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Diversity News Highlights
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Brooks Kushman P.C. Names Chief Diversity Officer
Brooks Kushman P.C. has named Phyllis Golden Morey its first chief diversity officer focused on implementing and growing the diversity initiatives of the intellectual property and commercial law firm. In this new role, Ms. Morey will be responsible for recruiting, retaining and mentoring the firm's minority attorneys. Additionally, she will work to foster alliances and networks with minority organizations, attend relevant seminars and events, and liaise with clients on diversity issues. "As chief diversity officer, Phyllis will drive the advancement of our diversity outreach efforts, so we can continue attracting and maintaining top talent from around the country," said Mark Cantor, president. "Additionally, under her leadership, we hope to further grow our minority diversity program, as well as continue fostering the success of our gender diversity efforts to better serve the growing needs of our clients." With more than 20 years of litigation experience representing clients as in-house counsel and in private law firms and government practices, Ms. Morey also serves as a firm shareholder and leads Brooks Kushman's commercial litigation and compliance, e-discovery and IT consulting practice groups. Founded in 1983 by five intellectual property (IP) attorneys, Brooks Kushman P.C. is a leading IP and technology law firm based in Southfield, Mich.
AIRS Offers Recruiters Certified Diversity Training Workshop
AIRS, a company of The RightThing and provider of recruitment training, technology and outsourcing services, has launched an all-new, hands-on training workshop focused on diversity -- Certified Diversity Recruiter 2008: Strategic Diversity Sourcing. Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR) teaches recruiters how to find diverse candidates on the Internet via social networks and job boards, as well as association, publication and university websites. Additionally, attendees are shown new ways to find talent by using classic AIRS techniques such as FlipSearch, XRay, PowerSearch and PeerSearch. "At AIRS, we know that in order to compete in today's global economy, companies must strive to recruit and retain a diverse workforce," said Laura Stoker, senior director of AIRS Training. "AIRS' updated Certified Diversity Recruiter course presents employers with a multi-pronged strategy for finding the best passive and active candidates on the web with the newest techniques available." Attendees of CDR 2008 receive a comprehensive manual, tutorials and tips for executing diversity strategies, and special access to the newly updated AIRS Diversity Portal, an online resource with research and tactics, targeted links, recruitment news, a 5000-document library, peer forums, directories and recruiting tools. Additionally, recruiters who pass a certification exam after completion of the workshop will receive an AIRS CDR designation demonstrating that they have mastered basic and advanced diversity sourcing techniques. Courses are taught in local markets, as well as online.
Kaitz Foundation Expands Diversity Outreach at The Cable Show '08
The Walter Kaitz Foundation, the cable industry's foundation for diversity, announced plans for its 9th Annual Supplier Diversity Connection Workshop in conjunction with The Cable Show '08. In addition, the Kaitz Foundation also released plans for a first-time program, to be produced in conjunction with BET Networks, which will introduce minority students and professionals to opportunities in the technical realm available in the cable industry. The Foundation will conclude three days of convention activities by co-producing a panel with the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) focused on the importance of diversifying your workforce and marketing efforts to expand your business. All events will take place during the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's (NCTA) 57th Annual International Convention and Exposition, May 18-20, 2008, in New Orleans. "The cable industry's return to New Orleans presents a real opportunity for the Walter Kaitz Foundation to reach out to minority students and professionals in the Gulf Coast region and to encourage them to consider the career opportunities available in the cable industry," said David M. Porter Jr., Ph.D., executive director of The Walter Kaitz Foundation. The Kaitz Foundation and BET have invited students and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and similar organizations in the New Orleans area to participate in the program. The Walter Kaitz Foundation is the cable industry's national foundation dedicated to diversity. NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks.
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