{"id":13730,"date":"2020-08-04T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=13730"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:12:38","slug":"technology-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/technology-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Seminar Empowers Diverse Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13732\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13732\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/08\/Vanessa-Vigier-of-Management-Leaders-of-Tomorrow-Seminar-300x404.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Vigier attends technology seminar\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Vigier &#8217;21 was one of two Kalamazoo College students who attended the virtual Management Leadership of Tomorrow Seminar, which is dedicated to advancing diversity in technology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A nonprofit organization committed to cultivating leadership paved the way for two Kalamazoo College students to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/mlt.org\/\">Management Leadership for Tomorrow<\/a> Seminar this spring. The event is attended by more than 120 employers and dedicated to nurturing and expanding minority leadership in technology.<\/p>\n<p>Seminar attendees, including Vanessa Vigier and Ricky Brown, both \u201921, benefited from coaching, skills training and networking to shape their career paths thanks in part to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/saga-foundation-grant\/\">SAGA Foundation<\/a>, which provides scholarships to K juniors and seniors, and recommended the seminar to K as a good opportunity for students. Management Leadership for Tomorrow Founder and CEO John Rice created the seminar to prepare students of color for high-trajectory, post-college jobs that deliver economic mobility for their families.<\/p>\n<p>The SAGA Foundation had offered to cover the cost of two students traveling to San Francisco for the event had the pandemic not forced a virtual meeting this year. Regardless, Vigier and Brown, K\u2019s first seminar attendees, connected with technology companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, Adobe and Electronic Arts to receive interview and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 tips, information on what each company needs, and advice on developing a career path.<\/p>\n<p>Management Leadership for Tomorrow offered three breakout tracks in finance, sales, and strategy and analytics for attendees. Vigier, a double major in business and international and area studies from Rochester Hills, chose the strategy and analytics track, as she was inspired by her interest in international business and her desire to make decisions based on data to benefit the world and its future. The end result, Vigier said, was an empowering experience thanks to the exceptional group of college students and company representatives attending, reflecting an array of racial and ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely looking into many of the companies now, including some I\u2019d never heard of before,\u201d Vigier said. \u201cSome pitched their companies pretty well and they encouraged us to always be looking to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13734\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13734 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/08\/Ricky-Brown-attends-technology-seminar.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Brown attends technology seminar\" width=\"160\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/08\/Ricky-Brown-attends-technology-seminar.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/08\/Ricky-Brown-attends-technology-seminar-114x150.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ricky Brown &#8217;21 attended the Management Leadership of Tomorrow Seminar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown, a business major from Detroit, chose the sales track, and agrees the seminar and the companies participating encouraged attendees to start planning for their first job as soon as possible. He added his liberal arts experience at K bolsters his candidacy as a prospective technology employee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the liberal arts aspect makes me a more diverse candidate and that\u2019s something the companies look for,\u201d he said. \u201cWorkers have to adapt to different challenges and that\u2019s something I\u2019m prepared to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Fowle, K\u2019s director of grants, fellowships and research, said she is currently recruiting K students who will be sophomores in the fall for next year\u2019s Management Leadership of Tomorrow seminar, an event Brown would encourage others to attend, especially if they want to work in the technology industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have a goal in mind,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s another to know how to achieve it. I got that guidance from the presenters, who wanted to work in tech when they were starting out in their careers and didn\u2019t know how. 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committed to cultivating leadership paved the way for two Kalamazoo College students to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/mlt.org\/\">Management Leadership for Tomorrow<\/a> Seminar this spring. The event is attended by more than 120 employers and dedicated to nurturing and expanding minority leadership in technology.<\/p>\n<p>Seminar attendees, including Vanessa Vigier and Ricky Brown, both \u201921, benefited from coaching, skills training and networking to shape their career paths thanks in part to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/saga-foundation-grant\/\">SAGA Foundation<\/a>, which provides scholarships to K juniors and seniors, and recommended the seminar to K as a good opportunity for students. Management Leadership for Tomorrow Founder and CEO John Rice created the seminar to prepare students of color for high-trajectory, post-college jobs that deliver economic mobility for their families.<\/p>\n<p>The SAGA Foundation had offered to cover the cost of two students traveling to San Francisco for the event had the pandemic not forced a virtual meeting this year. Regardless, Vigier and Brown, K\u2019s first seminar attendees, connected with technology companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, Adobe and Electronic Arts to receive interview and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 tips, information on what each company needs, and advice on developing a career path.<\/p>\n<p>Management Leadership for Tomorrow offered three breakout tracks in finance, sales, and strategy and analytics for attendees. Vigier, a double major in business and international and area studies from Rochester Hills, chose the strategy and analytics track, as she was inspired by her interest in international business and her desire to make decisions based on data to benefit the world and its future. The end result, Vigier said, was an empowering experience thanks to the exceptional group of college students and company representatives attending, reflecting an array of racial and ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely looking into many of the companies now, including some I\u2019d never heard of before,\u201d Vigier said. \u201cSome pitched their companies pretty well and they encouraged us to always be looking to the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13734\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13734 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2020\/08\/Ricky-Brown-attends-technology-seminar.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Brown attends technology seminar\" width=\"160\" height=\"210\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ricky Brown &#8217;21 attended the Management Leadership of Tomorrow Seminar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown, a business major from Detroit, chose the sales track, and agrees the seminar and the companies participating encouraged attendees to start planning for their first job as soon as possible. He added his liberal arts experience at K bolsters his candidacy as a prospective technology employee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the liberal arts aspect makes me a more diverse candidate and that\u2019s something the companies look for,\u201d he said. \u201cWorkers have to adapt to different challenges and that\u2019s something I\u2019m prepared to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Fowle, K\u2019s director of grants, fellowships and research, said she is currently recruiting K students who will be sophomores in the fall for next year\u2019s Management Leadership of Tomorrow seminar, an event Brown would encourage others to attend, especially if they want to work in the technology industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have a goal in mind,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIt\u2019s another to know how to achieve it. I got that guidance from the presenters, who wanted to work in tech when they were starting out in their careers and didn\u2019t know how. 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