2020 GlobalMindED
The Future of Work is Diverse, Inclusive, Just and Equitable
GlobalMindED closes the equity gap by creating a capable, diverse talent pipeline through connections to role models, mentors, internships for low-income students, returning adults, First Gen to college and inclusive leaders who teach them, work with them and hire them.
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Dr. Patty Lopez has been a key part of GlobalMindED’s leadership team, contributing for five years as a member of our International Advisory Council. We are honored to have her as a guest our Department of Education OELA panel this Thursday along with other Latino leaders: Hispanic Language Heritage: Language Assets for Career Preparedness. Sign up below Patty’s story to attend with other inclusive leaders.
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Patty, you are a remarkable Latina leader, PhD, Computer Scientist, Inclusive leader at Intel and a wife and mother to three. What is your personal story and how did you achieve this midlife and arc of time success?
Many first-generation students like me have encountered challenges along their educational path, as well as establishing themselves in their career and advancing it while building a full life outside of work. I have been blessed with many gifts besides talent – among them are persistence, resilience, and resourcefulness. These skills are hard to quantify in a job interview, but readily display themselves when faced with challenges to design a product, work around a blocking issue, or resolve a resource gap. These are skills that students who have faced hardship tend to develop in abundance out of sheer necessity, and qualities that make them exemplary employees when they put these skills to use in the workplace. I’ve been working on inclusive organizational culture for almost 30 years, and it has been only in the past year or two that I have begun to see significant changes. It has taken many, many voices, years of work, and recent events that highlight the disparity between Black, Brown, and White voices have accelerated that change. It’s very difficult to savor the small wins when there is so much work still to be done, but it is necessary to keep from burning out. I do struggle to be a supportive spouse and partner as well as mother with two children still in high school - it is definitely a balancing act that I work at every day.
These are extraordinary times in our country and our world. What call to action do you have for Latino leaders in the U.S. and around the world to respond?
The Latinx leaders I see have been very active in raising awareness of education gaps, social and technical infrastructure gaps, and work opportunity gaps. We need all leaders to recognize that the way we solve the problems that plague us today are through investments in our children – all of our children, to create equitable solutions to technology, especially in areas where access to computing and internet are sparse.
COVID and the generational racism revealed this summer exacerbate an already marked digital divide. As a technology pioneer, as a woman and as a Latina, what advice do you have for those running tech companies to reverse this patter made so much worse by the conditions of the last six months?
COVID has disproportionately affected Black, Brown, and female workers, who have lost jobs or gotten their work hours cut significantly. Evictions and inability to pay utilities will force thousands to go without food, shelter, and basic necessities. Tech companies can create affordable housing, they can refresh work laptops sooner and donate refurbished equipment to families in dire need of access to education and the internet. They can create WiFi centers in communities without access. They can create work education programs to retrain workers in basic tech skills so they can compete for jobs in the new virtual economy. Several tech billionaires got significantly richer during the pandemic, while 40 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits and have lost their healthcare. Our public universities are struggling with the loss of state funding, while private universities have large foundation monies they can tap to cover the gap. The sheer inequity in this country is disheartening. The companies who are profiting during this crisis can and should do more.
What do you most want to say to young people, Latino and others, about their role as inclusive leaders at this crucial time in history?
Education is the key to upward mobility and security. The jobs that pay well and offer long term job security have changed in the last 10 years and will continue to require expertise in technology. Know where those jobs are, find one that fits your interest, and set your sights on getting there. Only when you are secure in your work and your life, can you take the risks to step forward and use your voice to accelerate change. It’s more critical than ever to vote – know the positions of the candidates and make choices based on facts, not promises. Many younger folks are stepping up for public service, to run for political office, and to lead the charge for change in real and impactful ways. We’re way beyond standing on the sidelines. The time to act is now, not just for ourselves or our families, but for our community, our culture, and our principles. How we choose, act, and vote will impact generations to come.
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Multilingualism opens career opportunities in the public and private sectors and can raise the occupational status and earning potential of individuals who are proficient in more than one language. Language skills also can serve as an important resource for learning and development of problem-solving competencies.
In the second webinar – "Language Assets for Career Preparedness," the panel will discuss how multilingualism can shape career paths and share how language skills have influenced their career trajectories.
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In case you missed the Back to School in Times Like No Other sessions, here are links to our YouTube channel:
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: A Conversation on Race, Isms, Justice, Moving Forward and the Role White People Need to Play: Ryan Ross; Associate Vice Chancellor: Student Affairs, Equity, and Inclusion, Colorado Community College System leads the conversation with Clifton Taulbert; President and CEO, Freemount Corporation and Roots Java Coffee, Javon Brame; Dean of Students, Arapahoe Community College, Chelsea Williams; Founder & CEO, College Code LLC, and Representative Leslie Herod; Legislator, Colorado General Assembly
Equity in Engineering Programs: Priming the STEM Pipeline During and After COVID-19: Dr. Dora Renaud, Sr. Director of Academic Programs & Professional Development, SHPE: Leading Hispanics in STEM, Melanie Suarez, Student, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Mechanical Engineering, Nicolas Valencia Diaz, Student, Florida International University, Biomedical Engineering, Sophia Plata, PhD Student, University of Southern California, Environmental Engineering
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To view the recent Rural sessions, please see our YouTube channel:
Native American Business Opportunities, Tribal Economic Development and Post-secondary Education/Workforce Participation: J.C. Whorton, Jr.; Consultant, Lecturer, Author and Adjunct Faculty, University of Colorado Boulder, Don Kelin; President, Fox Professional Services, Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce, Matt Rantanen; Director of Technology, Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association, Tribal Digital Village Network Initiative, and Melvin Monette; CEO, Indigenous Education, Inc.
Fortifying Native Students, Faculty and Communities During and After COVID-19: Ron Lessard (Mohawk); Acting Exec. Director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education leads panel including Diana Cournoyer; Oglala Sioux Tribe, Executive Director, National Indian Education Association, Michael Chamberlain; Special Assistant for Rural Outreach, US Department of Education, Carrie L. Billy; President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and features a performance by Ava Rose Johnson; Student and Musician, Native American Music Awards Winner
Rural Innovations in Education During COVID-19: Anne Trujillo; Anchor 7News, Denver moderates the panel which includes Tina Goar; Executive Director, San Luis Valley BOCES, Dr. Robert Mitchell; Asst. Professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations, UCCS, Luis Murillo; Principal, Skoglund Middle School, and Samantha Yocam; Superintendent and Principal, Kim School District
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THE FLYOVER NATION
Energy's Role in a Troubled Heartland
By J.C. Whorton
A unique and timely discussion of the challenging issues facing the country’s troubled Heartland.
Since the beginning of westward expansion into the Heartland’s vast regions, natural resource development has played a historic role in shaping its communities. Today, domestic oil and gas development offers one of the strongest prospects for the Heartland’s present and future prosperity as well as the nation’s re-emergence as a dominant player in the global energy economy.
The U.S. is now the world’s largest producer of crude oil and natural gas, two circumstances that are universally disrupting international geopolitical order. The earth has a finite supply of natural resources and a rapidly growing and over consuming population.
As America positions itself for a very uncertain and constantly evolving global marketplace, will the Heartland become America’s “great connector” or “great divide”?
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J.C. Whorton is a senior level energy and financial professional with over forty years of essential experience. Having a ranching and Native American heritage, Mr. Whorton is a strong advocate for rural education and economic development initiatives.
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Links to read about Inclusive Leaders, many of whom are African American and people of color:
Curated sessions from GlobalMindED 2020 YouTube channel:
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From the Center for Positive Organizations:
From the Economist:
From Forbes:
From Harvard Business Review:
From the World Academy of Art & Science and UN; Geneva Global Leadership in the 21st Century econference:
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Listen here for an interview with Pam Newkirk, GlobalMindED speaker and author of Diversity Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion- Dollar Business.
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Responding to Crisis
The 30-Day Justice Plan
As the reset of America is underway, understanding the role you can play in a system of change can be difficult, but we encourage you to listen, learn and be active. To start, instead of, say, a juice cleanse, feed your brain and move yourself with this practical plan over the next month. Here's our guide of what to read, watch, listen to and do in order to be part of the solution.
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GlobalMindED and the SDG Impact Fund are delighted to announce GlobalMindED's Donor Advised Fund. 2020 is the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Women's Declaration and Action Platform. Many from around the world are thinking of 2020 as the gateway to our most vital decade for delivering equity, the Sustainable Development Goals, and a world where all can thrive. Our key time for these outcomes is 2020-2030.
GlobalMindED DAF and the SDG Impact Fund are a powerful combined force for good as the 2019 year comes to a close and we reflect on the gratitude and the commitments we make to the causes we care most about. The DAF offers immense power and flexibility for giving prior to the year's end as you plant seeds of generous intention for 2020 and the decade ahead.
When you contribute to GlobalMindED, you support First Gen students. We have served more than 400 students by connecting them to role models, mentors, internships and jobs. Your generous support will allow us to take our work 10x and reach these talented students at scale who lack the resources and support we provide. Your support also helps teachers who can't afford the conference fees, faculty at colleges which are under resourced and students who persist at those universities despite food insecurity and/or housing insecurity.
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Meet GlobalMindED Founder, Carol Carter as interviewed by Tim Moore on his podcast Success Made to Last: From Success to Significance
Listen to Part 1 of Carol's interview
Listen to Part 2 of Carol's interview
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Recent GlobalMindED Newsletter Profiles:
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Since 2006 when the flagship TGR Learning Lab opened its doors in Anaheim, CA, TGR Foundation has had a lot to celebrate, including its most recent milestone of one million students impacted by TGR EDU: Explore, alone.
Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, TGR EDU: Explore is a free digital resource library that offers interactive web experiences, lesson plans, training videos and tools for educators, students and families to explore new disciplines and gain skills for a modern and expanding workforce.
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As you start the New Year, are you looking for ways to re-engineer your classroom culture? Check out Designing the Future: How Engineering Builds Creative Critical Thinking in the Classroom. The associated website has lots of activities, projects, and resources you can implement immediately. Our fall workshops using the book as a roadmap for change have been highly successful. Start designing the future today - try using the customized Study Guide for a book study in your PLC. Or contact ProjectEngin or Solution Tree to learn how you can bring professional development based on Ann's book to your school, district, or conference.
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