From: Donna Blackshear-Reynolds [mailto:donna.blackshear.reynolds@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 2:53 AM Subject: Rice U - Men of Color Symposium - October 3, 2014 - Rice University Grand Hall - some interesting stats on men of color in this email... From efamily member Monique Shankle - sounds like a great event - Pauline is awesome! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Monique Shankle <mvshankle@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mvshankle@xxxxxxxxxxx>> Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:58 PM Subject: Men of Color Symposium - October 3, 2014 - Rice University Grand Hall To: Donna NASA Blackshear-Reynolds <donna.blackshear.reynolds@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:donna.blackshear.reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>>, Donna NASA Blackshear-Reynolds <donna.m.blackshear-reynolds@xxxxxxxx<mailto:donna.m.blackshear-reynolds@xxxxxxxx>>, Donna NASA Blackshear-Reynolds <rr4361@xxxxxxx<mailto:rr4361@xxxxxxx>> Event will be held at Rice University in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center. Please see attachemnt as well as the registration link at bottom of the email. ________________________________ From: Jan West <Jan.F.West@xxxxxxxx<mailto:Jan.F.West@xxxxxxxx>> Date: September 15, 2014 at 3:14:09 PM CDT To: Jan West <Jan.F.West@xxxxxxxx<mailto:Jan.F.West@xxxxxxxx>> Subject: Men of Color Symposium Dear Colleagues and Friends, The Men of Color Global founded by Attorney Pauline Higgins, along with The Office of Multicultural Community Relations, Public Affairs at Rice as one of the co-sponsors, will host a Men of Color Symposium on Friday, Oct. 3 . If you are interested, please contact Ms. Higgins as quickly as possible. If you know of anyone who might be interested in attending, please share the information with them. The agenda includes some great panels and keynote speakers. Here is the portal for the website registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/m4qkhv Jan Jan F. West Assistant Director of Multicultural Community Relations Public Affairs, MS 700 Rice University, Houston,Texas (713) 348-6759<tel:%28713%29%20348-6759> - Office (713) 348-6757<tel:%28713%29%20348-6757> - Fax (713) 210-9336<tel:%28713%29%20210-9336> - Cell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pauline E. Higgins and Rice University to Host Men of Color Leadership Symposium HOUSTON, TX (August 27, 2014): Rice University will host a day-long Men of Color Leadership Symposium (“Men of Color”) on October 3, 2014 dedicated to helping male students of color succeed in school and career through mentorship. Seventeen men of color, or 3.4 percent, are chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies Men of color make up only 13.7 percent of our nation’s physicians. Only 2 percent of the top leadership at America’s 100 largest law firms are men of color and none of the presidents of America’s leading universities are men of color. Even in the executive branch of our federal government, men of color hold only 10.7 percent of the senior management positions. “How can these statistics improve when an alarmingly large percentage of male students of color don’t finish high school, asks Pauline Higgins, attorney –at—law and Founder of Men of Color. “19 percent of Hispanic boys, 12.3 percent of American Indian and Alaskan Native boys, and 10.6 percent of African American boys drop out of high school each year, compared to 6.3 percent of White boys and 3.3 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander boys. Together, we can be the change that we want and need to see for men of color regarding education in school, in college, at work, and in leadership roles -- it is all about an educated and prepared men of color pipeline and we hope Houstonians will join us and mentor these fine young men.” The symposium will include informative and engaging presenters and keynote speakers who will share their own paths of success including: David D. Medina, Rice University and Director of Multicultural Community Relations; Dr. Tyrone Howard, UCLA Professor and Author: newly released book, "Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms," Founder, UCLA’s Black Male Institute; Dr. Richard A. Tapia, distinguished mathematician and University Professor, Rice University; historical perspectives from Professors Edward Cox and Alex Byrd, Rice University; Dr. Dawn Hanson will focus on the brain and early childhood development; Tony Castilleja, Engineering, Boeing; Dr. George Hanson; Nathaniel J. Higgins, Attorney-Advisor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; A. Martin Wickliff – Partner, Cozen O’Connor; Dr. Mark Adickes (www.jocktodoc.com<http://www.jocktodoc.com>); Elliott Coffey; Anthony Chase, Chairman & CEO, Chase Source LP; and Federal District Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore. For full agenda, see www.menofcolorglobal.org<http://www.menofcolorglobal.org> # # # Men of Color Global, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation [DLN: 17053021336014], was founded by Pauline E. Higgins, LLM, JD, CPA, to focus on education and the creation of a lasting pipeline of men of color through eliminating unconscious bias from Pre-K through high school, during college, in the workplace, and in leadership roles. Before founding Men of Color Global, Pauline Higgins was the co-founder of the State of the School Address for the Houston Independent School District with Dr. Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education under President George W. Bush, and former Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. While serving at JPMorgan as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, she was instrumental in restructuring and development of the Minority Opportunities in the Legal Profession, a nationally recognized program for the Houston Bar Association. Ms. Higgins’s commitment to education has been exhibited in her role as the Chair and participant of the Lawyer in Public Schools, Chair and participant of Interdisciplinary Drug Education Alliance (IDEA), and a tutor for at risk-children through Kid’s Hope USA. MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Ginsburg 713-721-4774<tel:713-721-4774> bradg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bradg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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