Assistance For Unemployed Members
Members of ASQ Section 1201 are offered two assistance programs:
- Monthly, Up to fifteen members of ASQ Section 1201 are provided with waived dinner fees to attend Section 1201 monthly Dinner Meetings. Unemployed members may use this benefit for up to three section meetings per ASQ fiscal year. Unemployed members must register on-line or via fax, by the registration deadline. Each occurrence of No-show/No cancellation will be deducted from unemployed member's three allotted dinner meetings.
- Supplemented tuition for one Training Institute course per ASQ fiscal year.
The effective date for both programs is October 1, 2004.
Requirements
To qualify for the benefits and to maintain the cost of running the assistance program, requirements and limits have been established. The benefits are given on a “first come, first served” basis, and are available to the limits specified. The following requirements must be met:
- Proof of current ASQ section 1201 membership.
- Unemployed for at least 30 days prior to section meeting or Training Institute session.
- Actively seeking employment.
- Enrolled in ASQ section 1201 job networking program.
Training Institute
Qualification limit and specific requirements for supplemented Training Institute tuition: limited to 2 members per course per session, the course is subject to the minimum student requirement, and non-paying students do not count towards the minimum, book expense and special fees are the student’s responsibility and not covered by this benefit, applies to Fall, Winter and Spring 10-week sessions only, and must call 1-800-422-2478 to register and provide name, ASQ member number and employment status.
* NOTE: Several of the meeting topics will provide information to assist you in your personal growth, career development and job search. Our programs include:
- How to search for a Job
- Building an effective Network
- Leading Change
- Team Effectiveness
Library Programs at the University of Chicago and North Park University
The Board has voted to continue the Chicago Section’s corporate membership at the John Crerar Science Library, University of Chicago. Upon presentation of an ASQ membership card, Society members are allowed use of Crerar’s extensive collections and are also permitted access to the University’s Regenstein Library. These are research libraries and the materials do not circulate. The benefit of this membership is access to less common or scholarly books on quality not available at other libraries. There is an extensive magazine collection and access to the full-text articles from electronic magazines available in the U of C library system, (this includes “Quality and Reliability Engineering,” and “Total Quality Management,” to name a few). The library is located at 58th and Ellis, behind the bookstore.
In addition, the board reviewed the collections it owns and maintains at the Brandel Library of North Park University. The titles include: Industrial Quality Control, Quality Progress, The Journal of Quality Technology, Quality Engineering, and The Quality Management Journal. Again, be prepared to show your current ASQ membership card. This library is situated on the North Park University campus at the corner of Foster and Kedzie in Chicago.