Our students have the opportunity to join our award-winning Society of Human Resource Management/Society for Labor and Employment Relations. SHRM-SLER is a student group that is affiliated with the national Society for Human Resource Management—the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management, representing more than 200,000 individual members. Because of this affiliation, SHRM-SLER’s activities focus on both professional opportunities through SHRM and also opportunities to engage and network with the School of Labor and Employment Relation’s alumni and faculty through different events and activities. SHRM-SLER’s major goal is to increase members’ professional development in the fields of human resources and employment relations. They do this through a number of events including professional development workshops, alumni conversations, monthly member meetings, a mentorship program, and a networking trip where members travel to different companies to learn about their HR departments and employee relations policies. They also have activities geared toward networking and engaging with fellow club members along with the School of Labor and Employment Relation’s alumni, faculty, and staff. These activities include fundraising efforts for both THON and Relay for Life, a fall hayride, a student-faculty bowling event, intramural sports, and much more! Students in the MS in HRER program can also join Student Works at Penn State (SWAPS). SWAPS works to bring together students with local and statewide unions and their members. Students and workers and their families share an interest in many issues including voting rights, student debt, immigration reform, and minimum wage increases. SWAPS students have worked to educate themselves, other students, and the community about these issues by doing research, organizing teach-ins, collecting petition signatures, and even by producing their own documentary. SWAPS students work to promote a fair and just workplace and an understanding of the important role of unions in our society. SWAPS student members have secured paid internships with Pennsylvania unions and SWAPS has provided many networking opportunities for students interested in a career in labor or in other social justice organizations. United Students Against Sweatshops is a student activist organization with over 150 chapters across the country. Working with the global labor movement, USAS advocate for workers’ rights locally and internationally. They are committed to holding Penn State and the brands that produce its university logo apparel responsible for ethical business practices. USAS has successfully won campaigns against Adidas, Nike, and Russell, as well as campaigns in support of local campus workers. Meeting weekly, USAS works closely with the national network to coordinate actions to bring about positive change.