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DAY 1 – THURSDAY, JULY 18TH
9:00am – 9:45am CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION – Storyville Foyer (Continental Breakfast Served)
9:45am – 10:00am NEW MEMBER/NEW ATTENDEE ORIENTATION – Storyville III;
SILENT AUCTION OPENS FOR EXISTING MEMBERS– Storyville I & II
10:00am – 10:30am CONFERENCE WELCOME – Storyville I & II
10:30am - 11:30am BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A)Making the RIGHT Impression (Both Career Services and Employers)
Tracey Jackson, Tulane University
Room: Storyville III
Making the Right Impression Workshop addresses and introduces Successful Interview Skills Training. Job interviews don't have to be difficult, pretentious, and painful interrogations. They can be productive, even enjoyable, conversations, if you are properly prepared. Don't just let interviews happen to you- take charge. Plan your Interview or you definitely have plan to Fail!
This workshop shows you how you can assist your students to Make the RIGHT Impression and get an advantage in their next job interview.
Objective:
- Employer Remembering Your Name
- Employer Granting Second Interview
- Employer Believing you’re the right person for the job
B) Graduate Assistants: Revealing and Reveling Their Potential! (Career Services)
Presenters: Blake Winchell and Marie Louise Resweber, Louisiana State University
Room: Mahalia Jackson
This presentation will share best practices for effectively utilizing graduate assistants to serve in a professional role within Career Services. The presentation will include both the full time staff/supervisor and GA perspectives. Training and evaluation resources will be shared!
C) Mentoring Interns – Six Factors to Success (Employers)
Presenter: Robert Shindell, Intern Bridge
Room: Storyville I & II
While the concept of Mentoring has been embraced, the successful execution of often falls short. And when it comes to building a premier Internship Program, what better place to start. A recent study by the American Society of Training & Development (ATSD) shows us exactly how powerful the results can be when a solid Mentoring Program is executed properly:
- Development: More than 60% of college and graduate students listed mentoring as a criterion for selecting an employer after graduation and 76% of Fortune's top 25 companies offer mentoring programs.
- Productivity: Managerial productivity increased by 88% when mentoring was involved, versus only a 24% increase with training alone; 71% of Fortune 500 companies use mentoring to assure learning occurs in their organizations.
- Retention: 77% percent of companies report that mentoring programs were effective in increasing employee retention; 35% of employees who do not receive regular mentoring look for another job within 12 months.
- Promotion: 75% percent of executives point to mentoring as playing a key role in their careers; and 44 percent of CEO's list mentoring programs as one of the three most effective strategies to enhance women's advancement into senior management.
11:30am - 11:45am LUNCH BUFFETT ARRANGED IN STORYVILLE FOYER
11:45am – 12:30pm LUNCH WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Storyville I & II
Peggy Scott Laborde, New Orleans Celebrity and Author to discuss the role of traditions and history in engaging members in your organization.
Since 1987, Peggy Scott Laborde has been the senior producer for the New Orleans PBS station, WYES-TV.
In addition to “Canal Street: The Great Wide Way,” she has produced, narrated, or consulted for over twenty- five documentaries, including “Where New Orleans Shopped,” “The Lost Restaurants of New Orleans,” “The French Quarter That Was,” “Mardi Gras: The Passing Parade,” and “Holy New Orleans!” among others. Laborde’s “New Orleans Restaurants With A Past” recently won a regional Emmy.
She also hosts Steppin’ Out, New Orleans’ only weekly arts and entertainment review program, now in its 27th season. Prior to her work with WYES, Mrs. Laborde worked as station manager WLAE-TV and writer/producer at WDSU-TV .
Laborde is a founding member of the Tennessee William/New Orleans Literary Festival and was its president for over a decade. She is the co-author of the books, “Canal Street: New Orleans Great Wide Way,” “Christmas in New Orleans” and “Lost Restaurants of New Orleans.”
12:30pm - 12:45pm BREAK AND SILENT AUCTION VIEWING
12:45pm – 1:45pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Recruiting and Retaining Millennials (Employers)
Presenters: Jodi Spiers, Buffie Neal, Joey Hendee, Keith Chulick, Kyle Fenton
Room: Storyville I & II
Discussion of how companies have had to change their recruiting approach to fit the changing needs of Millennials. We will also discuss how companies are doing to retain this new generation.
Leadership Training and Development: Creating Classes and Using Assessments
(Employers and Managers)
Presenter: Sandra Spengler
Room: Storyville III
Employer's Perspective: Candidate Expectations (Career Services)
Presenter: Melissa Robbins
Room: Mahalia Jackson
1:45pm – 2:00pm BREAK AND SILENT AUCTION VIEWING
2:00pm – 3:00pm ROUNDTABLES WITH TOPICS – Storyville I & II
3:00pm – 3:45pm SPONSOR SHOWCASE & KING CAKE BREAK– Buddy Bolden Conference Room
3:45pm – 4:45pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Career Services Unveiled: Our Impact on Student Retention (Career Services)
Presenters: Toni Avant and Casey Cockrell
Room: Mahalia Jackson
In this workshop, participants will understand the role that Career Services plays in retention and why we should be involved in university-wide retention efforts. The content of the proposed program will highlight similarities of best practices in both student retention and career services. Presenters will identify recent best practices to determine what services career professionals are currently offering that support their institutions retention efforts. Facilitators and participants will share best practices for implementing programs that address campus retention goals and objectives.
Protecting Your Blind Side (Employers/Both)
Presenter: Billy Sims
Room: Storyville I & II
This presentation focuses on how to “Protect your Blind Side” by having the appropriate tools, rules, customs, etc. in place at your organization.
Overcoming Difficult Employee Relations (Both)
Presenter: Julie Willoz, Willoz Consulting
Room: Storyville III
How do you handle a co-worker who always drops the ball? What do you do when a project leader never listens to anyone’s input? What happens when your boss is a bully? Uncover the answers to these difficult workplace employee experiences and more with Julie Willoz’s newest workshop. Unless you learn to master how to work well with the variety of people you encounter in the workplace, you will spend 80% of your time dealing with 20% of the people.
In this workshop participants will:
- Discuss the connection between developing these critical coping skills and your workplace productivity and happiness.
- Work through various scenarios and role-play appropriate proactive and reactive responses.
- Discuss personality types such as: The Ball-Dropper; Mr. Inappropriate; The Non-Contributor, and more…
Anyone who works with other people whether these are clients, peers or direct reports will benefit from these universally important skills.
4:45pm – 5:00pm WRAP UP – Storyville I & II
6:30pm – 9:30pm EVENING NETWORKING DINNER – ACME OYSTER HOUSE’S REEF ROOM
(Meet in lobby at 6:15pm to walk over to Acme)
DAY 2 – FRIDAY, JULY 19TH
Breakfast on your own or join us for a “Beignet Walk” to Cafe Beignet at 7:45am in the lobby!
9:00am – 10:00am STATE MEETINGS (French Market Brand Coffee served)
LACE: Storyville III and MACE: Storyville I & II
10:00am – 10:15am BREAK; FINAL BIDS FOR SILENT AUCTION (Auction closes at 10:15)
10:15am – 11:15am BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Engaging Students to Participate in Internships (Career Services)
Presenter: Robert Shindell, Intern Bridge
Room: Storyville III
In this never-before-released data from Intern Bridge’s National Internship & Co-op Study, we will explore the reasons why students choose not to participate in internships and how YOU can influence them to make different decisions. We will also cover –
- Who students are going to for advice and guidance;
- Proven tactics you can implement today to engage students at all levels;
- The most effective methods you can use to reach students where they are;
- Best practices of working with periphery influencers
Don’t miss your chance to benefit about never-before analyzed data and learn how to engage students to participate in internships that will get industry leading results. Plus we will showcase a "best practices" program from Eastern Illinois University's Career Center. The Student Internship Ambassadors Program is a student-run leadership organization who serve as knowledgeable representatives to promote awareness and participation in experiential learning opportunities.
Tweets for Hire (Both)
Presenters: Bradley Charlesworth and Vicki Voelker
Room: Mahalia Jackson
In a world where a Facebook profile is as insightful as a potential employee’s resume, college students and alumni must build their social media presence to prepare for a competitive job market. From AboutMe to Twitter, job candidates can set themselves apart by sharing their knowledge, engaging in industry conversations and following professional trends. In "Tweets for Hire," LACE and MACE members will learn how to prepare students and alumni to create an appropriate social media presence that will show potential employers their character and professional potential. This session will prepare career service professionals to lead training sessions and conversations, as well as inform them on the latest social media outlets useful to job seekers.
Book Club: First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (Both)
Presenter: Shonda Kines
Room: Storyville I & II
Purchasing and reading First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman prior to attending the conference is highly recommended in order to take full advantage of this session!
11:15am - 11:30am LUNCH BUFFETT ARRANGED IN STORYVILLE FOYER
11:30am – 12:45pm LUNCH AND STUDENT PANEL – Storyville I & II
12:45pm – 1:00pm CLOSING; ANNOUNCE AUCTION WINNERS – Storyville I & II
REGISTER FOR THE 2013 JOINT CONFERENCE BY CLICKING HERE!
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May 17, 2012
11:00am-12:00pm Check-In and Registration
12:00pm-12:15pm Conference Kick-off
12:15pm-1:00pm Keynote Speaker
1:00pm-1:15pm Break
1:15pm-2:00pm Business Meeting
2:00pm-2:15pm Break
2:15pm-3:00pm Two Breakout Sessions
3:00pm-3:15pm Break
3:15pm-4:00pm Two Breakout Sessions
4:00pm-5:30pm Hotel Check-in/Free Time
5:30pm Evening Dinner and Networking: Robinson Film Center
May 18, 2012
7:00am - 7:45am Morning Activity: Downtown Shreveport Historical Walk (optional)
8:30am-9:15am Coffee & Continental Breakfast
9:15am-10:00am Two Breakout Sessions
10:00am-10:15am Break
10:15am-11:00am Two Breakout Sessions
11:00am-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:00pm Closing Keynote Speaker
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May 17, 2012
11:00am-12:00pm Check-In and Registration
12:00pm-12:15pm Conference Kick-off
12:15pm-1:00pm Keynote Speaker
1:00pm-1:15pm Break
1:15pm-2:00pm Business Meeting
2:00pm-2:15pm Break
2:15pm-3:00pm Two Breakout Sessions
3:00pm-3:15pm Break
3:15pm-4:00pm Two Breakout Sessions
4:00pm-5:30pm Hotel Check-in/Free Time
5:30pm Evening Dinner and Networking: Robinson Film Center
May 18, 2012
7:00am - 7:45am Morning Activity: Downtown Shreveport Historical Walk (optional)
8:30am-9:15am Coffee & Continental Breakfast
9:15am-10:00am Two Breakout Sessions
10:00am-10:15am Break
10:15am-11:00am Two Breakout Sessions
11:00am-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:00pm Closing Keynote Speaker
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