HRM-RI announces the HRM-RI Student Scholarship program. $500 scholarships will be awarded to two students who are interested in the field of human resources as a career.

Thank you to all the HRM-RI members who have donated to our Adopt-a-Family progam. HRM-RI is participating in this program through the National Guard Family Readiness Program. We have adopted a family of three children of a Rhode Island servicewoman serving in Iraq.

The total of member donations has reached our $1,000 goal, and HRM-RI will be matching that amount. Again, many thanks to all you contributed so generously!

HRM-RI will be getting off to a good start in the new year by holding a New Member Orientation from 8 am to 9:30 am on January 31, 2008, at Cox Communications in West Warwick, RI. A continental breakfast will be provided and attendees are asked to bring their business cards for our raffle bowl.

There is no charge for this event but we are asking that new members register for this program so that we may get a count for planning purposes. A special e-mail invitation will be going out to all new members soon.

HRM-RI's next breakfast meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick on January 16, 2008, when our speaker will be Robert H. Morsilli, Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP.

The 10th Annual Legislative and Employment Law Conference and Luncheon has been scheduled for May 1, 2008, at the Providence Marriott. This event is presented by the RI State Council of SHRM, HRM-RI, and the Southern RI Human Resources Council. More details will be available soon.

by Cathy A. Capalbo, School Based Coordinator, Narragansett High School

At Narragansett High School, the English Department and I are looking for help with a Junior English task on resume and cover letter writing as well as a mock interview. About 100 students will be required to complete a resume and cover letter, to have them reviewed, and then to participate in a mock interview. This activity is scheduled to take place during the month of December.

Human Resource professionals are needed as volunteers. If you can assist us, we would electronically send you several resumes with cover letters to review in order to provide feedback to the student in writing. Once the resumes and cover letters are reviewed, we would then ask you to conduct mock interviews with these same students. We will have flexibility when scheduling these mock interviews. As long as they occur during the school day, the interviewer can come to the school at a date and time period that best fits his or her schedule. Based on a pilot program conducted last year, each interview will take about 15 minutes.

We value the expertise of HRM-RI members and HRM-RI's comitment to helping students and teachers connect school to the world of work. If you are interested in volunteering for this activity, please contact me for more specific details: Cathy A. Capalbo, SBC, Narragansett High School, 245 South Pier Road, Narragansett, RI 02882, 401-792-9400, Ext. 4016,
ccapal bo@narragansett.k12.ri.us