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• Lavette Bass Norris, MHRIR 2015

  by Nell MadiganJul 15, 2020 2:00 pm121  Views

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• Fai Thompson, Online MHRIR 2019

  by Eden HaycraftJul 15, 2020 2:00 pm95  Views

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• LER Student Project with UIUC Facilities and Services

  by Cory HatfieldJun 30, 2020 10:15 am37  Views

  To combat the loss of a number of internships this summer, LER worked with employers to source projects to be completed for independent study credit. Fortunately, we had a “test drive” of a project during spring semester to learn about how to set up and manage projects like this with teams of students. Click here to continue.

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  2020 "LERve" Started Here.

  by Cory HatfieldFeb 28, 2020 10:00 am412  Views

  February is the month of love, but here at LER, we're calling it LERve. Not only is LER the leading institute of educating future human resource professionals, we've also had our hand in starting several happy families. We thought we'd share a few of these LERve stories with you all on our Alumni Blog. Enjoy!

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• LER Welcomes Mariela Marquez as International Peer Advisor

  by Cory HatfieldJan 31, 2020 2:15 pm325  Views

  We are excited to welcome LER student, Mariela Marquez, to the team as our new International Peer Advisor. We’re thrilled to have a student leader like Mariela to be a valuable resource for our international students as they tackle the obstacles of living in a new country, far away from the place they call home.

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• 2019 #LERve Started Here

  by Cory HatfieldFeb 27, 2019 4:30 pm249  Views

  February is the month of love, but here at LER, we're calling it LERve. Not only is LER the leading institute of educating future human resource professionals, we've also had our hand in starting several happy families. We thought we'd share a few of these LERve stories with you all on our Alumni Blog. Enjoy!

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• Welcome Rebecca Cuccurullo, New LER International Peer Advisor

  by Cory HatfieldJan 31, 2019 1:15 pm139  Views

  We are excited to Welcome second-semester LER student Rebecca Cuccurullo to the team as the new International Peer Advisor. Rebecca is a veteran of the United States Navy and an emerging HR leader. Her international experience and professionalism will be a great asset as she works to provide advanced support for our international students. Here's a link to a few words from Rebecca on what she will bring to the role.

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  LER Celebrates 2018 Fall Graduates

  by Cory HatfieldDec 17, 2018 11:15 pm394  Views

  On Saturday, December 15th, the School of Labor and Employment Relations celebrated the commencement of 72 students completing their Masters of Human Resource and Industrial Relations at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ Follinger Great Hall. In addition to our on-campus graduates, we welcomed the second cohort of our online program and 11 of the 20 students also participated in the convocation ceremony

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  November Chicago Area Happy Hour and Luncheon

  by Cory HatfieldOct 22, 2018 12:00 pm94  Views

  Join the School of Labor and Employment Relations in November for our annual fall celebrations! We'll be hosting our Suburban Chicago Happy Hour on November 15th and a downtown Chicago Luncheon on November 16th. For more information, please click here!

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• LER Hosts Annual Internship Bash

  by Cory HatfieldAug 31, 2018 1:45 pm61  Views

  To wrap up the first full day of classes, we hosted our annual Internship Bash at Jupiter’s Pizza in Champaign. Our students were treated to a wonderful panel of LER Alumni who shared with them their career paths, internship experiences, recruitment tips and guidance for their upcoming interviews. We’re thankful to welcome back Cale Fulton, MHRIR 2015, Boeing; Emily Marshall, MHRIR 2012, PepsiCo; Rosa Pasillas Labak, MHRIR/MBA 2014, Raytheon Company; Anika Whiteman, MHRIR 2010 Honeywell International; and Chris Brehmer, MHRIR 2014, GE Aviation.

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