We invite our NACRO members and network to join Tony Peebles (Director, Diversity Advancement & Corporate Relations at Case Western Reserve University) and Katheryne Rehberg (Director, Business Development, Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Illinois) in an honest dialogue around diversity and the critical role universities play in solving the challenges industry face in fostering a diverse workforce. 

In this episode we welcome Kory Hawkins, University Relations Lead at Microsoft and Morehouse College alum to share his expertise and insights on diversity from his admissions and legal career as well as his goals for a newly created role at Microsoft focused on building partnerships with HBCUs. He is excited to be in Atlanta and focus his efforts on developing a more diverse workforce in the tech industry. 

https://nacrocon.org/ to learn more about the NACRO organization.

Kory Hawkins, J.D. | LinkedIn to connect with Kory on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonypeebles/ to connect with Tony

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katheryne-rehberg-11056840/ to connect with Katheryne

The long term goal of NACRO and its membership is to engage industry in a setting that allows for open discussion while sharing best practices with peers. As corporate philanthropy and R&D evolves towards increasingly collaborative activities, NACRO will aid in defining these roles. As corporations expand globally but work locally, they seek the “front door” to an academic institution that a university corporate relations office can provide.