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Academia
So You Wanna Go to College?
The facilitator will offer professional advice for families, community and private based organizations on the current college admissions & financial aid procedures. We will consult with individuals, regardless of citizenship status, and offer non-legal support, inclusive of College Readiness Counseling to gauge each individual’s college readiness.
The 3Rs (Reaching/Recruiting/Retaining)
Engaging leadership in discussions concerning the various challenges of diverse populations and the incentives taken to recruit them into places of employment and/or educational institutions. We seek to exhibit various benefits of incorporating diversity within an organization and hear from individuals of color regarding the incentives taken to recruit them.
Things Needed Along the Way
This session will ensure that students are academically staying on task, getting assignments completed, understanding the importance of time management, and instruct on character development. Additionally we will present a broad introduction to the functioning of monetary enterprises as it is an individualized component and its direct link to the community. It is imperative that individuals be able to understand the organizational system – inclusive of elements of credit management, balancing a bank account, spending vs. saving, and the overall affect on lifetime choices.
Education Beyond Tradition
Incorporating the data in support of nontraditional individuals seeking to obtain formal education we will focus on planning and management of learner support within modern education and training systems. Participants will discuss the challenges and needs of distant educational learners rather than placing emphasis on technology or the traditional institutional design. Additionally we will address topics such as student identity and development, student retention, and serving learners with special needs in a nontraditional setting.
A Dream Deferred?
Supporting administrators, counselors and educators on the procedures taken in identify resources for immigrant and refugee youth interested in pursuing higher education. While the United States is symbolized as a country offering freedom and hope to those who embark upon her shores, those choosing to embrace the infamous words engraved on the bronze plaque – “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free” – are confronted with a host of issues that prevent successful integration into American society. Topics addressed include: cultural adjustment, language barriers and immigration status which often affect the ability to pursue and obtain opportunities in higher education. Our facilitators understand the vital impact that immigrants have in shaping the diverse landscape of America. They will share research, tools, and stories that will expose those who interact with immigrant.
Uncle Sam Wants You
As educators we are aware that an institution of higher education is not the path of choice for every individual. This session will solicit the use of our Armed Services Personnel (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard) to present on the advantages of enlisting in their organization. These organizations were built on the foundation of traditional precepts and has endured years of conflict. The representatives from each branch will speak to the misrepresentation of what military service entails, the numerous possibilities of training and education, and also the networks resulting from an honorable discharge.
What is University Without U?
This program assists students in finding their connection with the college community and ensuring their retention. Incorporating presentations and workshops, students will understand the concept of leadership, joining extracurricular activities and how being diverse in opportunities will broaden self development as well as validate their contribution to the college community and society.
Enunciation, Presentation & Confidence
Understanding the rules of etiquette, either in dining and professional presentation will make or break a business deal. Through mockup sessions and mentoring networks we will instruct participants on the skill set and strategies to aid in the representation of the individual. Techniques are inclusive of vocal variations, controlled levels of stress, and the maintenance of eye contact. We will solicit the input of established professionals in diverse business arenas who will instruct on their professional ventures.
Networking Bond
How to meet, exchange information and ideas, and build relationships for future mutually beneficial exchanges. This course will instruct employees on the purposes of expanding sources of information and support with colleagues and/or customers both internally and externally.
Community
Leadership Development for Community and Municipal Leaders
The workshop instructs on the basic elements of leadership and effective leadership strategies. Inclusive of this program is an open forum on the challenges of community and municipal leaders in their respective cities, varied styles of leadership, and the supportive resources available for community leaders, specifically as they relate to professionals of color.
Love, Lies & Confusion
Serving as a forum for societal problems, we will particularly focus on domestic violence amongst families and its overall effect on the community. Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend per year to 3.9 million women raped and or physically assaulted annually by an intimate partner. We will discuss researched trends, social policy and current laws and their potential dangers to society. The facilitator will provide participants with the telltale signs of domestic violence and offer assistance on how to improve economic and psychological independence.
How to Affect Community
We individually provide a service to the success of the overall community. This session will provide each individual with regional resources for ways to network and contribute back into livelihood of their specified communities.
Are You Covered?
This session will provide statistics and educational awareness which will aid in the prevention of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS amongst youth. Participants will hear expert advice and be able to engage in Q & A segments.
Multiculturalism
The Game of Life
Diversity is crucial to a holistic individual both academically and professional. We each are equipped with different types of personalities and each life experience is representational of how we live and interact with others. Throughout the course of this session, participants will engage in various activities and conversations relating to the impact of individuals in small subcultures and how our lifestyles ultimately affect the overall interrelatedness of the world.
“You’re So Articulate”: Politically Correct Leadership
This session offers diversity training and support for professional and community leaders who provide services for individuals of diverse backgrounds (disadvantaged, immigrant and refugee families, teachers of nontraditional adult students, etc.) seeking to acculturate into American society. Acculturation theory stipulates that there are various degrees of identification for both groups, inclusive of integration, marginality, assimilation, and separation. The facilitator will lead a discussion on the knowledge needed to aid these diverse cultures.
Global Leadership
This innovative session will challenge the meaning of competent citizenship which will impact current and future generations. The facilitator will discuss the characteristics of a global leader and the need to embrace change. As one of the major global leaders amongst numerous disciplines, America does not actively engage its citizens to step outside their comfort zone to holistically understand the global economy. America fears change but with the many disparities in education, healthcare, urbanization, and socioeconomic status, it is within the best interest to better prepare individuals for the inevitable.
Shifting (How Women Of Color Exist)
When seeking directional information to a particular place prospective travelers and inquisitive individuals usually elect to use a road map to determine the exact distance and least detour ridden path to their final destination. Identifying specific landmarks of interests and areas to avoid, while simultaneously offering a sense of geographical clarity to those seeking directional assistance are some noted benefits of using a road map. This setting will service as a forum where dialogue can occur between new and seasoned professional women in leadership positions on how to navigate and shift within the “old boys’” network. According to the 2008 Annual Averages provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 50.8% managerial, professional and related positions were held by women. If we were to retrieve the numbers for women of color, the numbers would be more dismal. This same data stated that of the entire labor force in America women represented the statistics by only 46.5%. The journey for women of color and white women hosts some level of social exclusion; we will investigate and discuss the similarities and differences as we seek continual change.
Working Across Cultures
How high is your EQ (Emotional Quotient)? Organizations often look to cultivate the technical skills of their employees without paying much attention to those “soft skills” needed to work with others. In a multicultural, multiethnic and multigenerational workplace, how do you fit in and can you successfully work across cultures? In this workshop, participants will examine themselves as cultural beings by learning to appreciate the many cultures they participate in and acknowledging the skills and traits they possess to effectively work across cultures. Topics include: the definition of culture and cultural competency, cultural building blocks, and a look at generational and workplace culture.
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