School of Management to Host Regional "HR Games"

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Career Resource Center in the University at Buffalo School of Management, in conjunction with the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association, has been selected to host the "2005 Northeast Region HR Games" on April 9.

"It is quite an honor to host the HR Games here," says Loreta Genco, associate director of the School of Management Career Resource Center. "Student teams from 10-20 colleges and universities throughout the Northeast will be coming to our school to compete. It's an excellent opportunity both for our students and for human-resource professionals in our area."

Human-resource professionals will serve as judges for the event. The HR Games are designed to motivate and prepare students for the PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification exam. Teams compete for cash scholarship prizes as they answer human-resource questions in a TV game show format. Matches are held between teams of up to three undergraduate students from SHRM student chapters at various universities.

"The event gives students an opportunity to network with other students and to showcase their knowledge to HR practitioners who one day may be their employers," says Tahira Komal, UB MBA student and president of the student chapter of SHRM at UB.

The winner of the Northeast Region HR Games will compete against winners from other SHRM regions at the SHRM 2005 Annual Conference, to be held in San Diego, Calif., in June.

The University at Buffalo School of Management is ranked as one of the world's "top business schools" by The Wall Street Journal. It also has been cited by Forbes for "best return on investment." For more information about the UB School of Management, visit http://www.mgt.buffalo.edu.