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Excited to be heading to the #PSCU Payments Conference in #Texas next week! 🌟 Can't wait to catch up with friends from last year and connect with new faces in the industry. Let’s make it a week of insightful conversations and meaningful connections! #Networking #Fintech #payments #digitalpayments #cards #finance

Collegiate Recovery Week occurs April 15-19, 2024, to mark the 14th anniversary of ARHE (founded April 15, 2010). Wear purple to mark the event and commemorate the power of the collegiate recovery movement to support students in recovery on our campuses! Celebrate this week with events of your own and share them with us to post on our website and share on our socials. More details coming soon! #scholasticrecovery #collegiaterecoverycommunity #collegiaterecovery #collegiaterecoveryweek #recoveryweek

Do you have a no D!£%head policy? Turns out it’s good for business. Yesterday I had the privilege of listening to the Chair of the Welsh Rugby Union Richard Collier-Keywood talk eloquently about the important Welsh cultural asset he is now responsible for and the need for it to serve all stakeholders i.e. benefit society beyond the bottom line. In business it’s known as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) which emerged as a concept in the 1960s. Back then it was seen as an altruistic means of doing more with a business than just making money, but it was assumed it would involve sacrificing profit to achieve it. The growing evidence shows this is not the case. Being environmentally responsible, inclusive and serving of all stakeholders (customers, employees, investors, the environment and wider society) builds a strong brand, customer engagement, profit and also investment opportunities. The All Blacks have an NDH (No D!£%head) policy. They clean their own dressing rooms, carry their own bags and essentially show humility, accountability and a recognition of all the stakeholders in their organisation. For me, corporate social responsibility boils down to common sense, respect and humility. It’s good to see those leading our national game going forward aspire to the same ethos. And at a time of such high attrition in business in general, would it not be best to have a smart business model that ensures that everyone in the eco system is incentivised to see the venture succeed?  

Signum University and the Mythgard Institute invite you to join us for our next regional moot- Mountain Moot 2023: The Fellowship of Fandom. This HYBRID event will take place on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Bob Ragland branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, CO. No matter how one engages with their favorite works of fiction, whether that is creatively, scholarly, or critically, it is the coming together of fans that create the phenomenon we know as fandom. Fandom can both unite and divide, create both community and chaos, and both inspire and deter further creative works within a given property. How do you engage with your favorite stories, be they in literature, film and television, video games or any other medium, beyond mere consumption? Is it fan fiction or fan art? Are you inspired to create your own original works? Do they motivate you in your everyday life to pursue your dreams or to think about the world in a new way? What about the dark side of fandom? Have you ever been affected by gatekeeping, discrimination, and other forms of exclusionary behavior? What about toxic attitudes toward new works within your favorite properties? How can we better deal with this shadow element of our communities? We hope you’ll join us for a lively discussion of all these issues at Mountain Moot 2023! https://ow.ly/LRRj50PZQii

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If you can’t attend the first two events in person, add the 7 Mighty Moves Book Study to your calendar! Real gems that immediately impact classroom practice!

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Edrych ymlaen, digon i'w ddweud ar y pwnc arbennig yma! Spending the summer gathering tips and tricks to share for this, should be fun. Hope to see you there, this conference progamme is excellent. #mumsinmarketing

“As the intensity of finals season grips the Rutgers population, prioritizing personal well-being becomes pivotal. Try these lesser-known stress-relieving activities on campus to help navigate the exam preparation process.” Check out my latest article for The Daily Targum!