Ever since my meandering career path took me far from my home state, I have been splitting my yearly vacation time between visits to my family back in Michigan and doing things I wanted to do. Fifteen years ago, I married a man whose network of family and career paths touch every continent on the planet. We further split our vacation time between visits to our ‘local’ and most immediate family in North America with visits to family and friends spread over the globe and, rarel

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

My favorite writer is Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut’s storytelling style is unique. He uses science fiction, satire, and humor to convey deep concern for both the human condition and his flawed characters. He grapples with existential questions such as the meaning of life and free will while exploring social, political, and cultural issues. I was reminded of Vonnegut’s first novel when, on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT, a large language model form of artificial intelligence (AI), was

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