DEI and Organizational Success

Adult / Professional Development -

2025-2026 CE School Year

Diverse organizations are found to be more creative, more productive, have higher levels of employee engagement, and experience lower rates of attrition. Diversity is also shown to return higher profits. Learn to appreciate and work effectively with diverse groups, and understand why diversity, equity, and inclusion are important to organizational success.

This course is included in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace course.

Jermaine Dykes

Jermaine Dykes is a Director of Project Management with over 15 years of Project Management experience. He has expertise in Project/Program Management and has shepherd projects that have encompassed $5M-$10M budgets in sectors including Government, Gaming, Education, and Finance. Jermaine excels in focusing his teams on delivering value, especially in a fast-paced environment. He is also a professor teaching in Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology and Business Management programs. Mr. Dykes is a guest speaker for numerous Leadership and Project Management conferences. His board chairmanships include current Vice President of Membership Project Management Institute Las Vegas Nevada, Chairman of the Citizen Advisory Economic Redevelopment for Downtown area Las Vegas, Nevada. He is past president of International Institute of Business Analysis Las Vegas Chapter. Jermaine received his B.A. degree in Information Technology, and an MBA with Information Technology specialization.

November 2025