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College Sophomores to participate in the Financial Services Institute Program to receive training and coaching from industry experts WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2019 FSI invites top college sophomores of color to participate in a series of in-person and virtual training sessions to help prepare them for a career in financial services. The FSI Program will not only gather underrepresented students, talented mentors and diverse business leaders, but also contribute to the recently announced Advancing Black Pathways goal of increasing Black student hiring over the next five years. The Financial Services Institute (FSI) is an early example of our recently-announced Advancing Black Pathways commitment,” said Matt Mitro, Global Head of Campus Recruiting at JPMorgan Chase.

On January 26, 2019, at 10 a.m., the program will launch at KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy (129 Littleton Ave, Newark, NJ 07103) with students in the 9th, 10th and 11th grade, embarking on a year-long journey of growth and development in the business and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields of study. We are excited about the launch this year and look forward to engaging with the College Links Scholars in Newark,” said Celeste Warren, vice president, Human Resources and Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, Merck. Jaime L., an INROADS College Links scholar in Chicago, Illinois, said, “I have become an active speaker in class, know how to handle certain situations in group projects and am more engaged in school activities, all thanks to the knowledge I’ve gained from College Links. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world – including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola.

More than 2 million health care professionals needed by 2025 in order to meet the nation’s aging population – Partnership highlights the importance of bringing diverse backgrounds, talents and perspectives to businesses across the country ST. INROADS and UnitedHealth Group launched their collaboration 19 years ago, offering diverse college students from across the country internships in departments such as Finance, Sales, Technology, Marketing, and Human Capital at United Health Group and its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses. With each year and technological advancement, the health care industry is becoming more and more personal so it’s important to provide opportunities to underserved students and develop a diverse workforce,” said Forest Harper, Jr., President and CEO, INROADS, Inc. According to a research study by Mercer, the United States will need 2.3 million new health care workers by 2025 in order to adequately meet the health care needs of its aging population.

Leadership Development Institute (LDI), hosted by Procter and Gamble (P&G) and presented by FedEx, takes place July 19 through July 21, 2018, at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over the course of three days, more than 500 underrepresented, diverse graduating seniors will gather from around the country to engage in workshops, leadership development, networking forums and unconscious bias training to prepare them for life after college. We are honored to be INROADS’ strategic partner in presenting our NextGen Unconscious Bias Training™ to its 500+ graduating seniors,” said Dr. Vanessa Weaver, CEO of Alignment Strategies. INROADS interns are trained each summer in their local area and at the LDI by providing business boot camp styled workshops inclusive of topics such as Effective Communication Principles, Personal Branding, Managing Up, The Attitude of a Leader, Ethical Leadership, Stress Management and other topics related to being successful in a corporate environment.