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Ursula Pawlowski, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Title:

Assistant Program Director, MSHRMD Program
Faculty Adviser, NLU Student SHRM Chapter #5755
Adjunct Faculty

Programs/Classes Taught:

Bachelor of Science, Managment program

  • MGT#410, Management and Supervision
  • MGT#430, Communications in Organizations
  • MGT#479, Management Development Program

Master of Healthcare Adminstration program

  • MHA#532, Human Resources in Health Care, (redesigned course for blended and online format)

Master of Science in Human Resource Managment and Development program

  • HRM#509, Human Resource Management Profession and Its Role, (redesigned course for blended and online format)
  • MGT#508, Current Practices in Human Resource Management
  • MGT#515, Training and Development
  • MGT#521, Recruitment, Selection and Retention
  • MGT#533, Organizational Behavior, Development and Change

Areas of Expertise:

  • Conflict Resolution
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Employee Relations
  • Employment Law
  • Mentoring
  • Organizational Behavior/Organizational Development
  • Performance Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Student Success
  • Succession Planning
  • Talent Management
  • Training and Development

Biography:

Ursula Pawlowski is the assistant program director for the Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development program, faculty adviser for the National Louis University (NLU) Student SHRM Chapter and a member of the University Level Written Communication Assessment committee, Summer, 2016. Ursula is the recipient of the 2016 College of Professional Studies and Advancement (CPSA) Adjunct Faculty of the Year award and the NLU 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award. Ursula is part of the advisory committee for the curriculum redesign of the MSHRMD program and will be assisting in redesigning MSHRMD blended and online courses.

Ursula earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) credential awarded by the HR Certification Institute and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential awarded by the Society for Human Resource Professionals (SHRM).  Ursula has over twenty years of HR experience working in food and beverage, retail, education, volunteer management, non-profits and healthcare. Ursula's passion is in training and development, organizational behavior/organizational development, talent management, performance management, mentoring and strategic planning.

Ursula is member of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Women Speaker Association and Pro-Literacy. Ursula is also the board chair at the Aquinas Literacy Center, an English-as-a-Second-Language adult learning center in McKinley Park and the secretary and treasurer for the Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) of the American Hospital Association.

Education:

  • Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Development, 2009-2010 Edna Dean Baker Merit Scholarship Award, National Louis University
  • Bachelor of Science in Management, 2008-2009 Henrietta Louis Merit Scholarship Award, National Louis University

Research and Interests:

Publications and Presentations 

  • ASHHRA Job Description Toolkit, American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), November, 2010, Chicago, Illinois
  • Certified in Healthcare Human Resources (CHHR) Examination Preparation Guide, American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), September 2013, Chicago, Illinois
  • CHHR Workshop, three session series, co-presenter with Gary Pastore, 2016 ASHHRA President-elect, Talent Symposium 2015, HealthcareSource User Conference, Orlando, Florida
  • Developing an Effective Health Care Workforce Planning Model, white paper and assessment tool, American Hospital Association, September, 2013, Chicago, Illinois
  • Healthcare HR Initiatives, panelist on a three member panel on national webinar presented by HealthcareSource, July 2014
  • Healthcare Workforce Executive Insights, panelist on a four member panel on a national webinar presented by HealthcareSource, October, 2015
  • Hear is From the Pros, panelist on a three member panel presented by NLU Career Academy, Summer, 2014
  • Sixty Seconds: Ready with your Elevator Speech? Professional Branding, 2016 NAAAHR National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
  • The Vital Link, panelist on a four member general session panel, 2015 CAHHS Volunteer Leadership Conference, February, 2015, Indian Wells, California
  • The Vital Link, 2.0, panelist on a three member general session panel, 2016 CAHHS Volunteer Leadership Conference, February, 2016, Monterey, California
  • Workforce of the Future: Leveraging Demographic Shifts, learning session, 2014 NAAAHR National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania    
  • Workforce Planning Nurse Leaders, general session, 2013 Nurse Leaders of Idaho Conference, Boise, Idaho

Contact Information:

Ursula Pawlowski

upawlowski@nl.edu

(844) 380-5001 Ext. 7540

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (888) 658.8632
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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    (888) 658.8632
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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    (888) 658.8632
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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    (888) 658.8632
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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of Tampa's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to its classrooms, the National Louis University Tampa Regional Center features a computer lab, student lounges, and conference room.

    5110 Sunforest Drive, Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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