The Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management at the University of Texas at Arlington is affiliated with t ... he Society for Human Resource Management, and Sponsored by the Mid-Cities Human Resource Association. The objectives of this Chapter are: (a) to provide The University of Texas at Arlington students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and insight into the effective management of human capital in the field of Human Resource Management through affiliation with the Mid-Cities Human Resource Association; (b) to promote the exchange of work-related experience of established business professionals with the theoretical academic perspectives of student and faculty members through open forums and information exchanges; (c) to encourage the acquisition, growth and continuation of our respective careers in human resource management through expanded knowledge, camaraderie, respect and mutual support among chapter members and through our affiliation with SHRM and our sponsoring chapter; (d) to provide a pool of human resource management leaders for perpetuation of the Chapter and of SHRM; (e) to function as an important vehicle for promoting the field of human resource management to students; (f) to serve as a source of new members for SHRM; (g) to act as part of the two-way channel of communications between SHRM and the individual members; and (h) to achieve these objectives, there shall be no discrimination in individual membership or chapter affiliations because of race, religion , sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran 's status, or any other legally protected class. read more