FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/23/2007

Official SHRM Chapter Status Awarded To BC Students

BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Representatives of the national and regional offices of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) conveyed official chapter status to students at Bridgewater College and installed the first slate of officers in a ceremony held March 22 on the College's campus.

The Bridgewater College student chapter of SHRM will now become officially linked to the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 210,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of human resources professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available and to advance the human resource profession.

Benefits of BC's student chapter affiliation with SHRM include access to information sources, networking opportunities, eligibility for scholarships and enhanced employment opportunities.

"The chartering of a student chapter of SHRM on Bridgewater College's campus is, first, a testament to the hard work of a handful of dedicated students who had a desire to supplement their classroom education with real-world knowledge and hands-on experience, and who demonstrated leadership in pursuing this professional affiliation," said Betty Hoge, assistant professor of business administration.

"For them and those students who follow them," she continued, "BC SHRM will provide many mutually beneficial interactions with practitioners in their chosen profession."

Bridgewater College, a private, four-year liberal arts college, enrolls more than 1,500 students. Founded in 1880 and located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it was the state's first private, coeducational senior college.

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