Student Events and Programs
2009 North Central Regional Student Conference & HR Games
By: Katie Peerenboom
In partnership with SHRM and the University of St. Thomas (UST), TCHRA hosted the 2009 North Central Regional Student Conference & HR Games event at UST’s campus in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, March 28th, 2009, making it the first time this event has ever been hosted in the Twin Cities.
The HR Games is a fun way to motivate and prepare HR students for the PHR Certification. The Games consisted of a one-day series of “game show” style matches between teams of up to three undergraduate students from various colleges and universities. The questions for the matches are divided into categories similar to those used in the PHR certification exam. After a series of initial matches, the four teams with the highest scores advanced to the semi-finals. A final championship round determined the first and second place winners of the competition.
This event brought together over 300 volunteers, students and student chapter advisors for purposes of networking and knowledge sharing. Over 33 teams competed from 10 different states at this year’s event, including: IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, OH, SD, WI, making this the largest Regional HR Games event in SHRM history! Because of the record student participation, it took over 100 TCHRA volunteers to facilitate and make this event a success.
