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Greetings!
It is the month of September and Fall is beginning to show it's face. For those in the education arena, lesson plans are brought up to date and revamped for the new batch of students coming into the classroom. This prepration could be applied to all of us as we move towards a new year. We can take a look at the various policies and procedures that are in place to see if they too need a bit of 'freshening up' to match the demographic of our diverse workforce.
Warmest Regards,
Colette
Diversity Minnesota Editor |
Volume: 1 Number: 5
September, 2008
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This Issue:
- Featured Organization - National Marrow Donor Program
- Education For Diversity - What Should We Have in Our Program?
- Sponsor Spotlight - Scott County and Dunwoody College of Technology
- Community News
- Diversity Minnesota - Check Out Our New Look!
- Shameless Plug
Local Events:
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Education For Diversity - What Should We Have in Our Program?
Author: Ken Long
So, you're a new manager at a new job and you've determined that to improve your organization's performance, you need to conduct training and education on diversity for your people. They seem genuinely interested in supporting the new program and are looking forward to training. So what exactly is it that you should train them on? What kinds of qualities are we looking for in a diverse workforce? What are the individual characteristics that make a worker competent culturally?
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We want to extend a big THANK YOU to our newest sponsors - Dunwoody College of Technology, and Scott County.
Thank you both for your support!
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Community News
We want to congratulate Top Talent, Inc!
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) has awarded them its Supplier Diversity Initiative Certification.
Do you have some good news to share? Tell us about it!
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Diversity Minnesota has a new look!
We have completely revamped how our site is organized and the features we can offer to our sponsors. We have added videos on diversity, increased the visibility of employer logos, added an ad space which can be tailored as needed and much, much more.
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Are you a member of Linked In? If so, join our Diversity in Minnesota group by clicking here.
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Last, but not least, here is my shameless plug for our organization!
We are in need of your articles, videos and insight on diversity in the workplace. Your submissions will be reviewed and, if approved, we will post them on our site and possibly include them in a newsletter.
If you are interested, please contact us.
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