by Monday Keynote Speaker
Dr. Adam Peck has served as Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas since 2008 and has been a student affairs practitioner for more than 24 years. He is the author of more than forty scholarly publications and has presented more than 100 national and international webinars. He served as editor and co-author of the book, “Engagement & Employability: Integrating Career Learning Through Cocurricular Experiences in Postsecondary Education” (NASPA Press, March 2017). He is currently editing, “Leadership Development in Student Employment, New Directions for Student Leadership” with executive editors Susan Komives and Kathy Guthrie.
Dr. Peck is actively engaged in a number of professional associations. He is a former president of the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators, the former Texas State Director for NASPA and currently serves as Corporate Sponsorships Liaison for NASPA Region III. He serves as editor of the Research to Scholarship section of the Journal of Campus Activities Research and Scholarship. He has been named one of the “Champions of Assessment” by Campus Labs and received the “Founders Award” from NACA for contributions to the field of student activities.
Dr. Peck earned his bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Lewis University, a master’s degree in Communication Studies from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.
Keynote Session Title: “Bridging Leadership Development in College with Professional Development in Careers”
Tuesday/Wednesday Keynote Speaker
Nalayini Thambar is the Director of Careers and Employability at The University of Nottingham which has campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia. A Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a qualified careers adviser, her work has involved teaching, professional practice and leadership across all areas of student employability. Her doctoral thesis was an exploration of the professional identity of university careers advisers in a changing employability climate. Previously, Nalayini was Assistant Director at the University of Leeds Careers Centre, responsible for Business Engagement. Following significant expansion of Nottingham’s UK Careers and Employability Service in 2013, Nalayini established the delivery of expert services to students within Faculties and Schools, and the development of non-clinical placement activity across the UK campus. She is now leading work to develop the articulation of professional competencies within the curriculum across the University. As Director of Quality for the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), Nalayini is responsible for establishing professional standards, codes of conduct and quality assurance processes for careers and employability activity across UK higher education.
Keynote Session Title: “The Robots are Coming! Supercharging our Expertise to Futureproof our Profession.”
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