Past
Schedule
Spring 2021
Welcome to HRA!
Monday, January 11th
Join us for our first meeting of 2021! Meet the new Officer Team and discuss goals!
Whitney Hoskins
Monday, February 8th
Whitney Hoskins is a Senior Recruiter and works in Talent Acquisition at First National Bank of Omaha.
Job Seeking
Monday, February 22nd
Bring your resume for us to workshop! Bring your hard interview questions to discuss!
Company Visit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Monday, March 8th
Amanda Rinker and Ryan Boyd
Monday, March 8th
Amanda Rinker is a Corporate Talent Manager at Lozier Corporation in Nebraska. Ryan Boyd is the HR Director of the Benefits/Leaves/Work Comp at Lozier Corporation.
Leah Lieffring
Monday, April 5th
Leah Lieffring works for H&H Chevy in Omaha as a Human Resources Generalist.
Dr. Patti Meglich
Monday, February 15th
Dr. Meglich will share with us the Core Competency Model.
Build Your Own Meeting
Monday, March 22nd
TBA
Semester Wrap up and Officer Elections
Monday, April 19th
Join us for our last meeting of the 2020-2021 semester! We will have officer elections and discuss the highlights from the year!
Fall 2020
Semester Wrap-Up and Officer Elections
Monday, December 7th
Join us for our last meeting of 2020!
Jennifer Fitzgibbons
Monday, November 23rd
Jennifer Fitzgibbons is an HR Communications Specialist at Streck. She discussed her transition into the workforce after graduating from UNO, as well as her experience in HR over the last couple of years.
Neal Josten is the VP of Business Development at One Source: The Background Check Company. He will be describing the background screening industry and how HR professionals utilize the service.
Amber Skogstad
Monday, October 26th
We mentioned the SHRM mentorship program and internship opportunities. Then Amber Skogstad, Director of Campus Recruitment & Development, from Northwestern Mutual was our speaker. The focus of the conversation was a question and answer.
Company Visit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Monday, March 8th
Missy Beber
Monday, October 12th
Our guest speaker was Missy Beber. Missy is an HR professional in the area and currently works at Metropolitan Community College. She talked about her HR experience, HR today, and trends of HR. Then we had a discussion about our experiences.
Pat Groves
Monday, September 14th
We had a speaker from Valmont Industries, Inc. Pat Groves is the Sr. Director of Talent Management.
Paige Connole
Monday, November 9th
Paige is a recent graduate from UNO and a former HRA president. She discussed her experience with HRA, the SHRM-CP Certification, and how it has helped her in her career. She answered a lot of questions!
Adam Schmit
Monday, September 28th
We had a speaker from Fiserv.
Adam Schmit is on the Talent Acquisition team. He is an HR director.
Welcome to HRA!
Monday, August 31st
Welcome
Introduction Meeting: What is HRA?
Brief overview of the Semester
Summary of the HR Nebraska State conference
Spring 2020
Semester Wrap-Up and Officer Elections
Monday, April 27th
Join us for our last meeting of the 2019-2020 school year!
Janelle Bertrand
Monday, April 13th
Janelle will be discussing the unique nature of public-sector Human Resources as an HR official at The City of Sioux City government.
Neal Josten is the VP of Business Development at One Source: The Background Check Company. He will be describing the background screening industry and how HR professionals utilize the service.
Cara Kirsch
Monday, March 16th
Cara works as a Vice President, Employee Benefits Consulting at SilverStone Group, LLC and will provide an overview of the employee benefits industry
Company Visit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Monday, March 8th
Company Visit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Monday, March 9th
Join us for our first company visit of the semester!
SHRM Competency Model
Monday, February 24th
Dr. Meglich, our faculty advisor, will be speaking on the SHRM competency model to prepare HRA members for entering the workforce.
Ericka Juno
Monday, February 10th
Ericka Juno was the President for the Association for Talent Development and currently works as a Director of Training Design at Union Pacific Railroad
Nancy Conway
Monday, January 27th
Nancy Conway, the National SHRM Field Services Director for our region, will share resources with students and emerging professionals. This meeting is in partnership with Creighton University's Human Resources group.
Neal Josten
Monday, March 30th
Neal Josten is the VP of Business Development at One Source: The Background Check Company. He will be describing the background screening industry and how HR professionals utilize the service.
Fall 2019
Kelly McKeever
Monday, December 9th
Kelly McKeever, the Executive Director of People Services at Nelnet, will be our last presenter of the semester. Nelnet is a student loan servicer headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Spring 2020 Planning & Preview
Monday, November 25th
Join us to provide suggestions/requests for Spring 2020! We will also be reviewing our bylaws and discussing information from the latest HRAM event.
Paige Connole
Monday, November 11th
Paige, who works at Valmont Industries, served as the most recent UNO HRA President. She will be describing the impact HRA has had on her professional life. She will also provide tips on obtaining a SHRM-CP certification while in college.
Regular Chapter Meeting
Monday, October 28th
Discussing initiatives and goals of HRA following the first officer meeting of the school year. This includes th
Missy Beber
Monday, October 7th
Missy, the HR Director at Metropolitan Community College, will share her thoughts on the field of HR today and how students can best prepare for careers in HR.
Introductory Meeting
Monday, September 23rd
Describing HRA at UNO and selecting officers.