Partners

                                The Partners are an alliance among area organizations that are committed to developing diversity initiatives for themselves and for the community.  The initiatives supplement each partner’s own firm-specific programs.  There are some events, such as Diversity Works, which cannot be undertaken by a single organization, and there are others that are more cost effective if undertaken in collaboration.  The partners have learned that a diversity advantage is not easily achieved in isolation.  By interacting with other organizations, they can benchmark their activities, share information and experience, and exercise leadership in the community’s culture.  To be competitive, our Valley’s firms require a community that is rich in diversity, that enjoys diversity competencies, and that values diversity as a business asset.  Our economy depends as much on these characteristics as it does on the technical and educational talents of its labor pool.

What are the goals of the Partners for Workplace Diversity?

The primary goal is to provide diversity-based education and facilitation for themselves and for communities in which they function toward building a climate that supports competitiveness and growth of our area’s economy.

                                 The Partners have three annual events at the moment.  The first is this Diversity Works event in October and the others are a conference and an awards program in the spring for human resource professionals.  The Partners provide for the diversity track of the human resource conference, which is co-sponsored with the Western Reserve Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.  We have also provided training and educational programs for specific needs.  In addition, the Partners recognize and acknowledge the success of area companies and organizations that embrace the value of diversity in their organizations.  Awards are made at the annual Human Resource conference each Spring.

                        The Partners also maintain a Web site (http://www.ysu.edu/workplacediversity) that provides links to national diversity programming and lists of area diversity opportunities and activities.  See our diversity “kits” for assistance.

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