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Statewide Conferences & Events
Statewide Conferences
Each year the American Conference on Diversity educates leaders on issues of diversity and inclusion through conferences and summits. Statewide programs such as the Business Leaders Series, including the Health Disparities Scorecard funded by Harrah's Entertainment and the Business Leaders Roundtable funded by Pfizer, dealing with Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in the workplace, provided through funding from Pfizer; and the Annual Diversity Issues in Higher Education Conference offer the opportunity for dialogue and conversations on many key topical issues in New Jersey.
Annual Diversity Issues in Higher Education Conference
The Diversity Issues in Higher Education Conference is a one day conference that helps students, educators, and employers create environments in which pluralism and diversity are recognized and valued as benefits to the community at large. The conference endeavors to enrich the diversity dialogue across the education and employment sectors, with an eye toward coalition building; presenting and recognizing successful education and employment sector diversity practices and programs; and publicly recognizing and rewarding outstanding leadership in diversity.
Business Leaders' Series
The Business Leaders' Series is a series of conferences, events and activities to help New Jersey employer explore key diversity issues in the workplace. The series is designed to serve as a catalyst for thinking, discussion and action on the evolving challenges of workplace diversity.
The Inaugural Business Leaders' Series, Your Health Disparities Scorecard, increased awareness of the impact racial and ethnic health disparities have on New Jersey's workforce, on of the most diverse in the nation, and on businesses' bottom line. The program was held June 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick and Harrah's Entertainment was the presenting sponsor. Click link to read how employers, health providers met to assess and address their disparities scorecard. Watch Video of program highlights >>
New Jersey: A Statewide View of Diversity
As the most diverse state in the country, New Jersey faces unique opportunities and challenges to create inclusive communities, a productive workforce, a responsive educational system, bias-free institutions and a respectful society. To measure New Jersey residents' attitudes and behaviors relative to diversity issues in our highly diverse state, the Presenting Partners have commissioned the Bloustein Center for Survey Research to implement a statewide telephone survey of New Jersey residents. The survey results and the opportunity for discussion, evaluation and recommendations for future steps were presented September 20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick. Click links for the Survey Report, Executive Summary, and video highlights.