices for the benefit dinner will be $25 per person. Tables of eight (8) can be purchased for $200 and a half table of four (4) can be purchased for $100. Checks should be made payable to The Foundation for IUP, noting Account #5274 on the memo line. Information on tickets and RSVP's can be addressed to Dr. David Piper at the address above or via e-mail at dpiper@iup.edu.
]]>More information about the Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Management conference is available.
]]>He will be conferred the degree of Ph.D. in Administration and Leadership Studies at the May graduation.
]]>The efforts of the IUP Graduate SHRM in this event will benefit the Life-Way Pregnancy Center, which assists young men and women in pregnancy and parenting support.
The Mommy Market serves as a community-wide consignment shop for parents of young children and enables the purchase of gently-used items at garage-sale prices. Items such as toys, baby equipment, maternity clothes, and baby and children’s clothes will be available. The IUP SHRM chapter will host a concession stand at the market, which will consist of donations from local area businesses as well as donated baked goods from SHRM members. There is a $1.00 admission at the door. The event takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
]]>In the time it has sponsored this event, Bowl for Kids has raised over $400,000 for children in Indiana County. The bowl-a-thon raises funds to support local volunteer recruitment efforts for Big Hearts Little Hands, which provides professional staff to screen adult volunteers before they are matched with children and monitors the progress of matches once they are made. The IUP Graduate SHRM group raised $450 for the event. For every $1,000 raised, another child is matched for one year.
]]>The program is offered in a cohort format specifically designed for working professionals who desire to upgrade their employment skills, seek career changes or enhance their promotion possibilities. A cohort format is useful because students begin the program together as a restricted group and complete all of the required coursework together, building on networking and enhancing learning opportunities for participants.
For more detailed information, check out the brochure for the New Graduate Program for Punxsutawney Campus.
]]>Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. Whether your service makes a community safer, gives a child a second chance, or helps protect the environment, you’ll be getting things done through AmeriCorps! AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities all across America. As an AmeriCorps member, you can tutor and mentor disadvantaged youth, fight illiteracy, improve health services, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, manage or operate after-school programs, help communities respond to disasters, and build organizational capacity.
If you are interested in donating any of these items, please bring them to the office in Keith Hall (across from Room 007 in the basement).
]]>Visit the Lindsey Ann Johnson Fehl Memorial Scholarship page for more information.
]]>Please print, complete, and mail the registration form provided to secure your attendance to the conference. Please address any questions on the conference to:
Scott Y. Bryson