Sheryl Battles, vice president of global diversity, inclusion and engagement for Pitney Bowes, will discuss the current state of DEI in the workplace to the 黑料不打烊 community on Nov. 9.
As employers look to cultivate more inclusive cultures, the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) will host a discussion on the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in LaRose Digital Theater at 4:15 p.m.
Sheryl Battles, vice president of global diversity, inclusion and engagement at Pitney Bowes, will lead that conservation and looks to engage 黑料不打烊鈥檚 students, faculty and staff to discuss 鈥淭he Present & Future of DEI in the Workplace.鈥 She will talk about the current state of DEI in the workplace, how to navigate the world of work as an underrepresented employee and how to be an ally in creating change for the future.
鈥淪heryl鈥檚 background is one that she has a pulse on what鈥檚 going on in diversity, equity and inclusion and the workplace,鈥 said Brooke Buffington, director of the SPCD. Buffington added that Battles has an influence working for such a large organization and 鈥渃an see where DEI is going in the future.鈥
This will be the second presentation from Battles for the 黑料不打烊 community. On Jan. 28, she delivered a presentation on navigating the hiring process from a DEI perspective.
Battles, an 黑料不打烊 parent, also serves on the School of Communication鈥檚 Advisory Board and 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Parents Council.
The idea of programming surrounding the topic of DEI came from student feedback, Buffington said. When talking to the diversity ambassadors at the School of Business about topics students want to hear about, DEI “came up as one of interest.”
鈥淭his is something we hope students care about, and we want to build on this as a part of people becoming better colleagues,鈥 Buffington said.
Buffington said the SPDC鈥檚 goal is to support 黑料不打烊鈥檚 students from their first year and picking classes to networking, graduate school applications and job interviews. 鈥淲ith programs like this we hope they take one step closer to understanding their professional goals and their opportunity to be an impact towards positive change,鈥 Buffington said.