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We hope that our March Lunch & Learn presentation by Chris Finn, “Creating a Culture of Achievement and Empowerment,” helped launch new conversations in your workplace about building on the strengths of people with disabilities in our workplaces. To continue […]
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The La Crosse Area employers are facing some interesting circumstances. We are competing for talent with larger cities at a moment when unemployment is low, and many baby boomers will be retiring in the next several years. The need–and opportunity–to […]
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When: Thursday, May 26, 2016 Where: La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Lyle & Norma Anderson Education Center Room 601 7th St N La Crosse, WI 54601 Time: 11:30am – 1pm Many people in the Greater La Crosse Area practice […]
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On March 9, UW-La Crosse graduate Chris Finn will deliver the Council’s first Lunch and Learn presentation of 2016. Driven to achieve his childhood dreams while living with quadriplegia, Chris Finn is a three-time World Champion as the former head […]
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Black History Month promises to start more conversations than usual this year. The Black Lives Matter movement is making national headlines, overt racism is on the rise throughout the country in the form of hate incidents against people of color […]
Read MoreWhen: Wednesday, March 7 Time: 11:30am-1:00pm Where: La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Lyle & Norma Anderson Education Center Room 601 7th St N La Crosse, WI 54601 UW-La Crosse graduate Chris Finn will deliver the Counciol’s first lunch and […]
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We are delighted to enrich the work of the Diversity Council with the work and ideas of two young people who have a passion for diversity and inclusion, our first intern, Morgan Kolinski, and Kassie Dorman, who reached out, after […]
Read MoreThe Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council has adopted a theme for 2016: “Building Capacity and Developing Relationships.” As I develop my role as Executive Director, I am excited to enhance the Council’s connections in the area by working with […]
Read MoreThere was some good media coverage of the 2015 Annual Half-Day Conference. We are addressing important needs in the community by bringing people together to think critically about and strategize for greater inclusivity in area workplaces. La Crosse Tribune: Conference […]
Read More7:30-8:30 Community Open House with Scones, Coffee and Tea (Open to the community: no registration required.) Meet Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves, the new Executive Director of the Council 9:00-1:30 Annual Conference: Beyond Cultural Competency: Building Inclusive Workplaces (Registration has closed) Cultural competence […]
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