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Veterans Day, recognized on November 11th, is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served in the United States military in wartime and peacetime. For one day, we stand united in respect for you, our veterans. At Renaissance, we honor to respect, trust, and take the opportunity to grow and evolve together. Today we set aside to thank and honor ALL who have served, living, or deceased, but particularly the living veterans among us. We may not all know how to express our gratitude to a veteran, but everyone knows and appreciates a kind word and, even better, an act of kindness, for example, sending postcards to veterans or VA hospitals, charitable donations, or volunteering. Simply say thank you to a veteran or display the American Flag. From Renaissance, we honor you, Veterans.
To honor and celebrate the history, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15. Driven by our mission, Renaissance solutions offer digital texts, monitoring tools, and assessments to cultivate strong readers in English AND Spanish. Employees at Renaissance will embark on growth opportunities to learn more about supporting students whose backgrounds and heritages are Latinx/Hispanic/Latino and are growing up bilingual and biliterate. We continue to focus as a company to learn and evolve, ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion in the products and services. Watch for our social media facts posted to honor National Hispanic Heritage Month to learn more.
This year’s World Mental Health Day on October 10 comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Renaissance recognizes mental health as a priority as well as supporting our employees' overall well-being at work and personal lives. We continue to provide our leadership guidance to offer flexibility, development tools, and ongoing support. Together, we can continue to find ways to live our values each day by caring for one another, working collaboratively together, and owning our actions. We want to ensure you have the support you need to succeed at Renaissance
Renaissance® proudly stands together with our colleagues, friends, and family members in the LGBTQ community, during Pride Month, and all year long. We fully support inclusion and non-discrimination in how we work, how we hire, and how we achieve our mission to accelerate learning for all.
Thank you for featuring us, Harvard Business Review. In April, our leadership team had a remote conversation with our New York team to hear firsthand individual stories and experiences of living in a coronavirus hotspot—which helped inform our response efforts. #BetterTogether #COVID19
At Renaissance, we know the corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic has upended the way we socialize, learn and work and here we are guided by the following key principles; 1. Keep Renaissance Employees safe 2. Continue to strive to accelerate learning for all, worldwide 3. And do our part as a global community and organization to contain the spread of potential outbreaks. We are working together to support educators, parents and students during unexpected school closures. Renaissance provides digital solutions to assist students and families learning from home. Even with the changes in the current environment, there still is opportunity to accelerate your job search with us to identify your interest within key positions or future available options. We encourage you to look through our Career page at renaissance.com today.
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"I volunteer in the schools because that's where my main passion is." That's how Catherine Close explains her support of students in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Catherine serves as a volunteer in classrooms supporting literacy groups for students ranging from kindergartners to sixth graders. “I mainly help with math sessions and read to the younger students in Kindergarten and first grade, where the need is greatest,” she says. Catherine also volunteers for field trips and other activities that provide much-needed support to teachers. But that’s not the only way she gives back. Last fall, Catherine joined several Renaissance colleagues in supporting Junior Achievement's BizTown event for fifth and sixth graders in the Milwaukee Public School District. Whether through volunteering in schools or supporting special events, Catherine says she is grateful that Renaissance affords her the opportunity to give back to the community. “The support is needed, and I enjoy doing it,” she says. “It makes me come alive.”
Linda Garski has been an active volunteer with the Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre for more than 30 years. From serving on the board of directors and building the organization’s website to delivering lines on stage, she’s played countless roles at WRCT. Perhaps none of them were as impactful as roles she played in support of the Wood County Sheriff Department. Linda and other WRCT members participated in a training course for deputies from Wood County and surrounding areas. The training was designed to help officers prepare for working with citizens with psychological or physical challenges. “Our instructions were to act emotionally, by crying, yelling or arguing, and other times present challenging psychological issues,” Linda says. WRCT volunteers regularly work with the sheriff department for this training, but Linda hadn’t been able to participate until 2018. “When Renaissance began offering paid time off hours to volunteer, it made it easier for me to take a weekday to support the Sheriff Department and support the larger community,” she says.
Giving his time to local and global organizations is nothing new to Larry Phenow, a Senior Technical Operations Manager at Renaissance. A few years ago, a member of his local church introduced him to an organization outside of his hometown—way outside his hometown—Elimu Africa, in Tanzania. Elimu Africa’s mission is to help support disadvantaged students in Africa by facilitating their pursuit of education, is also dedicated to fundraising for student education—either to individuals or through organizations. “The word ‘elimu’ is Swahili for ‘education’,” Larry says. “And although education is free in Tanzania, students often fall short of the approximately $200 they need each year for books, supplies, and clothes. This is where Elimu Africa steps in.” After learning about its mission and needs, Larry began fundraising to secure more resources for supplies and other projects in support of Tanzanian students. In March 2018, Larry took his first trip to Tanzania to visit students and schools. Today, Larry is a member of Elimu Africa’s board of directors.
