Lunchtime Workshop: Tips on Becoming a Strategic HR Business Partner

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ROGERS, Ark. — Human resource professionals can learn a new strategy for building cross-functional relationships that bring business results by employing tips offered during a lunchtime workshop Tuesday, Dec. 8, by the Global Campus in Rogers.

Participants in the “HR in Transition: Four Steps to Becoming a Strategic Business Partner” class can meet face-to-face from noon to 1 p.m. in Suite 402, 3300 Market St., or learn via online simulcast.

Registration is available online. The cost is $29.

This program has been approved for 1 hour (Business) credit toward recertification as a professional in human resources, senior professional in human resources or as a global professional in human resources through the HR Certification Institute. Additionally, the University of Arkansas Global Campus is recognized by Society for Human Resource Management to offer 1 credit for the SHRM-certified professional and SHRM-senior certified professional.

This class is part of the "Lunchtime Workplace 'Tips' Series" offered by the Global Campus.

Instructing this class will be industry expert Darrin Coon, who is certified as a senior certified professional, a senior professional in human resources and as an employee benefit specialist.

“Global Campus is pleased to have Darrin Coon to present this topic,” said program director Judith Tavano. “HR professionals are struggling to make the transition from transactional to transformational. Darrin has done it and has the ability to inspire others along their journey.”

As a result of this class, participants will be able to:

• Bridge the communication gap between business and HR leadership,
• Leverage the contributions of your people,
• Identify initiatives that further business objectives, and
• Prove the return on investment by measuring your results.

Contact Tavano at jtavano@uark.edu, or call 855-402-3300 for more information about this class or other workforce development education opportunities.

About the Global Campus: The Global Campus supports U of A colleges and schools in the development and delivery of online, distance and workforce education programs and courses. It provides instructional design services, technology services and assistance with marketing, recruiting and strategic academic development.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.