The Student Human Resources (HR) Department
The Student Human Resources (HR) Department
is a new and cutting edge program developed by the Arizona Student
Unions in response to the growing population of student employees.
The team aims to represent the various different departments of the
Arizona Student Unions. In order to achieve this, the team joins representatives
from each area along with a coordinator to facilitate the teams’ project.
The team is composed of five members: 1) Student HR Coordinator, 2)
CSIL Representative 3) Dining Services Representative, 4) Admin/Retail
Representative, and 5) Operations Representative.
The team for Fall 2007 consists of the following students...
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Student HR team from left to right:
Jessica Stoelting, Danielle Blanchard, Mikel Shiya, James Colvin, Stacy Canfield |
HR Student Coordinator Jessica Stoelting
Jessica is a Sophomore majoring in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. She has been working for the Unions for two years, and this is her first year as the Coordinator for the Student Human Resources team. You can locate her on the fourth floor of the SUMC in the Admin offices.
Dining Services Representative Danielle Blanchard
Danielle is an Economics and Political Science double major. Danielle
is currently a Senior at the U of A. She has worked for the Unions
for three years. She has spent those two years in the ever popular Canyon
Café as a PIP.
Admin/Retail Representative Stacy Canfield
Stacy Canfield is a Senior in the Eller College of Management. She
is an Accounting major; this is fitting as she currently works in the
Accounting Department of the Student Union. Stacy has been employed
with the Student Unions for over 3 years.
Operations Representative James Colvin
James is a Senior majoring in Community Health Education and Chemistry at the U of A. he has worked for the Unions for 2 years. James currently works for the Information Desk on the main floor of the Student Union Memorial Center.
CSIL Representative Mikel Shiya
Mikel is a Junior majoring in Linguistics and minoring in English. He has been
working in the Student Union for one year within the Center for Student
Involvement and Leadership. You can find him working in the Office of
Off-Campus Housing on the second floor of the Union.
Mission
The department’s mission is “to enhance the Arizona
Student Unions student workforce by finding new and better ways to
a) hire
those that will pursue excellence, b) train them to take the initiative
and to exceed expectations and c) retain them by creating a greater
sense of community among student employees as well as providing opportunities
that support students’ professional goals."
Based on this mission, the team has developed some goals to guide them
in choosing projects. Some goals of the department include:
• Develop retention and recognition programs
• Develop programs to create a greater sense of community among the student
employee population
• Develop a better all inclusive online training program and orientation
• Develop a student employee web page
These long-term goals will help to shape the future of the Student
Human Resource Team. In response to these goals, the team has developed
the following programs/projects to be completed/worked on in Spring
of 2007.
Want to be a Student HR Liaison?
Student HR is currently accepting applications for new members for fall 08’ now. Positions available include: Dining Services (2), Operations, and Retail/Admin. Please contact Jessica Stoelting or email unionshr@email.arizona.edu for an application, or All applications are due by 5:00pm on Friday, March 28th.
Volunteers Needed!
Student HR is looking for volunteers for their summer 08’ recruitment booth. Volunteers would help recruit new student employees to work for the Unions during the freshman orientation sessions. If you are interested in helping out, or for additional information please contact Jessica Stoelting at unionshr@email.arizona.edu
Want to play sports?
If you are interested in playing inter-mural volleyball with other student employees of the Unions or want to know more please email unionshr@email.arizona.edu
Some current Student HR projects include:
STUDENT PROGRAMS
Programs designed to have fun! This can range from Employee Game
Nights at the Game Room, to Group Movie nights or even (in the
works) the Student Union Olympics! Tune in for more updates…
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PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Professional Intern Program (PIP) was developed to train outstanding student employees through a two-credit educational leadership class. The class emphasizes leadership styles, management, and decision-making skills. A semester long project is required to pass the class. Many of the successful projects are implemented into the Union operations.… Find out more!
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RECRUITMENT
This includes Summer student recruitment, the Recruitment Supervisor
Series (for our Union supervisors) and even new expansion ideas
for the Fall. Have ideas or just want to get involved? Let us know!!!
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If you have any questions on these projects, or you would like to contribute
please contact our team at unionshr@email.arizona.edu.
Have ideas? The team loves hearing fresh ideas from you!!!
Email them
at unionshr@email.arizona.edu.
Or contact Jessica Stoelting, email: jas2@email.arizona.edu, office #:
626-9205
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