TIDEWATER Times
April 2014
TIDEWATER Times Message from President Nancy Moore
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pril is an exciting month for administrative professions. This is a month full of history, awareness, and honor. Most admins know about Administrative Professionals Day but do you know where it all started? According to the IAAP, the event was originally organized in 1952 as National Secretaries Week by the National Secretaries Association (now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals). The association was successful in getting the first National Secretaries Week proclaimed from June 1 - 7, 1952. It was created with two objectives: to recognize “the secretary, upon whose skills, loyalty, and efficiency the functions of business and government offices depend,” and to call attention “through favorable publicity, to the tremendous potential of the secretarial career.” Three years later it was moved to the last full week of April. The name changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981 and then to Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to cover the wide range of job titles and responsibilities among administrative support staff. IAAP remains the sole sponsor of Administrative Professionals Week (APW) and Administrative Professionals Day (APD). This event is celebrated worldwide and has become one of the largest workplace observances. IAAP recommends that employers observe APW by providing their admins with education and training through seminars, continuing education and self-study materials. 1|Page
Our profession is always changing to meet the demanding needs of businesses around the world. We are known as the “go to” people in the work force. We need to stay on top of the new software and hardware that are constantly coming out. Being able to work closely with managers and business owners is a must so soft skills are very important. Be a great team member in your organization, do your job well, and exceed at everything you can. You will reap the benefits in the end knowing that you have done all you can and that you are a professional. I am proud to be a part of the administrative profession and IAAP. I hope you are recognized as a true professional and are appreciated where you work.
News from VA-West VA Division
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lease visit the Division’s Facebook page. You can find them at “VA-WV Division IAAP” or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467421343 483886 June 20-22 VA-WV Annual Meeting to be held in Hampton, VA. Registration packets are available on the Division website at: http://www.iaap-vawv.org/meetingsevents/divisionmeetingsandeve nts Jul 26-30 EFAM in Milwaukee, WIS - Register today for EFAM 2014.
Education Program – Delicia Barber, President-Elect Our April program will feature David Cobbs, Jr., Assistant Vice President of Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity, with Norfolk Southern. Our program will be on Leadership Skills: Coaching and Constructive Feedback. Please click HERE to RSPVP, or see the attached flyer for details. One Recertification point will be awarded for our program. The chapter meeting will be held on April 15, 2014, at Hampton Roads Transit. Any questions, please contact Delicia Barber at [email protected] or [email protected].
Certification Corner – Barbara Dunn, CAP, Secretary The next exam is scheduled for May 3, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Dunn, CAP at [email protected]. Please note, this is a new email for Barbara.
Upcoming Exam information from International Strategic Plan 2013-2018: Goal 3 – Professional Development & Certification CAP Exam — Computer-Based Testing One of the initiatives of our Strategic Plan 20132018 is to move our CAP certification exam and OM specialty exam from paper and pencil testing to computer-based testing. We are excited to announce that we currently plan 2|Page
to move to computer-based testing in 2015. We can’t share a lot of specifics yet; however, we can say that computer-based testing will be done through a company with secure testing centers and a consistent delivery system, with testing locations throughout North America. In order to make this a smooth transition, we will not be providing testing for CAP certification or the OM specialty in November 2014. As such, the only test date in 2014 will be the upcoming May exams. Also, with the change to computer-based testing, we will be changing our application deadline dates and the actual exam dates. Our plan right now is to offer the exams in March and September, replacing our current schedule of May and November. This is an exciting change for our certification program, and we know there will be many questions. Once all of the details are finalized, we will provide updated information. Our goal is to have this information available by EFAM 2014.
Membership News – Amy Braziel, CAPOM, Vice President Total Membership The Tidewater Chapter currently has 61 members, as of April 1, 2014. Headquarters is still working on the migration process, updates are ongoing. Welcome New Member Suzanne Lanier, Infralogix
Roster Updates If you have any changes that you would like made to the chapter roster, please send your information to Amy Braziel, CAP-OM, via email – [email protected]. Please remember these
changes are only for the chapter roster. If you want IAAP Headquarters to have the changes, you will need to log on to www.iaap-hq.org and update your profile.
development plan and how to “grow what you don’t know”. Registration Deadline is April 16, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Delicia Barber, 757-681-3909; email [email protected]
Community Service – Deborah Mapp, CAP-OM and Karen Lester, Co-Chairs April Community Service Project Happy Birthday to the following members:
04/05 – Stacey Hanson, CAP-OM 04/24 – Dianne Ricks
This month we will be collecting for the H.E.R. Shelter. Here is the “Wish List” for H.E.R. Shelter in Portsmouth. Please bring any item(s) of your choice to our next meeting. For Women Establishing New Households
COMMITTEE CORNER Administrative Professional’s Week Breakfast This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Town Point Club in Norfolk. The keynote speaker will be Mark Merrill, Vice President of Merchandising for Farm Fresh Stores. And he will be discussing how to make changes in your personal life that prepare you for opportunities that arise in your professional life; how to create a successful professional 3|Page
Brooms Mops Dish Drainers Gently Used or New Pots and Pans, Cookware & Bake Ware General Kitchen Appliances (mixer, coffee maker, toaster oven, microwave) Generic Accessories (dish rack, utensils) Dishes, Silverware & Glassware Furniture (must call to see if there is a need), we do not have storage
For Women and Children Who Enter the Shelter In various sizes for boys, girls, and women: o New underwear o New socks o New sleepwear Disposable diapers, especially larger sizes – sizes 3, 4 & 5 – we are not accepting size 2 at this time Disposable Pull-Up Diapers Disposable Baby Wipes Baby Food and Formula (i.e. Isomil, Infamil, and Similac)
For the Shelter Kitchen Gently Used or New Pots & Pans Gently Used/ New Bake ware, Cookware & Cooking Utensils Cooking Oil (cannot use soybean or nut oils) Dishes/Cups (preferably disposable plastic, i.e. Solo) Plastic ware (forks, knives, spoons Frozen Fruits Frozen Vegetables Salt, Pepper & Cooking Spices Sugar Meats Unexpired non-perishable foods Other Shelter Needs Bus Tickets Garbage Bags Laundry Detergent Paper Products Gift Certificates (any store, including grocery stores) New or Gently Used Bath Towels and Wash Cloths New bed pillows Shower/bath gels/ body wash
Ways and Means – Susan Turner and Carleen Muncy, CAP-OM, Co-Chairs Pecans – If you missed placing an order, we still have some bags remaining. The price has been reduced to $8 per bag. Please contact Susan Turner to purchase. This month we are raffling a Spring “Getting Ready for the Sun” Basket. Please contact Carleen Muncy, CAPOM or Susan Turner for more details.
If you, or someone you know, would be interested in our Vendor Spotlight, please let Carleen or Susan know. Thanks for your continued support! 4|Page
Professional Headshots – Would you like to have your photo taken, to be used for your profile on the International website, or maybe for something at work? Amy Braziel, CAP-OM, will be taking digital retouched professional headshots. Sessions will be held at our April meeting from 5:15 pm until 6:30 pm, before the meeting starts. The cost will be $5 per retouched digital image. Contact Amy at [email protected] for details and to register. All proceeds go to the chapter.
The Tidewater Chapter, IAAP meets the third Tuesday of each month at Hampton Roads Transit, 509 E. 18th Street, Norfolk, VA. Networking begins at 5:30 pm, dinner follows at 6:00 pm. Our program starts at approximately 6:30 pm, following dinner. The cost is $15 for dinner and meeting and $5 for meeting only. For a list of Chapter Officers and other items, please visit our website www.iaap-tidewater.org
Interested in becoming the newsletter editor? Please contact Nancy Moore at [email protected]
TIDEWATER Times Message from President Nancy Moore
A
pril is an exciting month for administrative professions. This is a month full of history, awareness, and honor. Most admins know about Administrative Professionals Day but do you know where it all started? According to the IAAP, the event was originally organized in 1952 as National Secretaries Week by the National Secretaries Association (now known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals). The association was successful in getting the first National Secretaries Week proclaimed from June 1 - 7, 1952. It was created with two objectives: to recognize “the secretary, upon whose skills, loyalty, and efficiency the functions of business and government offices depend,” and to call attention “through favorable publicity, to the tremendous potential of the secretarial career.” Three years later it was moved to the last full week of April. The name changed to Professional Secretaries Week in 1981 and then to Administrative Professionals Week in 2000 to cover the wide range of job titles and responsibilities among administrative support staff. IAAP remains the sole sponsor of Administrative Professionals Week (APW) and Administrative Professionals Day (APD). This event is celebrated worldwide and has become one of the largest workplace observances. IAAP recommends that employers observe APW by providing their admins with education and training through seminars, continuing education and self-study materials. 1|Page
Our profession is always changing to meet the demanding needs of businesses around the world. We are known as the “go to” people in the work force. We need to stay on top of the new software and hardware that are constantly coming out. Being able to work closely with managers and business owners is a must so soft skills are very important. Be a great team member in your organization, do your job well, and exceed at everything you can. You will reap the benefits in the end knowing that you have done all you can and that you are a professional. I am proud to be a part of the administrative profession and IAAP. I hope you are recognized as a true professional and are appreciated where you work.
News from VA-West VA Division
P
lease visit the Division’s Facebook page. You can find them at “VA-WV Division IAAP” or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467421343 483886 June 20-22 VA-WV Annual Meeting to be held in Hampton, VA. Registration packets are available on the Division website at: http://www.iaap-vawv.org/meetingsevents/divisionmeetingsandeve nts Jul 26-30 EFAM in Milwaukee, WIS - Register today for EFAM 2014.
Education Program – Delicia Barber, President-Elect Our April program will feature David Cobbs, Jr., Assistant Vice President of Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity, with Norfolk Southern. Our program will be on Leadership Skills: Coaching and Constructive Feedback. Please click HERE to RSPVP, or see the attached flyer for details. One Recertification point will be awarded for our program. The chapter meeting will be held on April 15, 2014, at Hampton Roads Transit. Any questions, please contact Delicia Barber at [email protected] or [email protected].
Certification Corner – Barbara Dunn, CAP, Secretary The next exam is scheduled for May 3, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Dunn, CAP at [email protected]. Please note, this is a new email for Barbara.
Upcoming Exam information from International Strategic Plan 2013-2018: Goal 3 – Professional Development & Certification CAP Exam — Computer-Based Testing One of the initiatives of our Strategic Plan 20132018 is to move our CAP certification exam and OM specialty exam from paper and pencil testing to computer-based testing. We are excited to announce that we currently plan 2|Page
to move to computer-based testing in 2015. We can’t share a lot of specifics yet; however, we can say that computer-based testing will be done through a company with secure testing centers and a consistent delivery system, with testing locations throughout North America. In order to make this a smooth transition, we will not be providing testing for CAP certification or the OM specialty in November 2014. As such, the only test date in 2014 will be the upcoming May exams. Also, with the change to computer-based testing, we will be changing our application deadline dates and the actual exam dates. Our plan right now is to offer the exams in March and September, replacing our current schedule of May and November. This is an exciting change for our certification program, and we know there will be many questions. Once all of the details are finalized, we will provide updated information. Our goal is to have this information available by EFAM 2014.
Membership News – Amy Braziel, CAPOM, Vice President Total Membership The Tidewater Chapter currently has 61 members, as of April 1, 2014. Headquarters is still working on the migration process, updates are ongoing. Welcome New Member Suzanne Lanier, Infralogix
Roster Updates If you have any changes that you would like made to the chapter roster, please send your information to Amy Braziel, CAP-OM, via email – [email protected]. Please remember these
changes are only for the chapter roster. If you want IAAP Headquarters to have the changes, you will need to log on to www.iaap-hq.org and update your profile.
development plan and how to “grow what you don’t know”. Registration Deadline is April 16, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Delicia Barber, 757-681-3909; email [email protected]
Community Service – Deborah Mapp, CAP-OM and Karen Lester, Co-Chairs April Community Service Project Happy Birthday to the following members:
04/05 – Stacey Hanson, CAP-OM 04/24 – Dianne Ricks
This month we will be collecting for the H.E.R. Shelter. Here is the “Wish List” for H.E.R. Shelter in Portsmouth. Please bring any item(s) of your choice to our next meeting. For Women Establishing New Households
COMMITTEE CORNER Administrative Professional’s Week Breakfast This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Town Point Club in Norfolk. The keynote speaker will be Mark Merrill, Vice President of Merchandising for Farm Fresh Stores. And he will be discussing how to make changes in your personal life that prepare you for opportunities that arise in your professional life; how to create a successful professional 3|Page
Brooms Mops Dish Drainers Gently Used or New Pots and Pans, Cookware & Bake Ware General Kitchen Appliances (mixer, coffee maker, toaster oven, microwave) Generic Accessories (dish rack, utensils) Dishes, Silverware & Glassware Furniture (must call to see if there is a need), we do not have storage
For Women and Children Who Enter the Shelter In various sizes for boys, girls, and women: o New underwear o New socks o New sleepwear Disposable diapers, especially larger sizes – sizes 3, 4 & 5 – we are not accepting size 2 at this time Disposable Pull-Up Diapers Disposable Baby Wipes Baby Food and Formula (i.e. Isomil, Infamil, and Similac)
For the Shelter Kitchen Gently Used or New Pots & Pans Gently Used/ New Bake ware, Cookware & Cooking Utensils Cooking Oil (cannot use soybean or nut oils) Dishes/Cups (preferably disposable plastic, i.e. Solo) Plastic ware (forks, knives, spoons Frozen Fruits Frozen Vegetables Salt, Pepper & Cooking Spices Sugar Meats Unexpired non-perishable foods Other Shelter Needs Bus Tickets Garbage Bags Laundry Detergent Paper Products Gift Certificates (any store, including grocery stores) New or Gently Used Bath Towels and Wash Cloths New bed pillows Shower/bath gels/ body wash
Ways and Means – Susan Turner and Carleen Muncy, CAP-OM, Co-Chairs Pecans – If you missed placing an order, we still have some bags remaining. The price has been reduced to $8 per bag. Please contact Susan Turner to purchase. This month we are raffling a Spring “Getting Ready for the Sun” Basket. Please contact Carleen Muncy, CAPOM or Susan Turner for more details.
If you, or someone you know, would be interested in our Vendor Spotlight, please let Carleen or Susan know. Thanks for your continued support! 4|Page
Professional Headshots – Would you like to have your photo taken, to be used for your profile on the International website, or maybe for something at work? Amy Braziel, CAP-OM, will be taking digital retouched professional headshots. Sessions will be held at our April meeting from 5:15 pm until 6:30 pm, before the meeting starts. The cost will be $5 per retouched digital image. Contact Amy at [email protected] for details and to register. All proceeds go to the chapter.
The Tidewater Chapter, IAAP meets the third Tuesday of each month at Hampton Roads Transit, 509 E. 18th Street, Norfolk, VA. Networking begins at 5:30 pm, dinner follows at 6:00 pm. Our program starts at approximately 6:30 pm, following dinner. The cost is $15 for dinner and meeting and $5 for meeting only. For a list of Chapter Officers and other items, please visit our website www.iaap-tidewater.org
Interested in becoming the newsletter editor? Please contact Nancy Moore at [email protected]
