What I learned is the importance of flexibility with industry partners, and to meet them where they're at (i.e. give space to build the relationship, and to allow the partner to voice what is in their capacity at the moment). An example of this would be in the employer service offerings. Due to COVID, maybe a partner can no longer host students/faculty/staff at their facilities, but giving the option to do a virtual visit where they can highlight the company, and the open internship/entry-level positions. You can be intentional in asking the company/organization for culturally diverse professionals to present on their experiences, their acaedmic and career journey, where do they find community/support, and how culture and demographics have related to the work that they're doing.
