| Diversity News
Free Breakfast Seminar on 12/14: Hiring & Retaining Quality
Employees -- Dispelling the Myths of Disability
Sponsored by RI Business Leadership Network &
RI State Council of SHRM
Keynote Speaker: |
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Isabelle Frost, HR Generalist, MetLife |
When: | December 14, 2004, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Where: | Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Rd., Warwick, RI |
Cost: | FREE Admission and Resource Tool Kit |
RSVP By: | December 7, 2004 |
RSVP To: | Natanya Szendro 462-0462 |
Please indicate any special accomodation needs when you RSVP.
The RI Business Leadership Network (RI BLN), an affiliate of US
BLN, is a "business to business" network sharing information,
resouces, and best practices about recruitment, hiring, and retention
of employees with disabilities. To learn more, read the article
below.
RI Business Leadership Network (RI BLN) Forming
-- Join Now!
by Vicki Ferrara, Employment Coordinator, Sherlock Center on Disabilities
The RI Business Leadership Network (RI BLN) is being formed by
a group of Rhode Island employers working to improve their ability
to hire and retain people with disabilities. Membership in the RI
BLN is free and open to all employers
both large and small.
A steering committee, comprised of eight local companies, has
been meeting since early 2004 to determine the future direction
of the RI BLN. Across the United States, there are 36 other BLN
chapters, working to increase employment of people with disabilities
in their own states.
Members of the RI BLN realize that people with disabilities are
an untapped resource that can help strengthen Rhode Island's economy
by being productive members of our work-
force. The RI BLN seeks to change this by encouraging other employers
to embrace the hiring of Rhode Islanders with disabilities. BLN
members include companies that have had
positive experiences with hiring people with disabilities. The BLN
will create a forum where these experiences can be shared from company
to company.
The RI BLN will be part of a national network, US BLN (www.usbln.com.)
RI employers interested in learning more about joining the RI Business
Leadership Network are urged to call either Sanford Lupovitz
at 401-421-0900 or Pat Orr at 401-528-1365.
Racial and Ethnic Minority Disparities Project
Seeks Input
The Racial and Ethnic Minority Disparities Project is seeking input
for a report on the social, political, and economic status of racial
and ethnic minorities in Rhode Island. If you know of reports, articles,
or other relevant information on disparities in health, education,
economic development, or safety, project organizers want to hear
from you.
Contact: Veronica A. Ouma, Ph.D. at
(401) 863-7995 or veronica_ouma@brown.edu
The Racial and Ethnic Minority Disparities Project is sponsored
by The Rhode Island Foundation, Brown University's Center for the
Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, and a community led advisory
board.
Worldview Presentation Now Available Online for HRM-RI Members
At the HRM-RI Breakfast Meeting on April 14th, Kyle Adamonis, Sr.
Vice President of HR and Legal at Taco, spoke about "The
World at Taco," a model program for workplace diversity.
Her excellent presentation provided HRM-RI members with many creative
ideas for promoting, celebrating, and raising awareness of diversity
within their organizations.
We wish to thank Kyle and Taco for letting us make the Power Point
slides from the Worldview presentation available here on our web
site. If you missed the meeting, you can still get some helpful
ideas by viewing these slides. If you attended the meeting, these
slides will provide a valuable review of the topic.
The Worldview Presentation is offered here in three formats: as
a Power Point slideshow, as an Adobe Acrobat PDF, and as a series
of web pages. Members may choose whichever format best meets their
needs.
Please note that this material is available only
to HRM-RI members. When you click the link at right, you
will be required to login with your username and password. After
you login, you will be forwarded to a page in the Members Only part
of our site where you can choose a format for downloading or viewing
the "World at Taco" presentation.
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