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4 Simple Reasons to Register for the SoACE Technology Boot Camp

May 31, 2019 by 0 Comments

by Danielle Golinski, Elon University & SoACE Technology Boot Camp Chair

The third annual SoACE Technology Boot Camp is quickly approaching! On Wednesday July 24 and Thursday July 25, SoACE members will connect virtually to learn how colleagues are exploring marketing techniques and utilizing technology trends in their respective spaces. We have so much to learn from each other! So, put on your comfiest of clothes, grab a cup of joe, your techiest way to take notes, and learn something new from your colleagues!

Now, why should you register for sessions of interest? Read on:

  1. It’s free! Yes, really! SoACE provides so many fantastic, fun and free opportunities to continue the learning for everyone at every stage in their professional development. This is just another great option to spice up your month.
  2. It’s convenient! Attend every 1-hour session (8 total) to fill up your afternoons or pick and choose a topic that catches your attention. And, if the dates don’t work for you, the sessions will be recorded so you can watch them on your own time. At the airport, on the beach, or at home the opportunities to watch are literally endless. Yay!
  3. Learn something new! If you have “Learner” in your Top 5 Strengths like I do, then you know how I feel about learning something new. I’m a total geek when it comes to the process of learning something new. I get excited and I get energized. Don’t you? Even if you don’t have Learner in your Top 5 you are still encouraged to stretch outside of your initial learning bubble and consider the “what if” option. If you can’t benefit directly from the content, maybe on of your colleagues at your institution or across your state would benefit. Here’s your line: “Hey Sam! I just learned some really unique program ideas at a virtual technology boot camp offered through SoACE. It was so helpful! I know that you’ve got a lot going on this summer, so let me treat to you a cup of coffee next week so that I can share with you everything I learned as I think the project that you’re working on with Joseph would greatly benefit from this new information.” You’re welcome!
  4. Support your fellow colleagues! Show your colleagues (whether you’ve met them or not) some virtual love. Let’s show up in the masses, and interact with them. Send them questions through the platform and follow up with them after to continue the conversation offline. The community of SoACE is strong and mighty, let’s continue this incredible trend! No pressure!

I’ve thought of at least 4. If you could add one more, what would it be? Technology Boot Camp registration coming soon! Keep an eye out in your email!

Questions about the boot camp? Contact Danielle Golinski (dgolinski@elon.edu). Can’t wait to “see” you there!

ER Summit Updates

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.

PD Scholarship Winners

Professional Development Scholarship Recipient: Elizabeth Enck

April 19, 2019 by 0 Comments

This December, I was able to attend the SoACE 2018 Conference in Atlanta, GA thanks to the Professional Development Scholarship provided by SoACE. I was unable to attend previously due to budget cuts to higher education in our state and it felt like I was missing out on seeing family! This year’s conference did not disappoint and I had a great experience learning new things and seeing old friends.

Walking into the conference hotel, you could already feel the energy. (Granted, some of that could have come from a little football game that was being played down the road.) I have been a part of the Membership Committee helping with the New Member/First Time Attendee Session for the past several years and this year I was actually able to be there for it on Sunday night! We had a lot of fun meeting new people and getting to introduce them to SoACE and the conference. It’s a great way to set the tone and energy for the conference.

One of my favorite things about this field is the willingness of others to share their resources, best practices, new ideas, and challenges. Not only does this happen at the conference, but it is so nice to know I can reach out to other schools across the country and people are open to sharing their experiences. That’s definitely not something you find in every field and I think it’s what makes this community so special. We all have the same goals and many of the same challenges. I think ultimately that’s why the SoACE conference is so special to me. There is nothing quite like the feeling of being in the same room with people who “get it” and “get you.” We speak the same language and we are passionate about the work we do to help students find meaningful career paths.

I am so excited to continue to learn about the new ways we are helping students succeed. I think we are at a pivotal time in the field and it is exciting. What I continued to hear about are all of the ways departments are collaborating across, and outside, of the campus. We can’t do it alone and it’s great to see some of the shifts on campuses to implement career development and competency building into a variety of areas. While it may take time to see a shift in cultures, it’s promising to hear of the many ways this is already happening. I thank SoACE for offering a venue to meet face-to-face to continue to build relationships as well as the many ways we can all connect throughout the year to maintain them. I hope to see you all next year!

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Elizabeth Enck is the Director of the Career Development Center at the University of Central Oklahoma. In this role, she oversees the delivery of career development and readiness education for students as they navigate and complete college. She joined the Career Development Center at UCO in 2014 after relocating to Oklahoma. Prior to this, Elizabeth worked in Career Services at the University of Tennessee.

Elizabeth is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) where she is also on the new member committee, and the Oklahoma chapter, OkACE. She also serves on the InternOKC planning committee with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.

She is originally from St. Charles, Missouri and is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on career counseling. During graduate school, she worked at the MU Career Center.