WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 | 9 AM - 8:30 PM    

12:00pm-5:00pm

Registration Open

12:30-2:00pm

Lunch on your own & walking tour (optional)

1:00-2:30

Employer Visit: Biltmore Estate (pre-registration required; space limited)

3:00pm

Conference Kickoff

Hotel check-in available

3:15-4:45pm

Roundtable Discussions; Vanderbilt Room

• Career Counseling as a Practice of Social Justice - Courtney Mulveney, NC State University
• You've got questions? This Reciprocity Ring has your answers! Megan Hoyt, Wake Forest University
• C3(Carolina Career Community) as a Solution to Enhance Career Services Communication on Decentralized Campus - Dr. Nadia Korobova, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
• Let's make your sophomores successful with Sophomore Success - Danielle Golinski, Elon University
• Professional Development Plan - helping students identify and achieve their career goals; Allison Binkley, UNC MPA Program
• Rethinking First Destination Marketing - Vivian O'Brien, UNC Greensboro
• Better Together or Happily Single? Deanna Knighton, Duke University- Nicholas School of the Environment & Morgan Ray, Shaw University
• The Rise of Independent Work: Supporting the Next Generation of Freelancers - Alison Doherty, Elon University
• Challenges and Solutions for Smaller Schools/Staff Sizes - Katie Wohlman, Lenoir-Rhyne University
• Viking Prep: What we really mean by Representation Matters - Dr. Amber Lennon and Dr. Nichole Lewis, Elizabeth City State University 
• You Came to a Conference, Now What? Get Involved with NCACE - Ricky Patterson, UNC Wilmington, Katie Freedman, Queens University
• The Miseducation of Professionalism - Cierra Wilson and Byron Dickey, North Carolina Central University
• Experiential Learning and the NCACE Research & Policy Committee - Patrick Madsen, UNC Charlotte, Kaitlyn Bayley, TNTP, Catherine Allen, Assistant Director, Duke Career Center
• Changing the Culture: How Millennial Managers are Fostering Meaningful Work Environments - Dr. Yasmine Farley, Fayetteville State University
• All Things Employer Relations - Beth Mannella, Elon University
• Season for Connection: Utilizing Breaks for Student Self-Directed Learning & Connection - Jenny Sloop Johnson and Sue Brien, Duke University
• Imposter or Expert? Advising & Programming Outside of Your Discipline - Stephanie Johnson, UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Computer Science and Leslie Rand-Pickett, NC State University

5:00-6:00pm

New Member/First-time Attendee Meet & Greet

5:00-6:00pm

Director's Meeting

6:30-8:30pm

President's Reception

8:30pm

After Party

THURSDAY, MAY 12 | 8 AM - 10 PM

7:00-7:30am

Yoga (optional)

7:30-9:00am

Registration

8:00-9:00am

Continental Breakfast

Mentor/Mentee Meet ups (at breakfast)

9:00-10:30am

Opening Keynote: Gene Lunger, Ashley HomeStores

10:45-11:45am

Breakout Sessions #1

• The Business Case for 2nd Chance Hiring - Nina Lovett, HRD Strategies, Inc.
• Activating Agency in Your Career - Tiffany Waddell Tate, Career Maven Consulting
• Cash & Clout - Rachel Townsend, Fayetteville State University
• Career Connections with Artificial Intelligence - Marcy Bullock, NC State University, Max Leisten, Protopia, and Anna Velleggia, NC State University

12:00-1:30pm

Lunch, NCACE Business Meeting, Awards

1:45-2:45pm

Breakout Sessions #2

• Benefits of Creating an Employer Scorecard - Stuart Mease, Wake Forest University and Ashley Turner, Belk
• The Neurodiverse Job Search - Challenges and Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger's - Meredith Oakley, East Carolina University
• Building an Engaged Pipeline in a Virtual World - Amanda Bean, CodaMetrix
• Good Skill Hunting: Elevating the Career Readiness of Student Leaders - Tyler Wiersma, UNC Greensboro-Bryan School of Business and Economics

3:00-4:00pm

Breakout Sessions #3

• How do you create a culture of success for diversity hiring? - A.J. Mazaris, Michael Shuman, Erin Adamson, Lori Sykes, and Dana Hutchens, Wake Forest University
• Utilizing the Intercultural Development Inventory to Advance Cultural Competency on College/University Campuses: A Case Student - Dr. Melvin (Jai) Jackson, NC State University Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity
• Early Career Talent Development & Retention through Rotational Programs - Shawnice Meador, Wolfspeed
• Confidence is Your Superpower! - Emily Hoey, NC State University

4:15-5:15pm

DEI Mixer

5:30-7:30pm

Networking Dinners/Dinner on Your Own

7:30-10:00pm

Comedy Bus Tour (sign up required; space limited)

8:00-10:00pm

Hospitality Suite Opens

FRIDAY, MAY 13 | 8AM- 11:45AM

8:00 - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00am

Closing Keynote Speaker: Nora Spencer, Hope Renovations

10:00-10:30am

Hotel Checkout

10:30 - 11:30am

Employer Panel (for all attendees)

11:30 - 11:45am

Conference Closing

11:45am

Departing Snack Table