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BMW Joins Workforce Diversity Network
 We are pleased to welcome BMW of North America to the Workforce Diversity Network. BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975.
Jacqueline Jasionowski, HR Staffing Manager for BMW of North America, LLC, will represent the company on the WDN. >>> |
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USO (United Service Organizations) Joins Workforce Diversity Network
 We are pleased to welcome the USO to the Workforce Diversity Network.
Since before the United States entered World War II, the USO has been the bridge between the American public and the U.S. military. In times of peace and war, the USO has consistently delivered its special brand of comfort, morale and recreational services to the military.
Amilia Reza, HR Assistant, will represent the USO on the Workforce Diversity Network. >>> |
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David Garrow, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Speaks at Nazareth MLK Celebration on January 18
 David Garrow is the author of Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. (Norton, 1981) and Protest at Selma.
He regularly contributes to Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wilson Quarterly. >>> |
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Expressions of King’s Legacy – A Weeklong Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- January 25 - 29, 2010
 Expressions of King’s Legacy is a week-long series of workshops, entertainment, and dialogue at RIT; covering a variety of topics, including social and educational scholarly seminars, as well as culture, drama, art and musical presentations and/or performances. This is one of the longest standing diversity programs at RIT. >>> |
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Kevin McDonald Appointed Chief Diversity Officer at RIT
 Rochester Institute of Technology President Bill Destler has appointed Kevin McDonald as the university’s chief diversity officer. McDonald has served for the last two years as the vice president for equity and inclusion at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. >>> |
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Elsie Y. Cross Dies – An Influential Leader in Organizational Development and Diversity Training
 Elsie Y. Cross, an influential pioneer in organizational development and a trail blazer in the field of diversity for Fortune 1000 companies, and founder of Elsie Y. Cross Associates, Inc. died at 81. Cross guided critical change initiatives in major corporations, government agencies, universities and financial institutions in the U.S., and world. >>> |
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Pitching Diversity
By Bruce A. Jacobs
 Diversity is not a product, but promoting it requires persuasive discipline
As a former advertising vice president, I am accustomed to asking questions about market audiences: Who are we talking to? What are their needs? How can we fulfill them? >>>
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Managing Diversity for Success
By Elizabeth K. McArthur
Businesses that fail to successfully manage diversity will suffer economic and social consequences. A workplace culture that allows low morale, employee turnover, harassment, discrimination, absenteeism, and disruption to work teams results in a loss of productivity. >>> |
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Stereotypes will Mess You Up!
By Joe Gerstandt
 The biggest problem with stereotypes? We think they just influence other people.
Most of us think we are not influenced by them in anyway...that is the biggest problem with stereotypes. If we are going to do a better of job of reducing the impact of stereotypes we are going to have to understand them better. >>> |
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The Different Faces of Diversity: The Professional Principles of Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
By Sharon Douglas
Diversification is a concept that is widely used throughout a variety of business settings. And in no other business setting is diversity more important than in the workplace. >>> |
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