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November 2009

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The School of Labor & Industrial Relations Alumni Updates Team

Bill Cooke
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Mary Meyer
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Nick McLaren
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Cheering for the Spartans in the Windy City
	MSU-SLIR alumni gathered in Chicago for a regional event this fall on, Saturday, September, 26th at Higgen's Tavern to watch the MSU vs. Wisconsin football game. Initiated by Duncan Ferguson, SLIR Alumni Relations Board President and Chicago regional group leader, about a dozen alumni met to catch-up reacquaint and expand connections. Bill Cooke, SLIR Director and Nick McLaren, Associate Director of Development were also in attendance. Interested in connecting with other alumni in your area, contact Mary Meyer, SLIR Alumni Relations and Events Coordinator and let her know. She'll be happy to help.
News from the Alumni Relations Board
Duncan Ferguson, Alumni Relations Board President	Alumni Relations Board Members held a conference meeting on Tuesday, October 6 conducted by Duncan Ferguson, Alumni Relations Board President. Discussion included the board's mission to help create opportunities for alumni to better engage with the school, the students and each other. The two sub-committees that were formed from July's meeting discussed the efforts of the Professional Development and Mentoring (Board Member, Don Power, Sub-committee leader) and Regional Networking Groups (Board Member, Ray Stitle, Sub-committee leader).
Become Part of the SLIR Social Network	Continued growth of membership into the school's LinkedIn group count has reached over 517 and will continue to be used as the main internet connection point. The energized members on the Board are excited at the prospect of helping build a stronger connection between the school and the alumni. Additional attendees of the meeting with enthusiastic support and involvement were Bill Cooke, SLIR Director, and Mary Meyer, SLIR Alumni Coordinator.
News from the SLIR Advisory Board
SLIR Advisory Board	Seeking to maintain the momentum coming out of its annual meeting last April, the SLIR Advisory Board (Advisory Board) met again on October 15th and 16th. Six standing committees that had been meeting regularly via teleconferencing over the last year prepared committee assessments and recommendations to the faculty and the 23 Board members who were able to attend the meeting. Full support was obtained for sets of recommendations made by three committees; namely, to change our curriculum, to offer upper-level HR executive programs, and to launch an annual alumni and corporate gift-giving campaign. Based on further input from the Board, the standing committees on student recruitment, on placement and career development, and on international programming are each refining their recommendations to present to the Board at its next meeting in the spring semester.
William Fitzpatrick, MSU Alumni Service Award Recipient	MSU Alumni Service Award was given to SLIR Alum, William Fitzpatrick, Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness, Change Management and Employee Engagement, Shell Global Downstream, Shell Oil Company at the 2009 Michigan State University Alumni Association's Grand Awards Ceremony on Thursday evening, October 15th at the Kellogg Center in E. Lansing, MI.
Recognizing our Students and Alumni
At the reception held in honor of the SLIR Advisory Board.	A Reception and Dinner Buffet was held on Thursday evening, October 15, in honor of the Distinguished SLIR Advisory Board Members after a day long meeting held at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development. The evening started with a mingling among advisory board members, students, faculty and staff. A dinner buffet served a full house of 135 guests.
Scholarship recipients with key representatives of the sponsoring corporations.	In addition to hearing uplifting words from Board President Scott Trezise (V.P., Honeywell) and SLIR Director Bill Cooke, nine scholarship recipients and key representatives of the corporations sponsoring the scholarships were recognized (as listed next). Shell Oil Scholarship: represented by V.P. Bill Fitzpatrick, awarded to Kristie McAlpine and Jessica Sedlock General Motors Scholarship: represented by Directors Mike Reinerth and Jim Boles, awarded to Rosanne Geiger Chevron Scholarship: represented by V.P. Barbara Curran, awarded to Dana Hennessey Alcoa Scholarship: represented by V.P. Joka San-Martin and Director Walt Boczkaja, awarded to Allison Iott Chrysler Scholarship: represented by Director Michael Jessamy, awarded to Elizabeth Lytle Marathon Scholarship: represented by V.P. Rodney Nichols, awarded to Kelly Hoppensteadt General Mills Scholarship: represented by Director David Lilak, awarded to Rebecca Lax. Eaton Scholarship: represented by Director Mark Dickenson, awarded to Theresa Egerer
Homecoming 2009
Sparty leading the way to victory!	A Pre Game Picnic was hosted by SLIR at the Kellogg Center, in E. Lansing on Friday evening, October 16 for SLIR alumni, faculty, staff and students before the Spartan's victory over the Northwestern Wildcats as a part of the MSU homecoming festivities. Appetizers were served and some alumni as far as Texas, Kentucky, and Florida were present along with their families. On Saturday, October 17, Homecoming day, SLIR had a display at the annual College of Social Science Alumni tent welcoming all college alumni serving a buffet lunch before the football game kickoff at noon. SLIR Advisory Board members who were still on campus from the previous two day's meetings attended along with alumni faculty and staff.