Additional workshops are planned for later this spring, in Houston, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Columbus, and London
Twenty-eight companies have already taken advantage of no-cost workshops held in New York City and Nashville to guide large employers in the design and implementation plan for neurodiversity initiatives within their organizations, offered through a partnership between UConn and Wells Fargo announced last year.
Employers in the greater-Boston area will have the next opportunity to join in on the program, presented by the Wells Fargo Center for Neurodiversity and Inclusive Employment at UConn, during the center's upcoming workshop scheduled for Feb. 5, 2025 in Boston.
The workshop will be hosted by Loomis, Sayles & Company, the global asset manager headquartered at One Financial Center in Boston.
"We can't wait to bring this groundbreaking program to companies in Boston and the Northeast," says Judy Reilly, the executive director of UConn's center. "Companies that have been struggling to get traction with neurodiversity initiatives are now mid-launch with their first neurodiversity internship program, engaging in company-wide education about autism and neurodivergence, and securing executive sponsorship with their workshop-developed business cases. They tell us that without the workshop, they would not have had access to the information they needed to make this kind of progress."
"We're delighted to host fellow Boston-area employers for this innovative workshop," says Melissa Partridge, director of community investments at Loomis Sayles. "Learning how to create an environment that attracts and supports talented teams, including neurodivergent jobseekers and colleagues, enriches workplace culture by fostering diverse perspectives, creativity and problem-solving that drives success for everyone."
