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As I sit and write this blog, it feels inappropriate to say, “Happy Memorial Day”. Memorial Day is a day to celebrate and honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. I feel a strong sense of gratitude and pride, but I don’t feel happiness for those service members and their families. […]
Higher Education Notebook: 50 students named to governor’s HBCU internship program By John Hinton Winston-Salem Journal Students named to governor’s HBCU internship program CHAPEL HILL — Fifty students representing nine public and private institutions across North Carolina, including 10 Winston-Salem State University students, have been named to internships through the N.C. Governor’s Historically Black […]
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: roots and wings.” – W. Hodding Carter II “Good parents give their children roots and wings: roots to know where home is, and wings to fly off and practice what has been taught them.” -Jonas Salk Interns, regardless of age, are at the […]
If you’ve ever talked with me for a significant amount of time or you have been reading my blog for a significant amount of time, then you know that I absolutely love New Edition. I have loved new Edition since the song Candy Girl was released in 1983. I love All Six New Edition […]
Creating a Healthy Workplace Environment for Your Employees Written by Heryati R. A healthy workplace environment is ideal when it comes to maintaining a positive outcome in a stressful atmosphere. The most important thing that influences employee motivation and happiness, and how productive and efficient they can be, all goes down to their working […]
An internship program can be a productive and profitable business strategy when planned and implemented with knowledge, carefulness, and decisiveness. I believe that quality internships are a part of the solution to closing the skills gap, building a stronger workforce, helping adults re-enter the workforce, increasing employee engagement and retention, and increasing college graduation […]
There are some managers who are very tech savvy and others who are unsure or uninterested in bringing current technology to their businesses. Where do you stand on the spectrum? These days it’s pretty to run a successful business without integrating technology. An email service and an internet connection are bare minimum essentials. It […]
Why We Have to Social Work This By The #Macro SW Collaboration As a collective of social work professionals devoted to systemic change, the phrase “you can’t social work this” has always been grating. The gist of the phrase encompasses a lack of understanding of social work engagement coupled with a subtle yet […]
In addition to my coaching and consulting through Packaged For Success Enterprises, teaching at Trinity Washington University, and raising awareness about the needs of teens in foster care through my Pack A Purse Drive and Pack A Backpack Drive, I also hire, supervise, and train a diverse team of program staff, consultants, interns, and […]