As the founder of the National Diversity Council, I would like to welcome you to the fourth edition of the 2015 California Diversity Council Newsletter. We are very excited about our past accomplishments in 2015 and look foward to a robust agenda in 2016. One of our most popular undertakings, the California Diversity and Leadership Conference, took place on October 1 in San Francisco.
On October 23, 2015, the California Diversity Council in partnership with Chapman University hosted the 3rd Annual Orange County Multicultural Roundtable at Chapman University in Orange County, CA. The half-day event provided a platform for dialogue on leadership skills and professional development.
"I’m different from you. I’m made up of recessive genes. I have red hair. Guaranteed, I’m also shorter than you, which might prove that I can probably wear stilettos better than you — probably (I have had tons of practice). How long does it take you to read 10 pages? It takes me one hour. I was labeled as a “resource room kid” and was proud of it..."
November 12 ,2015 2nd Annual California ERG Conference
November 12 ,2015 Top 50 Women in Technology Awards Dinner
December 10, 2015 Los Angeles Diversity Council - End of Year Mixer
On October 1, 2015, the California Diversity Council hosted their Inaugural Northern California Diversity and Leadership Conference at Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The conference consisted of concurrent sessions focusing on best practices and professional development as well as the honoring of business professionals with the Most Powerful and Influential Women Award, the Multicultural Leadership Award, and the DiversityFirst Award.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which highlighted the employment barriers facing America’s population with disabilities. Because individuals with disabilities make up the largest diversity talent pool, GettingHired seeks to reduce their employment gap by providing a solution to the challenge of identifying, recruiting, and retaining qualified candidates with disabilities.
A recent SAFE survey shared that almost 30 percent of students in the United States are involved in bullying on a regular basis. The most common type is verbal bullying, which includes derogatory terms based on an individual’s race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc. This can make one wonder how the next generation will survive in the workforce.
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