Diversity Best Practices Member News
January 6, 2012
NEW YORK--The New York Times Student Journalism Institute announced the participants admitted into its annual program with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), to be held from Jan. 2 to 16, 2012 at The University of Arizona in Tucson.
The institute is a 14-day, hands-on journalism residency program offered to aspiring reporters, editors, photographers,...
January 4, 2012
NEW YORK, -- Ernst & Young LLP will host nearly 150 ethnically diverse students from 73 US campuses at Discover Ernst & Young (formerly called Discover Tax), the organization's sixth annual event for minority students, from January 4-6 in New York City.
The firm will concurrently host its fourth annual Campus Diversity and Inclusiveness Roundtable, a forum at which deans,...
AT&T Joins Forces With Special Olympics to Help Spread Holiday Cheer for Athletes Across the Country
December 16, 2011
LOS ANGELES, -- AT&T* announced that it will continue to support Special Olympics athletes across the country through a cause-marketing campaign that allows customers to make their online purchases count this holiday season by buying select products or services on the AT&T Special Olympics website.
This cause-related marketing campaign is part of a year-long nationwide...
December 9, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, -- Lilly for Better Health, a program of Lilly USA, LLC, that helps individuals live healthier, more active lives, has launched an expanded Spanish portal on www.lillyforbetterhealth.com.
The newly enhanced En Espanol section features a 60-page interactive health album that provides practical tips on healthy eating, physical activity and...
December 8, 2011
GAITHERSBURG, Md., -- Sodexo's approach to internal recruiting and subsequent five percent increase in internal hires was applauded by Workforce Management magazine with the presentation of the 2011 Optimas Award for Innovation. While the Optimas Awards are known for recognizing companies for tackling challenges with flexibility and ingenuity, the Innovation Award looks closer at...
December 7, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO--Wells Fargo & Company announced that Jimmie Walton Paschall has been named executive vice president for Enterprise Diversity and Inclusion. Paschall will be based in Washington, D.C. and report to Jon Campbell, executive vice president and head of Wells Fargo’s Social Responsibility Group. When her appointment becomes effective on January 17, she also will join the company...
December 5, 2011
BOCA RATON, Fla.--Office Depot celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced that Frantz Tiffeau, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Diversity for Office Depot was presented with the 2011 Supplier Diversity Advocate of the Year award at the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) National Dinner, An Evening of Courage...
December 5, 2011
NEW YORK -- The leading global organization for women on boards, WomenCorporateDirectors(WCD), has named the winners of the 2012 WCD Visionary Awards: Publicis Groupe (for leadership and governance) andIntel (for innovation and shared value) as corporate honorees, with DuPont Chair of the Board and CEO Ellen Kullman and Desjardins Group...
