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We'd love to hear from you! 🥳 Black Alumni, share your stories for a chance to be featured on ODU Center for Career & Leadership Development social media during Black History Month. Please send us a 1-minute video answering some of the following questions. 1. Tell us about your current career—what do you do, and how did your experiences at ODU help prepare you for your current role? 2. What’s one piece of career advice you would give to current ODU students? 3. What does being part of the Black Alumni community at ODU mean to you? How has your degree shaped your success today? Please send submissions & any questions to dferebee@odu.edu. The submission deadline is January 27. 2025.

Get involved! One thing we all have in common is education. We have all been impacted by it one way or another, many of you may have even attended schools right here in Central Florida. Junior Achievement of Central Florida gives you a prime opportunity to volunteer and get back into those classrooms and make an impact! I'll be the first to say that I do not remember all of those assignments that were completed and tests that were studied for in high school. With that being said, I do remember those unique experiences where people came in for presentations or career days. It was always so exciting to hear different perspectives and understand that there are so many things you can do if you keep working hard. If you have a desire to give back and get involved here locally, give me a shout! #Education #AlwaysLearning #Volunteering #GiveBack #Leadership

Most Black professionals are over-mentored but under-sponsored. Since 2021, many black professionals have revealed this instance where companies host a slew of mentorship programs, but does a mentor have influence? Sometimes they do, but not always. We need sponsors! In my career I’ve relied and found comfort in the casual relationships with mentors but realized that sponsors held the keys, they had the ears of leadership and can truly catapult your career. A mentor helps unblock me from certain situations, they can be thought partners, allies, etc. However, a sponsor will take me to the next level. In participating in company mentorship programs do more than just seek a mentor - FIND YOUR SPONSOR

Need to learn how to conduct a successful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) audit at your organization? Join us at the Fall 2024 Diversity Leadership Academy (DLA) to learn how to effectively map/audit your organization's DEI efforts and much, much more. To learn more, please visit https://lnkd.in/eZswyz4

The most valuable learning experience of my career!

As part of our series highlighting the accomplishments of LeadingAge PA in 2024, today we are sharing our achievements in professional development and workforce initiatives: 🌟 Hosted our annual conferences and introduced the inaugural Women’s Executive Retreat to empower leaders. 🎓 Awarded professional development scholarships and internship grants to strengthen workforce initiatives. 🤝 Partnered with new education organizations to expand resources for members. 🏆 Honored another graduating class of Fellows in Leadership, building the next generation of changemakers. We’re proud of these accomplishments and can’t wait to share more about our advocacy work and partnerships in the coming days. Stay tuned! Learn more: Blog: https://ow.ly/pzlU50Ur0v9 Full Report: https://ow.ly/B8Tj50Uq8b6

📢 New Research Alert! 📢 Black women remain underrepresented in senior leadership roles, especially in higher education. Our latest study illuminates the success stories of those who have broken through these barriers and ascended to senior leadership positions. 🔑 Key Solutions: 1. Develop identity-based leadership initiatives tailored to the unique challenges Black women and other women of color face. 2. Establish structured mentoring programs connecting Black women leaders with culturally competent mentors. 3. Formulate and enforce policies that support Black women leaders' growth, retention, and success. Together, we can create more inclusive and equitable leadership pathways in higher education! 💪🏽👩🏿🎓✨ #Leadership #HigherEducation #BlackWomenLeaders Ty-Ron Douglas, Ph.D Rhodesia McMillian, Ph.D. Dena Lane-Bonds

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“How do we get more leaders to understand that their future leaders are in classrooms today?” In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, Lisa Dughi, Board member and CEO of NAF, shares her connection to America Succeeds’ mission, as it aligns with her career focus on ensuring students are prepared for any path they choose. Watch the full video here: https://buff.ly/49ZRAQi

Annually, the Hispanic Collaborative and the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee (AALAM) publish Well-Being Indexes that offer a comparative view of how Milwaukee’s Black and Brown communities are progressing compared to peer metros. The indexes show that while progress is being made, we need to pick up the pace. Cross-sector collaboration, meaning a true shared vision and responsibility, is required to address our issues at scale to create a stronger Milwaukee region. Learn more about MMAC's Region of Choice Initiative: https://lnkd.in/eS-xshcg