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Companies lead workshops at Pamplin diversity conference

   

Yalana Orr (front row, third from left) with student members of the Pamplin Multicultural Diversity Council Yalana Orr (front row, third from left) with members of the Pamplin Multicultural Diversity Council who organized the 2011 Diversity Conference.

BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 17, 2012 – The Pamplin Multicultural Diversity Council’s Diversity Conference on Saturday, Feb. 25 will feature workshops led by corporate representatives from Ernst & Young, Freddie Mac, Frito-Lay, and Target and a keynote address, “Becoming an inclusive leader in the 21st century,” by Virginia Tech vice president for diversity and inclusion William Lewis.

Pamplin dean Richard E. Sorensen will welcome participants to the seventh annual event, held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Inn at Virginia Tech. The student-organized conference is free and open to all Virginia Tech students, but registration is required.

Yalana Orr, a Pamplin academic advisor who is helping to organize the event, says the conference is a great opportunity for students to learn about diversity in the workplace, network and land an internship or a full-time position, build their resumé, develop multicultural competency skills, and increase their awareness of a multiethnic workplace.

The conference is sponsored by the companies leading the workshops, as well as Altria, The Hershey Company, and KPMG.

Free parking is available at the Inn. Find more parking information online, or call (540) 231-3200.

Virginia Tech’s nationally ranked Pamplin College of Business offers undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting and information systems, business information technology, economics, finance, hospitality and tourism management, management, and marketing. The college emphasizes the development of leadership, technology, multicultural, and international business knowledge and skills and is committed to serving business and society through the expertise of its faculty, alumni, and students. It is named in honor of two alumni: the late Robert B. Pamplin, retired CEO of Georgia-Pacific, and businessman and philanthropist Robert B. Pamplin Jr.