A Trinity College chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management was established at a ceremony on Tuesday, December 3.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is dedicated to promoting and enhancing the human resource profession. SHRM offers seminars and conferences on issues relating to issues affecting HR professionals.

SHRM is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 170,000 individual members, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive set of resources available. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 120 countries.

The ceremony included a brief history of how the Trinity chapter was started and a presentation of the charter to the chapter student president, Charmaine Wright, and the chapter faculty advisor, Paul Shibelski, followed by the introduction and installation of chapter officers.

Students interested in joining Trinity's SHRM chapter may contact Charmaine Wright at cwright@mtc.gov or 202-624-8694 or Antoinette Aqui at aaqui@acf.hhs.gov or 301-512-5095.