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Employer Relations Summit Updates – Join us June 19-21, 2019 in Tampa, FL

April 25, 2019 by 0 Comments
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by Beth Mannella, Elon University, SoACE ER Summit Planning Committee

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!

We hope you will join us in Tampa, Florida on June 19-21, 2019 for the fifth annual Employer Relations Summit. This year, we will focus on Bridging The Gaps! Please see below for information on Roundtables, Keynote Speaker, Breakout Sessions, and Site Visit.

Registration Rates: SoACE Members: $225.00 & Non-Members: $275.00

Registration Fees Include: Networking Roundtables and Reception (Wednesday), Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Keynote Speaker, Breakout Sessions (Thursday), and Site Visit (Friday).

Register Today!

 

ROUNDTABLES

Roundtables are a great platform for sharing ideas, asking questions, and learning from others in our field. During these mini-networking sessions, participants will facilitate discussions on the following topics:

-Advisory Boards
-Career Treks & Site Visits
-Collaborating with Faculty
-The Gig Economy is In Demand
-Maximize Employer Time During Peak Recruiting Season
-Metrics and Tracking
-Recruiting and Offer Policies
-Sponsorship Options
-Technology that Helps
-Work / Life – Finding the Balance

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Gene Lunger is the Executive Vice President of Retail Operations (Ashley HomeStores) for the global manufacturer, Ashley Furniture Industries. Ashley is the world’s largest manufacturer of furniture and the #1 home furnishings retailer in North America.

Gene’s responsibilities encompass Licensed Store Operations, Business Development, Licensee Marketing and Retail Education. As a 30+ year home furnishings retailer, Gene’s approach to leadership has been influenced heavily by a lifetime of adventure in the outdoors, stretching and growing his personal comfort zone climbing mountains across the United States. The lessons learned at altitude give him a unique perspective on life, business growth, survival and success in a wildly evolving retail environment. Gene resides in Ft Lauderdale, Florida with his wife Canicia.

 

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 

Session One Options:

One Vanderbilt Creating Campus Collaborations for External Relations
Jennie Marchal – Vanderbilt University

Driving Diversity Partnerships for Programming
Jay Skipworth – UNC Charlotte, Stephanie Jeffer – Sealed Air Corporation, Meagan Glasco – Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte

Session Two Options:

Internship Development: Helping Employers Start or Hone their Internship Programs
Mary Beth Browder – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Developing Career Fair Success: How Employer Relations and Logistics Work Together
Alicia Low & Justin Siler – Oklahoma State University

Session Three Options:

Employer Relations 2.0: Streamlining Essential Processes to Boost Student Attendance, Employer Engagement, and Campus Awareness
Amanda Marshall & Pranam Parsanlal – University of South Florida

Creating Data-Driven Strategies to Enhance your Employer Engagement
Devin Rogan – University of Miami Toppel Career Center

 

SITE VISIT

On Friday morning (June 21), we look forward to visiting USAA, a financial services company who recently expanded their Tampa campus. Transportation will be provided.

USAA’s mission is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families by providing a full range of highly competitive financial products and services. Currently, USAA employs approximately 3,500 employees in Tampa and is routinely recognized as a great place to work. Stable and growing, USAA is an organization with opportunities in almost every discipline you can imagine.


Photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Business Journal 

 

We look forward to Bridging The Gaps together in beautiful Tampa, FL at the 2019 SoACE Employer Relations Summit! If you haven’t attended an Employer Relations Summit in the past, check out the video from our Summit in Charlotte, NC.

Questions? Please reach out to the Summit Committee Co-Chairs Dia Buchanan or Kim Satz.

ER Summit Updates

2019 SoACE Employer Relations Summit – Tampa Bound!

February 26, 2019 by 0 Comments

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tampa Bay Rays – we look forward to joining the Major Leagues for the fifth annual SoACE Employer Relations Summit! While in Tampa, Florida on June 19-21, we will be Bridging The Gaps throughout the Employer Relations Summit. Find more information on the theme, registration, conference proposals, and hotel below.

Theme

“Bridge the Gap” means to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller. Within our roles in career services, we are consistently making efforts to bridge the gaps in many areas. Thanks to our Summit Chair, Dia Buchanan, for highlighting a few areas:

  • Career Center Capacity & Employer Expectations
  • Employee Needs & Employer Expectations
  • Skills Required & Skills Needed
  • Talent & Opportunity
  • Academia & Industry
  • Staff Potential & Staff Performance

Registration Information

Registration Rates: SoACE Members: $225.00 & Non-Members: $275.00

Registration Fees Include: Networking Roundtables and Reception (Wednesday), Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Keynote Speaker, Breakout Sessions (Thursday), and Site Visit (Friday).

Register Today!

 

Call for Proposals (Deadline: March 15)

The Professional Development Committee and the Employer Relations Knowledge Group invite you to submit a proposal for the 2019 Employer Relations Summit! Our mission is to craft a program that addresses topics pertinent to the needs of career services professionals specializing in employer relations from the career services AND employer perspective.

 

Session Formats

Sessions for the summit can be in one of two formats:

Breakout sessions: These one-hour sessions should offer an in-depth exploration of the chosen topic. The purpose of the one-hour session length is to allow time for participants to actively participate through group work, development of plans, or other relevant tangible takeaways. Breakout sessions will take place Thursday, June 20.

Networking roundtables: These mini-networking sessions take place during a 90-minute block on Wednesday, June 19. Roundtable sessions let participants dip quickly into multiple topics in an open environment for idea sharing, benchmarking and guided discussion. Roundtable hosts/moderators should be prepared to facilitate discussion and have talking points already established, but not make a formal presentation. Hosts should also be prepared to collect contact information and compile notes to send out to attendees after the conference.

Submit a program proposal today! – Deadline March 15

 

Hotel Information

The Summit will be held at The Westshore Grand Hotel. SoACE attendees will receive a group rate of $145.00 plus applicable taxes. This block will be open through May 31, subject to availability.

The Westshore Grand Hotel
4860 West Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33609

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Reserve your room today!

 

Transportation

The hotel provides complimentary airport transportation/shuttle.

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We look forward to Bridging The Gaps together in beautiful Tampa, FL at the 2019 SoACE Employer Relations Summit! If you haven’t attended an Employer Relations Summit in the past, check out the video from our Summit in Charlotte, NC last year.

Questions? Reach out to the Summit Committee Co-Chairs Dia Buchanan or Kim Satz.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About The Upcoming Employer Relations Summit

April 20, 2018 by 0 Comments

by Dia Buchanan, Belmont University, SoACE ER Summit Co-Chair

Join the conversation with the Employer Relations Knowledge Group and others at the Annual SoACE Employer Relations Summit on June 20-22, 2018! Our mission is to present a program that helps employer relations professionals invest in networking, accelerate learning and drive home results from the beautiful city of Charlotte.

Who doesn’t like professional development? Take registration off of your to-do list. Don’t delay, members and non-members can register today. The Summit will be held at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel. The hotel is ideally located in Uptown, near many dining, shopping, and entertainment options. Below are details to encourage your participation:

CONFERENCE WELCOME:

On Wednesday, we will open our Summit with a welcome from Charlotte’s workforce aligner and convener. Charlotte Works is providing opportunities that prepare people for education and available careers while connecting businesses to skilled workers within the region.

ROUNDTABLES:

During these mini-networking sessions, participants will dip quickly into topics in an open environment for idea sharing, benchmarking and guided discussions. Hosts are prepared to facilitate and provide expert opinions on these topics:

  • Academic Partner Collaboration, University of Tennessee, Danny Pape
  • Cut it – What would you do instead?, UNC Charlotte, Partick Madsen
  • Diversifying your Employer Base, University of Tennessee, Mary Beth Browder
  • Driving Better Results, Vanderbilt University, Jennie Marchal
  • Embedding Employer Relations into the Curriculum, Clayton State University, Charles Howard
  • Employer Advisory Boards, Virginia Tech, Jim Henderson
  • Fun with Fairs, Clemson University, Lisa Bundrick
  • Incorporating Inclusion & Equity Practices into Strategy, University of Georgia, Kelvin Rutledge
  • Partnerships that Produce, Birmingham Business Alliance, Brittney Smith
  • Services and Development, Oklahoma State University Career Services, Roberta Douglas and Kelsie Miner
  • Student Peers as Paraprofessionals, Belmont University, Dia Buchanan

KEYNOTE:

We are pleased to welcome Raven Solomon as our Keynote speaker on Thursday. She will share her powerful story and unique presentation related to the conference theme: Invest. Accelerate. Drive.

EMPLOYER PANEL:

Lunch on Thursday includes a panel discussion with recruiters and human resource professionals within top industries.

AvidXchange

Why AvidXchange? By trade we are a technology company, but if you ask anyone that works here they’ll tell you we are a people company. We pride ourselves on creating a work environment that facilitates personal growth, inspires innovation, and results in the leading payment automation solution for the mid-market.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, supplying and delivering electricity to approximately 7.4 million U.S. customers. We have approximately 52,700 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Carolinas, the Midwest and Florida – and natural gas distribution services serving more than 1.5 million customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas. Our commercial business owns and operates diverse power generation assets in North America, including a portfolio of renewable energy assets.

Red Ventures

Red Ventures is a leading digital consumer choice platform based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Through deeply integrated brand partnerships and consumer-facing assets, Red Ventures connects online customers with products and services across high-growth industries including home services, financial services, and healthcare. Founded in 2000, Red Ventures has more than 3,600 employees in offices across the US, in London, UK, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

Session One Options:

Thank you! An Innovative Event to Appreciate our Employer Partners
Erin Stapleton, Kennesaw State University
Learn about one event to show employers appreciation for recruiting students at your school.

Collaboration on a Decentralized Campus
Alison Hogue, University of South Carolina
Explore tips and strategies for best practices in building campus partnerships, and synthesize them for use on their own campuses.

Session Two Options:

Diversity Matters: Building Professional and Career Relationships
Dana Hutchens and Lori Sykes, Wake Forest University
Learn how to create a program that connects organizations seeking diverse applicants with students from a variety of backgrounds.

Go to Market: Leveraging Alumni for Employer Relations Success
Jamie Stamey, Davidson College
Learn how to leverage relationships with on-campus partners to deepen alumni engagement.

Session Three Options:

Transformational Field Trips: How to Launch & Build a Career Treks Program
Jessie Simonik, UNC Charlotte
Learn best practices for building a Treks program on a college campus

From the Front Lines: Employers Hiring Priorities, Preferences and Prerequisites
Emily Lawson, American Staffing Association
Learn checklist of the things that top hiring managers look for to find top talent

SITE VISIT:

Belk, Inc

On Friday we will visit Belk, Inc., a private department store company based in Charlotte, N.C.. It is where Southern customers shop for their perfect Sunday dress, the Saturday night outfit, and where family and community matter most. But Belk is more than shopping – it’s where you find your own unique way to express who you are. It’s where Southern style lives.

At Belk they believe that Southern isn’t just a place, it’s an attitude, a state of mind and a way of doing business that has made our company and associates so successful over the years. It´s what makes them unique; it´s what makes them Belk.

Above all else, there you’ll find opportunities to make huge impact. It´s the result of dynamic initiatives, financial and structural support, and strong investments in the areas that are taking Belk to new heights.

OPTIONAL EVENTS:

Form new relationships and strengthen existing ones through networking at our optional events. We will begin our experience with a pre-conference tour of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. On Thursday evening we will connect and mingle over food, music and drinks at Flight.

Invest in yourself and drive (or fly) to the SoACE ER Summit 2018. We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte! Questions? Reach out to the Summit Committee Co-Chairs Bethany Ferrall or Dia Buchanan.

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Dia Buchanan is the Recruitment Coordinator in the Office of Career & Professional Development at Belmont University. She presently serves within SoACE as co-chair of the Employer Relations Summit and Assistant Program Coordinator of Tweet Chats and Social Media for the Employer Relations Knowledge Group (ERKG). Connect with her on LinkedIn for collaboration.