Byron Hughes: Creating a Culture of Connection for Men at Virginia Tech University

<p>How do we encourage healthy masculinity in an organization the size of Virginia Tech, which serves 34,000 students? Byron Hughes, <a href="https://dsaleadership.dsa.vt.edu/index/Byron_Hughes.html">Dean of Students at Virginia Tech,</a> and his team are addressing this fundamental question. The answer? You do it one conversation at a time. Hughes and his team are creating an organizational culture of connection that is interwoven into the mission and goals of the university. Virginia Tech's model is a blueprint for humanizing workplaces everywhere.&nbsp;</p> <p>***</p> <p>Join &nbsp;us for powerful conversations with the men and women leading the &nbsp;healthy masculinity movement. For generations, our culture has taught us &nbsp;a narrow and limiting set of rules for how to be a man. The end result? &nbsp;Epidemic levels of isolation and violence for boys and men and for the &nbsp;multitude of others who’s lives we impact.</p> <p>But we can make a difference choice. We can choose a masculinity of &nbsp;connection and in return have healthier relationships, and more &nbsp;meaningful, lasting lives.</p> <p>As a writer, speaker and consultant, Mark Greene has spent over a &nbsp;decade deconstructing our binary-riddled dialogues around manhood and &nbsp;masculinity. He consults to organizations world wide on diversity, &nbsp;inclusion and masculinity. Mark is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/39v0U31" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Little #MeToo Book for Men,</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2N2t4ci" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remaking Manhood</a> and is co-author with Dr. Saliha Bava of <a href="https://amzn.to/3bQTTuw" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Relational Book for Parenting.</a> You can learn more about Mark's work at <a href="http://remakingmanhood.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RemakingManhood.com</a></p> <p>Charles Matheus is an educator and public speaker who has mentored &nbsp;hundreds of men in communication, leadership, &a