February 2006
Issue 1, Spring 2006
Introducing the 2006 Spring Executive Board
Lindsey
Robinson,
President
Hi everyone!
My name is
Lindsey Robinson and I am
your President this semester.
I’m a senior and graduating
in May with a major in
Human Resources and an
emphasis in Legal Studies.
This will be my sixth
semester in SHRM and the third on e-board. I
was the Networking Director before becoming
Pres-Elect and now President! Currently I’m
the People Intern with Goodwill Industries
NCW. When I get a little free time I like to
hang out with my roommates and friends and
catch up on all the reality TV I’m addicted to!
We have a lot of great activities and fun new
ideas planned and I’m looking forward to a
great semester with new and old SHRMinators
alike! If you have any questions don’t hesitate
to ask any e-board member!
Lindsay
Deck ert,
Presi dent-E lect
My name is Lindsay Deckert.
I am a junior majoring in
Human Resources with a
Legal
Studies
Emphasis.
This is my fourth semester
in
UWOSHRM
and
my
second on the executive
board.
I was the SHRM
Secretary last semester. I currently work at
The American Club and have an on-campus
job. I just returned from a 3-week trip to Peru
with the university and had a blast!! I enjoy
spending my free time with my friends and
having a good time.
Juliane
Marquart,
Vice
President
Hi, my n ame i s Juliane
Marquardt.
I am a senior
majoring in Human Resource
Management with a Legal Studies
Emphasis.
This is my second
semester on e-board as Vice
Presi den t an d my fou rth
semester in SHRM. I work in the
Information Technology office on campus and held
an HR Internship at J.F. Ahern over the summer. I
will be graduating in May. In my spare time I
enjoy running, camping, and hanging out with my
friends and family.
I am looking forward to
another great semester with SHRM!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Exec Board Bios
1
Exec Board Bios
2
Schedule of Events
3
Faculty Advisor Bio
3
Want Ads
4
Articles
5
Word Find
6
Scott
Kosnicki,
Treasurer
My name is Scott Kosnicki. I
am a senior majoring in
Hu man
Resou rces
an d
Finance. I will be graduating
in December 2006.
I am
currently employed at Target
and looking for an internship
in HR.
This is my third semester at UW
Oshkosh and my second semester in SHRM and
on the executive board. In my free time I like
to play video games, hang out with my friends,
and go home to spend time with my family.
L i z
M i r o n ,
S e c r e t a r y
Hello! My name is Liz Miron.
I am the SHRM Secretary this
semester. This is my fourth
semester in SHRM and my
second on the executive
board. Last semester I was
the New Member Liaison. I
will be graduating in May with
a degree in Human Resources and a Legal
Studies Emphasis. I am currently working as an
HR Intern at Val-Fab in Neenah, WI. I will be
looking for a full-time job in the Fox Valley area
and moving to Appleton area at the end of
summer. I worked as an Assistant Manager
intern at Walgreens this past summer and I
continue to work there occasionally to keep my
options open after graduation. In my free time
I try to spend as much time with my friends and
boyfriend, I like to play board games (Scene
It!), watch movies, and go shopping!!
Sarah
Frank,
Networking
Director
Hi my name is Sarah Frank. I'm
the Networking Director for
SHRM. I am a Junior here at
UWO majoring in Human
Resources and minoring in
Spanish.
I have been in
UWOSHRM for two semesters and this is my first
semester on the executive board. I was just hired
as the Human Resource Intern at Clarity Care in
Oshkosh. I also serve as the Vice President of
Zeta Tau Alpha.
In my spare time I enjoy
working out and spending time with my friends.
I'm so glad I joined SHRM because it has
introduced me to many opportunities in the
Human Resources field and allowed me to know
more people in my HR classes.
Megan
Gesme,
New
Member
Liaison
Hi! My name is Megan Gesme. I
am the New Member Liaison. I
am a sophomore majoring in
Human Resources. This is my
second semester in UWOSHRM
and my first semester on
executive board. I am also
involved in the UWO Women’s Rugby team. I
work in the Reeve Union when I am at school, at
Walgreens at home during breaks and one
weekend a month and in the summer time I am a
supervisor at Saz’s the Finest (Festivals).
To find out more about SHRM
visit one of our websites
UW Oshkosh www.uwosh.edu/shrm/
Fox Valley www.wishm.org/chapter/foxval/
National www.shrm.org
Issue 1, Spring 2006
Page 2
February 2006
Schedule of Events
February
• 7: Kickoff Meeting
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
New
Member
Meeting
Spring Taste
of Oshkosh
11
Lambeau
Field
Fundraiser
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
FV SHRM
Meeting
23
24
25
• 8: Spring Taste of Oshkosh
11:30-1 in Reeve 227
• 14: Business Meeting
• 21: Fox Valley SHRM Meeting @
Liberty Hall in Kimberly,
7:30 AM - 10 PM
5
6
• 21: Speaker Meeting on PHR/
SPHR
• 24/25: WI Student State
SHRM Conference & HR
Games in Milwaukee
12
13
Business
Meeting
• 28: Social
19
March
20
• 1: Spring Job Fair 3-7 KOLF
HR Games in Milwaukee
• 7: Professional Round Table
Dues and Resumes Due
Speaker
Meeting
• 21: FV SHRM Meeting TBA
• 21: Speaker Meeting
• 28: Business Meeting
Location TBA
26
27
28
Social
All SHRM meetings are held on Tuesdays
from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
in Reeve 227B
(*Unless otherwise noted)
Dale Feinauer, Faculty Advisor
Dale Feinauer received his Bachelors of Science (Spring 1979), Masters of
Labor and Human Resources (Spring 1982), and Ph.D. in Labor and Human
Resources (Spring 1983), from THE Ohio State University. He has been a
Professor at The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh since 1983; teaching
graduate and undergraduate courses in both human resources and
management.
Engaged in consulting for over one hundred and fifty organizations in the
areas of: employee empowerment, team building, reengineering,
compensation, training, planning, organizational culture, managing
organizational change, board/CEO relations, board roles in the management
of not-for profit organizations, recruitment, performance appraisal and
human resource planning. Conducted over three hundred and fifty training
seminars, for local, national and international audiences.
Active in his community providing volunteer services to over one-hundred organizations including
serving on the Board of Directors of Evergreen Manor Retirement Community for ten years. He has
also been President of: the Omro Schools Board of Education; The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Faculty Senate; The Winnebago County Association for Retarded Citizens.
Issue 1, Spring 2006
Page 3
Want Ads
Banquet Committee
Bulletin Board Committee
Fun & creative individuals to join the
bulletin board committee!
Will help
update the board with UWO SHRM
information, make sure everyone knows
about SHRM, and create new board
designs throughout the semester!.
Contact Megan if you are interested.
Do you enjoy planning events and
having fun? If your answer is “yes”
then you should sign up for the
Banquet Committee! We will need to
find a fun restaurant for the
banquet, plan the menu, get
donations from area businesses, pick
out decorations, and have a blast!
Sign up in back or talk to Juliane for
more details.
Political Action Committee
Do you like making a
difference? As a future HR
professional, there is a
responsibility to know what is
happening on a state and
national level. You can play an
instrumental part by joining my
committee and writing our
government leaders.
Project Com
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Need people
who
would like to
help
with this
semester’s H
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Bemis.
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a helping hand. Talk
to Lindsey for more
information!
Newsletter
Committee
Looking for individuals to
write articles for the
monthly newsletter. Will
receive incentive points
and prizes at the
banquet! Talk
to Liz for more
information!!
FOX
VALLEY
SHRM MEETING
UWO SHRM TO COMPETE IN
T H E
H R
G A M E S
On January 17th, I,
Sarah Frank, attended
my first Fox Valley SHRM meeting at
Liberty Hall in Kimberly. Eric Grosso, a
State Labor Economist, talked about
approaching workforce changes in
Wisconsin. He emphasized that the
baby boomer generation will be retiring
in the next 10-15 years at a faster rate
than workers entering the labor market.
The 2006 Wisconsin Student Conference
and HR Games will be held on February 24
and 25 at Alverno College in Milwaukee, WI.
The HR Games are a fun way to motivate
and prepare students for PHR certification.
The HR Games consist of one– or two-day
series of game show style matches, between
teams of up to three undergraduate students
from various colleges and universities. The
HR Games are an event that offers the
opportunity to bring professional chapter
volunteers, students and student chapter
advisors together in a meaningful way. The
students receive an opportunity
to network with other students
and showcase their knowledge to
HR practitioners.
According to Grosso, the baby boomer
generation will be retiring at a younger
age than we have seen in the past. They
will also have more discretionary
income than past generations. Jobs in
health care, social assistance,
professional and business services,
retail trade, and leisure and hospitality
have the highest projected employment.
He is worried that we will not have a
labor force to fill all the upcoming job
openings.
Many future jobs in Wisconsin are going
to require some postsecondary
education. A plethora of students are
being educated in Wisconsin and then
commuting to other metro areas outside
the state with better opportunities.
Grosso stated that our state needs to
make jobs attractive to the up and
coming labor force to keep those who
are educated here, in the Wisconsin
work force.
The next Fox Valley SHRM meeting is
February 21st, 2006 from 7:30AM10:00AM. Attorney Dave Praska will be
speaking on Labor Law. If you are
interested in attending contact Sarah
Frank.
UWO SHRM will be sending three
teams of three UWO/National SHRM
members to compete. The teams consist of:
Lindsey Robinson, Katie Buchert, Lindsey
Deckert, Juliane Marquardt, Liz Miron, Scott
Kosnicki, Megan Gesme, Katie Humbright
and Paul Mijal. If you are interested in this
event, keep it in mind for next year!! We will
give an update on the weekend’s events at
the February 28th meeting.
Lambeau
Field
F u n d r a i s e r
On Saturday, February 11, 2006 several
SHRM Members will going to a Lambeau
Field Hockey event to participate in a
fundraiser.
They will be selling hot
chocolate, hot dogs, and brats.
If you
would like to participate in the next
fundraising opportunity talk to Scott
Kosnicki!