This week marks the final classes for many HRD students completing their masters programs and preparing to graduate in December. Our last session over Zoom looked much like it always has this semester, but with the added awareness that this particular class meeting was the final one. These moments offer a natural point of reflection on the learning that has taken place and on what it means to continue developing long after a program concludes.

Human Resources is all about people, so this year, we're taking time to celebrate the people and moments that bring joy to our lives.

Time is such a funny thing. It can be exactly calculated down to the tiniest increment and, therefore, micro-managed through precise tools and technology. Many of us use time management to break our day into work and non-work time buckets, then fill them up with meetings and tasks until the buckets reach capacity (or run over). I took this approach for years, only to find that I would very regularly get to the point in my day when I didn’t feel like tackling any of my tasks o

Each February, the US observes Black History Month—a time to reflect on the profound contributions of African Americans throughout history.

Human Resources is all about people, so this year, we're taking time to celebrate the people and moments that bring joy to our lives.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month & VillanovaHRD celebrates employment opportunities for those of all abilities!

We're continuing our People Pathway series with a classic HR position: Generalist. This is a very valuable role that organizations use for a variety of purposes from strategy to payroll. Now, let's take a deep dive into the world of HR Generalist and what they contribute to organizations overall. What is an HR Generalist? An HR Generalist is a role that operates most often in smaller organizations with fewer distinct subparts of HR. Someone in this role would handle a wide r

Hello fellow HRD faculty, students, alumni, and friends! We’re kicking off a brand new blog series that gives you the inside scoop on different subfields of the HR world. This week we begin with Compensation and Benefits . Dealing with the total rewards of any organization is a tough job and requires skills like empathy and communication to help people understand the policies and limitations related to properly compensating an organization's employees. Now, let's take a deep

Goal-setting... an activity that many of us do at the start of each year as we reflect on the previous one and get ready for what lies ahead. Goal-setting isn't just a one-time activity though. When we are discovering what it means to live out our purpose, goals shift, grow, and evolve. I had some pretty insane personal goals in 2023, most of them I never predicted would’ve come about when the year started. I continued my work from anywhere nomadic lifestyle, hitting the

Every year, Villanova University puts together its Holiday Outreach programs. The Thanksgiving Outreach program includes donations of boxes with ingredients and supplies for Thanksgiving meals and/or Shoprite gift cards so families can shop for their own ingredients. Villanova's goal for 2023 donations was to collect 290 meal boxes and 65 $50 gift cards. The Villanova HRD office collected enough supplies to put together 2 baskets full of ingredients ready to go for Thanksgivi