2021 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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On Saturdays, we feature the stories of students who have been in our First Gen Leadership class. Aniceto was in our class of 2019, and is now a GlobalMindED Student Ambassador for 2020-2021. Aniceto Chavez is a tremendous student and leader. Aniceto obtained his undergrad and was accepted into New Mexico State University for his graduate program. He also works full time at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he started as an intern after high school. Read his full story below.
Below is some of the most high impact DEI content you can find. Please share it with your networks and spread the inclusive movement until we have worldwide habits of respect, acceptance and appreciation of difference.
All GlobalMindED DEI events are on our YouTube channel. International Month of Women events:
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What is your personal story?
I’m a young Hispanic man who came from poverty in Santa Fe, NM. I applied myself since a younger age and even received an associate’s degree in high school. I went on to get my undergraduate degree in electronic engineering technology from Eastern New Mexico University at the age of 20. Los Alamos National Laboratory offered me an internship after high school. I have maintained it and now work as a full-time employee. I’ve been accepted to New Mexico State university's graduate program and will be pursuing that degree online while working at LANL. I’ve used education to break the cycle of addiction and poverty within my family. I hope that my actions speak to the younger generations of my community and in my family and shed light on the opportunities that education can bring.
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What struggles have made you strong?
Not only was I a first-generation college student, but I was also the first to even graduate from high school. Navigating through the process of applying for schools and scholarships was the biggest challenge of the process. Learning this on my own lead me to find programs and organizations like GearUp and GlobalMindED which played a big role in my success.
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How have the Ambassador Program and the GlobalMindED Leadership Program influenced your professional path?
I would say the biggest help from Ambassador Program and the GlobalMindED Leadership Program has been the networking possibilities and workshops GlobalMindED has linked me with many like-minded people who have similar experiences. The workshops have helped me to become a well-rounded student and have covered topics that weren’t in my undergraduate curriculum.
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What is special about you that an employer can’t live without? How will you set a new standard for the job, once hired?
The most special thing about me is that I am always eager to learn and improve. My current project at LANL is to develop a procedure to automatically calibrate digital multi-meters. A process that took over an hour before could take as little as 5 minutes now. I enjoy process automation and finding a more efficient way to do something. There is always room to improve and become more efficient. My drive would be the new standard for a job. Once I’m in a working position I want to spend my time wisely and do the best job that I can.
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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 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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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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