Career and Professional Development

February 25 & 26, 2010

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, February 25, 2010

3:00-4:00 p.m. – Registration
Mandelle Hall

4:00-5:15 p.m. – Opening Plenary
Social Networks: 21st Century Career Accelerator (click to view presentation) Speaker, Christopher S. Rollyson ’82, accomplished management consultant, marketing executive, and founder of “The Executive’s Guide to LinkedIn” spoke about the importance of using social networks to develop and maintain professional connections. To follow up on Rollyson’s talk visit the Department of Economics & Business blog post.
Olmsted Room

5:30-8:00 p.m. – Senior Etiquette Dinner
Etiquette speaker Sheri Welsh from Welsh and Associates led seniors through professional dining etiquette and networking skills over dinner. Co-Organized by the Senior Graduation Committee and the CCPD.
Hicks Banquet Hall

Friday, February 26, 2010

8:00-9:00 a.m. – Registration
Coffee and Pastries.
Hicks Center Atrium

9:00-11 a.m. – Networking Interviews
Students worked work one-on-one with a “K” alum for 45 minutes and received discipline-specific advice and feedback through a résumé review, an industry specific conversation, and mock interview questions.
Hicks Center (Various Locations)

11:00-11:40 a.m. – Stetson Chapel Community Reflections “Behind the Scenes”
Everyone on campus has a back story... the rest of their life beyond campus. Some of K’s most famous people shared a bit of their story.
Stetson Chapel

Noon-1:30 p.m. – Guild Networking Lunch
This casual lunchtime gathering offered the chance for Guild members to connect with each other.
Hicks Banquet Hall

1:45-2:45 p.m. – Networking Interviews
Students worked work one-on-one with a “K” alum for 45 minutes and received discipline-specific advice and feedback through a résumé review, an industry specific conversation, and mock interview questions.
Hicks Center (Various Locations)

2:45-4:00 p.m. – Panel Discussion “If I Knew Then What I Know Now”
“K” alumni shared their reflections on how “K” prepared them for their post-graduate professional pursuits.