Volume 07 | July 2020

COMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

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BECOMING BN VIRTUAL Weekly Sessions throughout July Becoming BN is a program designed to introduce early career, summer interns, and grad students to the wonderful attributes of the Bloomington Normal community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are holding a VIRTUAL Becoming BN Program for the Summer of 2020 . Next Session: July 16th "Technology Chat" A full list of session topics, speaker details, and a registration link is available on our website !

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WELCOME VISTA MEMBERS! We would like to take this opportunity to welcome our two COMPACT AmeriCorps VISTA members to the team!  The members started on June 08, 2020 and will serve with COMPACT for 12 months. Please help us in welcoming Stacy Bile and Rebecca Forsythe !

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COMPACT LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE The McLean County Community COMPACT has launched a standalone website to serve as a community resources to our network of partners. McLeanCoCompact.org With the help of Cybernautic, COMPACT now has a wonderful site for the community. We plan to expand resources available so please check it out and let us know your thoughts!

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NOW ACCEPTING PROJECT PROPOSALS The McLean County Chamber of Commerce Leadership McLean County (LMC), presents Leaders on Loan. An opportunity offered to community businesses and organizations, Leaders on Loan provides a highly skilled LMC task force group to develop a specific program or accomplish a project that impacts McLean County. Currently Leaders on Loan are accepting project proposals for the LMC Class of 2021. Proposals are due August 01, 2020.

UPCOMING EVENTS

~September 2, 2020 Essential Workplace Skills (EWS) Workshop Practicing Professionalism at Work ~September 15, 2020 Illinois State University Fall Internship Fair ~September 17, 2020 Essential Workplace Skills (EWS) Workshop Communicating Effectively

~September 20, 2020 Illinois State University Fall Career Fair ~September 28, 2020 Illinois Wesleyan University Fall Career Fair MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

THINGS TO KNOW

Check out local job opportunities with the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Community Job Board.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity released guidelines and resources for Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan.

#commUNITYConfident encourages local businesses to protect the health and safety of customers and employees by adhering to recommended guidelines.

National PTA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation have teamed up to launch Every Student Connected, a nationwide initiative to raise awareness of importance of bridging the digital divide, especially since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 12 million students are unable to participate in effective distance learning.

6 of the biggest, permanent changes coming to work: Honeywell, Genpact CEOs. The coronavirus has accelerated the move to remote work, and it is here to stay with some big implications for workers and workplaces, according to Honeywall, Genpact CEOs.

Illinois Offers Residents Steeply Discounted Training For High-Demand Tech Jobs “In May, the state announced ‘Get Hired Illinois,’ an online portal to help residents access virtual job fairs and courses through Coursera. This program will provide unemployed workers with access to more than 3,800 courses from over 160 universities.”

For information about COMPACT or information in this newsletter contact Jancy LaFollette ,Workforce Development/COMPACT Manager

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