October 2004
 




Monthly Board Article: New Member Orientation
By Sue Estes, VP of Membership, Membership Interaction Committee

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 11th. If you are a new GMA SHRM member or have never attended orientation, the New Member Welcome and Orientation Meeting on November 11th is the place for you! Enjoy great food while the GMA SHRM leadership team gives a introductory presentation on our chapter and it's various committees. This is a great opportunity to learn more about GMA SHRM, the benefits it has to offer, how you can get involved, meet committee members and to network with other HR professionals. Even if you are a seasoned member but have not connected with the chapter, please join us on November 11th to welcome new members.

Hosting the event is Boardman Law Firm. Boardman has a beautiful facility on the square overlooking our State Capital. Delicious food and beverages will be provided with plenty of time for socializing.

RSVPs are requested no later than November 4th by contacting New Member Orientation Co-Chair Holly Marciniak at holly.marciniak@berbee.com or (608) 298-1103.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 11th from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM at Boardman Law Firm. Please direct any questions to Holly Marciniak at (608) 298-1103.

Community: United Way

The United Way of Dane County is looking for Human Resource professionals who are interested in volunteering their time and expertise to help non-profit agencies improve their HR functions. As part of a comprehensive effort to improve the capacity of non-profit agencies to be as effective and efficient as possible, the United Way has identified Human Resource as one of eleven functions involving 77 best practices critical to an agency's success. Others include governance, legal, fiscal, records/data, programs, consumer awareness & responsiveness, volunteer management, planning, evaluation & continuous agency improvement, fundraising & revenue generation and marketing.

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve your community by putting your HR knowledge and expertise to work for United Way of Dane County non-profit agencies in need of your help, please call Kathy Martinson at 246-4356 or Tim Jeffery at 238-0788.

GMA SHRM News: Programming Committee Recruitment

Give back to your chapter! The GMA SHRM Programming Committee is succession planning: we need new members to develop. Our plan is to involve enthusiastic GMA SHRM members who will add new ideas and assist with our mission of providing quality programming to the chapter. Due to job changes, some talented long time committee members are looking to transition from our committee.

Our existing committee will give you the information you need to fulfill the role, which is to coordinate one to three meetings per year for our GMA chapter. The committee's next meeting is Thursday, October 21 at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Boardman Law Firm (US Bank building, downtown Madison). At this meeting we will finalize the 2005 meeting calendar and assign meetings to members. Our committee meets five times a year, in February, April, June, August, and October on Thursday afternoons.

Time commitment? Beyond our committee meeting, coordination time for each chapter meeting or Wednesday in the Park requires five to fifteen hours of work per meeting. The chapter administrator handles our administrative work (event publicity and meeting logistics at the Sheraton).

Please contact Anthony Dix, VP of Programming, at anthony.dix@uwmf.wisc.edu if you'd like to join us for our October 21 committee meeting. If you can't attend, our next meeting will be in mid-February, and we'd be happy to include you in our group.

You will meet some terrific people, share great ideas, make new business contacts, and have the chance to display your talent in finding great speakers to educate our chapter members. We work from an agenda and get a lot done, but we find time for refreshments and to have fun. Please join us!

GMA SHRM News: Leadership Opportunities - GMA SHRM Committees

  • Programming Committee Co-Chairperson

    Purpose    : To organize and coordinate programming committee members and assist them in their roles. Committee members organize meetings and recruit workshop presenters to address topics of interest and importance to those in the human resources field. The programming committee coordinates nine chapter meetings and eleven Wednesday in the Park workshops. This role interacts with the VP of Programming on the SHRM board, and the Co-Chair for Wednesday in the Park.

    Activities: Committee co chair is responsible for developing the agenda and conducting five committee meetings a year (February, April, June, August and October). At these meetings, committee members brainstorm and discuss chapter members' areas of interest and review presenter ideas. This role will guide committee members with planning the year's programming scheduling, and assist them with locating, contacting and securing presenters, assembling speaker profiles and program descriptions for program announcements, and introducing presenters. The co-chair and the committee members work with the Chapter Administrator and other committees to coordinate program publicity and logistical arrangements such as networking activities, equipment, and seating arrangements.

    Time Commitment: The committee meets as a group five times per year. The Committee co-chair may also facilitate one of the nine monthly chapter meetings. The Chairperson and Co-Chairperson share responsibility for attendance at most of the Chapter functions as appropriate. Due to need to communicate frequently with the chapter administrator, the VP of Programming, the Co-Chair for Wednesday in the Park, Committee members, and speakers, the estimated time commitment averages two to three hours per week.

    If you are interested in becoming involved contact Anthony Dix at 608.821-4153 or e-mail Anthony.dix@uwmf.wisc.edu.
  • Mentorship Chairperson

    If you are interested in becoming involved contact Dan Stahl at 608.233-5491 or e-mail dstahl@hrgroup.biz.
  • Community Connection Co-Chairperson

    Purpose: Our committee focuses on opportunities for our members to lend their skills and talents to the greater community.

    Activities: We are forming two community partnerships, one with the Dane County Job Center to serve adults in transition and the second with the Sun Prairie SOAR program serving high school students. As a community outreach program, we will be offering services and assistance to promote career development and workforce readiness. These events include such services as job coaching, interviewing skills, resume writing, skills assessment, career fairs, field trips to local employers, and so much more!

    Time Commitment: The committee meets as a group 5-6 times a year. The Co-Chairperson would lead the planning and coordinating the event offerings provided to the Sun Prairie SOAR program. There is opportunity to develop the program further and expand it to other school programs and district. The estimated time commitment is a minimum of 4-6 hours a month depending on the events scheduled and the efforts that the chairperson delegates to the committee members.

    If you are interested in becoming involved contact Laura Jaggi at 608.836-6060 or e-mail ljaggi@ncghotels.com.
GMA SHRM News: GMA SHRM 2005 Partnership Program and Directory Advertising

It's that time of year again when your organization can take advantage of the many opportunities to promote itself among GMA SHRM members while providing valuable support of our chapter's many activities.

The 2005 Partnership Program creates great visibility for companies supporting the HR profession or whose client base includes chapter members. For 2005, GMA SHRM has not raised the partnership cost at any level, and we have added some extra features as well. Gold Partners will receive a full-page ad in the directory for 2005, and both Gold and Silver Partners can run color ads in our monthly newsletter, the HR Link.

Click here for more details. Partnerships are limited, so sign up soon!

GMA SHRM is also gearing up for 2005 directory advertising. Contact us for a rate sheet and information about ad dimensions and format. The directory is sent to the 800+ chapter members and is a valuable source of information year round.

We appreciate your consideration these opportunities and look forward to another successful year with our corporate partners and advertisers.

For more information about the Partnership Program or Directory, please contact David Furlan at david.furlan@mail.mhcdc.org.

GMA SHRM News: Renaming HR Link Contest

Calling all members - GMA SHRM is sponsoring a contest to rename the HR Link newsletter! The HR Link has come a long way in the past few months. Along with that facelift, we are looking for a new name.

Need some inspiration? The mission of the HR Link is to provide GMA SHRM members with timely and relevant information, and support the National SHRM mission of serving the professional (STP) and advancing the profession (ATP).

For additional inspiration, GMA SHRM is awarding the winner a night out on the town - a gift certificate to Marcus Cinemas and dinner for two! (Couldn't you use the break?) The deadline to submit ideas is December 10, 2004. Please submit your new HR Link name to chapteradmin@gmashrm.org. The winner will be announced in the January edition of the HR Link.

Good luck, and have fun!

SHRM News: Your Foundation at Work: Making Mergers Work

The SHRM Foundation book, Making Mergers Work, is making headlines!

Based on a joint study with Towers Perrin on the role of human resources in mergers and acquisitions, the book clearly demonstrates that HR's early strategic involvement in the M&A process directly impacts its chances of success. If your organization is planning a merger, be sure to pick up your copy of Making Mergers Work, the Strategic Importance of People from the SHRMStore. The book provides detailed information on how HR can add value at every stage of the M&A process. A review in Soundview says "this book gives [HR] the tools necessary for creating careful planning and implementation, realistic expectations, and consistent, well-conceived communication with employees." To read an executive summary of the findings or to purchase the book, visit http://www.shrm.org/foundation/.

The SHRM Foundation: Leadership for Changing Times

Rachel R. Steger, PHR
Foundation Director
Badger Liquor Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 1137
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1137
920-923-8160
800-242-9708

HR Link Guidelines

Article Writing:
Do you have an interest in writing for the HR Link? We have an interest in learning more about your area of expertise!

Why should you volunteer? Top three reasons: 1) To share your knowledge and experiences to educate others. 2) To become more connected in the HR and Dane County communities. 3) To contribute towards the advancement of GMA SHRM and the HR profession.

Deadlines:
Content (articles, ads, book reviews, news, announcements, etc.) is due the 15th of the month prior (i.e., January content is due December 15).

Article length:
Because the HR Link is now in an online format, the size is flexible. The article should be engaging and hold readers' attention. Include the core information in your article, and we will advise if it is too lengthy.

Article format:
Please submit articles as a Microsoft Word document.

Solicitation:
GMA SHRM conscious not to allow solicitation through the articles, in an effort to protect the interests of our partners and members. The nature of the article should be educational (i.e., what are the business advantages of having a product like yours) or informational. Otherwise, if you truly are interested in advertising through the HR Link, you can work with our Marketing Committee. As a rule of thumb for article writing, if the submission relates to a for-profit event, or specifically markets your company (vs. your industry), it is an advertisement, and should be purchased. If it is a not-for-profit event that your company is hosting, or an announcement (i.e., a SHRM member recently joined your company), it is an acceptable addition to the HR Link content. If you have any questions related to the appropriateness of your submission, please contact us.

If you have questions, or to submit an article, contact GMA SHRM at chapteradmin@gmashrm.org .

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