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Diversity Workshop
Pamplin students work on an exercise during the Pamplin Multicultural Diversity Council’s (PMDC) recent fourth annual Diversity Conference.
The one-day, student-organized conference, with the theme, "Diversity Success Stories and Benefits," featured workshops by representatives from Target, KPMG, U.S. Cellular, and Philip Morris USA.
"The purpose of the conference was to help promote and embrace diversity and give other students an opportunity to realize the extent and importance of diversity," said Luke Gore, a senior this past spring in accounting and finance from Stephens City, Va., who was president of the PMDC, a student organization that aims to help students in the Pamplin College of Business and across the university develop "skills and sensitivities to manage and work in a multicultural environment." The event was also "an excellent opportunity," Gore added, "for students to network with the sponsoring companies and speakers and learn from their experiences in the workplace."
The conference began with welcoming remarks by Pamplin Dean Richard E. Sorensen and concluded with a keynote address by Virginia Tech alumnus and Martinsville, Va., attorney Kimble Reynolds. Reynolds serves on the Pamplin Advisory Council and the university’s Multicultural Alumni Advisory Board.
Visit the Diversity pages for more information on current diversity efforts in the college.