May 2017 Newsletter

MAY NEWSLETTER

Educating, inspiring, and transforming current and future government leaders.

 

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 Providing the authentic voice for our generation of aspiring government leaders.

Calendar

Upcoming Chapter Events

Kansas City

5/7: Public Service 5K at Liberty Memorial

National

5/7: Public Service 5K at Anacostia Park

5/11: Building Resiliency and Thrive in Times of Change

San Antonio

5/10: Mega Mixer at McNay Art Museum

Brittany Marshall

Member Spotlight

A true leader, YGL wants to recognize Ms. Brittany Marshall for her outstanding work within the community of the greater Atlanta region. Ms. Marshall is currently an ORISE Evaluation Fellow at the Center for Disease Control where she works in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.

Blog Corner

Coming Up on this Month's Blog...

It's all about mentoring this month, with perspectives from both sides.  Hear more about what mentors' expectations, the challenges they face, and how they deal and adapt to the different personalities.  Also, find out more about what makes for a successful mentor/mentee relationship.

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Asian Pacific 

Heritage Month

May was declared as Asian/Pacific Heritage Month so let's join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success.  For more information on the history of this declaration and the corresponding events happening this month, visit the Asian Pacific Heritage Month website.

Community

What Can I Do?

Being a YGL Member presents you with a unique opportunity to become a change agent in your workplace and in your community. Find out how to get involved here.

Future of Gov
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This year's Next Generation of Government Training Summer to be held in Washington, D.C., is a little under two months away.  Register now to take advantage of the early bird rate and secure your spot in the most exciting government related conference this year!

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Public Service Week

Now on it's 32nd year, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is organized annually by the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) and its member organizations to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees.

To kick-off the week long celebration, join us, GovLoop and the Partnership for Public Service in a series of Twitter chats or post a White Board photo on Facebook or Instagram with #PSRW.

Build Resiliency

A Lesson on Resiliency 

We would like to invite you to an interactive and insightful webinar with Debbie Eshelman, Managing Director of the Human Capital and Talent Management Practice at Management Concepts. Ms. Eshelman will define resiliency, explain why it’s important, and describe how you can develop your own sense of resiliency through times of change.  

The even is free for YGL members. Register here!

Blogger

Wanted: Bloggers!

Do you want your voice to be heard?  Do you like writing for an award winning blog site on topics such as leadership development, management, communications, or diversity and inclusion?  Then you're in luck!  YGL is looking for contributing bloggers to write about topics they think will be of interest to their fellow young leaders in government.  If you have a subject in mind and want to get on the queue for publication, please send an email to blog@younggov.org.  Here's a sampling of pieces written so far.

Spotlight

Reminder: Member Spotlights

Don't forget to send us your member spotlight submissions for the month of June!  We want to continue recognizing our peers and future leaders of government not just once a year, but continuously throughout.

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