Announcements
Below you will find announcements for 2005.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Dr. Pinkett Lectures on Technology
Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL (November 15, 2005) --
Dr. Randal Pinkett, President and CEO of BCT Partners, will
lecture on the topic "Advancing the Diffusion of Technology
Innovations in Underserved Communities" at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Graduate School of Library
and Information Science (GSLIS). The lecture will take place
on Tuesday, November 15, 2005, from 10:00 am until 11:30 am,
in GSLIS Room 126. The lecture will be preceded by an opportunity
to welcome and meet Dr. Pinkett for bagels and an informal discussion
at 8:30 am in GSLIS Room 109.
This presentation will highlight and offer strategies
for bridging the "Innovation Divide," or the lack of infrastructure
and support for creating, developing, and disseminating
information and communications technology innovations
in nonprofit organizations
and underserved communities. The Hewlett-Packard Microenterprise
Acceleration Program, which targets nonprofit microenterprise
development agencies
that serve clients in low-income communities, will serve
as a case study. The goal of the program is to foster
innovation both within
these agencies as well as across the microenterprise development
field at-large. In presenting this work, the constituent
steps to innovation
creation and use, as well as the factors, or necessary
conditions for disseminating innovations will be described.
The presentation will conclude by laying out an agenda
for practitioners, policymakers
and researchers to ensure that nonprofit and community
technology innovations are more widely shared and disseminated.
This research was
led by PolicyLink, a national nonprofit research, communications,
capacity-building and advocacy organization, with BCT Partners, and
was funded by Hewlett-Packard Company.
For more information, visit either of the following
links:
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/oc/news/events/event.html?id=NilySqQRHktH4Tj2pJlGyw==
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/oc/news/events/event.html?id=WqO--7bn0dGuaJgwMTMIlw==
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Direc-Communications Invites Randal
to Speak at Brooklyn Business Conference
BROOKLYN, NY (October 26, 2005) -- Direc-Communications
has announced its inaugural Business Conference, and Dr. Randal
Pinkett, President and CEO of BCT Partners, will serve as the
keynote speaker. The conference will be held at the Brooklyn
Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, from 7:00 p.m.
until 8:30 p.m. Direc-Communications provides alternative funding
for small and medium sized businesses. The company provides
valuable working capital to these firms with a financial program
in their hands without the hassle, and difficulty associated
with traditional bank loans and factors. Mr. Arthur Pearson
is the President and CEO of Direc-Communications. The Business
Conference is co-sponsored Millennium Search, NYC, Inc., a debt
collections company headed by Martin King.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Dr. Pinkett Addresses Students at
the Media and Technology Charter High School in Boston,
MA
BOSTON, MA (October 21, 2005) -- Dr. Randal
Pinkett will address students at the Media and Technology Charter
High School (MATCH) in Boston, MA, on Friday, October 21, 2005,
at 10:30 a.m.
The MATCH School offers a challenging, college
preparatory curriculum aimed at developing students
who are responsible, articulate thinkers, writers and
problem-solvers--that is, students
who can not only compete, but can excel in the college
classroom. Many of the students at MATCH arrive well behind
grade level in terms of reading,
writing, and math skills, and yet by 10th grade, 90%
or more of them pass the MCAS on their first try. By junior
year, all students take
an Advanced Placement class; by senior year, our students
are ready to move on to more challenging classes (such
as AP courses and classes
at Boston University) that will truly prepare them for
the academic world of college. The school attributes the
students' academic success to its
rigorous, no-shortcuts work ethic, small class sizes,
supportive community and one-on-one attention
For more information, visit: http://www.matchschool.org
Monday, September 19, 2005
Dr. Pinkett to Sit on Panel
Focused on Black America's Future as Part of Congressional
Black Caucus Foundation's Legislative Conference.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 19, 2005) -- This
year's Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCFs) 35th
Annual Legislative Conference will include a "Future Focus
Series" geared toward issues affecting Black America's
future. The series will take place on Wednesday, September 21,
2005, at the Washington Convention Center. Dr. Randal Pinkett
will sit on the panel entitled, "New Tools: Equipping African
Americans for Full Participation in a Knowledge-Based Economy",
scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m in Room 202-B. This panel
will be moderated by Ed Gordon, and will also include the following
panelists: Henry Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Education,
Elementary and Secondary Education; Michael Stoll, Associate
Professor, UCLA; Cecelia Conrad, Associate Professor, Pomona
University; and Earnestine Baker, Director of the Meyerhoff
Scholarship Program, UMBC.
The "Future Focus Series" is a full
day of high-powered symposiums centered on Black America's
future. The Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR),
CBCF's research arm, has organized a day of dynamic
sessions that cover asset development (financial knowledge),
tactical strategies to strengthen voting and civil rights,
ways to prepare Black
American's for a knowledge-based economy, and a focused
discussion regarding causes of rapidly increasing HIV/AIDS
rates in the African American
community. During these sessions, participants will engage
with many of the most passionate and brightest leaders
on issues that continue to shake the
African-American community.
This series is funded by the generous support of Citigroup,
SEIU, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc.
For more information, visit: http://www.cbcfinc.org/ALC/futurefocus.html
August 29, 2005
Rutgers Graduate Dr. Randal Pinkett to be Inducted
to the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance 2005
Hall of Fame.
PISCATAWAY, NJ (August 29, 2005) -- On Saturday,
September 24, 2005, at 6:00 pm, Dr. Randal Pinkett, President
and CEO of BCT Partners and the first and only African-American
Rhodes Scholar from Rutgers University will be inducted to the
Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance (RAAA) Hall of Fame.
The RAAA Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of members
of the Rutgers African-American community in areas such as arts
& entertainment, athletics, business & entrepreneurship,
community service, education, literature & media, science,
technology & medicine. This year's ceremony celebrates 35
years of the Africana Studies Department (1970-2005) and 30
years of the Minority Engineering Educational Task, the Rutgers
Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (MEET/Rutgers
NSBE).
The Second Annual RAAA Hall of Fame Ceremony
will be held at 6:00 pm at the Busch Campus Faculty Dining Room
in Piscataway, NJ. The other inductees are: Dr. Leonard Bethel,
Professor in the Africana Studies Department; Mr. Denniston
Bonadie, Co-Founder and Vice-President for Program Development
of the Global Literacy Project, Inc. and Lecturer in the Africana
Studies Department; Mr. Alfred Edmond, Senior Vice President
and Editor-In-Chief of Black Enterprise Magazine; Dr. Olubayi
Olubayi, Co-Founder and President of the Global Literacy Project,
Inc. and Lecturer in the Africana Studies Department.
For more information, visit: http://www.rutgersblackalumni.org/news.htm
July 18, 2005
MIT Summer Research
Program invites Dr. Randal Pinkett to Serve as Keynote Speaker
at 2005 Awards Luncheon
CAMBRIDGE, MA (July 18, 2005) -- Dr. Randal
Pinkett will serve as the keynote speaker for this year's MIT
Summer Research Program (MSRP) awards luncheon on August 11,
2005, at 12 noon, at Walker Memorial Hall in Cambridge, MA.
The MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) began in 1986 as an institutional
effort at MIT to address the issue of underrepresentation of
African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and
Puerto Ricans in engineering and science in the United States.
Today, this program seeks to identify talented sophomores and
juniors from a broader array of backgrounds and from around
the country who might benefit from spending a summer on MIT's
campus, working in a research laboratory under the guidance
of experienced scientists and engineers, who are MIT faculty
members, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students.
Students who participate in this program will be better prepared
and motivated to pursue advanced degrees, thereby helping to
sustain a rich talent pool in critical fields of scientific
investigation.
For more information, visit: http://web.mit.edu/gso/admissions/summer.html
June 1, 2005
Dr. Randal Pinkett of
BCT Partners to Address National Audience at the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development's Neighborhood Networks 10th
Anniversary National Conference
ORLANDO, FL (June 1, 2005) -- The U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development has invited Dr. Randal Pinkett,
President and CEO of BCT Partners, to serve as the keynote for
their Neighborhood Networks 10th Anniversary National Conference
in Orlando, FL, at the awards banquet on June 30, 2005. HUD
created Neighborhood Networks in 1995 to encourage property
owners to establish multiservice community learning centers
in HUD insured and assisted properties. Neighborhood Networks
was one of the first federal initiatives to promote self-sufficiency
and help provide computer access to low-income housing communities.
Neighborhood Networks centers help: (1) improve computer access,
(2) advance literacy, (3) prepare residents to take advantage
of employment opportunities, and (4) provide access to healthcare
information and other social services.
For more information visit: http://www.neighborhoodnetworks.org
February 18, 2005
Dr. Randal Pinkett Conducts a Briefing on Wireless
Technology at the Ford Foundation's "The
Future of the Public Airwaves" Symposium
NEW YORK, NY (February 18, 2005) -- Dr. Randal
Pinkett will conduct a briefing on wireless technology at the
Ford Foundation's "The Public Airwaves as a Common Asset
and a Public Good: Implications for the Future of Broadcasting
and Community Development in the U.S." symposium. This
event is a funders briefing organized by Grantmakers in Film
and Electronic Media (www.gfem.org), co-sponsored with Environmental
Grantmakers Association (www.ega.org), Grantmakers in the Arts
(www.giarts.org), Innovation Funders Network (www.innovationfunders.org)
and the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (www.nyrag.org).
The event will be hosted by the Ford Foundation on March 11,
2005, from 9 am to 4 pm.
For more information visit: http://www.fordfound.org
February 7, 2005
Microsoft and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Invite Dr. Pinkett to the Telecentre Support Network Product and Services
Planning Workshop for the Americas
VANCOUVER, BC (February 7, 2005) -- The International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), a Crown Corporation and
an agency of Government of Canada, hosts the Telecentre Support
Network (TSN) with support from Microsoft Corporation. Dr. Randal
Pinkett is among approximately 50 international experts invited
to the TSN Product and Services Planning Workshop for the Americas.
The workshop will be held on February 28, 2005, and will coincide
with the end of the Pacific Community Networks Association's
Annual 2005 Summit at the Vancouver Coast Plaza held on February
25-27, 2005. TSN is a new service aimed at helping community
telecentres around the world increase their capacity and promote
digital development. This service is being shaped with the participation
of key players in the Americas, Asia, and Africa, as we believe
regional participation at this stage is key to its success.
During the one-day workshop, participants will discuss and contribute
ideas about products and services for the TSN.
For more information visit: http://www.telecentre.org/
February 1, 2005
National TRiO Day at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to Feature
Dr. Randal Pinkett
NEWARK, NJ (February 1, 2005) -- Dr. Randal
Pinkett will serve as the keynote speaker for National TRiO
Day to be held on February 26, 2005, at 9:00 am, on the campus
of New Jersey Institute of Technology. Funded under Title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, TRiO is a series of educational
opportunity programs designed to help low income, first generation,
and/or disabled Americans enter college. TRiO is committed to
providing educational opportunity for all Americans regardless
of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance. TRiO programs
provide academic and affective support to help students overcome
the barriers to higher education. Congress mandated that two-thirds
of the students served must come from low-income families where
neither parent graduated from college. Currently, over 2,700
TRiO Programs serve nearly 873,000 low-income students/participants.
The Educational Talent Search Programs serve students in grades
six through twelve with the Upward Bound Program serving students
in grades nine through twelve. Thirty-seven percent of TRiO
students are Whites, 36% are African-Americans, 19% are Hispanics,
4% are Native Americans, 4% are Asian-Americans, and 2% are
listed as “Other”, including multiracial students.
Sixteen thousand students with disabilities and more than 25,000
US veterans are currently enrolled in TRiO Program (Upward Bound,
UB Math/Science, SSS, Talent Search, EOC, and McNair).
For more information visit:
http://www.njit.edu/publicinfo/newsroom/trioday_pinkett.php
January 3, 2005
Dr. Randal Pinkett to Speak About the Life and Legacy of the Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the College of New Jersey's Annual Celebration
CAMBRIDGE, MA (January 3, 2005) -- This year's
College of New Jersey Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will
feature Dr. Randal Pinkett as the guest lecturer on Monday,
January 17 at 1:00 p.m. in the Music Building Concert Hall.
The lecture will be followed by small group discussions on a
variety of related topics. The event is free and open to the
public. The College of New Jersey, a primarily undergraduate
institution, provides academically prepared students with a
challenging education and a rewarding residential experience,
small classes and a prestigious faculty. TCNJ has been recognized
nationally for its excellence including in U.S. News and World
Report, The Fiske Guide to Colleges, Barron's Profiles of American
Colleges, and Peterson's Competitive Colleges. The College of
New Jersey is located on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing,
NJ.
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