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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Meet Hannah Petronek from West Virginia University, one of our remarkable GlobalMindED/Every Learner Everywhere student Ambassadors with whom we produced 2 reports, Student Speak: Student Voices Informing Educational Strategies and Peer to Peer Students Speak. Today, we share Hannah’s remarkable story of growing up in an environment of oppression, addiction and abuse while her studies and extra-curricular activities became her saving grace. She hopes to be a dean or a college chair someday, but we know that she has what it takes to be a college president— a deep understanding of what it is like to come from a home of hardship and beat the odds to succeed.
Please visit our YouTube channel for over 90 DEI webinars primarily led by leaders of color with panelists from a variety of backgrounds. Share with your colleagues in your company, your university or learning institution and your children, friends and family as well the students you know. We unify the world around our awareness, our curiosity, our conversations and the diverse company we expose ourselves to and connect others with in our circles of impact.
Recent Equity events:
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What is your personal story?
I am a first-generation college student from a low-income family in Wheeling, West Virginia, and I am currently enrolled as a Biochemistry major at West Virginia University. I come from a family riddled with opiate, alcohol, and gambling addictions and grew up in a rather hostile environment. School and extracurriculars quickly became my escape from home, and I have been fortunate to have had so many amazing friends, teachers, and mentors along the way who have helped me get this far in life. Two of my high school science teachers acknowledged my aptitude for analytical thinking, particularly with chemistry, and urged me to take more STEM classes during my time in high school. Fast-forward to senior year, and I am applying into the Biochemistry program at WVU from which I am about to graduate. Since being in college, I have actively been participating in undergraduate research as well as being a student director for First2 Network: an NSF INCLUDES Alliance which aims to double the retention rate of first-generation, underrepresented students in STEM programs. I am currently an undergrad research assistant in the forest pathology and mycology lab in the Davis College at WVU. As I am about to graduate, I intend to take a gap year before graduate school in order to gain some work experience or participate in AmeriCorps. Once I am ready to apply to graduate school, I am looking to apply to plant pathology/environmental microbiology programs on the East coast and Southeast.
What struggles have made you strong?
Due to the environment I grew up in, I do suffer from depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Periodic homelessness, health concerns, unstable family relationships, and much more have shaped me into who I am now. I did not have control over the circumstances of my life for a long time and was forced to adapt and overcome. When hearing my story, many do consider me to be a strong individual, but I’d like to vouch for those—like myself—who do not feel as though their trauma has made them “strong”. I have come out bruised and battered like many others with experiences similar to mine. Being the victim of an emotional abuser and narcissist has caused me much grief and sadness in my life as I struggle with interpersonal relationships, self-worth, and trust. However, what I do believe makes me “strong” is my ability to recognize what has happened to me is in the past, and I must keep going forward and shape my own life without the weight of an abuser’s actions on my shoulders. I have persevered and am creating my ideal life whatever obstacles stand in my way. I am learning to form healthy connections again as well as setting boundaries with the abusers in my life. I am extremely grateful to all of the people in my life who have supported me and loved me unconditionally so that I am able to be where I am today.
How has the Ambassador Program and the GlobalMindED Leadership Program influenced your professional path?
Both First2 and GlobalMindED have taught me that I have a valuable voice that is worthy of being heard. I have learned to speak up for myself and hope to include that quality in my professional life. While I wish to continue on in academia with research, I also would like to stay involved in re-shaping education and speaking up for those that are underrepresented. Perhaps someday this will lead me to being a dean or chairperson at a college!
Why would you be the strongest candidate for any job? What is special about you that an employer can’t live without?
I am adaptable and resilient. I have always made do with what I have had and made the best out of every situation. Even when I feel I can’t go on anymore or finish a task, I somehow still find motivation within me to push through to the finish line. In addition, I am committed to being a life-long learner. As school has always been my escape, I consistently love to be learning new things and be exposed to new challenges. is your personal story?
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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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