Katelin Halloway, Reddit鈥檚 vice president of people and culture, will be on campus for a public discussion Tuesday, Sept. 5, to kick off a campus series called . The free, public talk will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wolf Law Wittemyer Courtroom.
Who: Open to the public
What: Be Woke:听鈥淒efining Culture at Reddit: Building Communities with an Open Heart鈥�
When: Tuesday, Sept. 5, 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Wolf Law, Wittemyer Courtroom
In her discussion 鈥淒efining Culture at Reddit: Building Communities with an Open Heart,鈥� Halloway will talk about how Reddit builds culture and community in the workplace. She鈥檒l also share her vision for Reddit鈥檚 culture and talk about how she鈥檚 helping build听teams and tools that are reflective of the听diversity that exists across Reddit鈥檚 thousands of online communities to work every day.
"We chose Reddit as our first company and case study in the series because they are听a well-known technology听company seeking to diversify their talent, while facing a history of accepting and dealing with intolerant communities," said听Andrea Guendelman, co-founder and CEO of BeVisible. "The question we will be asking is how do听you break the intolerance cycle from the inside out."
The CU Boulder has paired with the startup to host a series of Be Woke campus events, culminating in a hackathon on Oct. 13.听The purpose of the BeWoke series is to address and discuss diversity and inclusion issues in corporate America, particularly in tech, with an aim to increase the access of diverse students to opportunities and foster inclusive communities. Many听of the opportunities for economic empowerment today can be found in the tech sector, according to听骋耻别苍诲别濒尘补苍.
鈥淲e are delighted to partner with BeVisible to launch the Be Woke series,鈥� said Alphonse Keasley, associate vice chancellor in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement. 鈥淐U Boulder is looking to provide leadership in diversity and inclusiveness, and this collaboration will benefit our entire community of students, staff and faculty.鈥�
The Oct. 13 hackathon event will be hosted by the head of inclusion and diversity at Lyft, Tariq Meyers, and the head of diversity and inclusion at Comcast, Maria Arias. The goal of the event is to gather students, industry leaders and community members to hack the hiring process.
鈥淭he hackathon aims to connect diverse students with corporations and partners in the innovation economy, and also dispel听any听misconception听that an interest in diversity and inclusiveness is limited to colleges and universities,鈥� Guendelman said.
Next up:听Kevin Foster, regional recruiter from Intel Corporation, will meet听with diverse students with engineering and computer science backgrounds Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the听Idea Forge in the听Engineering Building. He will discuss topics such as nailing the interview, success in the workplace, getting the first job, a day in the life, employment strategies and more.
