Winter 2015
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MSHROD Newsletter
www.mshrod.emich.edu
Inside This Issue:
From the Co-Director: Dr. Linda Isenhour, GPHR, SHRM-SCP
Message from the Co-Director
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Non-Credit Courses
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Summer 2015 Courses
2
Fall 2015 Courses
3
Practicum Registration
4
Congratulations to our Grads
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New Students
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Student News/Announcements
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Alumni & Student Updates
7
MSHROD Alumni Association
7
Winter 2015 Practicum Projects 7
EMU Student SHRM Chapter
12
SHRM Scholarships
12
Focus on Faculty & Lecturers
12
MSHROD Development Fund
13
MSHROD Alumni Interview
13
SHRM Annual Conference
14
MISHRM State Conference
14
HROD professionals are charged with building, maintaining or changing
unique organizational cultures. Tools to accomplish this successfully
include change management skills, recruiting, and selection, as well as
training, development and compensation policies/practices. Organizational
culture reflects the shared customs, practices, rituals and values of
organization members which facilitate desired strategic goal achievement.
According to Lei, Slater and Slocum (1990), these shared values and
practices provide “tacit mental and emotional guidelines” followed by
managers and employees in pursuing goals and serve as the “foundation” of
how people within the organization relate to each other to create a “unique
sense of identity” that differentiates the organization from its competitors.
Many people would recognize this as “the way we do things around here.”
What happens to organizational culture, however, when HROD
professionals must address a “here” that is “anywhere or everywhere on the
globe”? Suddenly the shared values and implicit guidelines for the
organizational culture become blurred. Certainly issues regarding cultural
expectations and differences abound in such an environment. In addition,
the traditional policies and practices used are affected by the differences in
cultural values and communication norms across countries. For example,
Professor Erin Meyer at INSEAD highlights the differences in providing
individual performance feedback in Europe/Russia when compared to the
U.S. Europeans/Russians tend to provide implicit positive feedback but
direct negative feedback, whereas U.S. managers combine the two, reducing
the impact of negative feedback by first providing explicit positive feedback,
followed by the negative comments. The differences don’t stop there. Many
Asian cultures prefer group to individual feedback. How can HROD
professionals create, maintain or change organizational culture where the
tools used to reinforce the culture must differ to ensure that each individual
is able to understand the same expectations?
Lei et al. offer three key approaches to help instill and maintain the
desired organizational culture across international boundaries. Ensure that
shared values are
- simple, clear and identifiable across cultures, conveying the same explicit
meaning, ideas and sense of purpose regarding commitment to a unifying
ideal that differentiates the organization from its competitors.
- consistent over time, reinforcing guiding principles which employees
everywhere can embrace and execute.
- disseminated throughout all parts of organizations over time, leading to a
shared ethos and code regardless of cultural or communication differences.
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Looking for Non-Credit HRCI Recertification or
Business Foundation Credits?
Extended Programs & Educational Outreach at www.extended.emich.edu/hr, call 800-7773521, or email extended.programs@emich.edu.
Finance Management for HR Professionals
Business Foundation courses: For MSHROD students who need an Accounting or Finance business
foundation course, consider taking the 5-week, noncredit Financial Management for HR
Professionals course that Dr. Milner teaches in the Fall semester at the EMU Livonia Center
on Monday evenings. This will be a hybrid course. Classes will meet on October 5th, October 19th,
and November 2nd, 2015. Cost is $550 including materials.
Strategic HR Management Series
Human Resource courses for HR professionals who have strategic-planning or policy-making
responsibilities, are PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP certified, and need recertification credit
hours.
SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program:
An introductory course offering a comprehensive overview of the HR function.
If you’re new to HR or need to strengthen your employee management skills, this online, sixweek program is for you! The cost is $540 (includes books and materials) and runs from April
13–May 13, 2015.
Summer 2015 Course Offerings
Summer 2
Summer (May 4 – July 28) 12-Week Session
MGMT610 (Diagnostic & Research Methods) Ypsilanti – Tuesday (Milner) CRN52698
Summer 2 (May 4 – June 26) Core Classes
MGMT505 (Organizational Theory & Behavior) - Online- Frye CRN 54431
MGMT509 (Strategic Human Resource Management) Wednesday–Ypsilanti–(Rawat) CRN
54337
Summer 2 – (May 4 – June 26) MSHROD Pre-approved Electives
MGMT621 (Benefits) Ypsilanti- Wednesday- (Schulz) CRN 54352
MGMT638 (Building Continuous Improvement & OD) Ypsilanti- Monday & Wednesday(Huszczo) CRN 54334
LAW540 (Employment Law) Online - (Defebaugh) CRN54348
Summer 2 Livonia Schedule Classes meet during the following days and times:
MGMT 625 (Mgt in Unionized Setting) HYBRID CRN54507
Krolik
Saturday
9-3:30pm
5/9, 5/23, 6/06, 6/20
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Summer 2015 Course Offerings
Summer 3
Summer 3 (June 29 – August 17) Core Classes
MGMT505 (Organizational Theory & Behavior) Ypsilanti –Wednesday - (Camp) CRN 54353
MGMT509 (Strategic Human Resource Management) Online - (Camp) CRN 54432
Summer 3 (June 29 – August 17) MSHROD Pre-approved Electives
MGMT 592 (MGMT 548) International HRM – Online – (Isenhour) CRN 54480
MGMT 616 (Negotiations and Influence) Ypsilanti- Thursday- (Day) CRN 54473
Summer 3 Livonia Schedule Class meets on the following days and times:
MGMT 600 (Leading Innovation and Change) CRN 54495
McEnery
MGMT 622 (Current Issues in HR) CRN54496
Day
Saturday
9:00 – 3:30pm
7/11, 7/25, 8/08, 8/15
Summer in Traverse City
MGMT 681 ( Strategic Performance Management) CRN 54271
Day
July 11 – July 17
Fall 2015 Course Offerings
Core Classes
MGMT505 (Org. Theory & Behvr) Ypsilanti – Thursday Hybrid (Day) CRN 15633;
Livonia- Saturday (Day) CRN 17005; Online (Camp) CRN 16971
MGMT509 (Strategic HR Management) Ypsilanti - Monday - (Pandey) CRN 15002;
Online (Pandey) CRN 16972
MGMT602 (Theory & Technique of Org. Dev.) Ypsilanti – Monday (Huszczo) CRN 10950;
Livonia – Saturday (Wong) CRN 17006
MGMT610 (Diagnostic Techniques & Research Methods) Ypsilanti – Thursday (Schulz)
CRN 12080; Livonia - Saturday (Pandey) CRN17007
MGMT628 (Human Resource Development) Livonia – Saturday (Wong) CRN17398
MGMT688 (Practicum in HR & OD) Ypsilanti – Wednesday (McEnery) CRN 16762;
Livonia – Saturday (Vielhaber) CRN 17012 Prerequisite: All core and two electives
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Fall 2015 Course Offerings
MSHROD Pre-approved Electives
MGMT611 (Human Resources and Technology) Ypsilanti- Tuesday Hybrid (Isenhour) CRN16752
MGMT616 (Negotiation and Influence) Livonia - Saturday (Tubbs) CRN17008
MGMT 618 (Staffing) Online- (Camp) CRN16978
MGMT620 (Compensation Management) Livonia - Saturday (Schulz) CRN17009
MGMT625 (Management in Union Settings) Ypsilanti – Wednesday (Tanguay) CRN 16757
MGMT638 (Continuous Improvement Teams) Livonia – Saturday (Day) CRN 17011
MGMT648 (Communication & Org. Development) Ypsilanti - Thursday (Vielhaber) CRN 16760
Livonia Schedule Classes meet during the following days and times:
MGMT 602 – (Wong) CRN17006
MGMT 620 - (Schulz) CRN17009
Saturday
9:00 – Noon
9/12, 12/15, & 12/12
9:00 – 3:30
9/19, 10/3, 10/17,
10/31, & 11/14
MGMT 616 (Tubbs) CRN 17008
MGMT 628 - (Wong) CRN 17010
Saturday 12:30 – 3:30
9/12, 12/05 & 12/12
9:00 – 3:30
Saturday
9:00-Noon
9/12, 12/05 & 12/12
9:00 – 3:30
9/19, 10/17, & 11/14
12:30 – 3:30
9:00 – 3:30
9/12, 12/05 &
12/12
10/10, 10/24, &
11/07,
MGMT 688 (Vielhaber) CRN 17012
Saturday
9/26, 10/10, 10/24,
11/07 & 11/21
MGMT 638– (Day) Hybrid CRN 17011
Saturday
(HLE – Hybrid Lecture/Online)
MGMT 505 – (Day) CRN17005
9:00-Noon
9/12 & 12/05
9:00 – 3:30
9/19, 10/17, &
11/14
MGMT 610 – (Pandey) CRN 17007
Saturday
12:30- 3:30
9/12, 12/05 & 12/12
9:00 – 3:30
9/26, 10/24, &11/07
Registering for Practicum this Fall?
If you are planning on taking MGMT688 Practicum for Fall 2015, you will not be able to register until
you contact the Management Department office (Carrol.Muglia@emich.edu). We check and confirm
all prerequisites before adding permission for you to register:
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all business foundation requirements must be successfully completed;
all MSHROD core classes and two electives must be completed or a student must be registered for those courses
during Fall 2015;
the student must be admitted to the MSHROD program or has completed paperwork to Change Status;
the student must have at least an overall graduate GPA of 3.0.
Dr. Jean McEnery will have Practicum Orientation for the Ypsilanti section on Wednesday, April 1,
from 5:15-6:15pm in 465 Owen. Dr. Mary Vielhaber will have Practicum Orientation for the EMU
Livonia section on Saturday, April 18, from 12:00-1:00pm RM 432 at the EMU Livonia Center. It is
important that you attend the orientation for the section you will be taking. If you are unable to
attend the orientation but plan on registering for MGMT688 for Fall 2015, please contact Dr. McEnery
(jmcenery@emich.edu) or Dr. Vielhaber (mvielhabe@emich.edu). Any specific questions should be
directed to the faculty member for the specific section you plan to take.
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Congratulations to Our Graduates!
Fall 2014 MSHROD Graduates
Allen, Reo
Brunner, Neal
Burt, Amy
Hagan, Erica
Haskett, Nicole
Humphrey, Dominique
Koski, Christine
LaBelle, Jennifer
Moore, Kimika
Nettles, Danielle
Penn, Candice
Phillips, Carl
Seavitt, Amy
Swanson, Chrissa
Veresh, Craig
Zhang, Chao
Fall 2014 HR Certificates
Colden, Adam
Harper, Amy
Jones, Ashley
McLemore, Destinee
Merchant, Angela
Williams, Cynthia
New MSHROD and Certificate Students
Shyra Hajarie, BBA, Eastern Michigan University
Bernie Berrigan, BA, St. Mary University
Elise Anderson, BBA, Michigan State University
Erin Albanelli, BS, Cleary University
Rebecca Hommowun, BBA, Central Michigan University
Joshua Harris, BBA, Eastern Michigan University
Takisha Hampton, BS, Eastern Michigan University
Bindiya Patel, BS, Wayne State University
Christina Coffman, BS, Eastern Michigan University
Mondraea Calvin, BS, Oakland University
Lauryn Dotson, BBA, Eastern Michigan University
Georgia Donnelly, BBA, Eastern Michigan University
Nikita Jenkins, BS, Eastern Michigan University
Dennis Kanowski, BS, Central Michigan University
Desirae Tolbert, BA, U of M Dearborn
Kathleen Talarczyk, BS, Eastern Michigan University
Denise Willams, BA, Eastern Michigan University
Jennifer White, BS, Eastern Michigan University
Anthony Warren, BBA, Northwood University
Welcome to EMU!
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Student News and Announcements
Prerequisite Reminders
Business Foundation courses: For MSHROD
students who need an Accounting or Finance
business foundation course, consider taking the
5-week, noncredit Financial Management for HR
Professionals course that Dr. Milner teaches in
the Fall semester at the EMU Livonia Center
on Thursday evenings.
MGMT610 requires an undergraduate statistics
course as a prerequisite. If you try to register
and get a prerequisite error message, contact
Carrol Muglia in the Management Office at
cmuglia@emich.edu .
GRE/GMAT: The University is now placing an
Academic Hold if you are a student in a Graduate
Certificate in HR or OD and have taken at least
15 credit hours. You will not be able to register
for additional courses until you complete the
GMAT or GRE exam or submit documentation to
show that you have already registered to take
the GMAT or GRE.
Preapproved Electives: Be sure that you are
registering for pre-approved electives. If you
register for a class that is not on the list without
approval from Dr. Wagner-Marsh, it will not
count toward graduation.
Summer and Fall 2015
Registration Begins!
Graduate Students are able to register
beginning on Tuesday, March 18th.
Your registration appointment is based
on the number of credit hours
completed as of your registration date.
Time
8 a.m.
11 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Earned Hours
50 or more
30-49
10-29
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Login to my.emich.edu to register.
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EMU Student Chapter of SHRM
If you are interested in serving as an EMU SHRM
officer for 2015-2016, please contact Rachel
Morrissey at rmorriss@emich.edu
Thank you to our 2014-2015 Officers:
President- Rachel Morrissey
VP Communications – Michelle Putri
VP Merit Award- Laurial Ross
VP Programs – Shante’ Jackson
VP Social Networking – Maria Santana-Mendoza
VP Mentoring/Job Shadow – Janaki Thekkepat &
Juan Quirindongo
VP Community Outreach – Matthew Kauffman &
Helena Berdakjian
VP Membership – Alana Dennis
For all the latest news visit
www.Facebook.com/EMUSHRM
Graduate Assistantship
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for a
GA position in our department, complete an
online application at emich.edu/jobs. GA
positions in the Management Department
require 10-20 hours per week during the
Fall and Winter semesters and a
commitment to work one of the 7.5 week
Summer terms.
Full-time GA positions include the payment
of 18 tuition credit hours plus a stipend.
For more information, contact
Dr. Fraya Wagner-Marsh at
(734) 487-3240 or at
fwagnerm@emich.edu.
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Alumni & Student Updates!!!
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Stacy Spondike was promoted to Vice President of HR at Motus Integrated Technologies
Heba ElSonbaty had a baby girl named Malak
Clorissa Boehm joined the GAASHRM Board as Workforce Readiness Committee
Chrissa Swanson joined the GASSHRM Board as Chair of the Mentoring Committee
New Job? Married? Baby? We want to know what is new for you.
Please contact Dr. Isenhour, Dr. Schulz, or Dr. Wagner-Marsh
MSHROD Alumni Association
If you are interested in receiving an invitation to join our MSHROD Alumni LinkedIn group,
please send an e-mail to Dr. Fraya Wagner-Marsh fwagnerm@emich.edu. Members of the
LinkedIn group must be graduates of the MSHROD program.
Winter 2015 Practicum Projects
Katie Aeschliman is developing recommendations for implementing an online
performance review form for a local credit union. She will provide recommendations for
switching the review from anniversary date to calendar year along with a review of the
form template as well as administrative and process help guides.
Abdullah Alarfaj will be working with ITI for All, an IT and programming company in
Saudi Arabia. This company is having problems with hiring new employees. Abdullah will
be conducting phone and Skype interviews to get a better understanding of the jobs. Then
he will determine the most difficult job and how to do a job interview, as well as providing
the company with an interview guide.
Cody Bivins will work with Big Brothers, Big Sisters in the analysis of both their Job
Application and Employee Handbook. Through a critical analysis of best practices, these
documents will be updated on the basis of legal concerns. This will assist Big Brothers, Big
Sisters in limiting risk.
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Winter 2015 Practicum Projects - continued
Kristin Clutter is working with the Volunteer Coordinator at the Dearborn Animal
Shelter to prepare two versions of a volunteer handbook (Adult and Youth) for both the
new and existing volunteers at the shelter. She will also be developing onboarding training
that will be used during orientation workshops.
Rebecca Craigmile will be do a project for an Ypsilanti area apartment rental company.
The project will create an employee handbook from scratch. The project will also provide
resources to implement the new employee handbook effectively and tips for future
updates.
Jonathon Douglas is working with Marathon Petroleum to create a job onboarding
program for technical writers, professional writers and data processors. The project will
include the development of interactive tutorials for three modules, a training plan for their first
month and a guide for implementation.
Chayna Eno will be doing a project for Crain Communications, which is headquartered in
Detroit, MI. The project will entail the design and initial distribution of a how-to packet for
hiring managers. This packet will walk Crain's hiring managers through the process of
getting a job approved, drafting a job description, and include the basics of
interviewing. This packet will be distributed to all hiring managers once they approach the
recruiting team with a potential job opening in an effort to streamline the recruiting
process.
Donna Farrah is working with the Michigan Lyme Disease Association, a non-profit
organization. She will be diagnosing, comparing, and benchmarking other similar
organizations and presenting a final consulting report with recommendations.
Joseph Fleming will provide consulting for The Buckle. He will provide a detailed training
manual that will focus on improving employee salesmanship, improving company daily
actions, presenting product knowledge, and developing an individual voice amongst all
store leaders.
Jordyn Gibson is working with KJ Electric, LLC, an electrical contractor located in Ray,
MI. The family business will start hiring external employees in the near future. Jordyn will
be working to create an employee handbook for current and future employees.
Kathryn Huyghe is conducting a training needs analysis to create and deliver a training
program on effective communication for IPC Healthcare. This training module will include
a leader guide and Power Point presentation.
Jordan Irving is working with Green Door Initiative, a non-profit organization that works
to improve environmental sustainability in urban areas. She will be gathering data to
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produce needs analysis and strategic plan templates and co-facilitating a board member
and staff retreat.
Winter 2015 Practicum Projects - continued
Carla Janes is creating a training program on Customer Service for the Training and
Organizational Development Department at Eastern Michigan University. Her training
program will include a training module, a training guide for trainees and a trainer’s
manual.
Jackie Jones is developing a process and structure for managing employment files
at Forever Families, a non-profit adoption placement agency in Livonia. She will also
provide a final consulting report that will include a checklist on required documents along
with retention controls.
Lindsey Keith is working with The Habitat Company, LLC, a residential property
management firm that manages over 20,000 apartments and condos in 5 states including
several apartment communities in Ann Arbor, MI. She is creating a training manual to be
utilized at the onsite management offices of apartment communities. The manual will be
used to train newly hired leasing consultants and will include various training techniques, a
timeline to help facilitate the process and an evaluation tool to determine if consultants
effectively learned the necessary and required skills.
Melissa Kostich is conducting an evaluation of the impact of a leadership development
program on key organizational outcomes for a private consulting firm that provides this
training. She will be gathering data from a local training client and will provide a final
consulting report and presentation of the results of the evaluation to her client and the
training client.
Nadia Malik is conducting a return on investment analysis for the reward and recognition
program for a local manufacturing company. The project will include employee
questionnaires and analysis, benchmarking and recommendations for the company.
Zachary Merfert is working with the University of Michigan Credit Union to establish the
HR KPIs that should be tracked and to create a dashboard to present the KPI data in a clear
and concise manner. A consulting report will also be provided with a summary of the KPI
tracking system and recommendations for the implementation of the new system.
Nicole Morrell will work for a local university. She will use employee surveys and
interviews, first- person observation and review of organizational documents to assess and
organize the current employee orientation and policy and procedures manual into two
separate documents. This will be done to address the objectives of each product and
provide guidance to the center workers in line with the current organizational
values. Further recommendations in relation to the use and possible training around
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manuals will also be provided to improve the transfer of learning from the manual material
and practice within the center.
Winter 2015 Practicum Projects - continued
Rachel Morrissey is revamping the orientation process for PMA Consultants, an Ann Arbor
organization focused on project management and construction management. The new
orientation will be an electronic format that will include company culture, leadership and
policies.
Lauren Moss is working with Abbore Heath Care, a local home health care agency, to
create and deliver a communication training session. She will assess the current
communication needs and develop a training session that includes a PowerPoint
presentation, training activities, and facilitator’s guide to be used in future trainings.
Shoneizi Peeradina is working with a local Optometrist to help create and develop an
employee handbook for current and future employees to ensure proper onboarding,
training, and compliance.
Courtney Provencher is conducting an audit of the current HR needs for Cequent
Performance Products' (headquartered in Plymouth, MI) Canadian Office. The audit will
result in a proposal and consulting report for the implementation of a compatible
Professional Employer Organization to the organization's HR team.
Michelle Putri is creating a Leadership Development Program for managers and
supervisors at Zingerman's in Ann Arbor. She will also provide a final consulting report,
which will include a needs analysis and leadership development training plan.
Cortlandt Randolph will coordinate the Remote Workday Policy roll-out for Epitec's
Corporate staff. She will revise the current policy and application process. She will also
work with IT to design a single page with instructions for employees to set up the software
they need to work remotely and a single page that gives employees information about the
devices they can use while working remotely. She will also coordinate the training for the
new policy and the evaluation for the training is finished.
Jennifer Rieger is developing an onboarding manual for the faculty and staff at
the University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering Department in Ann Arbor. She will also
provide a final consulting report with recommendations for implementation of the new
onboarding process.
Jennifer Riddle is working with McKinley, Inc. to create a training packet for the
Community Managers. This training packet, which will be used during the onboarding
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process, will clarify training goals, streamline training and give a great experience to new
employees to set them up for success.
Winter 2015 Practicum Projects - continued
Marie Rosemond is analyzing qualitative data from a career development conference
focus group to design a survey to assess learning processes and practices at an institute in
Ann Arbor. She will also provide a final consulting report with her analyses and
recommendations for a career development curriculum.
Jason Schreiber is working with Michigan Works of Monroe County to evaluate and create
a new interview guide to include core competencies, interview questions, and evaluation
tool and sample responses. He will also provide a plan for implementation with
recommendations on how to implement the guide throughout the department.
LaToya Safford is developing an onboarding training manual for Michigan State University
Tollgate Farm and Education Center Summer Camp Program. The training manual will
include pre-camp registration requirements, camp guidelines and health and safety
information that is in compliance with the American Camp Association.
Nichelle Sims is working with The United Way of Washtenaw County to update and revise
the employee handbook. She will also provide a final consulting report summarizing
changes made and best practices and recommendations to present to the Board of
Directors.
Dayna Spencer is designing a training program with an easily accessible flowchart,
leader’s guide, PowerPoint presentation, curriculum, and reference guide for the
employees at Washtenaw County, Community Support and Treatment Services.
Janaki Thekkepat is collecting data to analyze the factors that result in reduced turnover
for hourly employees at a large shipment and logistics company. She will also provide a
final consulting report with recommendations for reducing turnover.
Wayne Wade is working with the Detroit Society of Human Resource Management
(DSHRM) Chapter on creating a volunteer orientation, coordination/tracking tool for
volunteers, a guide for utilization of the tracking tool process and position descriptions for
DSHRM volunteers.
Elaine (Lainey) Whaley is working with Kalamazoo County Department of Human
Services, Children’s Protective Services Division. She will be conducting a training needs
analysis and developing training to address an existing gap between state and local level
training for newly hired workers. Her project will include a plan for implementing and
evaluating the training.
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Ming Yin is working with the Office of International Students on EMU campus to develop a
training module that will be used to help orientation group leaders lead their teams and
promote more enjoyable interactions with international students.
EMU Student Chapter of SHRM
By: Rachel Morrissey
During this year, EMU SHRM dedicated its efforts in raising professionalism at the College
of Business. The student chapter has developed a new website called emushrmprofessionalism.com that provides tools, templates, and articles to help students take the
next step in their careers. EMU SHRM has also hosted several speaker events and a
Business Etiquette Dining Event.
Visit our professionalism page: emushrm-professsional.com
Join us on Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=6930410&trk=groups_item_detail-h-logo
For more information on EMU SHRM’s latest activities, go to https://www.facebook.com/EMUSHRM.
SHRM Scholarships
Graduate Study Fellowship Available - If you already hold a PHR or SPHR from the
Human Resource Certification Institute, you might want to apply for the Susan Meisinger
Fellowship for graduate studies in HR. At least one fellow will receive as much as $10,000
annually for up to two years. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 17, 2015, and you
can get more information at www. shrm.org/meisinger.
Focus on Faculty and Lecturers
Dr. Alankrita Pandey and co-authors, Sridhar Nerur and Abdul Rasheed, had their
manuscript, "Citation footprints on the sands of time: An analysis of idea migrations in
Strategic Management," accepted for publication in the Strategic Management Journal.
Dr. Kunal Banerji, Dr. Stephanie Newell, and Dr. Alankrita Pandey had their paper,
“Tata Motors globalization strategy: Acquiring the Jaguar Land Rover Group,”
accepted for presentation to the 31st EGOS Colloquium 2015 in Greece.
Dr. Chris Day was named MVP (Most Valuable Professor) by students and honored by the
EMU Athletic Department at the EMU v. Miami (Ohio) basketball game.
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Dr. Crissie Frye and colleague, Cheryl Jordan, had their PDW, “A 360-degree approach to
governance through leader development,” accepted for presentation at the Academy of
Management Annual Conference in British Columbia in August 2015. Dr. Frye also earned
her SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications in January 2015.
Dr. Linda Isenhour earned her SHRM-SCP certification in January 2015.
Dr. Anushri Rawat earned her SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications in January 2015 and
was awarded the Provost’s New Faculty Research Award for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Dr. Denise Tanguay and Dr. Mary Vielhaber had their case, “Lott Industries,” accepted
for publication in the Case Research Journal, Volume 35 (1), of the North American Case
Research Association.
Dr. Diana Wong made a presentation on March 5 regarding CPLP Certification.
MSHROD Development Fund
Please consider a donation to the MSHROD Development Fund. The money that we receive
is used to help sponsor student and alumni events such as the new student orientation, the
practicum orientation, and the annual alumni speaker event. It is also used to support the
MSHROD newsletter and the annual MSHROD student award. These events and activities
help attract students and help alumni stay in touch. Any amount is welcome! Checks can
be made out to MSHROD Development Fund and mailed to Dr. Fraya Wagner-Marsh, SPHR,
GPHR, at Eastern Michigan University, College of Business, Management Department, 300
W. Michigan Avenue, Room 466, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197. You can also make donations online
by going to www.emufoundation.org, be sure to designate the MSHROD Development Fund.
Thank You!
MSHROD Alumni Interview: Elizabeth Dudek
By: Dr. Eric Schulz
The subject of the MSHROD alumni interview for this edition of the MSHROD newsletter is
Elizabeth Dudek. Ms. Dudek serves as a Benefits Administrator at Hospice of Michigan. Ms.
Dudek is a 2013 graduate of the Eastern Michigan MSHROD program. She received her B.A. in
Communication from the University of Michigan at Dearborn. In her capacity as a Benefits
Administrator, Ms. Dudek is responsible for administering all statewide benefit plans for
employees of Hospice of Michigan. Ms. Dudek is also responsible for ensuring that Hospice of
Michigan continues to be in compliance with the new Affordable Care Act legislation.
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Ms. Dudek chose to enroll in the MSHROD program because of its greater concentration on
business compared to other Human Resource graduate programs that she had explored. While a
student in the MSHROD program, Ms. Dudek particularly appreciated the courses in Benefits
Administration with Dr. Eric Schulz and Training and Development with Dr. Nick Blanchard.
As Ms. Dudek’s first class in the MSHROD program, the benefits administration course helped
set the tone for the entire MSHROD program for her. The training course was of assistance to
Ms. Dudek because her involvement in the semester-long training project at Eastern Michigan
helped her prepare for any training program in the field from start to finish.
Advice that Ms. Dudek conveys to current students of the MSHROD program is to network as
much as possible. Ms. Dudek believes networking provides a great avenue for graduate students
and professionals to converse about human resource and organizational development issues they
face at work. An additional area of advice Ms. Dudek offers is to never pass up an opportunity
to interview. Being a good job interviewee, according to Ms. Dudek, is a great skill that
continually requires practice and preparation.
SHRM Annual Conference 2015 Las Vegas, NV
Sunday, June 28th – Wednesday, July 1st, 2015
Registration has begun for the 2015 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition. Early
registration offers a great discount! The Annual conference offers — for the best price in
the market today — the most comprehensive and relevant professional development
programs. Attendance will improve your knowledge, skills and abilities as an HR
professional. This year the conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more
information, please visit the Conference website at www.annual.shrm.org.
INSPIRING SPEAKERS
Hear stories that will energize and motivate you
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, Marcus Buckingham, best-selling author, and Dr. Mehmet
Oz, world-renowned surgeon, will offer fresh perspectives and inspiring stories that can help shift
your perspectives and deepen your understanding of leadership, motivation, and success. You’ll
hear from business leaders, HR practitioners, consultants and academicians.
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Michigan State SHRM Conference – October 14th – 16th, 2015
Mark your calendar for the 2015 MISHRM Conference to be held October 14 - 16, 2015,
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Conference will be held at Devos Hall. The Conference
offers you educational sessions designated to provide practical and applicable
information to help you be successful. This includes: Exposition Hall with more than 120
Exhibitors and approximately 50 HRCI Credits focused on Global and Strategic credit
course offerings.
For more information, visit http://www.mishrmconference.org/
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