#5583 WBU SHRM Student Chapter
Working Together: The Alchemy of Education & Experience
The WBU Student Chapter of SHRM is all about having fun while participating in HR activities and helping out the community! We have educational meetings once a month, hold fundraising events, and do community service projects every term.
Schedule
Next In-Person Event:
The 2024 series is TBA
2024 Webcasts
October 16 (Monday) - Dr. Charla Brown LIVE - Enron: When you Work in HR & the End is Near
REGISTRATION
History & Highlights
2023 Webcasts
January
The Truth About Money
February
How YOU Influence the Culture of a (Company, Team, Place, Endeavor) - Jayly Jackson
May
When You Must Deliver Bad News
August
Why Most Resumes Fail (What You Don’t Know about AI)
September
Universal Management Competencies - Dr. Dave Rambow
In-person and Zoom presentation.
2022
January 18
How Volunteering Impacts Your Career & Business
Chellie Skoog, community leader and program manager with The Foraker Group
Chellie Skoog, Vice President of Programs with The Foraker Group
February 9
Excel at Data in Your Work Life: Data Analytics You Can Use
Penny Mosher, WBU Graduate Student
Understand how data can be analyzed - apply Excel skills to coursework and job assignments
March 12
Career Management Seminar (Annual Half-Day Event)
April
Conflict Management
May
Humor That Includes
June
Decision Making: Are Your Major Stakeholders at the Table?
Jaymie Hebert, SCP - City of Wasilla
July
History of HR Management – Impact of Early Leaders’ Theories
August
Time Management – What You Do in School is What You Do in Jobs
2021
August
Onsite & Remote Jobs: Employment Indicators in the Pandemic Aftermath
Bill Popp, President & CEO, Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
September
Digital Dexterity: Do You Have The Technical Intelligence For Your Career Success?
Aimee Basham, IT & Accountant
October
Is Your World Inclusive – Or Just Diverse?
George Martinez, Vice President of Communications and Community Engagement at Alaska Humanities Forum
November
Soon It Will Be 2022: Do You Know Where Your Impact on Legislative Action Is?
Molly Webb, MBA, PHR, SHRM-SCP
December
The Worst Advice About Pay & Compensation (What to Know When Getting a Job or Running a Business)
Attorney David Miklas
People Management: Setting Yourself Apart
August
When COVID19 Changed My Career Plans: Stories from Graduates
Earlier… available on WBU Blackboard
September 16, 2020 Remote Work Trends (COVID & the New Era)
October 20, 2020 Emotional Intelligence: Importance in Remote Work
November 19, 2020: Applying What You Learning in Your Prior Job
December - dedicated to community service through Socks for Vets and Bean's Cafe
January 19, 2021 LinkedIn Skills & Tips
THE AUTUMN 2025 SERIES
Join WBU SHRM for a series of presentations that bring you current with management, emphasizing the human element of business. Note that some are via Zoom, and others are live events hosted at WBU in Anchorage, AK. Noon events are hosted by the professional chapter of ASHRM. Evening events are hosted by WBU SHRM and ASHRM to link students and professionals in the HR world
- 10/08/2024 Elevate Your HR Ethics Expertise Noon by Zoom Registration
- 11/05/2024 AI in HR: Why I Don't Sleep Nights Noon by Zoom Registration
- 10/24/2024 - Internal Communication and Employee Engagement Evening Series LIVE event (PDCS pending) Registration
- 11/19/2024 - Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace: AM I OK? - Evening Series LIVE event (PDCs pending) Registration
Live events will be hosted at WBU at 6 PM, ending at 8 PM. Zoom events go live at 6:15 PM and the Zoom room will be posted during the month of the event. You are welcome to attend and to bring a guest
Career Management Workshop:
An Annual Event
When March ,2024
Time 8:45 AM - Speakers 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (A K)
Where reach mary.rydesky@wayland.wbu.edu for info
Experts on the topics of resumes and interviews, personal branding, networking, and negotiating. Have your resume in hand for this presentation!
2024 SPEAKERS
Erin Gregg
Rosemary Njeri
Kimberly Ward
Jarrett Carson, General Manager and National Director of Human Resources for Zo Financial
2023 SPEAKERS
Bill Popp, President & CEO of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
Christopher St. John, Alaska Regional Director
for Airswift
Katherine Dawson, Vice President and Regional Banking Manager for Wells Fargo
Jarrett Carson, General Manager and National Director of Human Resources for Zo Financial
A new activity in 2019, the students purchased socks to be distributed at the VA Clinic in support of the Socks for Vets program. Warm socks make for better Alaskan winters for vets!
The 2023-2024 program is about to begin!
The WBU family supported #5583 WBU SHRM in raising money to purchase turkeys and hams for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals at Bean's Cafe, helping others enjoy the season of giving.
Held during the fall term, our student chapter holds a drive to collect blankets, coats, caps, scarves, mittens, boots, etc. for the clients at Bean's Cafe and Brother Francis Shelter. Stream Academy middle school faculty and students joined WBU in providing for the community.
Around Christmas, the students at Wayland Baptist University donate items for Beanie Boxes. The Beanie Boxes are given to Bean's Cafe for clients there to open the day of Christmas.
Our Student Chapter has held an event called the Great Alaska IditaRoll Drive named after the famous Alaska Dog Sled race, the Iditarod. This drive focused on one important thing we'd miss if we ran out: toilet paper. Every winter we go all-out to collect toilet paper to donate to the local shelter Beans Cafe. Click here for pictures and stories of previous years!