Chamber wins diversity award.The Detroit Regional Chamber and three other Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries, and is home to slightly over half the state's population. organizations were honored for their ongoing efforts and steadfast commitment to diversity at the Third Annual Caleidoscope of Culture Awards program in October. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Chamber was cited in the Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. category for its efforts to recruit and hire a diverse staff and to provide cultural education and socialization socialization /so·cial·iza·tion/ (so?shal-i-za´shun) the process by which society integrates the individual and the individual learns to behave in socially acceptable ways. so·cial·i·za·tion n. for its employees. "It is a great feeling when you know you are working for a company that values and appreciates what it means to have a diverse staff and supports these efforts with the necessary financial resources, but it is even better when the business community also recognizes and honors your company's contributions in supporting diversity efforts," said Thelma Castillo, CCE CCE Cornell Cooperative Extension CCE Corporate and Continuing Education CCE Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE Commission de Coopération Environnementale CCE Centre for Continuing Education CCE College of Continuing Education CCE Certified Computer Examiner , the Chamber's senior vice president of human resources and operations. Also honored were Bassett & Bassett Inc. in the Advertising/Marketing category, DaimlerChrysler Corp. in the Supplier Diversity Supplier Diversity is a business program that encourages the use of previously underutilized minority owned vendors as suppliers. It is not directly correlated with supply chain diversification, although utilizing more vendors may enhance supply chain diversification. category and Community Network Services in the Nonprofit/Community category. "We commend these organizations for their tireless commitment and exemplary leadership in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in our society," said Cheryl Hudson, president of Ntouch Communications Group and producer of the awards program. |
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