Arizona Statewide: 2020 Schedule

Conference Schedule

With the exception of opening and closing remarks, all presentations are 45 minutes with 5 minutes for questions and answers. When appropriate, conference sessions will be recorded. The recording links and any conference materials will be shared after the conference is over.

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Tuesday, June 23
Welcome & Keynote
9:00 AM	Christine Cruzvergara, Vice President Higher Education & Student Success at Handshake hosted by Abra McAndrew, Assistant Vice President Access, Engagement and Opportunity Join Abra McAndrew and Christine Cruzvergara, VP of University Partnerships with Handshake for a conversation about Partnerships with Purpose. We'll discuss shifts in the college talent ecosystem, her work to label and forecast trends in the field, and how COVID-19 and anti-racism movements accelerate or inhibit those trends. We'll touch on how universities, employers and the Handshake platform we're using can work with common purpose and commitment to mutual success to produce more equitable outcomes for Arizona graduates.
Time	Presenter (s)	School	Program Name	Theme	Abstract
Session I 10:00 AM	Bianca Shaw, Manager of Employer Relations and Recruitment Services (SEI), Aysha Bell, Director of Employer Relations & Recruitment Services (SEI), Marette Hahn, Director of Academic & Career Excellence and Haley Fagerlie, Executive Director of Strategic Employer Initiatives and Internships (SEI),	Grand Canyon University	New Direction: Transitioning to an innovative, virtual support model during the COVID-19 pandemic	Partnerships/COVID-19	In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GCU’s Academic and Career Excellence Centers (ACE) and Strategic Employer Initiatives and Internships (SEI) departments quickly pivoted to expand virtual academic and career offerings to address the concern of employers needing to find viable talent and students seeking to obtain career outcomes. Through targeted marketing, communications and campaign efforts across multiple channels, both departments continue to educate students and employers on the opportunities to remain connected to GCU.
Session I 10:00 AM	Joel Muraco, Ph.D. Career Counselor	University of Arizona	A Sprint Model Of Professional Development	Programming Example	Borrowed from the concept of Scrum Sprints from Agile Methodologies, a Sprint is a repeatable fixed-time project, usually a month or shorter, during which time a product of the highest possible value is created. This presentation outlines how the Sprint concept was applied to the creation of a professional development program for graduate students. The presentation includes information on the program’s current reach and diverse learning outcomes, as well as expanding reputation and growing engagement.
Session I 10:00 AM	Carolyn Gorst, Education and Special Events Manager-Southern District	Junior Achievement of Arizona	Junior Achievement: A Cycle of Leadership Through Partnership (no recording available)	Partnerships/COVID-19	How do you create and sustain a cycle of leadership? Every Fall, eighty students from the UA Eller College of Management spend a day guiding the children at Prince Elementary to explore their career futures. Junior Achievement shares how we built this partnership, engaging student and business partner volunteers, to change the future for over 3,000 Tucson kids. We explore how this partnership evolved and how we are adapting it to a post COVID-19 world.
Session II 11:00 AM	Marette Hahn, Director of Academic & Career Excellence	Grand Canyon University	It Takes a Village: University Partnerships for Student Career Success	Partnerships	After years of waiting for students to take initiative on their career development, a restructuring of academic and career support and employer engagement led to a university-wide initiative to progress students along a desirable academic and career lifecycle. The university’s college leadership and faculty, ground operations, and student support services banded together in a push to progress all students successfully through college with tangible, industry or work-related experience to help set them up for success.
Session II 11:00 AM	Devon Thomas, Sr Coordinator Student Engagement, Student Engagement & Career Development, Annie Kurtin, Lead, Experiential Learning Design, & Stephanie Springer, Internship Director & Senior Lecturer, Public and Applied Humanities	University of Arizona	Fostering strategic partnerships to support student internships and readiness	Partnerships	The University of Arizona’s Student Engagement & Career Development and over 50 academic units across campus have fostered a long-standing collaboration as the UA Internship Council, which has made supporting student internships and readiness more possible in times of success and current times of turmoil. Learn about the key factors of this partnership and engage in an activity about developing reciprocal partnerships with those outside of your department around a common goal.
Session II 11:00 AM	Eva Johnson, Career & Volunteer Coordinator, Alumni Engagement	Northern Arizona University	PIVOT: Embracing the Opportunities Presented by the Pandemic	COVID-19	The discussion will explore the adaptability of Northern Arizona University’s programming surrounding student and alumni career engagement and mentorship through the Pilot Cohort of the Lumberjacks Thrive Externship Program, May 2020-June 2021. I will also provide information about our pivot from in-person career connection programming to hosting our virtual resiliency mixer. Interactive opportunities to be included.

Wednesday, June 24
Time	Primary Presenter	School	Program Name	Theme	Abstract
Session I 9:00 AM	Marette Hahn, Director of Academic & Career Excellence, Bianca Shaw, Employer Relations Manager; Haley Fagerlie, Executive Director, Strategic Employer Initiatives & Internships	Grand Canyon University	From Student Worker to Working from Home: Student Employment Amid COVID-19	COVID-19	Grand Canyon University’s Student Success department pivoted quickly to Arizona’s stay-at-home order by extending work-from-home options for student workers. In a department that relies heavily on student workers, Student Success implemented swift changes to transition our student workers from regular on-ground duties to virtual delivery of academic support, career development,S employer engagement, and career event support.
Session I 9:00 AM	Justin Finnerty, Assistant Director, Employer & Alumni Engagement	University of Arizona	Job Shadow, Virtual Edition: A response to COVID-19	COVID-19	Designed as an educational & exploratory experience for students, the JSP may be some students’ initial exposure to a specific career and work environment. For most Wildcats, a Job Shadow represents the chance to meaningfully investigate a career area they know little about, while others are simply seeking to deepen their knowledge & build their professional networks in an already-chosen future field. Find out how the University of Arizona connected student with professionals for meaningful discussion during a global pandemic!
Session II 10:00 AM	Marquis Scott, Director Employer Engagement & Internships, Alexa Wennet, Manager of Employer Engagement and Internships and Breanna Steward, Employer Engagement Specialist	Grand Canyon University	Reducing the Distance in Outreach and Engagement	Partnerships/COVID-19	In a world of ever-changing relationships and opportunities, how universities and employers share their visions and resources are important to the career pathways being made available to 2020 students. Learning how to initiate and develop relationships where the career hopes of students can be entrusted within the growth strategies of employers is unique. This discussion is about using current tools for future outcomes.
Session II 10:00 AM	Sarah Jo Purcell, Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development Services, Natalie McIntyre, Career & Industry Specialists	Arizona State University	Understanding the Interests of our Stakeholders While Creating Meaningful Partnerships: Successfully Embedding Career Development within Arizona State Universities Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions	Partnerships	Career & Professional Development Services will be showcasing our strategic partnership model with Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions that has embedded career and positively increased student engagement by 42% within Watts college. In this session attendees will learn how our model has increased levels of engagement with staff/faculty, students/alumni, and community partners as well as the positive impact and results this partnership has made. Attendees will learn how to take this partnership model and effectively create their own in relation to their diverse stakeholders of interests!
11:00 AM	Closing Discussion/Wrap Up: Join us for this last session to talk with colleagues about what you learned, what you're bringing back to your department and other Aha! moments. Small group discussion in break out rooms. Then we'll wrap up after another great conference! (no recording available)

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Arizona Statewide: 2020 Schedule

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