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ABOUT BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION CHAPTER
The Association of Administrative Professionals Bryan-College Station, Texas is a voluntary national association administered by its members, for its members.  Our diverse membership includes full or part-time administrative professionals in various industries, academia, home-based and service. This is a supportive local and national network which will give administrative professionals opportunities for personal growth and career development.

For more information on our chapter, check out the "About Us" link above.


Mission

The Bryan-College Station Chapter of IAAP strives to be the recognized leader for professional development of office personnel in the Brazos Valley by inspiring and equipping office professionals to attain excellence.

Vision

To be the acknowledged and recognized leader of office professionals; and to enhance collective value, image, competence, and influence among administrative professionals.

Purpose

To provide education and training; and set standards of excellence recognized by the business community on a global perspective.

Objectives

To elevate the standards of the secretarial / administrative professionals; and to promote its working relationship with management through continuing programs and publications

 

From the President 


B-CS Chapter Members,


Happy New Year!

I want to start by saying Congratulations to Teresa Peters for earning her CAP-OM in November 2011.

If you are planning to do certification testing on May 5, 2012, please contact our Certification Chair, Connie Smotek and let her know.
The deadline to register for that test is February 15, 2012.

Events:
Chamber of Commerce: Business After Hours, Thursday, January 19, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Briarcrest Country Club, 1929 Country Club Drive, Bryan, TX (979) 776-0133

First Chapter Social Event, Dinner at Abuelos' on Friday, January 27th at 5:45 p.m., a flyer with more details will be sent out in a separate e-mail.

If you haven't already RSVP'd and plan to attend our January Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, January 17th, please RSVP (with IAAP in your subject line of your e-mail)  by Friday, January 13th.  Send your RSVP to  Theresa Morrison and for more details, check out our chapter website.

Have a great week,

Susie Billings
President 2011-2012
B-CS Chapter of IAAP





Upcoming Meetings

MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING 
All meetings are at the College Station Conference Center, room 105 at 5:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.

February 21, 2012: Team Development Tools (Speaker: Anne Mayer)

The cost to attend is $5.00 if not eating and $10 if eating.

Click here to RSVP



Meeting Calendar


  • March 20, 2012: Building Trusts (Speakers: Rosie Schoenfeld & Jan McCoy, CAP-OM)
  • April 26, 2012: APD Event Topic: Office Politics (Speaker: Dr. Merna Jacobsen), Facilitating Difficult Conversations (Speaker: Dr. Christine Stanley), & Topic: Developing Your Leadership Skills (Speaker: Dr. Al Davis)
  • May 22, 2012: Creative Leadership (Speaker: Suzanna Ramos)
  • June 19, 2012: TBA

SOCIAL EVENTS
Please contact the Social Chair (Liz Galvan) at lgalvan1984@gmail.com, if you have any ideas/suggestions for the new year.

  • Dinner Social, January 27, 2012 at 5:45 PM:  Abuelo's Mexican Food,  840 University Dr. East, College Station, TX  RSVP to Liz Galvan by January 25, 2012  More events...

SERVICE PROJECTS

To all who donated to our Brazos Food Bank and Phoebe's Home collection, THANK YOU for your generosity!

Food for thought...

In Business....

Effective listening lays the foundation for clear understanding.

Clear understanding allows an appropriate response.

An appropriate response facilitates high-quality communications.

High-quality communication promotes organizational cooperation.

Organizational cooperation improves employee morale.

High morale increases job commitment.

Job commitment leads to peak productivity.

Listening is Good Business!

Announcements

Chapter Board meeting
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month, in Langford A, Architecture Building in room 217 at 5:30 p.m. on the Texas A&M University campus.


Business After Hours, Thursday, January 19,2012 ,  5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening filled with fun and networking opportunities!  Business After Hours is free to all Chamber Members, their employees and even prospective Chamber Members. Briarcrest Country Club 1929 Country Club Drive, Bryan (979) 776-0133


CHAPTER OFFICERS
President - Susie Billings
President-Elect - Jan McCoy, CAP-OM
Vice President - Sharon Birkelbach, CAP-OM
Secretary - Janice Crockett
Treasurer - Theresa Morrison


NEWSLETTER
Please email Liz LGalvan1984@gmail.com if you have content for the newsletter within the first week each month.  IAAP has the right to edit or not publish articles/content submitted.

 

Training

CAP/CAP-OM REVIEW CLASSES Join a group reviewing material for CAP-OM.  If you are interested in a study group, please contact Connie Smotek, CAP-OM at 979.845.2226. 

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (AMA) http://www.amanet.org has free training opportunities and helpful tips.

If you know of other sites and training opportunities, please let us know so we can share those as well.

Member Spotlight

 

Members Recently Recognized with Member of Excellence

Susie Billings
Jan McCoy, CAP-OM
Rosie Schoenfeld
Janice Walpert, CAP-OM
Valerie Sorenson, CAP-OM
Dawn Ferguson, CAP-OM



Member of the Year Application


 






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