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Rochester Diversity Council
Corporate Office
1130 1/2 7th St NW, Ste 204
Rochester, MN 55901
507-282-9951
Recruiting for Diversity = (Man)PowerJackie Brown, branch manager of Manpower offices in Rochester and Owatonna, is committed to hiring a diverse staff and helping Manpower clients do the same. Her focus on hiring candidates that reflect many aspects of diversity “has nothing to do with hiring diversity just to be ‘diverse’,” says Brown, “but our clients and customers are diverse and to meet their needs, we must be as well.” Read more |
LaToiya Glass: Recruiting for Diversity in Rochester Public Schools
LaToiya Glass’ credo is “To create a multi-ethnic workforce that benefits all students, giving them opportunities to learn academics, personal and social skills and prepare students to work in the diverse work force of the future.” Glass is the newly hired Diversity Recruitment and Retention Coordinator for Rochester Public Schools. Students of color currently make up about 22% of the student body, while only about 3% of district teachers and staff are non-white. Glass aims to bring these numbers closer together. In addition to providing role models that minority students can identify with, Glass explains that “it is beneficial for all students to see diverse teachers and have firsthand experiences learning about different backgrounds and cultures, making our community richer.” Read more |
Recruiting for Diversity in Management: Lessons from University of Minnesota Rochester
The University of Minnesota [UM] has had a presence in Rochester since 1966, starting with an emphasis on technology; e.g., computer sciences. In December 2006, the location was designated as the fifth official campus in the UM system, and then embarked on a move to its new University Square campus in downtown Rochester. Directing UMR's daily budget and operations is Gail Sauter, who's dedicated to seeing that UMR faculty and staff mirror Rochester's rapidly growing melting pot of diverse groups. Here, she offers tips to other area executives who aim to diversify their talent pools with capable candidates. Read more |
FactoidRespect is crucial to attracting customers of color. 75% of Latinos have stopped shopping at a store because staff were rude to them, as compared to 50% of whites. 69% of blacks consider customer service in deciding where to shop, compared with 46% of whites. (Ipsos Poll, June 2005; Target Market News. Cited in DiversityInc. October 2007) |