HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT &
LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
UNION GRADUATE COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT NEWS
April 6, 2009
NEWS AT UNION GRADUATE COLLEGE
PRESIDENT SCHWEITZER TO SPEAK TO HR CLASS
President
Laura Schweitzer will be making a presentation on "The Glass Ceiling"
to students in Managing Human Resources (MBA 676) on April 14, 2009. All are invited to attend the
first part of this class to hear President Schweitzer. The class meets in
Room 104, Social Sciences beginning at 6:25.
SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
To date
the following organizations have pledged scholarships for students in the HR
and Management & Leadership Certificate Programs for this year. Many
thanks to these organizations and their administration for supporting our
students and programs:
Cristine Cioffi, Cioffi, Slezak & Wildgrube
James McPartlon, Mohawk Ambulance Service
Brian Merriam, Merriam Insurance Agency
Michele Paludi, Human Resources
Management Solutions
Scholarships will be announced at the
Annual Awards Luncheon on May 27. Details to follow.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PROF. KEN MOORE
Prof.
Ken Moore has recently announced the following publications:
Are Unions Still Relevant?
Emerald Insight, May, 2009, www.emeraldinsight.com
<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/>
Human Resources
and the New World Business Order
1.
HR Dergi, February, 2009, published in Turkish
2.
Emerald Insight, March, 2009 www.emeraldinsight.com
<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/>
Human Resources as a
Profitability Factor
1.
Anthropos kai Ergasia, Cypress HR Management Association, March,
2009. published
in Greek
2. About.com:
Human Resources, January 9, 2009
http://humanresources.about.com/b/2009/01/09/hr-as-
profitability.htm
Human
Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility
1.
HRME (Human Resources Middle East), September, 2008
2.
HR Dergi, March, 2009, published in Turkish
In addition:
Prof.
Moore will be presenting a program entitled: "Managing Your
People-From
a
Small Business Owner's Perspective" at the Schenectady Chamber of
Commerce
on Friday, April 3, from 7:30-9 AM at the Chamber Office , 3rd Floor,
306 State St.
Website:
http://www.schenectadychamber.org/events/details.cfm?ID=2338
Contact:
Leesa Pagan, 518-372-5656, for reservations & continental breakfast
NEWS FROM CAPITAL REGION HUMAN RESOURCE
ASSOCIATION
CRHRA MONTHLY DINNER MEETING
April 16
5:00 PM-8:00
Holiday Inn, Wolf Rd., Colonie
Topic: Four-Generation Diversity
Panel
Contact Michele Paludi if you are
interested in attending this event.
LOBBY DAY: APRIL 20-21
The
Business Council's HR Legislative Day in Albany will take place on April 20-21.
Visits with Senators and Assemblymembers will take place on April 21. For
additional information, contact Harry Hayes at hhayes@jaegerflynn.com
or 373-0069 x. 128.
HR CONFERENCES AND
PROGRAMS
SHRM CONFERENCES
SHRM
Staffing Management Conference and Exposition
April
28-30
Las
Vegas,
NV
SHRM
Annual Conference and Exposition
June
28-July 1
New
Orleans,
LA
To find out more information about these
conferences, contact www.shrm.org
LOCAL EVENTS
April
9
Schenectady Business Referral Chapter of Business
Network International
7 AM
at the Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia
Presenters:
Ed Tobin and Zachary Wright
Contact
Debbie Blacklock at 456-7020
April
24
Hudson-Mohawk
Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
Breakfast
Meeting, 8
AM
Marriott
on Wolf
Road
Presenter:
Alan Stern, Stage Right Organizational Development
Contact:
www.hudsonmohawkastd.org
May
13
Women
in Business Brown Bag Workshop Mini Health Fair
Sponsored
by: Seton Health
Location:
Executive Education Center at the Chamber Offices, Clifton Park
Contact:
www.southernsaratoga.org
May 15
Hudson-Mohawk
Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
Breakfast
Meeting, 8
AM
Topic:
"The Employee Free Choice Act: What Every Trainer and HR
Professional Should Know"
Presenter:
Franklin H. Goldberger
Contact:
www.hudsonmohawkastd.org
May 21
Capital
Region Recruiters' Network
7:30
AM,
Holiday Inn on Wolf Road in Colonie
Topic:
Toolkit for the Lone Recruiter
Second
Topic: Justification for In-House and Outsourced Recruiting.
Contact:
www.crrn.org
July
19-21
New
York State SHRM Conference
Turning
Stone Casino
Contact:
aguido1@nycap.rr.com
JOB FAIRS
April 7
Saratoga Job Fair
City
Centre, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs
10-5
Free and
Open to the Public
Contact:
www.saratogasjobfair.com
April 8
Times
Union Job Fair
Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Rd., Albany
10-1,
2-5
Free and
Open to the Public
Contact:
www.timesunion.com/jobs/jobfair
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW ACADEMY
BY BOND, SCHOENECK AND KING
April
22: Wage and Hour/Employing Foreign Workers
June
10: Employee Handbooks/ERISA
Place:
Desmond Hotel
Time:
8-11:30
Contact:
Ms. Moyo, 1-800-339-8897
NEW RELEASES FROM SHRM
For additional information and to order
these books, contact SHRM at www.shrm.org
2009
State by State Guide to Human Resources and the Law
International
Assignment Programs
The
Manager's Guide to HR
Strategic
Staffing
HIPAA
Compliance Handbook 2009
Employment
Termination Sourcebook
The
Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws
Understanding
the Federal Wage and Hour Laws: What Employees Must Know about the FLSA
and its Overtime Regulations
Perfect
Phrases for Performance Reviews
NEWS WE CAN USE
Ram Charan,
author of several texts, including: Leadership in the Era of Economic
Uncertainty: The New Rules for Getting the Right Things Done in Difficult Times (McGraw-Hill, 2008), notes that
managers, including human resource professionals, will be “tested” in their
decision making skills, given changes prompted by the troubled economy.
Charan
recommends that when laying off employees, HR professionals “will be judged by
how well and how fast the process works and how humanely it is carried out.”
Charan also
states that managers' and HR professionals’ ethics, integrity and credibility
will be tested more than ever before. According to Charan: “Play no
favorites. You are the ultimate representative of a company culture that values
intellectual honesty and treats human beings with respect. Your authenticity is
on the line. Don’t let it be tainted.”
Charan also
offered the following for HR professionals:
Communicate effectively and frequently
with employees.
Partner with business leaders.
Make cuts in your own budget.
Identify the cause of morale problems.
NEW YORK STATE SHRM ANNOUNCES THE "2009 BEST
COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN NEW YORK STATE"
Small/Medium
Companies
Annese
& Associates
APG
Asset Management US, Inc.
Beacon
Federal
Brock, Schechter
& Polakoff, LLP
ContextWeb
Cricket
Communications
CUC
Management
eni
Everglades Technologies LLC
I-Centrix
Info
Directions
interpretek
King
& King, Architects
MBMS,
Inc.
New
Scale Technologies, Inc.
Peconic
Landing
Rothstein
Kas
Shawmut
Design and Construction
St.
Joseph's
Rehabilitation Ctr.
The Hayner
Hoyt Corp.
Large
Companies
American
Cancer Society, Eastern Division
Anchin,
Block & Anchin
Broadridge
Financial Solutions
Capital
District Physicians Health Plan
Deloitte
Digitas
Edward
Jones
Grant
Thornton
Horizon
Health Services
Independent
Health
Life's
WORC
Marcum & Kliegman
Modern
Marketing Concepts
Nokia
PAETEC
POMCO Group
SRC/SRCTec
The
Raymond Corporation
TheLadders.com
Visiting
Nurse Service of New York
These
companies were selected on the basis of an assessment of the companies'
employee policies and procedures and the results of internal employee
surveys.
Contact Michele Paludi to submit material
for this newsletter: paludim@union.edu
