diversity

Lakeshore Advantage Provides Educational Series For Diverse Businesses

ZEELAND – Lakeshore Advantage has released the Certify Your Business video series to offer education on the benefits of certification for diverse businesses. The series features the lead certification support provider for woman, veteran, minority, and LGBT- owned businesses, and provides an overview of the process, cost and timeline. “Each certification process, depending on your

By |2021-02-13T17:22:36-05:00February 13th, 2021|Business|

Lawrence Technological University STEM Centers Seeks To Add More Women, People Of Color

ANN ARBOR - Sibrina Collins, executive director of the LTU Marburger STEM Center, joins co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to talk about LTU's efforts to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering and Match to young women and people of color. The Lawrence Technological University A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and

By |2021-01-21T11:10:29-05:00January 21st, 2021|mitechtv, STEM|

Engineering Society of Detroit Looking To Fill The Gender, People Of Color Gap In Tech, Engineering

ANN ARBOR - Robert Magee, executive director of the Engineering Society of Detroit, joins co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on a special Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday show. Magee is offering several educational programs aimed at bringing more women and people of color into STEM. ESD Vision Serving this generation of engineers, scientists and

By |2021-01-21T11:02:12-05:00January 21st, 2021|ESD, mitechtv|

Qi Named Associate Dean For Inclusion, Diversity In MSU College Of Engineering

EAST LANSING — Yue Qi has been named the first associate dean for inclusion and diversity (ADID) in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. Qi, a professor of chemical engineering and materials science at MSU, has been a longtime volunteer for efforts to recruit and retain diverse populations for science, technology, engineering and

By |2018-06-17T19:32:00-04:00June 17th, 2018|ESD|

Michigan Venture Capital Association Launches Venture Fellows Program

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Venture Capital Association announced Monday the launch of its 2018 Venture Fellows Program to build initiatives to assist venture capital firms in fostering a more diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial and Investment community in Michigan. Launched in 2011, the program has increased the number of venture professionals in Michigan to accelerate the

By |2018-02-05T21:09:33-05:00February 5th, 2018|Entrepreneurs|

LTU Wins Grant From Howard Hughes Medical Institute To Increase Diversity Among STEAM Majors

ROYAL OAK - Hsiao-Ping Moore, PhD, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Technological University talks about a very exclusive, competitive grant LTU just received from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to both boost research experiences for our undergraduates, and to increase diversity among STEAM majors. Hsiao-Ping More, PhD, Dean Of

By |2017-11-20T10:00:34-05:00November 19th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

How To Solve The Lack Of Diversity In The IT Workforce In Southeast Michigan

ROYAL OAK - It’s been well documented that there is a lack of diversity in the Information Technology workforce In Southeast Michigan. Far more men than women work as IT professionals. Melissa Sheldon, Senior Research Analyst with the Workforce Intelligence Network of Southeast Michigan, and Erika Carlson from Detroit Labs, examine this issue in this

By |2016-12-06T20:53:17-05:00December 6th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|