September 9 Meeting

10 Commandments of Communicating with People with Disabilities

Our September program will be a presentation and interactive panel discussion by the Disability Resource Center.  This will be your opportunity to ask those sensitive questions about issues that may arise surrounding employees with disabilities. Lillian Burch, Executive Director of the Disability Resource Center and Alan Muir Executive Director – Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities, of University of Tennessee, along with other staff members, will lead the panel discussion Topics will include ADA, EEOC regulations, EEOC complaints, recruiting & hiring employees with disabilities. Information on the services provided by the Disability Resource Center to employees as well as employers will also be available.

 

Certification is pending

September Sponsor
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September Menu
Mixed green salad with choices of dressing on the side • Special chicken, vegetarian and beef fajitas bar with flour tortillas • Array of condiments; lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno • Refried beans • Mexican style rice • Tortilla chips • Assorted deserts • Beverage

NEW pictures on the Events Page - check them out - more will be added soon!

 
LOOKING AHEAD…
Remaining 2008 TVHRA Meeting Dates
  
 
October 10
November 11

December 9
Our Annual Holiday Event
at Knoxville Sunsphere

Be sure to mark your calendar!

Check out the Events page to see photos from our Spring More coming soon!

2008 Conference Dates
The 2008 annual Conference, HR: Taking Care of Business is scheduled for October 1 - 3, 2008 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Daniel Goleman, author of Social Intelligence. Make your reservations now! The phone number is (901) 529-4164. 

The 2009 conference will be September 30 - October 2, 2009 in Nashville.
TVHRA will be hosting the 2010 conference!

The Value of Certification
A Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification distinguishes you among your peers and highlights your commitment to your career as an HR professional. Certification is public recognition of professional achievement. The SHRM Learning System and Global Learning System have been designed to maximize your success - both on the certification exams and in your professional development. Learn more on the HRCI Certification page of this web site or contact Mike Hudson and he will be happy to talk with you about certification. TVHRA sponsors two study groups per year. The group meets at Pellissippi State's Main Campus on Hardin Valley Road Alexander Building • Executive Seminar Room 206 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The cost of the study group is $100 for members and $125 for non-members • Study Kits cost $430.00

Are You Current?
Have you recently changed any of your information? Certification? Name Change? Employment Change? New E-mail? Keeping your member record current helps us communicate with you. If any of these changes require a new badge - just let us know at the meeting. New members get their first badge free; updated badges have a nominal fee of $5.00.

Did you miss a meeting? In January, our speaker was Larry Johnson TGIM (THANK GOODNESS IT’S MONDAY): How to turn-on your employees so they won’t turn-over on you. Followed by our February meeting with Carol Biladeau and Mac Stevens - Financial Planning as a Benefit: Making Your Hard Work Worth It. The March meeting updated our members with recent changes that affect Defined Contribution Plans. This timely information was provided by Jones Kirkpatrick & Associates Financial Services. John L Dyess, Regional Chair for the Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve provided us with the requirements and ramifications of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USSERRA) at our April meeting. May was our annual spring fling. In June we emphasized the SHRM Foundation. Our annual industry tour was hosted at ORNL in Oak Ridge.

DON'T MISS our meeting next month or you will miss great networking opportunities, good food, and excellent speakers.

   

Tennessee Valley Human Resources Association • Knoxville, Tennessee
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