In HR, we are always focused on people - whether that be employees, employers, other HR professionals - and how to make their work experiences better. At Villanova, the HRD program does the same. Our students, the people, are the backbone of our program. Our students come from different backgrounds and have unique experiences, many of which enhance and influence their experience in the program and in their careers in HR. The goal of our student spotlight series is to highligh

In HR, we are always focused on people - whether that be employees, employers, other HR professionals - and how to make their work experiences better. At Villanova, the HRD program does the same. Our students, the people, are the backbone of our program. Our students come from different backgrounds and have unique experiences, many of which enhance and influence their experience in the program and in their careers in HR. The goal of our student spotlight series is to highligh

CONCEPT, Villanova’s own interdisciplinary journal for graduate students, accepts submissions that are based on research that was conducted during their graduate coursework at Villanova. All submissions are reviewed by graduate student editors, faculty editors and peer reviewers, with final decisions made by the editors as to which papers will be included in the edition each year. For the 2023 edition, two HRD students' papers were selected! We sat down with Doria Diacogianni

This year, VUSHRM created their first ever SHRM exam scholarship! With the application open to all active VUSHRM members, our hope was to support our members in pursuing their SHRHM-CP/SCP by covering the cost of their exam fees. In the application, we asked how VUSHRM has helped them in their careers and professional development, and how they envision the SHRM exam propelling them forward into their HR careers. Our two winners for this year are Yingchu Chen and Grace Cook! Y

We're back with another spotlight blog! Today, we sat down with our HRD student advisors, Anna and Sheila, to get to know them better and lear more about their roles in the HRD program! Tell us a little bit about yourself! Sheila I grew up in, and still live in, the Philadelphia area with my husband. I am a Villanova alumna, as are both of our daughters and our son-in-law. I love to be on the move and traveling whenever possible- whether it is to the Jersey Shore, across

We are here with an HRD Faculty spotlight! We sat down with Kelly Jones who gave us some insight into his life, career, and journey with Villanova HRD. Tell us a little bit about yourself! My name is Kelly Jones (he/him/is). I'm originally from South Jersey, but have been a resident in Collegeville, PA for almost 17 years. I graduated from Temple University ('96) with a degree in Business Administration and Rutgers University ('04) with a Masters in Human Resources. I'm marri

We're back with another spotlight blog! Today, we chatted with Tyiesha Brooks, an HRBP with years of experience in the HR space. Tell us a little bit about yourself! I'm born and raised in Richmond, VA. However, I'm currently living in Maryland and have been here since November 2019. My family is fairly small, especially on my maternal side. I have one brother and we are 5 years apart and 1 niece, Devy, who's almost 2. I enjoy going hiking and I recently started traveling

We want to welcome everyone back to what will be another great year at Villanova! Fall seems to arrive quicker every year, but, despite the dwindling of beach days and (soon to be) cooler weather, we have some fun upcoming fall events for everyone to partake in! In this post, we will introduce the Villanova HRD Graduate Assistants and the VUSHRM Board. In the future, there will be plenty of blog posts with interesting stories, posts from different faculty and professors, upda

Happy National Coming Out Day, a day when people like me, who identify with the LGBTQ+ community, celebrate sharing who they are!

We want to welcome everyone back to what will be another great year at Villanova! Fall seems to arrive quicker every year, but, despite the dwindling of beach days and (soon to be) cooler weather, we have some fun upcoming fall events for everyone to partake in! In this post, we will introduce the new Villanova HRD Graduate Assistants and the VU SHRM Board. In the future, there will be plenty of blog posts with interesting stories, posts from different faculty and professors,