{"id":928,"date":"2013-03-18T07:15:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=928"},"modified":"2013-03-18T07:15:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T11:15:40","slug":"announcement-engaging-organization-developing-generation-diverse-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/announcement-engaging-organization-developing-generation-diverse-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: Engaging with an Organization Developing A New Generation of Diverse Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my passions and core areas of my consulting practice is diversity strategy and execution within organizations. I firmly believe that any organization as well as any city, state, province or country can be stronger and healthier if it truly leverages its complete diversity and brings out the best in every single participant.<\/p>\n

In that vain, I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the invitation to be a trustee of a recently formed new nonprofit called \u201cCollegiate Bridges\u201d. The goal of Collegiate Bridges is to execute a crucial component of the Generational Plan of America of the Diversity Place<\/strong><\/a> by creating a paradigm shift in the way students from underrepresented populations are recruited by colleges in the US.
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Students, such as Nkiruka Emeagwali, a medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee who was featured in an America – The Diversity Place online story, can be trained to provide health care to under-served populations<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Collegiate Bridges will examine ways to increase high school graduation rates among constituencies that are traditionally lower than the national average. If more students can be given the tools and assistance to graduate and later become innovative problem solvers, we can build a stronger nation and economy.<\/p>\n

Some of the strategies of Collegiate Bridges will include innovative use of technology to build a unique \u201cSuper Internet Portal\u201d and bridging with individuals, families, communities, faith-based organizations and more.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons that inhibit our youth from achieving their full potential. I have blogged about one of these reasons, which is bullying. (link to my most recent blog on bullying<\/strong><\/a> which includes links to an earlier blog and several resources.) <\/p>\n

The founder of Collegiate Bridges is Albert C. Jones, whose other current endeavors include www.americadiversityplace.com<\/strong><\/a> which documented \u201cStories of America\u201d and \u201cMulticultural Voices Across the Nation\u201d in each of the 48 states in the continental US. <\/p>\n

Other confirmed trustees in addition to founder Albert C. Jones and myself include:
\n\u2022\tJohn E. Pierce, Associate VP for Affirmative Action and Diversity Outreach, Creighton University
\n\u2022\tDr. Marcia R. Robinson, Cultural Coordinator, West Las Vegas Art Center
\n\u2022\tDr. Elena Izquierdo, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Texas El Paso
\n\u2022\tDr. Kimberly Fountain, Internal Medicine Physician from Memphis, Tn. <\/p>\n

I look forward to working with Albert and this team of trustees to help raise a fully inclusive diverse set of future leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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