SHRM Medina County Newsletter Inside this issue: President s Corner 1 SHRM Medina County Call for Candidates Member Appreciation Luncheon and Silent Auction Donate to the SHRM Foundation Silent Auction Welcome New Members 2 3 4 5 A Special Thank You 6 Announcements 7 Calendar 8 President s Corner October 2013 Volume 1, Issue 7 Engage. Inspire. Lead. What an exciting and accomplished year it has been for SHRM Medina County! Thank you to our members and to the board of directors for all of your contributions to our success! We celebrated our 10 year anniversary, diversified our board of Directors, achieved approval for HRCI recertification credits for the majority of our meetings, implemented the chapter s first monthly newsletter, successfully implemented creative and dynamic programming and held a special chapter diversity event on Nov. 7 th. The election for the 2014 board was held on October 22 nd at our annual member meeting and results have been certified. Thank you to my fellow board of directors for all of your hard work, commitment and dedication to the HR profession. It has been a pleasure to serve all of our members as president and I look forward to our chapter s continued success as Dan Csaky steps into the president's role in January 2014. SHRM Medina County has been an instrumental part of my career over the last 3 years and serving and being involved has helped me grow as an HR professional and leader. I look forward to continuing serving the membership on the SHRM Medina County 2014 board as past president. Thank you for all of your support! I look forward to seeing you at our annual member appreciation meeting on December 12 th!
SHRM Medina County Newsletter Page 2 SHRM Medina County Call for Candidates Are you looking to develop your leadership skills or get more involved in the chapter? Now is the time to volunteer for one of our 2014 Board of Director positions. Your service to SHRM Medina County in a leadership role can be a valuable experience in many ways. You can learn: More about SHRM and how it supports the HR profession and local chapters How to strengthen project management skills Develop and bolster your public speaking skills Learn more about what it is like to be on a board of directors and parliamentary procedures Typical time commitments per month averages around 5 hours. Other benefits include free membership to SHRM Medina County, professional development seminars, and HRCI recertification credits. All active SHRM Medina County Professional Members, in good standing, can serve on the chapter s Board of Directors. You can nominate yourself or encourage another chapter member to nominate themselves for a position. Dan Csaky is currently President-Elect and will be President of SHRM Medina County in 2014. Our Chapter is unique in that we have a fast track succession to President. The time commitment is three years starting with the VP Membership Role followed by VP Programs/President-Elect, and then President. All other board positions are also subject to annual election, and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Check out the positions that are available...one might be just the right fit for you. Any Member or Non-Member of SHRM Medina County may be considered for our Board of Directors. Once elected, all Board members must have up-to-date Chapter and National SHRM membership. If you are interested or know someone who may be interested please contact Dan Csaky, President-Elect at: shrmmedina@gmail.com
Page 3 SHRM Medina County Newsletter Member Appreciation Luncheon and SHRM Foundation Silent Auction Please save the date, Thursday, December 12 th, 2013 from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM for our annual SHRM - Medina County Member Appreciation Luncheon and Silent Action, with all proceeds going to the SHRM Foundation. Lunch is FREE to all current members. Guests are welcome - cost $20. Supporting the SHRM Foundation is a chance to contribute to an ongoing study of the direction of human resources in society. The SHRM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non -profit affiliate of SHRM. Last year s Silent Auction featured many items and raised more than $800 to support the SHRM Foundation. The success of the Silent Auction depends on the creative and interesting items we receive as donations for bid. Don t miss out on this great opportunity to demonstrate your and/or your company s support of the HR profession. You and/or your company will receive acknowledgement of your participation in the Silent Auction on our website and in our newsletter. We will also highlight your company s participation at the meeting. Your charitable donation would be much appreciated! If you would like to donate an auction item, please complete the attached form and fax to 330-247- 4203 or email to shrmmedina@gmail.com. Your charitable donation and support is vital to ensure that the SHRM Foundation can continue its important work. We hope you can join us! Karen Sating, President, SHRM Medina County Angie Kish, SHRM Foundation Director, SHRM Medina County
SHRM Medina County Newsletter Page 4 Donate to Support Human Resources Studies! SHRM Medina County Silent Auction SHRM Medina County, An affiliate of the society for human resource management (SHRM) Silent Auction to Benefit the SHRM Foundation Thank you for your making a contribution to our silent auction. Please complete this form and email to shrmmedina@gmail.com or fax to 330-247-4203 Donor Name: Organization name: Mailing address: Phone: E-mail: Describe the item you are donating (Please be as descriptive as possible): Approximate retail value: $ Thank you for your support!
SHRM Medina County Newsletter Page 5 Western Reserve Wreath Laying Event SHRM Medina County Volunteer Opportunity Please join SHRM Medina County on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 as we volunteer at the Western Reserve Cemetery in Rittman, OH to participate in the Wreath Laying Ceremony that will be occurring at all National Cemeteries nationwide. This is the sixth year for the wreath laying event at Western Reserve Cemetery. The first year they placed 250 wreaths and last year they placed 2,000 wreaths. Interested in volunteering? Volunteers should arrive at the Cemetery around 10:00 AM. It is advised that volunteers car pool as parking is limited. Western Reserve Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, Rittman, OH Not able to volunteer? Please see the form included in the newsletter where you can simply make a donation to the Wreaths for Western Reserve All orders must be placed no later that November, 26th, 2013. For additional information, please contact Nellie Rodman, Diversity Director at 330-948-1046 or via email at shrmmedina@gmail.com
Page 7 SHRM Medina County Newsletter HRCI New Rule for Recertification Deadlines By: Pam Giguere, HRCI Certification Director Beginning in 2014, HRCI will be implementing a new Birthday Rule for recertification deadlines. After the Birthday Rule goes into effect on February 1, 2014, your new recertification date will be the end of your birth month. You will continue to have at least three (3) years to complete your recertification cycle. However, instead of your cycle ending in the month in which you became certified, it will be extended to the end of the month in which you were born. You will NOT need to earn more than 60 credits during this onetime initial extended cycle. This change will result in a number of benefits: It will allow you to more easily remember when your recertification cycle ends (just like your driver s license!) It will spread our workload out evenly throughout the year, allowing us to provide better and timelier service. Here is how the new rule will be implemented for all recertification cycles ending February 1, 2014, and later: If the month in which you are due to recertify (for example, June 2014) is the same as your birth month listed in our records (for example, June 2014), your cycle date will remain the same. If the month in which you are due to recertify (for example, June 2014) occurs earlier in the year than your birth month listed in our records (for example, December 2014), your cycle date will be extended to the end of your birth month, later that same year (in this example, December 31, 2014). If the month in which you are due to recertify (for example, June 2014) occurs later in the year than your birth month listed in our records (for example, January 2014), your cycle end date will be extended to the end of your birth month in the following year (in this example, January 31, 2015). With this change, no one will have less than three (3) years to recertify. You will also receive a new certificate in late March 2014 with your new recertification cycle end date. We will share additional details about the Birthday Rule through our website and blogs in early 2014. Please stay tuned, there will be more enhancements, features and updates to the recertification program over the coming weeks.
Page 8 SHRM Medina County Newsletter Not yet a SHRM Medina County Member? We have been seeing many new faces at our events. Please continue to invite your guests and help us spread the word about SHRM Medina County. Our members are our strongest voice! If you or someone you know would like to join our chapter please be sure to reach out to Jaclyn von Hoch, VP Membership for more information at shrmmedina@gmail.com. The 2013 SHRM Medina County Member Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 12th at the Weymouth Country Club. Join us for this fun event and SHRM Foundation Silent Auction! Do you have a topic that you would like to see covered in our Newsletter or information that you would like to share? Your suggestions are welcome. Please email your thoughts and ideas to Erika Nowlin, Secretary at shrmmedina@gmail.com.
Page 9 SHRM Medina County Newsletter A Special Thank You! A very special thank you to our Guest Speaker from our October chapter luncheon Nathan Pangrace. Nathan shared with us an update on several legislative topics including the Affordable Care Act, OSHA, Social Media in the workplace and FMLA. A very special thank you to our Guest Speaker from our Diversity Event, Mike Kovack. Mike shared with us some of his own personal experiences while serving our country as well as what is important for employers to consider when hiring veterans and some of the top reasons why to hire veterans. Thank you Nathan! Thank you Mike! SHRM Medina County Social Media Want to hear more from SHRM Medina County! Connect with us on LinkedIn, Like us on Facebook, or Follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on HR issues with SHRM Medina County! SHRM Medina County Facebook SHRM - Medina County LinkedIn SHRM - Medina County (SHRMMedinaCo) on Twitter
SHRM - Medina County P.O. Box 1706 Medina, OH 44256 December 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Phone: 330-662-0178 Email: shrmmedina@gmail.com Website: www.shrm-medina.shrm.org Don t miss our next chapter meeting on December 12th, 2013. We encourage you to attend and bring a guest! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Board Meeting 8:15am 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Member Appreciation 11:30am 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Like us on Facebook! Join us on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/groups/shrm- Medina-county 29 30 31 Thank you to all Veterans for your service!