Higher Promise – Summer 2022 Workplace Navigation Training Schedule
Higher Promise – Steps for Success
The Steps for Success tool will help your team have an initial conversation about who to contact with a scheduling conflict, dress code, team preferences and goal setting. (This is not required, but some business partners have found it useful.)
Higher Promise - Workplace Learning Discussion Tool for Supervisors or Mentors
Please review the skills in the enclosed with your intern at the beginning of the program and share why these skills are important. This is an opportunity to share about your company and to teach. You are encouraged to use this tool as often as bi-weekly, so these skills are a focus of Higher Promise and reinforced from the Workplace Navigation Class. One common message from business partners, locally and nationally, is they are seeking “work ready” employees, this is an opportunity to support this skill development. (Note: The Promise will ask you to fill in this form (a digital survey will be emailed) midway through the summer (July 11th) and at the end of the program. The Promise will use the information gathered to inform future Workplace Navigation classes.
Slides from Higher Promise: Business Partner Workshops
Bronson Leading with Equity Workshop (April 22nd)
Bronson Health Group in the Community Health, Equity and Inclusion (CHEI) Department
Facilitators: Mikka Dryer, Nichole Mack, and Dr. Alison Bailey
Internship 101 Workshop (April 29th)
Internships and the local economy:
Jill Bland, Managing Partner, Economic Development, Southwest Michigan First
Creating major relevant internship positions:
Dr. Tricia Zelaya-Leon, Director Center for Career and Professional Development, Kalamazoo College
Administration: onboarding, mentoring and inclusion, and evaluation
Jennifer Smith, Human Resources Manager, Consumers Credit Union
Von Washington Jr. , Executive Director, The Kalamazoo Promise
Monica Lloyd, Director of Human Resources, Senior Care Partners
Q & A – Former Intern Panel
Jared Coleman, Major Gifts Officer, Bronson Health Foundation
Stefon Hemphill, Workforce Coordinator, The Kalamazoo Promise
Peter Rossi, IT Administrator, Union Bank
Mentoring/Coaching Workshop (May 13th)
Facilitator: Monica Lloyd, Director of Human Resources, Senior Care Partners