By Veronica Clark, PTAC specialist, CIS November is a month of giving and thanks. This November, I encourage you to pause to commemorate the ancestry and contributions of Native Americans. Most of us are familiar with Pocahontas. However, there is much more to the Native American history. We must continue
Author: Hannah Holder
Celebrating Italian-American Heritage Month
By Lori Barton, accounting specialist, IPS Administration Two of the IPS Diversity Committee’s goals are to bring recognition to different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds and to encourage each of us to broaden our knowledge by learning something new about the people we come in contact with daily. When I volunteered
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: E Pluribus Plurum
by Cesar A. Muedas, manager of interpretation and translation services, TLC Evidently, Hispanic Heritage may mean different things to different people, especially if you are of Hispanic descent. I approach the subject here making reference to a couple of books I have enjoyed reading and sharing with family and friends.
Will You Be an Atticus Finch?
By Elisha Hodge, legal consultant, MTAS Over the last several months, I have read a number of books about different leadership styles and philosophies as part of the assigned readings for Leadership Academy. To be honest, I enjoyed some way more than others. And while I learned some very valuable
My Mother: An Everyday/Extraordinary Hero to Me
March is recognized as Women’s History Month. Angie Carrier’s article on Gina Holt and this week’s story honor strong women who’ve made a difference. By Frances Adams-O’Brien, librarian, MTAS Raising two children on her own after my father died, going about her work every day, my mother was both an
Recognizing Women’s History Month
by Angie Carrier, MTAS Municipal Management Consultant I was asked to write an article on behalf of the IPS Diversity Committee for National Women’s History month. How did March become National Women’s History month? I did not know, so I started researching. The Education Taskforce of the Sonoma County, Calif.
Recognizing Dr. Ernest Brothers
By Don Green, executive director, LEIC In recognition of this month’s focus on Black History, the IPS Diversity Committee agreed to share insight into university employees who are making a contribution to their heritage. One such individual who I have had the pleasure of knowing is Ernest Brothers associate dean
Spotlighting a True Trailblazer
As a Black History Month spotlight, IPS Diversity Committee member Tammy Gage interviewed Spruell Driver, Jr., a highly accomplished and dedicated UT alumnus. A native of Nashville, Driver earned his bachelor’s degree, with high honors, from the UT Knoxville Tickle College of Engineering in 1987, and was named a Torchbearer,
Recognizing Dr. Tonja Johnson
In recognition of Black History Month, IPS HR and Operations Manager Tomi Rogers sat down with UT Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Tonja Johnson to discuss challenges she faced as an African-American woman and her accomplishments in higher education. Tonjanita (Tonja) L. Johnson was appointed executive vice president
In celebration of Black History Month . . .
By Elisha Hodge, Legal Consultant, MTAS Last week, the IPS Diversity Committee met and discussed action items that we would like to accomplish over the next year. One of the things that we decided to do is spotlight all of the nationally recognized heritage months. So, each week in the
