Join Us For Our Year-End Event and Party! Party! Party! December 8
Transition Board Meeting
Embry Rucker Shelter Donations Update
Dulles SHRM Fast Facts
Community Assistance
Chapter Discussion Group
Board Meeting Minutes
Dulles SHRM 2004-2005 Annual Scholarship Program
"HR Today - Facing The Challenges Of Tomorrow, Now"
HRA-NCA To Sponsor Spring 2005 PHR/SPHR Exam Preperation Sessions
Mark Your Calendar

Join Us For Our Year-End Event and Party! Party! Party! December 8

For Details on the Program: Click Here

Transition Board Meeting

As is our tradition at the Dulles Chapter, a Transition Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 15 at 6 p.m. at the Washington Dulles Marriott Suites, the location of our monthly meetings. Attendees will include the outgoing 2004 Board as well as the new 2005 Board members.

The purpose of the meeting is to transfer responsibilities and to begin planning priorities and initiatives for 2005. Chapter 2005 President Kurt Cowles will chair the business meeting. The buffet meal will include all meal preferences. If you are an incoming or outgoing Board member, be sure to contact Cindy Loison (cgloison@aol.com or 703-265-7520) by Monday, December 13 to let her know whether or not you will be attending.

Embry Rucker Shelter Donations Update

President Cindy Loison donated $40 worth of gift certificates for the Embry Rucker Shelter during October. The gift certificates were distributed to the homeless. Embry Rucker Shelter Chief Executive Officer Kerrie Wilson extends her sincere appreciation.

Dulles SHRM Fast Facts

SHRM Foundation Donation

At each monthly meeting, the Dulles chapter sells 50/50 raffle tickets for $1.00 each, collects the chapter portion throughout the year, and then contributes these funds at year-end to the SHRM Foundation. This year, the chapter contributed $350 in 2004 raffle proceeds to the Foundation. The SHRM Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that operates as the research and development arm of the HR profession. Learn more at www.shrm.org.

Dulles Chapter Membership Continues to Grow

Vice President, Membership Bonnie Little reports that Dulles chapter membership has grown to 198 members, the highest membership ever for the chapter. Growth exceeds 20% year-to-date for 2004.

Community Assistance

Dulles Chapter Diversity/Workforce Education Director Evelyn Kaiser presents November community assistance speaker Carol Thacker of PRS, Inc. PRS serves over 700 adults with a psychiatric disability each year. Center sites are located in Alexandria, Falls Church, and Reston, and at residential sites across Northern Virginia.

PRS was founded in 1963 to provide an informal social program for persons with a psychiatric disability who were being released from psychiatric hospitals and into our community. At the time, the community was unprepared to receive these individuals, and PRS was asked to fill the gap.

PRS, Inc., is now a private nonprofit organization with an annual budget over $4.5 million. Programs include day programs where clients master the essential skills of daily living, employment services, residential services where independent living is fostered, an evening/weekend program focused on recreation activities, and Compeer, a companionship program that matches volunteers with adults in recovery from mental illness.

PRS success is impressive. Although the national employment rate for persons with mental illness is 10%, PRS Employment Services placed 64% of clients in competitive jobs last year. Virtually all clients referred to PRS Residential Services on the verge of eviction have remained in permanent housing and off the streets. Revenue for PRS programs and services comes from a combination of government grants and contracts, foundation awards, corporate gifts, and individual donations. You may learn more by visiting www.prsinc.org.

Board Meeting Minutes

The minutes from the Board meetings are available on our web site - please take a few minutes to review them in full. Click Here to View.

Dulles SHRM 2004-2005 Annual Scholarship Program

The Dulles SHRM chapter is pleased to announce our third Annual Scholarship Program - up to two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded!

As part of its mission to promote professional development and to raise the standard of performance in human resources management, the chapter is offering chapter members, sons and daughters of chapter members, and students in the local area the opportunity to apply. To qualify for consideration, applicants must be:

1. A chapter member in good standing, a son or daughter of a chapter member in good standing, or a member of a local student SHRM chapter during the time of application and receipt of the award; AND
2. Enrolled in a full-time or part-time program earning a degree in human resources or in a human resources-related field at an undergraduate college-level or graduate program.

Applications will be available at upcoming chapter meetings and may also be downloaded. Click Here for Download (Word Doc 199KB). Please send completed applications no later than Friday, December 31, 2004 to:

Dulles SHRM Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1249
Herndon, VA 20172

For more information, please contact Maggie Chan at Maggie.chan@sodexhousa.com or (301) 987-4353.

"HR Today - Facing The Challenges Of Tomorrow, Now"

Be there for a lively conference kick-off with Mark Gorkin, the “Stress Doc.” Wrap up the day with a network reception and Vendor Expo. Register to win a door prize, including a trip to the SHRM Conference in San Diego in June 2005. Take advantage of the early registration price before December 15. Register online at www.hra-nca.org or call HRA-NCA at (703) 241-0229.

Where:
Cafritz Conference Center
George Washington University Campus, Washington, D.C.
When:
Friday, January 28, 2005
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

HRA-NCA To Sponsor Spring 2005 PHR/SPHR Exam Preperation Sessions

Strengthen your human resources knowledge by participating in a comprehensive review of the HR functions while preparing for either the PHR or SPHR exam. This course provides 34 hours of instructor-led facilitation by Paul Shibelski, SPHR. Dates and times for the course follow. Participants are expected to attend all the sessions.

• Orientation: Friday, February 18 from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
• Session 1: Friday, March 4 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Session 2: Saturday, March 5 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Session 3: Friday, March 18 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Session 4: Saturday, March 19 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Review: Friday, April 8 from 8:00 - 12:00 p.m.

The seminar cost is $1,125 for HRA-NCA members and $1,200 for non-members. This price includes all sessions and the SHRM learning system. Breakfast is provided. The registration deadline is Friday, February 4, 2005.

Sessions will be held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The location is accessible via the Metro Red Line. Parking is available in local garages and on the street. Visit www.hra-nca.org/event for more information and to enroll.

Mark Your Calendars

Upcoming SHRM Conferences and Seminars

2004 Conferences

• November 18-20 - Leadership Conference (volunteer leadership training for chapter leaders), Arlington, VA

2005 Conferences

• March 14-16 - Annual Employment Law & Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C.
• April 20-22 - Annual EMA Conference & Exposition, Dallas, TX
• May 22-25 - WorldatWork Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA
• June 19-22 - SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, San Diego, CA

2004 Chapter Dinner Meetings

• December 8 - Annual Holiday Party
• December 15 - Transition Board Meeting

2005 Chapter Dinner Meetings

• January 19 - “Making Mandatory HR Training Fun - How to Turn ‘Prisoners’ Into Learners” with Wendy Mack, T3 Consulting
• February 16 - To Be Announced
• March 16 - “Dealing With Difficult Situations and People” with Cornelia Gamlem, GEMS Group

That’s all for this month unless you have any ideas or suggestions? This is your chapter - let us know what’s on your mind!

Cindy Loison
President
Dulles SHRM
cloisonhr@aol.com