College Relations Director

Function:

Manage the scholarship program, internship program, and college outreach efforts.

Responsible To:

• The members of the chapter
• The chapter vice president of membership
• The chapter president
• State Council College Relations Director

Responsibilities:

• Develop scholarship application evaluation criteria and design the appropriate materials.
• Promote the scholarship program and internship program to local colleges and universities.
• Evaluate applications and recommend recipients.
• Make recommendations on changes to scholarship programs (i.e., scholarship amount, number of recipients).
• Oversee the internship program. Send out requests to local HR professionals/chapter members requesting internship postings. Forward openings to members of local student chapters or to faculty members.
• Communicate with local faculty/colleges to provide classroom visits to discuss HR topics, the Chapter, internships/scholarships, SHRM membership, etc. Act as a mentor to college students seeking a career in HR.
• Serve as liaison between members of the college relations committee.
• Participate in the SHRM College Relations Core Leadership Area conference calls and webcasts.
• Participate in the development and implementation of short-term and long-term strategic planning for the chapter.
• Represent the chapter in the human resources community.
• Attend all monthly membership and Board of Directors’ meetings.

Requirements:

• Must be a North Texas SHRM Chapter member in good standing
• Must attend at least four board meetings
• Attend at least 50% of chapter meetings and events

Benefits while serving as a Core Leadership Area Director:

• Free membership to NTXSHRM
• Free admittance to all NTXSHRM luncheons and networking events
• Admittance to the NTXSHRM Annual Conference will be at the lowest rate possible for the entire registration period up to the date when late registration is required.
• $25 admittance to the NTXSHRM Legal Symposium up to the date when late registration is required.
• May bring a guest at no charge to the monthly luncheons or networking events
• 10% discount off the National SHRM Conference