Classroom, Experience, Connections:
Cultivating a Career Ecosystem
Friday, April 25, 2025, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Career Connections Center, Reitz Union, Ground Floor
Experiential learning is a vital part of the University of Florida student experience. From large-scale opportunities to short-term activities, Gators are learning across many venues. Linking classroom and co-curricular learning creates an ecosystem of support to prepare Gators for work, citizenship, and life.
The Career Connections Center’s Faculty and Staff Career Symposium will bring together the UF community to explore ideas around creating a career and professional development community that benefits all. At this event, you will have the opportunity to hear from informative speakers, attend engaging breakout sessions, and network with other UF professionals around topics such as Artificial Intelligence, enhancing and expanding experiential learning, incorporating career competencies into learning opportunities, the Gator Experience Record, and Future of Work concepts to enhance your teaching and practice. Participants will also hear from university leaders to understand new initiatives to enhance our shared work in career and professional development.
Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM: Morning Mingle
Check-in, Coffee, & Continental Breakfast
Career Connections Center – Connections Room, Ground Floor
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM: Welcome
Reitz Union Chamber, Ground Floor
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM: Career at UF Updates
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Breakout Session 1
- Partnering for Student Success: Elevating Employer Engagement at UF
- Empowering Contemporary Students: Building a Community of Support for Self-Discovery, Career Exploration, and Experiential Learning
- Integrating AI into Instruction: Enhancing Learning, Experience, and Connection in Your Discipline
11:40 AM – 12:25 PM: Ed Tech Table Talks
- Gator Launch / Suitable
- Gators for Good / GivePulse
- Forage
- Beyond the Professoriate
- GatorNetwork
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Career Influencer Awards Recognition
2:05 PM – 2:50 PM: Breakout Session 2
- Enhancing On-Campus Employment: Elevating the UF Working Learner Experience
- Experiential Learning – Bridging Learning and Career Readiness: Developing Skills through Curricular and Co-Curricular Opportunities
- AI in Career Education: Transforming Curriculum & Student Success
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Future-Ready Gators: Collaborating with Industry to Enhance UF Student Success
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing