Master of Arts in Employment and Labor Relations` Spring/summer

Master of Arts in Employment and Labor Relations' Spring/summer 2014 Newsletter Labor @ Wayne College of Liberals Arts and Sciences ____________________________________________________________________________ Director:
Marick Masters, PhD marickm@wayne.edu
Academic Services:
Frank Koscielski, PhD ac2688@wayne.edu
Linda J. Johnson, MAT ab1232@wayne.edu
Dear MAELR Students: Welcome to spring/summer 2014. These are exciting and challenging times for students and professionals in the fields of labor and employment relations and human resources. At MAELR, we strive to make continual improvements in our program. To this end, I want to apprise you of several ongoing developments: We are conducting a comprehensive review of our curriculum to both update and streamline our offerings. This review will be completed by the end of summer 2014 and result in proposals to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for appropriate curricular changes; We are expanding our efforts to assist students in career and professional development. We will hold three events this fall 2014 that focus on this topic: (1) general orientation to careers in labor and employment relations and human resources; (2) resume writing and interviewing skills; and (3) career networking; We will be working with the newly formed WSU Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management about other events and activities to host on campus during the next academic year (2014­2015); We will be surveying our current active students and alumni about their career status and career goals so as to help us with curriculum design and career development efforts. These surveys will be conducted during the summer 2014; We will be contacting active students to arrange appointments (either in person or over the telephone) to review their plan of work; and We will be working on putting several of our courses online by 2015­2016. We appreciate your participation in our program and value providing you with the best service possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Best regards, Marick F. Masters Director, Labor@Wayne ______________________________________________________________________________ MAELR is housed in Labor@Wayne, Wayne State's center for labor research and out reach. It houses the Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, Labor Studies Center, Master of Arts in Employment and Labor Relations, and Labor Studies undergraduate major. Located in the Reuther Library at Wayne State University, which was built by the United Auto Workers, Labor@Wayne sponsors conferences and events to bring labor, business, government, and community leaders together to meet the workplace challenges of our times. ______________________________________________________________________________ “Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource”. John F. Kennedy _______________________________________________________________________ "Summer heats up" McDonald demonstrators being arrested in front of MacDonald Headquarters, May 2014 “Summer heats up” Protesters, workers arrested outside McDonald's in demonstration calling for higher pay The SEIU has been providing financial and organizational support to the fast­food protests, which began in late 2012 in New York City and have been spreading to other cities and countries. Hundreds of protesters flooded the streets Wednesday, May 2014, near the McDonald’s Corp. (Follow link below for full article). http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/05/21/protesters­arrested­outside­mcdon
alds­building ______________________________________________________________________________ Core Requirements/ Fall 2014 ELR 7450 Employment Relations Law Wednesday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0303 State Nowakowski 3 ECO 6480 Economics at Work Wednesday 5:30 pm 8:15 pm 0020 Mano Gaffney 3 ELR 7000 Intro to Labor & Employment Rel Thursday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0135 State Schwartz 3 MGT 7780 Concepts & Processes of Dispute Resolution Tuesday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0131 State Keashly 3 MGT 7640 Management of Human Resources Web Course Levi Ariel 3 ELR 8500 Capstone Monday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0204 Main Schwartz 3 Electives ELR 7420 Labor & American Politics Tuesday 6:00 pm 8 :45 pm 0002 Prentis Goldfield 3 ELR 7400 Labor Relations Law in North America Tuesday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0327 State Radtke 3 ELR 7010 Health Care, Retirement & Employee Benefits Wednesday 5:30 pm 8:15 pm 0015 Prentis Witt 3 PSY 6510 Organization Theory Monday 4:30 pm 7:15 pm 0171 MAIN Litchman 3 HIS 7290 Readings in American Labor History M & W 3:00pm 4:50 pm 1114 Main Faue 4 MGT 7620 Complex Organizations Monday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm Oakland Ctr Reagan 3 PSY 6520 Organizational Behavior Wednesday 4:30 pm 7:15 pm 1111 Main TBA 3 PS 7350 Managing Public Organizations & Programs Thursday 6:00 pm 8:50 pm 0123 State Moldavanova 3 PS 7320 Organization Theory & Behavior Wednesday 6:00 pm 8:50 pm 0123 State Sarbaugh­ Thompson 3 COM 6250 Organizational Communication Monday 6:00 pm 8:45 pm 0128 MANO Padgett 3 SOC 7010 Gender & Globalization (Special Topics) Tuesday 5:30 pm 9:20 pm 0231 State Gottfried 4 ELR 7660 Internship Arranged/departmental permission ELR 7990 Directed Study Arranged/departmental permission Wayne State University If you have not done so, please contact us to discuss your Plan of Work. C&IT Help Desk & PC Clinic Now Hiring! The C&IT Help Desk & PC Clinic are looking for student assistants to provide technology support to WSU students and staff. If you are a student who has experience in customer service, repairing computer hardware/software, excited about technology, detail­oriented, and work well with people, this may be the job for you. We will work with your class schedule and you will gain valuable job experience. Please submit a cover letter and resume to HDLEADS@LISTS.WAYNE.EDU Help Desk Website Reuther Library holds the offices for MAELR "There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to do it well." Walter P. Reuther Have a safe summer