Pathways for Lifelong Learning: Mapping the Course from Classroom to Career
The Career Connections Center invites the UF community to its annual Faculty and Staff Career Symposium on April 26, 2024, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The Faculty and Staff Career Symposium is free to attend and will be hosted in the Career Connections Center. The event is open to all UF faculty and staff. A continental breakfast will be served. Registration is required. If you have any questions, please reach out to Alison Noonan (alison.noonan@ufl.edu).
2023 Sample Symposium Schedule
Start | End | Session & Speaker | Career Connections Center Room |
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8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Check-In & Continental Breakfast | Connections Room, Ground Floor |
8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | Welcome with Sponsor, ALDI | Connections Room, Ground Floor |
8:40 AM | 8:50 AM | University highlights with the Vice President for the Division of Student Life, Dr. Heather White | Connections Room, Ground Floor |
8:50 AM | 9:10 AM | University Career & Professional Development Updates, Ja'Net Glover and Angel Iverson, Career Connections Center | Connections Room, Ground Floor |
9:10 AM | 9:55 AM | Keynote Session: Leveraging Employment Trends to Prepare a Future-Ready Workforce, Jay Patel, Bureau of Labor Statistics | Connections Room, Ground Floor |
10:00 AM | 10:40 AM | Breakout Session 1 | |
AI-Based Resume Evaluation in the Curriculum with Dr. Matthew Traum and Jessica Hendrick | Exploration Room, 1st Floor | ||
Supporting Graduate and Professional Students Through Rapidly Changing Career Landscapes with Kimmone Simmons & Dr. Talline Martins | Innovation Room, 1st Floor | ||
10:45 AM | 11:05 AM | Career in the Curriculum Mini Sessions | |
Creating a Toolkit for Career Conversations with Sara Jay | Inspiration Room, 1st Floor | ||
Development of a Resume Module to Facilitate Professional Identity Exploration with Dr. Sarah Furtney | Exploration Room, 1st Floor | ||
Elevating Experiential Learning at UF Together with Keira Simmonds | Innovation Room, 1st Floor | ||
11:10 AM | 11:50 AM | Breakout Session 2 | |
Integrating Technical Skills & Career Awareness into Curricula and Instruction with | Exploration Room, 1st Floor | ||
Connecting Employer Partners & Recruiting Trends to Your Curriculum with Beline Lafayette, Mario Pietroluongo and Joe Trotter | Innovation Room, 1st Floor | ||
11:50 AM | 12:00 PM | Symposium Closing | Innovation Room, 1st Floor |