Illinois State's HR Curriculum Recognized for Excellence

The human resource program in Illinois State University's Department of Management and Quantitative Methods has been recognized as one of just 37 traditional undergraduate programs across the world to meet the demanding curriculum and educational standards set forth by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, SHRM is the world's largest professional association devoted to human resource management.  In 2006 SHRM's Academic Initiative was created to clarify and define HR education standards within university business schools. The standards serve as a means to assist program development and more importantly, to clarify an agreed upon set of general competencies HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels should master.

"Certification by SHRM is a significant accomplishment for our HR program and for the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods," said Jim Jawahar, department chair. "Being among a select group of schools recognized for effectively covering the HR body of knowledge reinforces the value of our program in a powerful way."

Jawahar credits the achievement to the dedication of the HR faculty members, former department chair John Lust, and particularly, the efforts of Joseph Goodman, assistant professor of management, for leading this important initiative.

For more information about Illinois State University's human resource management program, contact Jim Jawahar or visit the department's website at www.cob.ilstu.edu/mqm/index.shtml

A current list of schools recognized by SHRM can be viewed at www.shrm.org/Education/hreducation/Pages/universities.shtmlx