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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Please visit our YouTube channel for over 80 DEI webinars. Share with your colleagues in your company, your university or learning institution and your children, friends and family. All students are welcome. We unify the world around our awareness, our curiosity, our conversations and the diverse company we expose ourselves to and sow in our circles of impact.
Recent Equity events:
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Greetings everyone!!! My Name is Sochima Ifedikwa. I am an international Student from Nigeria studying Computer Science in the United States. I am a first-generation student and I recently graduated from San Jacinto Community College with an Associate’s degree in Computer Science. I am a currently transfer student pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech University. I also intend to go into the accelerated degree program to gain a master’s degree in Software Engineering.
As a first-generation college student, unique circumstances have shaped my path. My life has not been easy, but two qualities have remained firm-my tenacity in the face of challenging circumstances to seek higher education, and my determination to perform tasks efficiently to achieve my goals. I would never have imagined myself today as being a college graduate because there is no easy route to getting to success.
Due to the financial constraint of my family, at the age of 5, I was sent to live with my grand Aunt who financed most of my elementary education. As she aged, she could no longer care for me, so I moved to a different city to live with an uncle at the age of 9 through high school. While living with him, I occasionally visited my family during the holidays but went back to live with my mother after I had graduated high school, pending admission to college. Before I came to the United States my goal has always been to get a good education so that I can help my mother and siblings live a better life. As the fist child of my family and the first to enter college it is a responsibility that weighs on my shoulders not as a burden but as source of motivation. I have a mother who is hearing impaired but always proud of who she is and has always been. I learned that no matter the disability that one has, there is always something that one can contribute. With the trainings and constant practice from my mother, my siblings and I was able to learn how to be a sign language interpreter—which is a skill that has always made me standout from my peers.
I am proud to be an Alumni of San Jacinto College, a college that was accepting and exposed me to different programs that have shaped me to be a better person in the past few years. I am most grateful for being a member of the Diverse Student Population that introduced me to the GlobalMindED Community that gave me the opportunity to represent Minority and First-Generation international Students on a bigger level. The Ambassador program and the GlobalMindED program have influenced my professional path in a very tremendous way. The skills and trainings provided in collaboration with different networking opportunities are qualities that are very relevant in all organizations. The GlobalMindED community imbibes the idea of diversity and inclusion in a wide range because it encourages growth. I am an ambassador of this notion because the experience with the GlobalMindED program has helped instill the idea of teamwork which is necessity in my field of study and I am very happy that I use this skill in my classroom and will also use it later in my future employment.
As a computer Science student, my aim is to work for a Technological Company as a Software engineer and developer. I think that I would be the best candidate for a job because I am a diverse and inclusive leader that believes that everyone is important and has something to offer regardless of their background. Something very unique about me that an employer cannot live without is that I am always a cheerful person who always tries as much as possible to carry everyone along. I always try to make sure that my teammates are in a good mood and always full of good energy because I know that happiness is always within all of us. Once I get hired, the best way I know how to set a new standard is effective communication and paying attention to all ideas. By doing this, I will make sure that I learn things from another person’s perspective and point of view, hence promoting diversity and inclusion.
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Click below to watch the Inclusive Leader Award Ceremony featuring inspirational messages from the diverse Award Winners
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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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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 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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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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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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