Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 4, 2008

The changing face of Pennsylvania means local leaders must understand diversity (:47)

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AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH ENDS AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH BEGINS, A PROGRAM FROM PENN STATE EXTENSION IS GIVING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS THE SKILLS TO LEAD IN 21ST-CENTURY PENNSYLVANIA. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:

Story:

(:16) GLOBALIZATION AND IMMIGRATION TRENDS MEAN THAT WE'RE LIVING IN A VERY DIFFERENT PENNSYLVANIA THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS. PENN STATE EXTENSION EDUCATOR JOANN KOWALSKI SAYS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS NEED NEW SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES EMERGING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES:

Kowalski Actuality:
(:18) "AND SO, AS A LEADER IN A COMMUNITY, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF COMPETENCY IN DIVERSE ISSUES AND DEALING WITH DIVERSE PEOPLE. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY ESSENTIAL THAT LEADERS BECOME AWARE OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US."

(:12) KOWALSKI SAYS EXTENSION'S "LEARNING TODAY, LEADING TOMORROW" TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERS SPECIAL MODULES ON DIVERSITY FOR LOCAL LEADERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR COUNTY PENN STATE EXTENSION OFFICE. I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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