Happy Spring! Outdoor activities are starting back in full swing with festivals, concerts, yard work, and let’s not forget seafood boils! Who knew when we started this year that a pound of crawfish would be cheaper than gas?!?
Time is flying and it’s hard to believe we’re four months into 2022! I hope you all have managed to carve out moments of joy and connection, not only in your life away from work, but in your professional life as well.
Our professional development meeting this month will be held at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and we’re super excited to connect with the student SHRM chapter and Dr. Tonya Crombie, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business. The topic is “Supporting Employees Experiencing Anxiety” and is timely and relevant as April is Stress Awareness month. Mental health, anxiety, and stress are discussions we hear and topics we see and read about almost daily. SHRM has shared articles and resources in the most recent HR Magazine around these topics. Check out the link Stress Management (Apr) (shrm.org) when you get a chance. We hope to see you next Thursday morning at 8:30am in the Student Union, Ballroom C, on Southeastern’ s campus. A parking pass is provided in the registration’s confirmation link.
We’re off to a busy year and have had great professional development chapter meetings in January and February, and our annual Forum returned last month in March! Check out some of the memories from our event below! It takes a great deal of planning and effort to put the annual Forum together. If you’d like to be a part of the Forum committee for next year’s event, please let us know! Email us at northshoreshrm@gmail.com. Speaking of volunteers, if you’re interested in becoming more involved in the Northshore SHRM chapter, whether it’s as a future board member or on a committee, please talk to any of the board members. We’re looking forward to connecting with you!
Gretchen McKinney, Julie Walker, and I had a great time meeting many students this past Tuesday at the Southeastern Student SHRM Chapter meeting. Check out our picture below. Gretchen did a wonderful job engaging the students and explaining the benefits of being SHRM certified. Many are graduating in the near future and may be looking for an opportunity to work for you over the summer. If you have any internship opportunities, this may be a great way to help someone transition into a professional human resources experience and an opportunity for you to mold a future human resources leader! Bring your business cards to the April professional development meeting and network with students and fellow attendees.
As you’re aware, the national SHRM conference will be June 12-15 in New Orleans and volunteers are needed. As a token of gratitude for volunteer leaders, there is designated seating at the general sessions and at the Brad Paisley concert on Tuesday night of the conference! If you’re interested in volunteering, click the link below: https://shrm.formstack.com/forms/2022_shrm_volunteer_interest_form. Please note that you must be a national SHRM member to be eligible to volunteer. If you’re a NSHRM member and not a national SHRM member, please join https://www.shrm.org/ to take advantage of this opportunity with discounted rates to the conference or free admission.
Wishing you all a very successful Q2 and lots of happiness!
Kind regards,
April
