OUR NEW 2009 DIVERSITY AWARDS
LUNCHEON PROGRAM

 

Sponsored by the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association

 

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2009 Luncheon Sponsor

 

 

We are proud to announce that our 6th Annual Diversity Luncheon, sponsored by the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association, will be held on March 10th, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino.   We are proud to announce our Keynote Speaker: Dr. Juanita P. Fain, Ph.D., Interim VP for Student Affairs, UNLV (bio)     In order for your company to apply for a Diversity Award you must have: Initiated and/or maintained a diversity program between January 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008 Demonstrated a significant contribution toward diversity Demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the value of diversity Demonstrated outstanding efforts to promote an environment free from bias and discrimination Worked to provide management, staff and employees an experience rich in perspectives and opportunities to learn from each other.

 

To Nominate and Apply for a Diversity Award, please complete and submit all portions of our online application form no later than February, 2009 to apply for a diversity award. If you have any questions, please contact Leonard Wilson, Diversity Committee Chairperson at wilsonle@opportunityvillage.org.

 

Starting a new Diversity tradition, the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association will present the premiere of our new award entitled the OYA Award. The OYA Award will be given to the company that demonstrates the highest level of Diversity in one or more of the areas noted above.

 

This coveted OYA Award represents Oya (pronounced Oh-yah), the Goddess of Change. In Africa, Oya is the Yoruban Goddess of weather, especially tornadoes, lightning, rainstorms and transformation. She is also one of the most powerful of Brazilian Macumba deities.

 

MORE ABOUT OYA: Oya storms in your life to tell you that change is calling, beckoning, and camping out on your doorstep. The way to wholeness for you lies in embracing change. Choosing to dance with change means you will flow with it. Prepare yourself for growth. Enter deeply into change’s chaotic dance and you’ll be richly blessed with abundant possibility. The Goddess says that the earth must be dug up before anything can be planted and that change always brings you what you need on your path to wholeness. Diverisity is embracing differences and embracing change, therefore allowing you to be richly blessed with abundant possibility.

 

SNHRA will proudly present our first annual OYA Award in our Diversity Awards Luncheon 2009! ABOUT OUR DIVERSITY COMMITTEE: Our Diversity Committee is responsible for carrying out the Chapter's Diversity Initiative; through education and collaborative efforts, the committee members will encourage human resources professionals, at all levels, to value and promote diversity within their own organizations and in the Southern Nevada community as a whole. Committee members will celebrate diversity by appreciating individual differences and fostering an inclusive work environment in which all employees are inspired to contribute their best, strengthened by their different perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences.

 

Goals of our 2009 Diversity Luncheon:

• Celebrate Diversity in Southern Nevada
• Create Awareness of the Diversity of Our Population
• Deliver a Definition of Diversity
• Recognize those Companies Who Embrace Diversity
• Announce the Diversity Committee Goals for 2009

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from Celebrating Diversity 2009

 

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Congratulations to our 2009 Diversity Award Winners:

 

Executive Leadership

Perini Building Company

 

Recruitment

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

 

Strategic Planning

The Signature at MGM Grand

 

The Oya Award

The Signature at MGM Grand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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