Conference Presentations | 2023 SoACE ConferenceSession Menu:Monday, December 4:
Tuesday, December 5 Monday, December 4 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMMonday, December 4 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Monday, December 4 | 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM
Monday, December 4 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Tuesday, December 5 | 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Tuesday, December 5 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tuesday, December 5 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Session DescriptionsA Little Extra Data: Challenges, Wins, and Lessons from an Internally-Conducted Alumni Career Survey Description: Auburn University's Office of Academic Insight was recently charged with facilitating the institution-wide Alumni Career Survey to graduates. In this session, you will hear from AU's team on lessons learned from their efforts to pivot and develop an internal survey after not seeing desired results from an external vendor survey. Be ready share best practices and ideas on ways to implement a similar survey on your campus! Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Developing a Dynamic Faculty/Staff Engagement Program to Promote Engagement & Collaboration Description: Career centers nationwide are challenged with forming strong collaborations with faculty/staff across campus in an effort to best support students' career development. The UNC Charlotte Career Center has built a dynamic faculty/staff engagement program, which continues to increase engagement and collaboration, creating a campus culture of "career everywhere." In this session, participants will learn about how to structure a faculty/staff program on their campus to increase faculty/staff engagement. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Does Lagniappe Matter? How Creating an On-Boarding Process with a Little Extra Can Affect Staff Satisfaction Description: It's expected that entry-level or junior-level staff turn over every 2-3 years. The Texas A&M University Career Center is no exception to this trend. Because of this, we are working to understand the impact of effective onboarding processes and fostering a culture of appreciation within our center. Attend this presentation and explore the critical role of staff onboarding in addressing turnover and gain actionable recommendations for approaching staff engagement to reduce attrition rates. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Enhancing Your Peer Education Programs with ChatGPT: Using Artificial Intelligence for Guidance and Support Description: At the University of Miami, we recognize that it is crucial to adapt our peer education programs to emerging technologies. Implementing comprehensive tools such as ChatGPT allows us to provide personalized guidance and support to students throughout their career preparation process. Career centers will now be able to enhance career exploration, professional document writing, interview preparation, and overall career development needs. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
ePortfolios: The Lagniappe Advantage in Career Development Description: Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences are often told they are developing "transferable skills," but many find it challenging to showcase or communicate those skills. LSU has implemented an ePortfolio requirement in a Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Introduction to Career Course to help students communicate and demonstrate their diverse skill set. This session will discuss ePortfolio implementation best practices, data and student feedback, and recommendations for integrating ePortfolios into institutional foundational courses. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
From None to One: Creating an On-Campus Co-op Program Description: Let's create an on-campus co-op program. One where departments can hire students full-time to support their employment needs AND contribute to the experiential learning of students. Easy, right? Not quite. Learn about the challenges, key players, and vital components of creating a traditional co-op program on a Higher Education campus. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Open Access for your students by integrating DEI&B into Career Programming (The State Way) Description: More and more companies have made diversity and inclusion a business priority. As a large and diverse institution, we asked how can we as career services professionals help companies diversify their workplace as well as help our students showcase themselves so that companies will take notice. Come learn how our career services team at Georgia State University integrated topics such as diversity, inclusion and belonging into career programming and recruiting events. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
The Business of Employer Relations Description: Professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset possess unique, future-forward qualities like the finest cajun seasoning, one that keeps your taste buds coming back for more! Join the FSU Career Center employer relations team to flavor your entrepreneurial cookbook. We'll throw in cayenne to heat up ROI for career events, paprika to spice up employer programming, and hot sauce to top off a high performing team. This presentation will get your mouths watering with flavorful innovative practices! Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
A Dash of Cultural Lagniappe: Coaching and Recruiting Students with Empathy and Cultural Awareness Description: Join us for an engaging journey as we explore the power of "A Dash of Cultural Lagniappe: Coaching and Recruiting Students with Empathy and Cultural Awareness". Unlock the secret ingredient to elevate your career coaching and recruiting. Discover how adding a little something extra in the form of cultural empathy and awareness can make all the difference in creating inclusive and supportive environments for students from diverse backgrounds. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
A Regional Approach to Work-Based Learning Description: The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership launched a regional collaborative approach to promote work-based learning and internships statewide. Three of the nine collaboratives are in their second year. The V-TOP team will discuss the benefits and lessons learned from these collaborations while focusing on talent retention. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Careers + Wellbeing Webinar Series: Create a space to empower your students' wellbeing in the context of their careers Description: Join the University of Georgia (UGA) Career Center to learn about our innovative Careers + Wellbeing webinar series. In response to an executive-level directive to integrate student wellbeing throughout the University, as well as student requests for more mental health-related topics, we assembled a team to create an approachable and inclusive workshop series that empowers students to care for their wellbeing throughout their career journeys. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Lagniappe for Career Center Offices: Insights into renovating current and designing new career center space. Description: A new generation of students and evolving technology require that Career Centers be retrofitted to best provide the best level of service. This session will explore how four different institutions redesigned their space or built new space to optimize functionality, incorporate new technology, and create collaborative environments. Explore lessons learned, best practices, and tips and tricks for re-envisioning Career Centers. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Leveraging the Power of Big Data: Capturing Career Outcomes, Supporting Students & Transforming the Campus Ecosystem Description: Big data is known for generating valuable insights and revolutionizing decision-making. In career services, big data can empower students, and the institutions that serve them, in unprecedented ways. Learn how the University of South Carolina has leveraged the acquisition of big data on the career outcomes of close to 200,000 of their graduates to enhance student career development, strengthen campus partnerships and surface critical information that supports institutional efforts across a wide range of functions. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Something a Little Less Extra: Navigating Boundaries as New Career Professionals Description: Do any of the following sound familiar? Feeling tired despite getting enough sleep; experiencing guilt when you set boundaries; everything feeling urgent; or saying yes when you'd rather say no? Join us for a practical, solution-focused workshop on the nature of burnout and compassion fatigue. We'll cover advising during an ever-changing economic and political climate, and consider how a values-based approach of advocating for your needs and setting clear boundaries can help you prevent burnout. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Exploring the Critical Collaborations Between Faculty and Institutional Career Centers Description: Career centers face various struggles trying to collaborate with faculty in order to increase student engagement with their services. This session with discuss results from a study where faculty share their thoughts on collaborating with their career centers, including what motivated them to work with their career centers, how they prefer to collaborate, and what both they and career centers perceive as obstacles to these collaborations, as well as future recommendations to enhance these collaborations. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Winning the War on Talent: Underrepresented Talent is the Key Description: As employers continue to face challenges with attracting and hiring qualified talent, they must consider alternative talent pools as the traditional talent pools are not sufficient. Why? There are simply not enough people in the population and in the job market to fill the current or future needs. Employers who redefine their talent attraction and recruitment strategies to include overlooked populations are more likely to win this war and meet their hiring targets Audience: Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters: Monique Jenkins, Georgia Department of Administrative Services [LEAN] into Continuous Improvement in Employer Relations Description: Do you feel yourself weighed down by the number of emails in your inbox? Do you struggle to keep up with the details when scheduling employer events and the constant communication it takes to plan one event? Join us to learn how developing and implementing lean processes can positively impact the services you offer to employers and students. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Career Success for College Students: A NACE Research Story Description: As we emerge from the global pandemic and adapt to the changing economic and workplaces, Matthew Brink, Assistant Executive Director at NACE will share, in story format, the key trends and insights we are learning about the job outlook for students, lived experiences of students in internships and in their first destinations, and the impact of career services and employers on equity. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Embracing Change with a Lagniappe Attitude: Surprises and Success Description: This session will offer practical tips and strategies for effectively managing change in our work. You will actively participate and learn through reflection questions and small group discussions. You will be encouraged to share your own experiences with embracing change, relating them to the key aspects of change management. This interactive exchange of ideas will empower you to stay curious, explore new perspectives, cultivate resilience, and embrace a growth mindset. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Gifting Students EXTRA Experiences: Career Exploration Initiatives Description: This presentation provides an overview of various career exploration initiatives implemented by Career Services at Texas State University, starting with career assignments in first-year seminar. Then, we'll gift participants a little something EXTRA - a taste of our new career exploration programs we brought to life this fall! We'll highlight helpful tips and share lessons learned when creating a job shadow program, a major and career exploration living learning community, a Canvas site, and more! Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Ready Day 1: Elevating Career Readiness Description: The new Ready Day 1 initiative at Georgia Southern University has allowed the opportunity to incorporate career-related content into the curriculum in efforts to increase career readiness. We will discuss how we developed learning modules that are taught to all students in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and will share information about additional resources and programs that can be utilized to further embed career readiness into the university culture. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Understanding Hispanic STEM Student's Social Network and its Relations to Their Career Development Description: This presentation could help career services practitioners understand the influences of social networks and their relation to hispanic students and critically examine how one could create opportunities and support for these students' social networks. Through the empirical data, individuals attending will take away tangible tools to comprehensively impact and support students' social networks and their relations to career development. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
University Sponsored Internships: Lagniappe for Students and Community Partners Description: The number of students participating in sponsored internships at Trinity University, an urban liberal arts university of 2500 students, has increased annually, to a high of 60 in summer 2023. In this session we will discuss leveraging partnerships on campus, with alumni, with business partners, and through grants to support unpaid interns with funds and housing. We will also share the structure of our program, which includes faculty mentorship, academic credit, and a student showcase. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Using AI to Predict Student Success Description: Explore an innovative application of AI at Baylor University's career center, where logistic regression helps to predict post-graduation success. This homegrown predictive tool empowers career coaches to customize their guidance, enhancing Baylor's 99% knowledge rate and 92% placement rate in FDS. The presentation underlines the potential of AI in optimizing resources and personalizing student support, embodying Baylor's commitment to educational innovation and career readiness. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
AI/Automation Best Practices for Career Development in Higher Education Description: With the rise in popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and more, higher education professionals need to be aware of how students are using these tools. Focusing on career development, we will dive into the best practices for generative AI and how to empower staff who are unfamiliar with AI/automation tools. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Empowering First-Year Success: Strategies for Early Career Engagement Description: Discover how the University of Florida Career Connections Center has provided 'a little something extra' in the student experience through their commitment to prioritize career development of first year students. Explore our range of initiatives designed to empower first year students to strategically maximize their time at UF. Join this session to gain valuable insights on creating an early engagement strategy, developing resources, and expanding access and opportunities through collaboration with campus and industry partners. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Empowering First-Year Success: Strategies for Early Career Engagement Description: Discover how the University of Florida Career Connections Center has provided 'a little something extra' in the student experience through their commitment to prioritize career development of first year students. Explore our range of initiatives designed to empower first year students to strategically maximize their time at UF. Join this session to gain valuable insights on creating an early engagement strategy, developing resources, and expanding access and opportunities through collaboration with campus and industry partners. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
To Utilize to Better Serve Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Description: Career Counselors from Texas State University will provide participants with an extensive exploration of effectively serving college students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The session will include an overview of ASD and its impact on employment. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to hear personal accounts of young working adults diagnosed with ASD. Lastly, presenters will provide tangible strategies that career advisors and counselors can utilize to better serve students with ASD. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
How to Students can Communicate their Skills and Competencies to Recruiters and Employers Description: Join our session on skills and competencies, exploring their crucial role in shaping career opportunities. Throughout students' lives, they acquire diverse abilities, but what sets them apart is effectively communicating these to recruiters. We'll analyze how students from various states showcase their unique competencies on resumes. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Jazz It Up: Reinvigorating Your Student Leadership Program Description: Not all student leadership programs are created equal. During this session, attendees will learn how the Team Leader Program in the Bryan School of Business and Economics employs holistic leadership experiences to improve students' career readiness skills acquisition. In addition to discovering how the Team Leader Program earned a 95% student approval rating, attendees will explore opportunities to " jazz up" their own student leadership programs by infusing immersive classroom leadership, industry mentorship, and more. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Lagniappe! Career Services and Academic Affairs Join Forces to Journey Beyond the Classroom to Prepare Students for Experiential Learning Description: This session will demonstrate how student service and academic areas can cross campus barriers to develop and deliver unique programs and services. During the past four years, the UA Career Center and the College of Arts & Sciences ICUE Connector combined forces to attract and prepare students for a week of professional development and subsequently internships in Washington, DC. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
The Rise of Independent Work: Supporting the Next Generation of Freelancers Description: The future of work is transforming, with professionals seeking out opportunities for greater freedom, control and flexibility in their work lives than ever before. For 60 million Americans, this is achieved through freelancing (Upwork, 2022). As more and more traditional workers and college students consider independent work, this presents a new challenge to university career centers: how can we best prepare students to navigate the gig economy and be their own boss? Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
What is "professional" dress, anyway? Description: Do you find yourself wearing jeans to work more often now than before the pandemic? You're not alone! Ideas of what constitutes "professional" dress have changed significantly in the past few years, but do your office policies reflect that? In this interactive workshop, you'll work together with other attendees to examine your offices' professional dress guidelines and determine how they can be updated. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Finding Creative Wording to Continue Inclusive Practices Description: This presentation aims to bring awareness to Senate Bill (SB) 17 from three career services professionals, its impact on state-funded institutions and career services operations, and their perspectives on effectively and efficiently moving forward through the art of language. Through these unique perspectives, individuals will find avenues to continue implementing inclusive practices while abiding by SB17 going into 2024. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Capitalizing on LMS: Bringing Career Education Where They Are Description: The purpose of this session is to share an innovative strategy to integrating career education within a high traffic space, the university's learning management system. The course is modeled after the NACE 8 Career Readiness competencies and utilizes the expert informationals found in LinkedIn Learning. In this session, the presenter will share successes of this technological integration, lessons learned through this partnership, and the impact this strategy has had on career education within the university. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
ChatGPT: The Game Changer You're Loving to Hate Description: ChatGPT: The new AI kid on the block that you love to hate. In this interactive session will unpack and demonstrate the potential of ChatGPT to revolutionize career planning in today's fast-paced job market. Participants will view live demonstrations on how career coaches can use ChatGPT in their work with students and walk away with a practical understanding of how ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for helping students manage the rapidly changing career landscape. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Description: Disney Future Storytellers is The Walt Disney Company's commitment to empowering the next generation of storytellers and innovators. Through social investments and programs that provide inspiration and hands-on experience, we're increasing access to careers in media, entertainment, technology, hospitality, and helping ensure that our storytelling reflects the lives and experiences of the many communities we serve. Learn how Disney is intentionally helping the next generation of leaders become who they imagine they can be. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Empowering Students: Navigating the Federal Job Search with Confidence and Success Description: Learn about our experience in the Call to Serve Network's Federal Advising Certificate Program and how we've successfully implemented federal job support at the University of Tennessee. Learn about our implementation plan, including peer training, programming, and ta guide to federal resumes. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how we can empower students to confidently navigate the federal job search and gain a competitive edge in the market. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Other Duties as Assigned: Giving Extra to Get Extra Description: As working professionals, we all have a job description that outlines the responsibilities of our roles. However, those 6-8 bullet points don't quite define how to get the job done efficiently. In this session, the presenters will discuss how they've given a little extra to get extra as career liaisons/specialists, for their professional and personal development. The presenters will coach participants how to make "other duties as assigned" work for them, and not against them. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Ready For Your Next Adventure?: Career Stories in Early Talent Acquisition and Career Services Description: Join this highly interactive session where career stories will be shared from presenters who made career changes within the intersection of early talent acquisition and higher education. The presenters will also look for audience participation to compliment the conversations. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Description: Join us for an innovative session titled "The HSI Career Collaborative." This session explores a groundbreaking initiative, the HSI Career Collaborative, which brings together 14 leading Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSls) to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Audience: Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
A Degree and a "Little Something Extra": The intersection between the NACE competencies and the Liberal Arts Description: Many students struggle to appreciate the skills they develop throughout the Liberal Arts curriculum, and at UNCA we have partnered with faculty to better scale our ability to help students understand this. This session will explore how UNC Asheville has increased buy-in with liberal arts faculty around the NACE competencies and explore strategies to help students identify and articulate the value of their Liberal Arts education by making connections between their academics and the competencies. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Building the Safety Net: Deepening the Student Mental Health Support System within Career Services Description: There is a mental health epidemic happening on college campuses right now, and counseling centers can no longer be utilized as the only space where student mental health is supported. In this session, Nathan Langfitt (director of career education, Texas Career Engagement) and Adria Villarreal (assistant director of career counseling, Texas Career Engagement) will share research, goals, and strategies for better aligning college career services with student mental health care efforts. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
It's Giving Career Resilience: Supporting Alumni in a Changing Job Market Description: Are the job roles for your alumni truly giving? Join this session to explore real alumni cases that unveil strategies for navigating career transitions effectively. This session covers advising approaches and tools, obstacles to changing careers, and stages of grieving a job loss. Engage in interactive small group discussions and leave with valuable takeaways that you can apply to your advising appointments. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Job Shadow Experience - Connections that Make an Impact Description: Do you want to start a shadow program but don't know where to start? Do you get emails from Career Centers about participating in shadow programs and wonder if it's worth your time? If you answered yes to either of these questions, join this session to learn how Georgia Tech launched a pilot for a shadow program for first-generation college students as well as the employer perspective for serving as a host. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Leveraging Economic Development Partnerships in Employer Relations Description: Universities and career centers are an integral part of economic and workforce development. In this session, add ''a little something extra'' to your employer development strategy by partnering with local chambers and economic development organizations. Learn strategies to engage with chambers through innovative programming, continuing education, and marketing. Create goals for connecting with economic development organizations, and learn from your peer institutions during the discussion part of this session. Lagniappe for our students and communities! Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Retaining Talent the Marriott Way Description: An interactive presentation will be provided on the 'Marriott way,' other companies that enact best practices in employee retention, and Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation as related to employee satisfaction and retention. Participants will discuss how best to keep premium employees, leaving them with a greater understanding of the keys to holding onto good employees and how to coach manager job candidates on employee retention best practices. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Secure Your Dream Interviews - Help Your Students Create Powerful Resumes Using AI Tools and Best Practices Description: This session explores the use of AI tools and ChatGPT to enhance students' chances of securing interviews. We delve into successful navigation through ATS while emphasizing the importance of personal branding and impactful representation. These strategies have been pivotal in achieving a 92% placement rate and a 99% knowledge rate among graduating Baylor students in 2022. Attendees will gain insights into technology and strategy that empowers students to excel in the competitive job market. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Career Center Blogs: A Little Something for Extra Scalability Description: Spice up your career services office with the perfect addition! Career center blogs are the secret ingredient to serving up rich content that captivates students. Infused with the spirit of social media, blogs provide the reach, versatility, and collaboration that career services professionals desire. Join this session to savor the UGA Career Center's strategies for scalability, enticing blogs on career development, and a routine for consistently delivering high-quality content that leaves students craving more. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Doing the Work: Students' Conceptions of an Antiracist Professional Identity Description: This session presents research conducted as a part of the SoACE Research Fellowship Program – exploring the qualitatively different ways students conceive of an antiracist professional identity after taking an undergraduate honors course with racism and antiracism as its central themes. This interactive session pushes attendees to consider the role of career services and higher education in preparing antiracist professionals and the challenges inherent to taking up this charge. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Explore First: Transformational International Career Development Experiences for First-Generation Students Description: An increasingly global and interconnected labor market and world places a premium on global/intercultural fluency, international experience, and cultural capital. Join us for an introduction to the University of Kentucky's (UK) 'Explore First' program, an initiative that provides first-generation college students an opportunity to participate in education abroad experiences while developing career readiness competencies and cultural capital through participation in site visits and activities with UK employer partners in Dublin, Ireland and London, England. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
From Numbers to Narratives: Using Numbers to Inform Best Practices and Tell a Story Description: The workshop will highlight how the University of Florida-Career Connections Center has used many different types of data to scale services to reach more students, structure workshops and course offerings, retool orientation, guide marketing and outreach, and types of student appointments. The data has guided practices but also enables the center to reach more stakeholders and tell their story. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Launching a DIY Mentor Program Description: Mentor Programs are a wish list for many career centers. A mentor program supplements a unique career readiness programing element to a career center, it attracts alumni and employers and brings added value to career readiness success. The question is how does your office launch it and with minimal resources at hand and a zero budget? Attend this session to learn how to develop and launch a mentor program with minimal resources. Audience: Both Colleges & Employers Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
On-Campus Internships: Launching and Managing a New Program Description: In Fall of 2021, Virginia Tech Career and Professional Development (CPD) launched Campus internEXP with the hope of providing students with quality work integrated learning experiences. In our first two years, we learned a great deal about the ups and downs of piloting an on-campus internship program. The presenter will share information on how CPD launched and manages Campus internEXP, how to gain buy-in from faculty and staff, and how on-campus internships support DEI efforts. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
Stone Soup: A Recipe to Maximize Internal and External Partnerships for Student Success Description: As career services professionals in higher education, often the secret sauce of our work requires doing "a little something extra" with less. This session will discuss how Florida State University Career Liaisons developed creative, collaborative programming that leveraged relationships with new and existing smaller-budget and non-profit employers to meet the varied needs of their unique student populations and support the needs of their academic departments. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
When Robots Write Resumes: Coaching Students on utilizing AI in the Job Search Description: How do you talk to students about using artificial intelligent (AI) during the job search? Whether you feel confident, concerned, or somewhere in between, join us for a conversation about coaching students on using AI appropriately. During this session, we will review AI-generated application materials, learn how students can use AI as an effective tool, and collaborate to discuss strengths and concerns of students using tools like ChatGPT in their job search. Audience: Colleges Topic(s):
Learning Objective(s):
Presenters:
|