SPOT Award June'14 - Votes Needed!

It is that time of the month - time to cast your vote for your favorite LSHRM volunteer! Please help us recognize and reward the most deserving volunteer for the month of June here ---> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V8HX29N. Thank you!

LSHRM May Chapter Meeting - Online Registration Ends on May 8th!

Make sure to sign up this week for the May 13 Lunch, Chapter Meeting and Workshop! You could earn up to 3 Business HRCI credits! Learn all about Intellectual Property from Carrie Van Daele. This meeting will be at the Delphi Center. http://www.lshrm.org/events/event_details.asp?id=401571

Volunteers needed!

Central High School students are preparing for summer job interviews. Volunteers will conduct mock interviews sessions one-on-one with individual high school students.

Training held at beginning at each session.

When: Monday, April 28^th, 9-10:45 am and/or Tuesday, April 29^th 8-10:45 am.

Where: Central High School – 1130 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40203

Contact Ray Hurley at 502-472-9912, or email ray.hurley@jefferson.kyschool.us for further details.

S.P.O.T. Award - Cast Your Vote Now!

Dear LSHRM Members - our volunteers need to be rewarded for all their hard work!!! Please help us in this process by casting your vote for S.P.O.T.! You can vote for your favorite LSHRM volunteer for the month of May with just a simple click on this link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MXSN7XZ. Deadline is Friday, May 2nd.

100 Wise Women Series


The highly anticipated 100 Wise Women series is set to begin!  The first event of 2014 will be May 7 and will feature keynote speaker, Marta Miranda, president and chief executive officer of The Center for Women and Families.  Registration is now open atwww.leadershiplouisville.org/100ww – this link also shows off our new Wise Women "eWall of Fame"!

This is the first of four 100 Wise Women events in 2014, each featuring women in leadership positions with unique stories to tell.  See the press release below and attached to see this year’s line-up of speakers.  At each event following the keynote address, women from all career stages engage in conversation that promotes increased connection and informal mentoring across sectors and industries.  These events typically sell out within a few days, so we encourage anyone interested in attending to get registered right away atwww.leadershiplouisville.org/100ww.

Dear LSHRM members,

Today marks the opening of applications for the Leadership LouisvilleClass of 2015, a program that has graduated nearly 2,000 community leaders since the first class began in 1979.  Each year, some of the area’s most dynamic leaders from all fields apply to participate in the program, including leaders from business, government, education and nonprofit organizations.  The 2015 class will be selected to be representative of the community and will begin their program year in August 2014 and end in May 2015. 

Applications are open April 7 – May 23.  Complete program information and applications are available atwww.leadershiplouisville.org.   

Click here for the press release.  It is also pasted below. Please help us share this opportunity with leaders who are ready for a transformative experience, for them, their organization and the community.

  

Louisville Society for Human Resource Management Receives Distinguished Award

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded the Louisville Society for Human Resource Management the EXCEL Gold Award for 2013. The award is part of the SHRM Affiliate Program for Excellence, which aligns individual chapters with SHRM. The award recognizes a chapter’s accomplishments and strategic activities and initiatives that promote the human resources profession at the local level. “This recognition is a distinct indication of the chapter’s successful partnership with SHRM to serve the networking and professional development needs of human resource professionals and to the advancement of the human resources profession” said J. Robert Carr, senior vice president, membership, marketing & external affairs for SHRM. The Louisville Society for Human Resource Management will be recognized in SHRM publications and at SHRM conferences. As an Excel winner, it receives a certificate of recognition and a special banner to display at its meetings and events. Louisville SHRM has been committed to excellence in the practice of human resource management for over 70 years and is Kentucky's largest professional human resources organization with approximately 600 members; LSHRM is also affiliated with local student chapters. Recent chapter initiatives include a monthly column in the Louisville Business First, Workforce Readiness efforts and a partnership with Best Places to Work Kentucky. To learn more about membership in LSHRM and the many events offered, visit www.lshrm.org and follow @LSHRM. About the Society for Human Resource Management Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 275,000 members in over 160 countries, the Society is the leading provider of resources to serve the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource management. SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates. Visit us at shrm.org and follow us @SHRMPress.