Gwendolyn Jones serves on multiple committees, from the Dayton Dialogue on Race Relations, to the Ohio Fellows Advisory; she has more than 43 years’ experience working in education. At Sinclair Community College, she serves as the Chief Diversity Officer, a wide-ranging position that deals with different programs, policies and the hiring of faculty and staff. She was Sinclair’s first Ombudsman and currently a Sinclair Change Agent. She will present a Sinclair Talks session on Friday, Nov. 1 entitled, “The Power of Your Intentions,” which deals with how to stay motivated and achieve goals.
“The power of intentions is really about who are you and how are you looking at the world … if you change the way you’re looking at it and the way that you see yourself in it then things will happen,” Jones said.
“The Power of Your Intentions” is meant to encourage and promotes positive change in people’s lives.
The Talk is open the general public. Jones welcomes any students, faculty and staff to attend. “It’s a message that resonates with everybody,” she said.
She encourages “anyone who is currently actively pursuing a career or changes in their lives or wanting to have better relationships” to attend.
In 43 years of experience, Jones considers her greatest achievement to be the positive effect she has had on students’ lives. She puts a lot of stress on the power of thoughts and the impact of words.
“Intentions become actualities,” she said.
Jones said the main point of her Sinclair Talk will be to “stay focused on your intentions.” According to Sinclair’s website, the goal of Sinclair Talks is “to broaden knowledge and engage students in discussion of various issues on and off campus.”
“The Power of Your Intentions” will take place Friday, Nov. 1, at noon on the Dayton Campus in Building 2, Room 334 and will last one hour.
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