2008 College Marshal Mark D. Gough.
Mark is graduating with an integrated Bachelor
of Science in Labor Studies and Employment
Relations and Master’s of Science in
Industrial Relations and Human Resources
and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Faculty Position Announcement
2008 - 2009
The Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University invites applications for a fixed-term faculty (non-tenure track) appointment at the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer or Professor of Practice rank. The appointment will be on either a nine or a twelve month basis to begin August 15, 2008. Please see full announcement for details.

Penn State's Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations engages in teaching, research, and outreach on all aspects of work and the employment relationship. Our students go on to careers in human resource management, labor relations, union organizing and representation, employment law, and government.

Courses in LSER address all aspects of the dynamic field of human resources and employment relations, including:
  • globalization
  • new work and family pressures
  • the changing role of unions
  • growing workforce diversity
  • new methods of resolving conflicts

The Department offers a range of options for study,
including traditional undergraduate and graduate programs,
conferences for professionals, and online learning courses.
The Department will begin offering a fully online Masters of Professional Studies in Human Resources and Employment Relations for professionals in the field beginning May 2008. Applications are now being accepted for admission to this program. For more information, click here. We also offer an
online Undergraduate Certificate in Labor Studies and
Employment Relations. For more information, click here.

We welcome you to browse our website or
contact us directly to arrange a campus visit.

Departmental Name Change
On July 1, 2006, the Department of Labor Studies and
Industrial Relations changed its name to Labor Studies
and Employment Relations. The change from "Industrial"
Relations to "Employment" Relations was made in order
to more clearly convey the focus of our major and our
courses. For more information on the change, please click here.