Meeting

The Southwest Area Human Resource Association welcomes Troy Seibel, North Dakota Labor Commissioner as our speaker for March.  His presentation “Training Supervisors—Not an Option, A Necessity”, will cover information important to all companies, large and small. Join us!

The Southwest Area Human Resource Association welcomes Martha Erickson as our speaker for February. Martha will present information on school to work transition projects with Dickinson High School.  She will share some of the challenges being faced with what kids know and don’t know and how HR professionals can help the process. 

Diversity Panel Featured in January

Diversity is more than race or color. Diversity is very broad and encompasses a wide variety of differences in today’s workplace. Join us for our January meeting as   SAHRA presents a panel of local experts who will discuss opportunities for employers to become more aware of diversity within their current workforce.  Panelists include:

Perzen Polishwalla, Associate Director of International Programs at DSU

Beth Grandell, Coordinator for the Dickinson Adult Learning Center

Jenna Wilm is the Membership Director for the North Dakota State Human Resource Association. Jenna has over 10 years of human resource experience. She has served on the NDSHRM State Council for the past five years in numerous roles including Secretary/Treasurer, Membership Director, and will begin her role as Director Elect in January 2016. She currently holds her PHR and SHRM-CP certifications and is the Senior Human Resources Generalist of Integrity Windows in Fargo.

Uma Hoffmann with Steffes Corporation will facilitate our November chapter meeting.

October is Membership Month!

Join us as SAHRA Hosts Membership Month!

Membership Meeting will be followed by a presentation by Missy Ohe --  “The Ohepen Mind”

· Everyone attending will be eligible to win great DOOR PRIZES!

· Members… bring a guest and you and your guest will receive a FREE LUNCH plus an additional door prize entry form.

What are the hot topics in the legislature that affect Human Resources? District 21 Representative Kathy Hogan will attend our September SAHRA meeting to discuss two major topics:

1. Emerging Hot Topic Issues in HR  -  a review of the proposed federal and state changes

2. Where To Go For Help - an outline of key resources such as websites, call numbers and people   

Reasonable Accommodations

Members and guests welcome!

Employment at Will and Employment Discrimination

Presented by the ND Department of Labor

Members and guests welcome!

Bullying in the Workplace

The bully has left the playground and moved to the cubicle next door! Bullying is increasingly becoming an epidemic in the workplace. This presentation promotes awareness of the prominence of bullying, how bullying affects employees and productivity and how to intervene when bullying occurs.

Themes & Objectives:

* Understand the definition of bullying

* Explore symptoms and examples of bullying

* Identify the effects of bullying

* Briefly define cyber-bullying