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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As we celebrate International Women this month, meet Daphney Cajuste, First-Gen college student majoring in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan. Daphney joined our GlobalMindedED First Gen Leadership program her freshman year in 2020, and now serves as a GlobalMindED/Every Learner Everywhere Ambassador. She shows true leadership, being passionate about inclusivity and making an impact in this world.
Upcoming March Equity Events Celebrating Inclusive Women- 2:00 MST/4:00 EST click link to register, details below:
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I’m a First-Gen to College student, majoring in Engineering and Computer Science from University of Michigan. Both of my parents immigrated from Haiti and I was born in the United States. I grew up in Naples, Florida with the advantage of two cultures and two languages as I assimilated into American culture. Naples is predominately Hispanic, white, and Cuban. The Haitian population was not large but it was tight-knit. Looking back, it was also a challenge to learn both languages and to keep up those relationships of my culture when I was the only black person in my honors classes before high school. I straddled both worlds.
I went to a small brand new high school, Mason Classical Academy, where there were 19 in my class. There were four of us who were black students and a few Hispanic and Asian students; it was fairly diverse for the size of the class.
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For college, I wanted to go to a state school that had a great reputation and a strong alumni network. This is why I chose the University of Michigan. The summer before my freshman year, I was in the MSTEM program where we took non-credit bearing courses to get us used to college-level work and study habits. I was also able to make connections and meet people that summer because I had no idea of what to expect. I wanted to find a strong community to belong to right off the bat and that community was NESBE- National Society of Black Engineers, where I am a leader of the Junior Executive Board.
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GlobalMindED’s Leadership Program was after my freshmen year. I learned a lot about how to manage myself and understand the needs of others during COVID. We had a series of 90-minute sessions for our Student Speak report and I learned about other people’s stories and struggles, which made me much more compassionate and sensitive to their needs. There were very talented students I met from community colleges and colleges I had never heard of and they are just as talented as students from my NESBE organization. I realized that I am part of a network with a far bigger reach than my college through GlobalMindED. It was a great opportunity to join with other students to share our collective, national voice in the three reports we will have completed by the end of this academic year.
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I also have a 1:1 GlobalMindED professional mentor, Hillary. She has encouraged me to take risks and to be diligent about what I want to achieve so that I can make more connections and networks to open opportunities for me. Right now, we are working on getting ready for my summer internship, virtually, at Google. It has been great to have someone launched in their career who can guide me now through college with an eye on my professional career ahead.
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At the end of my college experience, I want to look back and say that I put my best foot forward, I took advantage of all opportunities, I studied abroad, I did my best on my internships and I was the best leader I could be. I’m looking forward to being a mentor soon so that I can have the same kind of impact on others that Hillary has on me. I want to be GlobalMindED as a leader and carry those inclusive, generous, and open qualities throughout my career. |
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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:
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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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