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Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
*For the most up to date schedule, please download the conference app Guidebook.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
Location: Pacific Foyer
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Volunteers Meeting
Location: Palm 8
10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Town & Country A
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Newcomers Reception
Location: Town & Country A
Conference Schedule
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Opening Lunch + Welcome
Location: Pacific A
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Opening Keynote Presentation: Jeremy Schifeling, Founder, The Jobs Insider
Location: Pacific A
"ChatGPT for Employers + Career Leaders: Scale Up Your Impact!"
Providing a great experience for every member of your audience can be tough - especially when you work with hundreds or thousands of job-seekers. But ChatGPT is a chance to fundamentally reshape that equation, leveraging your existing expertise in concert with this new technology to dramatically scale up your impact.
So join a former LinkedIn insider and early OpenAI partner to discover:
• What ChatGPT can do for you - from helping your audience find the perfect role to helping you work more effectively than ever
• How to guide your audience in this evolving world - by understanding exactly what ChatGPT can do and what it can’t
• A hands-on guide to making it work for you - via live demos, roleplays, and Q&A so you walk away with everything you need to leverage this powerful tool️
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Networking Break with the Exhibitors!
Location: Town & Country A
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Knowledge Groups
MPACE Knowledge Groups aim to create spaces for colleagues in similar roles across the membership to connect and discuss trends, best practices, and challenges they are facing. These sessions will bring together professionals from various sectors, including groups for:
Career Services - Advisors/Educators with Shaun C. Levy
Location: Pacific Ballroom D
The intended audience for this session is career advisors/educators/counselors. This can include, but is not limited to: Members who counsel and advise students and alumni on various stages of career development from choosing a career/major to job search strategies and everything in between.
Career Services - Employer Relations with Michelle Gomez
Location: Pacific Ballroom F/G
The intended audience for this session is employer relations staff in career services. This can include, but is not limited to: Members working for institutions of higher education who develop and sustain employer partnerships, coordinate on-campus recruitment and employer involvement, etc.
Talent Acquisition/Employers with Tracy Hill
Location: Pacific Ballroom C
The intended audience for this session is employer/talent acquisition members. This can include, but is not limited to: Members working for employer organizations in college relations and recruitment.
Community Colleges with Ella Aho
Location: Pacific Ballroom E
The intended audience for this group are members who serve in any career services function at a community college.
Career Services - Executives/Directors with Andy Rabitoy
Location: Palm Room 8
The intended audience for this group is senior leadership of career centers. This can include, but is not limited to: individuals who have management responsibilities including strategic planning, budgeting, staffing, research, outcomes, legal issues, etc.
Career Services - Associate/Assistant Directors with Jessica Oviedo
Location: Pacific Ballroom H/I
The intended audience for this group are members who supervise teams providing counseling/advising to students and alumni on career development topics or who supervise teams who develop and sustain employer partnerships.
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Breakout Panel
From Classroom to Career - Embedding Social Capital Curriculum to Tap into the Hidden Internship/Job Market
Speakers: Audra Verrier, Raquel McLeod, Lori Brown, and Wendy Zambrano
Location: Palm Room 7
Biola University, Loyola Marymount University and Seattle Pacific University will discuss their experiences engaging students in a social capital curriculum that teaches students to intentionally, strategically, and proactively develop relationship with professionals and employers of interest. Discover how data shows significant increases in students' confidence, career mobility and access to the hidden job and internship market.
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Networking Break with the Exhibitors!
Location: Town & Country A
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
DEI Roundtable Discussion
Speaker: Brenda Mendez & DEI Committee Members
Location: Palm Room 8
Join the DEI Roundtable to learn how you can contribute to fostering a more inclusive and equitable environment. Discover the exciting initiatives of the MPACE DEI Committee and the importance of working together to create a future where diversity, equity, and inclusion are celebrated and embraced.
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
Keynote Speaker Workshop: LinkedIn + ChatGPT for Marketing and Recruiting: Turbocharge Your Outreach!
Speaker: Jeremy Schifeling
Location: Palm Room 8
You know that LinkedIn is the most powerful outbound tool in the world. It’s a global Rolodex that puts every potential lead or candidate a click away. And you know that ChatGPT can be a superpower for marketing + recruiting - but only if you use it the right way. So let Jeremy Schifeling - who was an early LinkedIn leader and one of the first OpenAI partners - guide you on the best techniques for both tools, including:
How LinkedIn’s algorithm works - and how to use it to find the perfect lead or candidate.
How to get connected with any professional in the world - and always go in with a warm intro thanks to AI.
How to build an amazing LinkedIn profile - that brings clients and candidates to you.
How to post magnetic content with ChatGPT - that helps your funnel go viral.
Riding the Waves to Career Readiness: Embedding Career Competencies into Student Employment
Speakers: Carol Evanger and Stacy Ulery
Location: Palm Room 7
Join us and ride the crest of innovation to learn about the Griz Career Skills (GCS) Pilot Program, an asynchronous career readiness program for student employees, at the University of Montana. You'll gain insights into implementing a similar program at your institution and walk away with actionable strategies to elevate your university's career readiness programs, ensuring your students are well-prepared, confident, and highly competitive in today's job market. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your career services and support your students' professional growth.
Beyond Tokenism: Applying the Lens of DEI to Communications and Marketing of Career Services
Speaker: Varupi Gupta
Location: Pacific Ballroom C
*Featured w/support from MPACE DEI committee
The prevailing discourse around DEI in higher education compels us to reaffirm our commitment to DEI in myriad ways. Showing students of color in flyers and campaigns checks the box of DEI but more is needed to create an authentic connection that fosters belonging in the student experience. We often spiral down the trap of tokenism, creating an unfortunate gap between our intention and impact. This presentation will cover perspectives on how to go beyond the buzzwords. Learn tools and tactics to authentically reflect DEI in your student outreach to connect with students, drive engagement in career events, and enhance career activity outcomes. You will walk away with a toolkit on how to apply the lens of DEI to your student communications.
Don’t Bail on the Big Wave: Strategically Lean into Artificial Intelligence to Ensure your Campus and Students are Ready for the Tech Future
Speakers: Dylan Mark and Jake Jedamus-Denu
Location: Pacific Ballroom D
Surf’s up! Now is the time to implement a strategic AI vision at your university in order to prepare your students for the evolving future of work. Learn how CU Boulder Career Services has embraced life with generative AI. We’ve implemented AI tools, launched articles, a webpage, workshops, staff training, upskilling, and have connected to our university AI ecosystem to ensure our students are set up for success when it comes to AI and career.
From Student to CFO: Driving Student Success through Financial Literacy
Speakers: Sarah Oh and Lori Shreve Blake
Location: Pacific Ballroom E
This session highlights the importance of financial literacy education at universities by presenting the adaptable hybrid model of the Financial Literacy Conference at the University of Southern California. Designed to meet the diverse needs of campus environments, this session will offer actionable strategies for forming partnerships, developing relevant content, and enhancing marketing efforts to increase student engagement. Additionally, we will demonstrate how financial education equips students with crucial skills for career readiness and holistic well-being in today’s evolving economy.
Reimagining Career Services for 2040: A Strategic Blueprint for Transforming University Career Services
Speakers: Tré Watkins and Peter Alkatib
Location: Pacific Ballroom F/G
Explore how PLNU Career Services transformed its approach to meet the demands of a changing workforce. This session will outline strategic innovations, including the "Career Everywhere" strategy and new structural models, showcasing a dynamic shift from traditional methods. Learn actionable steps to enhance student engagement and career readiness, preparing your institution for the future of career services in 2040.
Employer and Career Center Partnerships - Creating New Waves of Collaboration in the Creative Economy
Speakers: Eileen McGarry and Barry Barbe
Location: Pacific Ballroom H/I
This interactive session explores innovative ways college career professionals can engage with talent acquisition professionals to create unique and impactful student engagement events, recruitment programs and practices. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Career Services and Freeman have created value-added collaborations by leveraging and expanding existing resources. Leaders from UNLV and Freeman will share both perspectives of this partnership along with insights, successes and areas for growth.
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Reception
Location: Flamingo Lawn & Exhibit Hall
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