1. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Benefits of Student Membership

2. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits HR Magazine Twelve monthly issues of this magazine featuring in-depth articles on HRM HR Week Weekly e-newsletter featuring the latest trends and issues in the field.

3. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits SHRM Online's HR Talk Go online to discuss issues affecting the HR profession. State & Regional Conferences Our local chapter is HRACI and they host monthly educational conferences and luncheons.

4. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits SHRM Foundation Scholarships Three annual SHRM Foundation scholarships: –one graduate scholarship ($5,000) –two undergraduate scholarships ($2,500 each) Deadline to apply: October 15

5. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits SHRM Student Leader Scholarships Three annual $1,000 scholarships recognizing outstanding students –Leonard R. Brice, SPHR, Student Leader Scholarship –SHRM Foundation Graduate Student Leader Scholarship –SHRM Foundation, Dr. Lisa Burke, SPHR, Scholarship Deadline to apply: March 1

6. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits Webcasts HR Policies Database Job Descriptions Database HR Forms Database HR Basics Database HR Toolkits HR Surveys HR Metrics Business Literacy Toolkit HR Links HR Job Postings Career Articles White Papers HR Legislative Updates Access to Online Information:

7. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits Opportunity to sit for PHR certification exam Take the exam within one year of graduation Within five years of passing the exam, students must acquire two years of exempt-level HR experience Demonstrates commitment to HR Cost is $120 (cost will be much higher if you take it as a professional)

8. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Among the many benefits of participating in our Chapter: Getting involved on campus Leadership opportunities Interesting HR & career-related speakers Job shadowing Internships Mentoring Site visits Scholarships Attending professional chapter meetings Student Membership Benefits

9. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Leadership Opportunities Officer Positions 2008-2009 President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Director of Communications Director of Community Relations Director of Student Relations

10. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Qualifications for SHRM student membership: You are enrolled in the equivalent of at least six (6) credit hours per semester (or an equivalency thereof) in a degree-seeking program. Your coursework, taken or planned, supports a demonstrated interest in HR.

11. Serve the Professional, Advance the Profession Student Membership Benefits $160 Professional membership dues are $160 per year $35 Student membership dues are just $35 per year