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- Thursday, June 11, 2026
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7:15am - 8:00am MT
Yoga with Megan!
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7:30am - 12:00pm MT
Registration Open
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7:30am - 12:00pm MT
Registration OpenLocation: Convention Center Foyer
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7:45am - 9:00am MT
Rise & Dine - Preparing for Gen Alpha: Campus Hiring Trends — Hot Off the Press
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7:45am - 9:00am MT
Rise & Dine - Preparing for Gen Alpha: Campus Hiring Trends — Hot Off the PressPresenter: – AMS
Presenter: – AMS
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7:50am - 9:00am MT
Meet, Share, Learn: Book a Braindate
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7:50am - 9:00am MT
Meet, Share, Learn: Book a Braindate
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8:00am - 9:00am MT
Connection Zone: Taste Zone
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8:00am - 9:00am MT
Connection Zone: Taste ZoneLocation: Expo Hall: Booth 936
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8:00am - 9:00am MT
Morning Beverage on Us
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8:00am - 9:00am MT
Coffee & Connections in the Expo HallLocation: Expo Hall
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8:00am - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Photo Zone
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8:00am - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Photo ZoneLocation: Expo Hall: Booth 916
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8:00am - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Renewal Zone
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11:45am - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Renewal ZoneLocation: Expo Hall: Booth 208
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8:00am - 1:30pm MT
Headshot Lounge
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8:00am - 1:30pm MT
Headshot LoungeLocation: Expo Hall: Headshot Lounge
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8:15am - 8:40am MT
The Intern Flight Plan: Best Practices for Success
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8:15am - 8:40am MT
The Intern Flight Plan: Best Practices for SuccessLocation: Expo Hall - Experiential Learning Hub
Presenter: – GE Aerospace
Presenter: – GE Aerospace
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Beyond the Booth: Transforming Employer Engagement Across All Team Sizes
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Beyond the Booth: Transforming Employer Engagement Across All Team SizesPresenter: – University of Hawaii at Manoa, Shidler College of Business
Presenter: – WashU
Presenter: – WashU - Center for Career Engagement
Career Services Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Career Launch
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Career LaunchPresenter: – Career Launch
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Coaching with Clarity: Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Career Services
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Coaching with Clarity: Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Career ServicesPresenter: – Louisiana Delta Community College
Career Services Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Collaborate to Elevate: Professional Development on a Budget- Decentralized Model
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Collaborate to Elevate: Professional Development on a Budget- Decentralized ModelPresenter: – University of Michigan - Flint (Flint, MI)
Presenter: – University of Michigan-Flint
Personal and Professional Development
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Cultivating Engagement: How KU Builds a Case-Driven Culture
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Cultivating Engagement: How KU Builds a Case-Driven CulturePresenter: – University of Kansas
Presenter: – Management Consulted
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Expanding Access, Engagement, and Impact: Reinventing the Resume Review
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Expanding Access, Engagement, and Impact: Reinventing the Resume ReviewPresenter: – Berry College
Presenter: – Berry College
Career Services Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
From Intern to Insider: Leveraging Peer Voices in Recruiting
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
From Intern to Insider: Leveraging Peer Voices in RecruitingPresenter: – University of Michigan
Co-Presenter: – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, University Career Center
Career Services Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Growing your talent pipeline through high-impact insight programs
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Growing your talent pipeline through high-impact insight programsPresenter: – The Smarty Train
Early Career Talent Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Mission Possible: Developing Purpose-Driven Career Pathways
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Mission Possible: Developing Purpose-Driven Career PathwaysPresenter: – Dartmouth College
Presenter: – Teach For America
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
On-Campus Internships: Elevating Student Employment for Career Readiness
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
On-Campus Internships: Elevating Student Employment for Career ReadinessPresenter: – University of Colorado Boulder
Presenter: – University of Colorado Boulder
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Partnering with Purpose- Build Meaningful Relationships in Early Career Recruiting
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Partnering with Purpose- Build Meaningful Relationships in Early Career RecruitingPresenter: – HNTB
Presenter: – HNTB
Early Career Talent Strategies
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Storytelling for Career Success
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8:30am - 9:00am MT
Storytelling for Career SuccessPresenter: – Brown University
Personal and Professional Development
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Beyond the Resume: Career Readiness in the Age of AI
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Beyond the Resume: Career Readiness in the Age of AI
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Bridging the Rural Divide: Internship Models for Human Capital Retention
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Bridging the Rural Divide: Internship Models for Human Capital RetentionPresenter: – LBJ School of Public Affairs | The University of Texas at Austin
Co-Presenter: – University of Georgia
Co-Presenter: – North Carolina State University
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Doing More With Less: How Early Career Teams Use Technology to Expand Talent Reach, Improve Matching, and Streamline High-Volume Hiring
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Doing More With Less: How Early Career Teams Use Technology to Expand Talent Reach, Improve Matching, and Streamline High-Volume HiringPresenter: – GE Appliances, a Haier company
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
From Awareness to Acceptance: Mastering the Personalized Campus Recruiting
Experience
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
From Awareness to Acceptance: Mastering the Personalized Campus Recruiting ExperiencePanelist: – Big Frey
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Panelist: – The Williams Companies
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
From Scratch to Strategy: Designing What Didn't Exist (Yet!)
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
From Scratch to Strategy: Designing What Didn't Exist (Yet!)Presenter: – AtkinsRéalis
Early Career Talent Strategies
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Future of Industry Panel
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Future of Industry PanelPresenter:
Presenter: – NACE
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
How to Support Your Undocumented Students
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
How to Support Your Undocumented StudentsPresenter: – First Gen Empower
Co-Presenter: – First Gen Empower
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Joy to the Work: Staff Assessment and Engagement
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Joy to the Work: Staff Assessment and EngagementPresenter: – Loyola University Chicago
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
One Question Can Change Everything: Creating Continuous Improvement with NPS
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
One Question Can Change Everything: Creating Continuous Improvement with NPSPresenter: – Denison University
Career Services Strategies
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
PHD Not Required: Data You Can Trust
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
PHD Not Required: Data You Can TrustPresenter: – Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Presenter: – Rutgers University—New Brunswick
Career Services Strategies
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Progress Over Perfection: Redefining Success in Career Services
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Progress Over Perfection: Redefining Success in Career ServicesPresenter: – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Personal and Professional Development
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Rocky Roads, Bold Paths: Scaling Career Services
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
Rocky Roads, Bold Paths: Scaling Career ServicesPresenter: – Oakland University Career and Life Design Center
Presenter: – University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, University Career Center
Presenter: – University of Michigan, University Career Center
Career Services Strategies
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
The Class of 2026 in the AI economy
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
The Class of 2026 in the AI economyPresenter: – Michigan Technological University
Presenter: – Handshake
Co-Presenter: – Verizon
Co-Presenter: – Handshake
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
What is a Career-Connected Campus? Colorado’s Commitment to Workforce Readiness
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9:15am - 10:00am MT
What is a Career-Connected Campus? Colorado’s Commitment to Workforce ReadinessPresenter: – Regis University
Presenter: – University of Colorado Denver
Presenter: – Colorado Department of Higher Education
Presenter: – Colorado School of Mines
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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10:30am - 11:45am MT
Main Stage: Shola Richards
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10:30am - 11:45am MT
Main Stage: Shola Richards
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11:45am - 1:30pm MT
Lunch in the Expo Hall
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11:45am - 1:30pm MT
Lunch in the Expo Hall
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12:00pm - 12:20pm MT
The Early Talent Engagement Journey from Offer Acceptance Through Return to Campus | InternConnect
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12:00pm - 12:20pm MT
The Early Talent Engagement Journey from Offer Acceptance Through Return to Campus | InternConnectPresenter: – InternConnect
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12:00pm - 12:25pm MT
Developing Essential Skills Through Campus Involvement: Perspectives from Alumni
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12:00pm - 12:25pm MT
Developing Essential Skills Through Campus Involvement: Perspectives from AlumniLocation: Expo Hall - Experiential Learning Hub
Presenter: – Penn State University, Greater Allegheny
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12:00pm - 1:00pm MT
Let's Do Lunch - Scaling High-Impact, Work-Integrated Experiences, Together
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12:00pm - 1:00pm MT
Let's Do Lunch - Scaling High-Impact, Work-Integrated Experiences, TogetherPresenter: – University of California, Irvine (UCI)
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Presenter: – Paré Consulting, LLC
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12:00pm - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Taste Zone
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12:00pm - 1:30pm MT
Connection Zone: Taste ZoneLocation: Expo Hall: Booth 936
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12:10pm - 1:20pm MT
Meet, Share, Learn: Book a Braindate
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12:10pm - 1:20pm MT
Meet, Share, Learn: Book a Braindate
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12:30pm - 12:50pm MT
Preparing Students for Roles That Aren't Invented Yet.
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12:30pm - 12:50pm MT
Preparing Students for Roles That Aren't Invented Yet.Location: Convention Center Foyer [Product Showcase]
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12:35pm - 1:00pm MT
Student-Led Research in Career Services: Internship Impact on Student Success
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12:35pm - 1:00pm MT
Student-Led Research in Career Services: Internship Impact on Student SuccessLocation: Expo Hall - Experiential Learning Hub
Presenter: – Kean University
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1:00pm - 1:20pm MT
Your Students are Ready to Graduate. Are They Ready to Work?
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1:00pm - 1:20pm MT
Your Students are Ready to Graduate. Are They Ready to Work?Location: Convention Center Foyer [Product Showcase]
Presenter: – Simucase, LLC
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1:10pm - 1:35pm MT
Launching an Experiential Learning Task Force: Building Cross-Campus Momentum
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1:10pm - 1:35pm MT
Launching an Experiential Learning Task Force: Building Cross-Campus MomentumLocation: Expo Hall - Experiential Learning Hub
Presenter: – Endicott College
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
A Broken Rung: Early Career Recruitment and Progression of Women
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
A Broken Rung: Early Career Recruitment and Progression of WomenEarly Career Talent Strategies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Building Global Early Career Recruiting Strategies: Equipping Teams for Success
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Building Global Early Career Recruiting Strategies: Equipping Teams for SuccessPresenter: – Danaher
Presenter: – Deloitte
Presenter: – Veris Insights
Presenter: – GE Aerospace
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Designing for Startups: How CU Engages Innovative Students & Companies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Designing for Startups: How CU Engages Innovative Students & CompaniesPresenter: – CU Boulder - Career Services
Career Services Strategies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
From Orientation to Integration: Rethinking Onboarding for Early Career Talent
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
From Orientation to Integration: Rethinking Onboarding for Early Career TalentPresenter: – Durable Minds Everboarding
Early Career Talent Strategies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Future-proof Your Career for the “Wisdom Economy
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Future-proof Your Career for the “Wisdom Economy
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Scaling Paraprofessional Career Services for Diverse Student Needs
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Scaling Paraprofessional Career Services for Diverse Student NeedsPresenter: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | The Career Center
Career Services Strategies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Solving The Internship Supply Shortage
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Solving The Internship Supply Shortage
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Strategic Alignment for Student Success: Leveraging AAC&U, NASPA, and NACE Frameworks to Strengthen Student Engagement and Outcome
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Strategic Alignment for Student Success: Leveraging AAC&U, NASPA, and NACE Frameworks to Strengthen Student Engagement and OutcomePresenter: – AAC&U
Presenter: – NACE
Presenter: – NACE
Presenter: – Washington University in St Louis
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Student Voice as Data: Translating Lived Experience into Inclusive Practices
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Student Voice as Data: Translating Lived Experience into Inclusive PracticesPresenter: – UMBC
Presenter: – UMBC
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
The Impact of Business Colleges Revisiting Career Readiness
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
The Impact of Business Colleges Revisiting Career ReadinessPresenter: – Quinncia
Presenter: – University of Tennessee, Knoxville Haslam College of Business
Career Services Strategies
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Translating Experience Into Opportunity: Helping Students Articulate Their Value
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1:45pm - 2:30pm MT
Translating Experience Into Opportunity: Helping Students Articulate Their ValuePresenter: – University of North Alabama Career Center
Panelist: – Bryant University
Panelist: – Purdue University - Center for Career Opportunities
Presenter: – Symplicity
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Career and Life Design for Parents Balancing Work and Family
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Career and Life Design for Parents Balancing Work and FamilyPresenter: – New College of Florida
Presenter: – New College of Florida
Personal and Professional Development
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Career Exposure with Efficiency: Leveraging Technology to Scale Your Program
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Career Exposure with Efficiency: Leveraging Technology to Scale Your ProgramPresenter: – University of Maryland, College Park
Presenter: – University of Maryland, College Park
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Creating Career Readiness Major Mapping Through Campus Partnerships
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Creating Career Readiness Major Mapping Through Campus PartnershipsPresenter: – Sacred Heart University
Presenter: – Sacred Heart University
Career Services Strategies
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Elevating Career Readiness: The Ready Day 1 Connect Model
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Elevating Career Readiness: The Ready Day 1 Connect ModelPresenter: – Georgia Southern University
Presenter: – Georgia Southern University
Presenter: – Georgia Southern University
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Enhancing Your University Relations Strategy Through Marketing Best Practices
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Enhancing Your University Relations Strategy Through Marketing Best PracticesPresenter: – The Cigna Group
Presenter: – The Cigna Group
Early Career Talent Strategies
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Harnessing Data Analytics & AI for Campus Recruiting Success
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Harnessing Data Analytics & AI for Campus Recruiting SuccessPresenter: – KPMG LLP
Co-Presenter: – KPMG LLP
Early Career Talent Strategies
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Industry Voices: The Future of Work & Employer Expectations
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Industry Voices: The Future of Work & Employer ExpectationsModerator: – Rutgers University - Office of Career Exploration & Success
Panelist: – Verizon
Panelist: – Lockheed Martin
Panelist: – Enterprise Mobility
Co-Presenter: – Career Exploration and Success, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Reignite & Retain: A Strategic Approach to Keep Warm
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Reignite & Retain: A Strategic Approach to Keep WarmPresenter: – DHL Supply Chain
Co-Presenter: – DHL Supply Chain
Early Career Talent Strategies
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Scaling Career Coach Training With a Data-Driven Framework
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Scaling Career Coach Training With a Data-Driven FrameworkPresenter: – Stony Brook University Career Center
Presenter: – Stony Brook University
Personal and Professional Development
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Skills-based Hiring: The Skills-Based Hiring Task Force
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Skills-based Hiring: The Skills-Based Hiring Task ForcePresenter: – Vector Marketing
Presenter: – Enterprise Mobility
Presenter: – Cappfinity
Presenter: – The Cigna Group
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Strengthening the Talent Pipeline: Partnering with Workforce Development Intermediaries
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Strengthening the Talent Pipeline: Partnering with Workforce Development IntermediariesPresenter: – Purdue Global
Presenter: – University of South Carolina
Presenter: – Huston-Tillotson University
Presenter: – La Salle University
Presenter:
Preparing a Career-Ready Workforce
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Supporting International Students During Challenging Times
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
Supporting International Students During Challenging TimesPresenter: – New York University
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
The Forms of Career Services Capital and Organizational Influence
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3:00pm - 3:45pm MT
The Forms of Career Services Capital and Organizational InfluencePresenter: – Santa Clara University
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Beyond On-Campus Interviewing & Career Fairs: Finding the job and employers that are not looking for your students
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Beyond On-Campus Interviewing & Career Fairs: Finding the job and employers that are not looking for your studentsCareer Services Strategies
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Professional Growth in Flat Organizations: Creative Leadership Development in Career Services
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Professional Growth in Flat Organizations: Creative Leadership Development in Career ServicesFacilitator: – Purdue University Global
Career Services Strategies
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Recruiter Roundtable: AI, Technology, and the Human Touch
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: Recruiter Roundtable: AI, Technology, and the Human TouchFacilitator: – RubinBrown LLP
Early Career Talent Strategies
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: What's On Your Mind? A Real-Time Crowdsource Lab for Career Services Challenges
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4:00pm - 4:45pm MT
IDEA EXCHANGE: What's On Your Mind? A Real-Time Crowdsource Lab for Career Services ChallengesFacilitator: – Bridgewater State University
Facilitator: – UC Berkeley
Career Services Strategies
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7:00pm - 10:00pm MT
NACE26 Sunset Social: 70th Anniversary Bash
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7:00pm - 10:00pm MT
NACE26 Sunset Social: 70th Anniversary Bash