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Check out the exciting and informative events that MCDC has scheduled in 2009.
Advance your skills and support MCDC by:
.1. Developing your individual competencies. Attend several (or all) of the workshops and forums on the schedule.
2. Sponsoring one or more events as part of your organization's professional development goals in 2009. Train employees at all levels: build awareness and enhance cultural knowledge and communication skills.
2009 Sponsorship Benefits and Information (PDF document)
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January 22 – “ Networking the Networks” (Connecting Affinity Groups and Employee Resource Groups)
Speaker: Prof. Ray Friedman, Vanderbilt University |
February 26 – “Understanding East African Immigrant Culture: Sustaining a Productive Workforce and Enhancing Community Relationships”
March 26 – Signature Event – “Beyond the Color of Fear: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Today”
Speakers: Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez, Anti-Racism speakers and cast members of the original film The Color of Fear |
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April 23 – “ Critical Measures: A Model to Help Organizations Adapt to Change”
Presenter: David Hunt, President and CEO of Critical Measures |
May 21 – Signature Event – Women's Leadership Forum “Size Matters: Women and Beauty in America ”
Speaker: Nancy Giles, CBS Sunday Morning |
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June 26 – “ Understanding Inclusion Inhibitors: Biases, Assumptions and Stereotypes”
Presenter: Dolores Fridge, Medtronic, Inc. |
August 27 – “Networking & Benchmarking: Connecting Recruiters, Diversity Practitioners, and Human Resource Professionals”
September 24 – “Measuring Diversity Results: Providing Metrics and Score Cards as Measurement Tools”
Presenter: Dr. Edward Hubbard, Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc. |
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October 22 – “ Micro-Inequities: The Power of Small: A Tool for Affecting Change in Organization Culture”
Presenter: Stephan Young, Insight Education Systems |
November 29 – “ From Chaos to Coherence: A Tool to Manage Conflict”
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Eoyang, Human Systems Dynamics |
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2009 Sponsorship Benefits and Information (PDF document)
Past workshops:
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MCDC Workshop - Understanding Somalis
in the American Workplace, 2005 |
MCDC Workshop - Hmong Culture and Values, 2004 |
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