3. Welcome & Purpose – Myrna Hoover
Introductions of Leadership Team – Myrna Hoover
Introduction of Topics- Megan Fullen
Choosing Topic Facilitators- Megan Morini
Discussion of potential Conference Topics- Christen
Perry
Discussion of Next Meeting – Mark Colvenbach
Final Comments- Myrna Hoover
4. Myrna Hoover, Chair ERKG
Mark Colvenbach, Co-Chair ERKG
Megan Fullen, Professional Development Committee
Chair
Megan Morini, Communication Chair
Christen Perry, Conference Planning Committee Chair
5. *
Presented by: Megan Fullen, Professional
Development Committee Chair
6. *
* Suggestion 1: How to advertise a career services office to
employers. What are other schools doing to promote themselves to
employers? (Possible Deliverance: Conference round table/virtual
discussion/webinar, SoAce employer member survey/research)
* Suggestion 2: What do schools do on employer site visits?If you are
visiting with an employer in another city who you have not had any
interaction; what is the agenda of the meeting? (Possible
Deliverance: Virtual discussion via new SoAce website, online
resources)
7. *
* Suggestion 3: Web Page Content: What would make life easier for an
employer when visiting a campus web page; what do they want and
how do they want it? (Possible Deliverance: SoAce employer
member survey/research, online resources).
* Suggestion 4: Strength in Numbers: How can we leverage our
association as a tool to attract employers to our campus? If they are
a SoACE Employer member would a campus consider providing them
with a discount for career fair registration? Save 10% off career fair
registration by providing evidence of active membership in SoACE?
(Possible Deliverance: Virtual discussion)
8. *
* Suggestion 5: Online resources and webinars for the following:
* Creating strategic partnerships
* Maintaining partnerships
* Making the employer relationship matter (programming ideas; what
are employers enjoying most
* (Possible Deliverance: SoAce employer member survey/research,
online resources, webinars, virtual discussions, conference
workshop input, conference round tables)
9. *
* Accountability * Adapting to changing economy
* Retaining talent * Social Media
* Salary equity * Case studies of current programs
* Budget of fellow Career Services offices
* Mission creep
* (Possible Deliverance: online resources, webinars, virtual discussions,
conference workshop input, conference round tables)
10. *
* Policies on 3rd Party Recruiters * Increasing employer visibility on
* How to manage campus
contacts/databases * Via Social Media (Facebook,
* How to review & approve job Twitter, LinkedIn), Campus
postings Activities (Connecting with
student orgs and faculty),
* Strategic partnerships with institutional structure (Career
colleges/departments Fairs, Info Sessions, OCI, etc.)
* Assessment
* Annual reports
* (Possible Deliverance: online resources, webinars, virtual discussions,
conference workshop input, conference round tables)
12. * Choosing Topic Facilitators
* Volunteer to facilitate a topic of interest!
* Multiple topic facilitators
* Introduce your role as the topic facilitator
* Takes responsibility for guiding process of discussion and
decision-making
* Does not ordinarily engage in meeting content
13. * Choosing Topic Facilitators
RESPONSIBITLIES
Orient the group to the timeframe and task at the beginning of
each session
Make sure everyone understands the purpose of the meeting
Helps the group focus its energies on a task and topic
Makes sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate.
Periodically summarizes the group consensus on issues to
validate and clarify the progress of the discussion
Help the group achieve useful meeting outcomes
14. * Choosing Conference Topics
SoACE
The Tradewinds Islands Resort
St. Petersburg Beach, FL
December 2-5, 2012
Topics of interest to members of the ERKG
Speakers
Presentations
Resources
Roundtable Discussions
15. * Discussion of Next Meeting
1. Format of webinars/discussions
2. Topics of Focus
3. Future discussions
How often?
Day of Time - Preference?
Length?
