Announcements
Below
you will find announcements for 2000.
Friday,
December 15, 2000
EBONY
Magazine Recognized Randal Pinkett as one of their "30
Leaders of the Future" under 30
CHICAGO,
IL (December 15, 2000)-- Every year, EBONY Magazine
chooses their "30 Leaders of the Future" under the
age of 30. Randal Pinkett, President and CEO of MBS Educational
Services & Training, and a Ph.D. candidate at MIT, was recongized
among this years cohort (January 2001 issue) for his accomplishments
as a Rhodes Scholar, entreprenuer and graduate student. According
to EBONY, "they're young – 30 and under
– gifted and Black, and they hit the ground running in
the new century." EBONY, the No. 1 African-American
magazine in the world, is not just another magazine, it's a
way of life. EBONY was founded 60 years ago, with the
first issue being published in November 1945, to offer new hope
in a world that showed few positive images of African-Americans.
The magazine's over 12 million monthly readers don't just read
EBONY, they live it. Between each and every page, the
magazine is full of information to enrich, encourage and enlighten
the entire family. EBONY offers fresh, exciting images
and perspectives on the new Black America and remains the only
Black general interest and major monthly magazine that covers
all of Black America.
Fore
more information visit: http://www.ebony.com
Sunday, November 5, 2000
The
Boston Globe Recognizes the Creating Community Connections
Project
BOSTON,
MA (November 5, 2000) -- The front page of The Boston Globe
recognizes the Creating Community Connections Project, a comprehensive
effort to use information and communications technology to improve
the quality of life for low- to moderate-income residents residing
in a housing development in Roxbury, MA. The project represents
a unique community-university partnership between the Camfield
Tenants Associatoin (CTA) and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). The principal investigators for the project
are Randal Pinkett, a Ph.D. candidate in the Epistemology and
Learning Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, and Richard O'Bryant,
a Ph.D. candidate in the Planning Support Systems Group in the
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. The project is
also supported by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Hewlett-Packard Company, RCN, Microsoft,
ArsDigita, Lucent Technologies, the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD), and the Institute for African-American
Electronic Commerce (iAAEC), Youth Build of Boston, and the
William Monroe Trotter Institute at the University of Massachusetts
at Boston.. With these resources, a community technological
infrastructure has been established at Camfield Estates consisting
of a computer and a high-speed Internet connection in each unit,
coupled with comprehensive training at a community technology
center on the premises, amd a web-based community building system.
For
more information visit: http://www.camfieldestates.net
or
http://www.camfieldestates.net/images/bostonglobe.html
Monday, October 9, 2000
U.S.
Department of Commerce Selects Randal Pinkett as Speaker for
National Conference
ARLINGTON,
VA (October 9, 2000) -- The National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) in the U.S. Department of
Commerce has selected MIT's Randal Pinkett as a speaker for
this year's "Networks for People" conference. The
conference is geared toward participants in the NTIA's Technology
Opportunities Program (TOP) and will be held at the Crystal
City Hilton Hotel in Arlington, VA, on October 30-31, 2000.
The Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) is a highly-competitive,
merit-based grant program that brings the benefits of digital
network technologies to communities throughout the United States.
TOP awards matching grants to public and non-profit organizations
to demonstrate practical applications of telecommunications
and information technologies. A number of TOP grantees have
received national and international awards for their creative
and productive approaches to using the tools of information
technology to address critical community problems.
For
more information visit: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top/
Thursday, September 14, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training to Facilitate Leadership
Workshop at the National Black MBA Association Annual Conference
and Exposition
CHICAGO,
IL (September 14, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
will facilitate a workshop at the National Black MBA Association's
(NBMBAA) Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois,
October 2-7, 2000, on the topic of "Leadership and Management
in the Workplace". Randal Pinkett will be among those representing
the firm, which is committed to providing the highest caliber
training and development for students, emerging and seasoned
professionals. Pinkett is the President and CEO of MBS Educational
Services & Training, a company he co-founded with Lawrence
Hibbert, Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter,
all college classmates at Rutgers University. The NBMBAA's vision
is to be an organization which leads in the creation of economic
and intellectual wealth for Blacks. The organization's mission,
as a professional membership organization of Black graduates
with MBAs, advanced degrees, and entrepreneurs, is to increase
the number as well as the diversity of successful Blacks in
the business community by:
(1) providing innovative programs to stimulate their intellectual
and economic growth, (2) building partnerships with key stakeholders
who help facilitate this growth, and (3) increasing awareness
and facilitating access to graduate management education programs
and career opportunities in management fields.
For
more information visit: http://www.nbmbaa.org/
Wednesday, August 23, 2000
Congressional
Black Caucus and the National Society of Black Engineers Choose
Randal Pinkett as Moderator for Digital Divide Forum
WASHINGTON,
DC (August 23, 2000) -- At this yeaer's Congressional Black
Caucus (CBC) Annual Legislative Conference, the National Society
of Black Engineers (NSBE) will host the CBC/NSBE T.O.R.C.H.
Forum and Reception to highlight the "digital divide."
Randal Pinkett has been chosen as moderator for the marquis
panel discussion, along with the following panelists: B. Keith
Fulton, Executive Director of Corporate Outreach, America Online;
Maureen Lewis, Director, Minority Telecommunications Development
Program, National Telecommunications Infrastructure Administration,
US Department of Commerce; Dixie Garr, Vice President, Customer
Success Engineering, Cisco Systems, Inc; Holly Carter, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, New Deal Foundation; and Dwight Singleton,
Board of Education, District of Columbia Public Schools. The
Congressional Black Caucus was conceived by nine founding members
in 1969 and was activated by 13 courageous African Americans
who served in the United States Congress in
1971 to provide a unified voice for equality and justice for
all people, especially African Americans. The current members
of the CBC are committed to continuing the legacy, mission and
work of our founding members. NSBE's mission is to increase
the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel
academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the
community.NSBE is comprised of more than 270 chapters on college
and university campuses, 75 Alumni Extension chapters nationwide
and 75 Pre-College chapters.
For
more information on the Congressional Black Caucus visit: http://www.congressionalblackcaucus.net/
For more information on the National Society of Black Engineers
visit: http://www.nsbe.org
Saturday, July 15, 2000
Black
Enterprise Magazine's "30 Leaders for the Future"
Issue Spotlights Randal Pinkett
NEW
YORK, NY (July 15, 2000) -- The August 2000 issue of Black
Enterprise Magazine, "Fast Forward >> 30 Leaders
for the Future," spotlights Randal Pinkett, Ph.D. candidate
at MIT and President and CEO of MBS Educational Services &
Training. In the article, Pinkett comments on the importance
of building institutions in the African American community.
"The challenge of our generation is to leverate those opportunities
that our parents and their parents opened for us as a means
to social, economic and political power," Pinkett says,
"We have to pool our resources together and build our own
institutions." Black Enterprise is the premier
business news source for African Americans. Since 1970, the
magazine has chronicled the growth of the black business market,
providing essential business information and advice for professionals,
corporate executives, entrepreneurs and decision-makers. Black
Enterprise provides a solid foundation for professional
and personal success. Each month, the magazine's departments
offer more than 4 million readers information on a wide range
of topics, from business news and entrepreneurship to ideas
on how to enjoy leisure time.
For
more information visit: http://www.blackenterprise.com
Thursday, July 6, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training to Present Networking Workshop
to Corning Incorporated Employees
CORNING,
NY (July 6, 2000) -- On July 27, 2000, MBS Educational Services
& Training will present a workshop to employees at Corning
Incorporated in Corning, NY on the topic of "Networking
for Success in Corporate America". Randal Pinkett will
be among those representing the firm, which is committed to
providing the highest caliber training and development for students,
emerging and seasoned professionals. Pinkett is the President
and CEO of MBS Educational Services & Training, a company
he co-founded with Lawrence Hibbert, Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey
Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter, all college classmates at Rutgers
University. Corning has a proud history of enriching people’s
lives through research and technological innovation. For over
150 years, we have developed life-changing innovations including
the glass for Edison's light bulb, ultra-thin glass for Active
Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays (AMLCDs), ceramic substrates
for diesel and automotive emissions control, and the first commercially
viable, low-loss fiber for use in telecommunications. With research
centers and manufacturing locations around the world, the Corning
team consists of approximately 25,000 employees worldwide.
For
more information visit: http://www.corning.com
Tuesday, July 4, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training Contracts with General Motors
Corporation to Promote Mentoring
AUBURN
HILLS, MI (July 4, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
has contracted to provide "Effective Mentoring" courses
for managers and employees at General Motors Corporation (GM)
from July 25-27, 2000, in Auburn Hilll, MI. This is part of
a series of workshops that MBS will facilitate at GM locations
throughout the yeaer at other GM locations. Randal Pinkett will
be among those representing the firm, which is committed to
providing the highest caliber training and development for students,
emerging and seasoned professionals. Pinkett is the President
and CEO of MBS Educational Services & Training, a company
he co-founded with Lawrence Hibbert, Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey
Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter, all college classmates at Rutgers
University. General Motors Corporation, the world’s largest
automaker, has been the global industry sales leader since 1931.
Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 317,000 people around
the world. It has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and
its vehicles are sold in 200 countries. In 2004, GM sold nearly
9 million cars and trucks globally, up 4 percent and the second-highest
total in the company’s history. GM’s global headquarters
are at the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit.
For
more information visit: http://www.gm.com
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Sarnoff
Corporation Asks Minorities in Engineering Program Alum, Dr.
Randal Pinkett to Address 2000 Graduates
PRINCETON,
NJ (May 17, 2000) -- The Sarnoff Corporation has asked Dr. Randal
Pinkett, a 1986 participant in their Minoritries in Engineering
(MEP) program, to address the 2002 program graduates. The program
dinner will be held on June 6, 2000, at 7:00 pm, at Sarnoff's
headquarters in Princeton, NJ. The fundamental intent of the
program is to provide minority students from local high schools,
with an aptitude in mathematics and science, with an understanding
and appreciation of an engineer's work and routine, so that
he or she can make an informed choice about the engineering
profession. Sarnoff Corporation has always affirmed and demonstrated
a deep commitment to the education of youth at all stages of
their social and intellectual growth. For 25 years, the flagshgip
of Sarnoff's educational programs has been MEP–the Minorities
in Engineering Program. Sarnoff Corporation, formerly the central
research laboratory for RCA, has participated in the MEP program
since its inception in 1975. MEP continued at Sarnoff after
the merger between RCA and General Electric in 1986. When Sarnoff
became an independent client-supported reseaerch facility and
a subsidiary of SRI International in 1987, MEP became the first
program to be sponsored by the new company.
For
more information visit: http://www.sarnoff.com/careers/dmep.asp
Monday, May 15, 2000
PNC
Bank Hires MBS Educational Services & Training to Help Employees
Maximize the Corporate Experience
PITTSBURGH,
PA (May 15, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
will present a seminar on the topic of "Maximizing the
Corporate Experience" for PNC Bank summer interns including
undergraduate students and MBA candidates on June 5, 2000. Randal
Pinkett will be among those representing the firm, which is
committed to providing the highest caliber training and development
for students, emerging and seasoned professionals. Pinkett is
the President and CEO of MBS Educational Services & Training,
a company he co-founded with Lawrence Hibbert, Dallas Grundy,
Jeffrey Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter, all college classmates
at Rutgers University. PNC Bank provides deposit, lending, cash,
management and investment services to 2.3 million consumer and
small business customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,
Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and the District
of Columbia. Products and services offered to PNC's customers
include checking, savings and money market accounts; certificates
of deposit; personal and business loans; cash management, collection
and payment services; and investment and insurance services.
For
more information visit: http://www.pnc.com
Thursday, April 27, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training Teaches Effective Mentoring
at Lucent Technologies
CONCORD,
MA (April 27, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
will teach an "Effective Mentoring" course for managers
and employees at Lucent Technologies in Concord, MA, on May
18, 2000. Randal Pinkett will be among those representing the
firm, which is committed to providing the highest caliber training
and development for students, emerging and seasoned professionals.
Pinkett is the President and CEO of MBS Educational Services
& Training, a company he co-founded with Lawrence Hibbert,
Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter, all college
classmates at Rutgers University. Lucent Technologies designs
and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation
communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development,
Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data
and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create
new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while
enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks.
Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers,
governments and enterprises worldwide.
For
more information visit: http://www.lucent.com
Friday, March 31, 2000
Association
of Independent Schools of New England Selects Randal Pinkett
as Opening Speaker for Students of Color Conference
WELLESLEY,
MA (March 31, 2000) -- The Association of Independent Schools
of New England (AISNE) has selected Randal Pinkett, President
and CEO of MBS Educational Services & Training, as the opening
speaker for this year's Students of Color Conference on April
15, 2000, in Wellesley, MA. AISNE provides services to members,
promotes educational leadership and advocates for the independence
of member schools and the value of independent education. Membership
is open to any elementary or secondary school which is not-for-profit,
nondiscriminatory, governed by a board of directors, and fiscally
sound. Potential new members must have been, or be willing to
be, accredited through AISNE (elementary schools only) or the
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (all schools).
For
more information visit: http://www.aisne.org
Thrusday, January 27, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training to Offer Networking Seminar
at Raytheon Corporation
WALTHAM,
MA (January 27, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
will offer a "Networking for Success" seminar for
managers and employees at Raytheon Corporation in Waltham, MA,
on February 17, 2000. The seminar is sponsored by the Raytheon
Black Employees Network (RAYBEN). Randal Pinkett will be among
those representing the firm, which is committed to providing
the highest caliber training and development for students, emerging
and seasoned professionals. Pinkett is the President and CEO
of MBS Educational Services & Training, a company he co-founded
with Lawrence Hibbert, Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey Robinson, and
Aldwyn Porter, all college classmates at Rutgers University.
Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics,
space, information technology, technical services, and business
aviation and special mission aircraft. The company's vision
is to be the most admired defense and aerospace systems supplier
through world-class people and technology.
For
more information visit: http://www.raytheon.com
Monday, January 3, 2000
MBS
Educational Services & Training to Offer Mentoring Course
at Infineum Corporation
LINDEN,
NJ (January 3, 2000) -- MBS Educational Services & Training
will offer a "Mentoring for Success" course for managers
and employees at Infineum Corporation in Linden, NJ, on January
14, 2000. The seminar will kick-off a company-wide mentoring
initiative at Infineum. Randal Pinkett will be among those representing
the firm, which is committed to providing the highest caliber
training and development for students, emerging and seasoned
professionals. Pinkett is the President and CEO of MBS Educational
Services & Training, a company he co-founded with Lawrence
Hibbert, Dallas Grundy, Jeffrey Robinson, and Aldwyn Porter,
all college classmates at Rutgers University. The Infineum Group
of Companies is a world-class petroleum additives enterprise.With
headquarters in Milton Hill, UK, and with regional business
and technology centres in the UK, US and Singapore, Infineum
is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of lubricant additives
used primarily in automotive, heavy-duty diesel and marine engines,
along with additives for fuels and refineries. Its customers
are oil companies and other lubricant and fuel marketers.
For
more information visit: http://www.infineum.com
