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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Where Are They Now? On Saturdays, we feature the stories of students/grads who were in our Leadership class from 2015 forward, so that you can see their path over time and the impact the GlobalMindED Community has had on them, personally and professionally. Bryan Shapiro is a diligent leader from our 2017 Leadership class. Bryan is now completing law school and is working in Washington D.C. while applying for legal jobs working for the state of Colorado in the future. After the 2017 June class, Bryan was an intern for GlobalMindED where he worked with eight other college students from the U.S. and Canada in a learning cohort. Read his full story below, followed by our Conference 2021!
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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Bryan, you attended GlobalMindED First Gen Leadership Program in 2017 as an intern. What is your personal story and what have you done since graduating?
Yes, I was a Research Intern in the Summer of 2017 and was able to attend the conference. My story began when I arrived at the University of Denver with ambitions of entering business after graduation. That changed after my first summer. I was lucky enough to intern at the Pueblo County District Attorney’s office as an intern and my eyes were opened to what community engagement could accomplish. At the Pueblo County District Attorney’s office, I was able to see dedicated public servants upholding the rule of law. What surprised me the most about the District Attorney’s office was the conscious effort to balance the scale of justice for all stakeholders. This experience led me to try and figure out new ways to use advocacy to bring communities together. Going into my second year at the University of Denver, I sought experiences that would give me a better understanding of the sacrifices people made for others. It was this pursuit that led me to be a research assistant for a professor working on telling the story of the first same-sex marriage license out of Boulder County. Through this project, I was able to research the risk of being a pioneer for equality. My journey then led me to a summer internship with GlobalMindED that allowed me to research First Gen barriers to access. Learning about the barriers to entry for First Gen students expanded the spark that was ignited during my summer at the District Attorney’s office and reinforced my resolve to put me in a position to lift other voices to the top.
After graduating from the University of Denver, I enrolled at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. While at ASU, I have broadened my advocacy skills through externships in the Maricopa County Superior Court, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Office at Joint Base Andrews and currently at the Department of State.
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How did your GlobalMindED leadership experience and internship inform and advance your career path? What did you learn as a result of this opportunity?
As an intern with GlobalMindED I was able to broaden my foundation as a stakeholder and take a closer look at what barriers exist for different groups. For instance, First Gen students have various concerns around feeling that they belong where they are. This stressor can compound and make First Gen students even more vulnerable to further stress and complications in school and work. Further, First Gen students typically work jobs outside of school. By “filling the plate” of First Gen students, they have a larger burden than often is unseen by the outside world. This unseen burden often led to First Gen students facing a harder time than other students putting them at a disadvantage.
As I move forward, my goal as a lawyer is to see difficult situations and find solutions. The lesson I learned from my internship was to look beyond the surface before making any judgments. Each case in my legal career will be different, and so will the stakeholders. It is imperative to get a genuine understanding of all perspectives before making assumptions.
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How did you decide to pursue a career in law and what are your highest hopes professionally in this field?
My path to the law was formed after my summer at the Pueblo County District Attorney’s Office. I was able to see first-hand how dedicated public servants can make a difference in the communities they serve. After I graduate, I will be in the JAG Corps to serve those who serve our proud nation. Hopefully, in the long term, I can return to Colorado to further serve my local community. My highest hope in the legal profession is to do my part to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, and our system of justice becomes stronger due to my contributions.
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What do you most want Global MindED leaders following in your path to know from your experiences?
For Global MindED leaders who aspire to be advocates, whether in law or otherwise, I would want them to know that most people they meet will also feel like they don’t belong. The “fake it till you make it” saying is true, and a lot of things will work out for you based on your confidence alone. Keep on Keeping on.
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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:
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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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