Diversity Works
is a celebration each fall during which every workplace in the valley is invited
to develop at least one activity that recognizes, promotes, or celebrates how
diversity helps the organization achieve its mission. It is an outgrowth of the Partners for Workplace
Diversity, an alliance of area organizations dedicated to developing successful diversity
initiatives for their own needs and for the community at large. The Partners sponsor
many programs, two of which provide an annual opportunity for community participation.
Each fall, the Partners coordinate Diversity Works, and each spring
they co-sponsor a conference with the YSU Williamson College of Business Administration
and the Western Reserve Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Periodic workplace diversity training for specific occupations and the general public is
also provided.
" In a society of plurality and change, there may be no detailed moral consensus... but there can and must be a continuing conversation, joined by as many voices as possible, on what makes our society a collective enterprise, a community that embraces many communities."
J. Sacks, 1994
Leading
Excellence
Oct. 4
First in an on-going “Life Skills” series with School Students
Penny
Wells hosts Minnijean Brown-Trickey
who will help student facilitators develop workshops for Youngstown City Schools
on violence prevention, focusing on language.
Oct
5
Diversity Works Day, WYSU fm 88.5
Oct. 9
Diversity Works Kick-off Breakfast at OCCHA
OCCHA, “Making a
Difference” panel. By invitation, reservations required. 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Oct. 10 - 17
“Celebrating our Diversity” A kick off event for National Coming out
Week
Mahoning Valley Pride
Center, a conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown. October 10, 12:00 – 2:00
p.m.
For additional programs
during the week see www.ysu.edu/workplacediversity/
Oct. 20
Lessons in Leadership Dinner
DeBartolo Stadium Club,
Networking Workshop 5:00 p.m., Dinner 6:00 p.m., Program with Bonnie Burdman,
Jewish Community Relations Council Director of the Youngstown Area Jewish
Federation, 6:30 p.m., $20/person, reservations required.
Nov. 17
“Increase Your Possibilities in Today’s World”
Global Entrepreneurship
Week Dinner for Women Entrepreneurs. Debartlo
Stadium Club, Youngstown State University, 5:30 p.m., $20/person, reservations
required.
Partners
for Workplace Diversity Strategic Planning Process
Sept.
23
Board Meeting
Conference
room, Jewish Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
Nov. 19
Planning Meeting
First
in a series of member discussions about the mission, strategies and objectives
of the Partners for Workplace Diversity for the next two years. Conference room,
Jewish Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
Feb
Planning Meeting
March
Planning Meeting
The
community invites you to join the Partners for Workplace Diversity at the
following events:
Sept.
17
One Nation, One Race, One Peace
Nationally acclaimed
theatrical group from Columbus, presents a multicultural piece that will
challenge the audience to do what they can to make a difference. Bliss hall,
Ford Theater, YSU, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
“Sharing in the Hispanic
Traditions”. Keynote speaker: Andres Gonzales from the Cleveland Clinic.
Kilcawley, Chestnut Room, Youngstown State University, 5:30 p.m. Free of charge
to everyone (For additional events during this month see our website http://www.ysu.edu/workplacediversity/).
Nov. 16
Williamson College of Business Administration - Williamson Symposium
Celebrate Global
Entrepreneurship Week with special guest speaker, Catherine Mott, board member
of the Professional Angel Network. Community
breakfast and class visit. By invitation, reservations required.
SCHEDULE
FOR SOJOURN TO THE PAST STUDENTS TO FURTHER LESSONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
IN YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS
I. CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY – Ron Massullo from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s office will speak to seniors about the importance of voting, and Sojourn students will register 18 year olds to vote.
a. Friday, September 11 at 9 AM - Chaney High School
b. Thursday, September 17 at 2 PM – Early College
c. (East High School has not scheduled yet, but it will be in September.)
II. FLOW THEATER – sponsored by YSU Theater Department and the Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Thursday, September 17 at 7 PM in Ford Theater at YSU – Flow Theater will present a program on nonviolence, diversity, and peace. Sojourn students will attend. Anyone else interested in attending may call the Department of Diversity and Equal Opportunity at YSU. Tickets are free.
III. LESSONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - Jeff Steinberg, director of Sojourn to the Past
a. Monday, September 21
1. 8 AM - Early College – tenth graders
2. 10 AM – parents at 20 West Wood St.
3. 11:30 – lunch with Dr. Webb
4. 5 PM - supper with Sojourn students
5. 7 PM – speak at Main Library, open to community, parents, students
b. Tuesday, September 22
1. 8 AM – East High School – speak to tenth graders (two assemblies)
2. 11:30 AM – Chaney High School – speak to tenth graders (two assemblies) (lunch at Chaney)
IV. NONVIOLENCE WEEK IN YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS OCTOBER 5-9, PRESENTED BY SOJOURN TO THE PAST STUDENTS
a. The Principals will receive information about Nonviolence Week and the nonviolence t-shirts they and their staff may purchase for $7.
b. PA announcements will be made in the high schools beginning the week of September 28th informing students of Nonviolence Week and the nonviolence t-shirts they may purchase beginning Thursday, October 1 for $7.00. Dr. Webb has given permission for students and administrators to wear them during the week of October 5-9. Students must wear them with their uniform pants.
c. Each school will receive posters of the Six Principles of Nonviolence to display in their building.
d. Each high school will have a nonviolence wall displaying nonviolence quotes.
e. Nonviolence workshops will be conducted by the Sojourn students in each high school. Minnijean Brown-Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine will return to Youngstown to work with the facilitators of the workshops. She will be here October 4-6.
f. Schedule for Nonviolence Week:
1. Sunday, October 4 at 4 PM – Minnijean Brown-Trickey will train the workshop facilitators (Sojourn students) at Richard Brown Memorial United Methodist Church.
2. Sunday, October 4 at 6 PM – Minnijean and Sojourners will have dinner at Richard Brown.
3. Monday, October 5- Thursday, October 8 – PA announcements naming the Six Principles of Nonviolence with examples.
4. Monday, October 5- Tuesday, October 6 – Minnijean and Sojourn students will conduct workshops in the high schools.
5. Wednesday, October 7– Friday. October 9 – Sojourn students will conduct workshops in the high schools.
The following groups will be targeted for the workshops:
a. Bridge programs
b. Peer mediators
c. Student council
d. Wooster students at Chaney
e. All ninth graders at Early college
f. Other groups to be decided by principals and Penny Wells
6. Friday, October 9 – Instead of a PA announcement, Sojourners will pass out survey for students to complete, teachers discussing the survey with the students would be beneficial. This should take approximately ten minutes.
| Date | Time | Venue | Event Description |
| 10/12 |
12:00 PM
6:00 PM |
Kilcawley
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown |
“Freeheld:”
Film Viewing in Honor of National Coming Out Day. Film chronicling a
woman’s struggle to transfer her earned pension to her domestic partner,
presented in
conjunction with Equality Ohio |
| 10/14 | TBA | TBA | Diversity
Works Day, WYSU fm 88.5 |
| 10/16 | 9:00AM |
The First Presbyterian Church, |
“Helping
Children and Teens Deal With Grief." Family Service Agency hosts
Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, reservations required (330.743.3067) |
| 10/17 | 7:30AM | GM Lordstown Complex | General
Motors Annual Diversity Works Kick-off Breakfast: 10th
Anniversary Celebration. By invitation, reservations required.
(330.824.5316) |
| 10/19- 10/24 | TBA | TBA | Role
Diversity at Humility of Mary Health Partners. System-wide
departmental open houses with a focus on the various roles (jobs) with
HMHP; cultural displays and foods |
| 10/21 | 5:30PM | DeBartolo Stadium Club |
Lessons in Leadership
Dinner – A Celebration of National Business Women's Week. Iris Torres Guglucello,
Director of the Law Department, City of |
| 10/28 | 11:!5AM | Weymouth Country Club, Medina |
Diversity
in the Workplace” Luncheon and Workshop |
| 10/28 | 7:00PM |
Ford Recital Hall, |
An
Evening with Minnijean Brown Tricky (Little Rock Nine). As part of
the Sojourn to the Past program, Minnijiean will also speak with students
from three |
| 11/11 | 4:00PM | Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County |
Partners for Workplace
Diversity Meeting. Reports from the community, planning for spring
programming, refreshments (330.239.0202). |
| 11/18 | 6:30PM |
The |
Family
Service Agency’s 100th Anniversary and National Family Week
Celebration (330.782.5664). |
Ongoing Events
Spotlight on Diversity, The Partners for Workplace Diversity seek suggestions for, and
information about programs, policies, or structures that foster workplace diversity
and diversity competence in Valley workplaces (330.941.2350).
The Partners define and understand diversity in its broadest context, including diversity among employees, customers and suppliers etc. You are invited to participate in the opportunities this Partnership has to offer. Every individual brings multiple roles and identities to every interaction and each identity involves distinct values, talents and perspectives. Recognizing this range of perspectives and talents as assets and not problems is central to building an organization that enjoys the full range of market opportunities, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Recognize the competitive advantages of our diverse Valley for building teams, cooperation, and quality of work life.
Celebrate the unity and community of diverse talents, identities, values, and perspectives represented in Valley workplaces, markets, and communities.
Promote the contributions of employees and stakeholders to economic success and community growth.
For more information on the Partners
for Workplace Diversity, please contact:
Dr. Anne McMahon
Williamson College of Business Administration
Youngstown State University
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
(330) 941-2350
ammcmahon@ysu.edu
If your organization is interested in posters for the October Celebration please contact Dr. Anne McMahon. If interested, please hurry; Diversity Works is quickly approaching us!
You are invited to develop at least one activity in your workplace that addresses the goals for this event by demonstrating how diversity helps achieve mission effectiveness.
The Partners believe that recognizing the full variety of perspectives and talents as assets and not problems is central to building an organization that enjoys the full range of market opportunities, regionally, nationally, and globally.
Increase Awareness: Provide occasions to discuss how diversity among your
customers, employees and partners in business is relevant to mission
effectiveness by having
company officers wear our logo and display our posters and/or your own materials
Provide Educational Opportunities: Join in existing educational programming
at our workshops or provide internal training. Use October as kick-off
opportunity for new policy, orientation, or customer service program.
Promote Diversity Activities of Others: Display our promotional materials
and those of a group or organization whose diversity activities you are
supporting by funds, volunteer activities or business functions. Choose from
those groups you already support or contact us for suggestions.
Some Specific Examples :
Promote the success of your multi-functional teams in a series in your newsletter using the puzzle visuals
Create displays that show heritage of customers and employees.
Create a new mosaic featuring employees, customers and others, acknowledging their individual values, talents etc. as assets.
Salute your employees, customers and/or partners in business via newspaper or newsletter promotions.
Develop a shadowing program in which employees or possible future employees learn work activities of others in the workplace.
Create meals and other opportunities to celebrate heritage traditions, including information about values.