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The Competency Gap: a Dialogue Around Preparing...
The Competency Gap: a Dialogue Around Preparing Young Professionals for Industry Needs
Elizabeth Galbreath, Sr. Specialist, Future Talent Programs, Merck Animal Health
"Industry" can feel mysterious and confusing to students and the professionals who support them. In this lively session, learn firsthand from talent and development professionals on what critical behaviors and skills students can cultivate through internships and early career experiences. Participants will walk away with actionable advice related to resumes, interviews, and competency gaps their students and young alumni can fill during the jumpstart of their careers.
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10/27/2023 |
Unique Planned Gifts - VT CALS Case Studies
Unique Planned Gifts - VT CALS Case Studies
Vernon B. Meacham, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Virginia Tech
Typically planned gifts are donors’ ultimate gifts. With over 40 years of combined fundraising experience, Bob and Vernon will share some of their most interesting case studies of planned gifts including unique estate gifts, flip trusts, Rawhide trusts, and others made to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and VT. They will cover the strategies and processes used to cultivate, solicit, and realize some of our most impactful gifts to date.
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Administration |
10/27/2023 |
Bridging Gaps - Creating a Comprehensive Colleg...
Bridging Gaps - Creating a Comprehensive College Recruitment Plan
Zachary Brown, College of Agriculture, Purdue University
Andrea Lutz, Purdue College of Agriculture
Recruitment at the college level plays an essential role in increasing yield. However, college-level recruitment efforts can be siloed - individuals recruiting for specific departments, majors, or programs. Siloing of efforts leads to untapped resources, misrepresentation of college opportunities, and a lack of strategic action. Using a collaborative college recruitment structure provides the opportunity to develop a unified recruitment plan that creates consistency in messaging and potentially increases college recruitment yield. Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has adopted such a plan and may be an example of success. Over the past academic year, Purdue Agriculture applications have increased by 21%, and the yield rate increased by 2%.
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Administration |
10/27/2023 |
Maximizing ROI Through Multidimensional Program...
Maximizing ROI Through Multidimensional Programming - AGNR Discovery & Innovation Night
Casey Miller, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park
April Brohawn, University of Maryland College Park
Amanda Clougherty, University of Maryland
This session will cover the purpose and format of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources’s inaugural Discovery and Innovation Night, a student experience showcase that brought together students, alumni, and employers from across the industry. Presenters will discuss the benefits of targeting multiple cross-functional audiences, how engaging the broader community helps to promote the land grant mission of the College, and the impact of teaching students how to reflect on and articulate their valuable experiences from outside of the classroom.
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Administration |
10/27/2023 |
Collaborating With Your Departmental “A-Team”
Collaborating With Your Departmental “A-Team”
Mary Buschette, Director of Alumni & Constituent Relations, University of Minnesota
Echo Martin, Annual Giving and Operations Manager, University of Minnesota
Sara Jensen, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, University of Minnesota
Since 2018, staff members of the Collegiate Advancement Team (alumni, communications & development) have been meeting regularly (monthly to quarterly) with leadership from each of the 12 departments to discuss strategies to support alumni engagement, communications resources and fundraising efforts. In addition, monthly college-wide “A-Team” or Advancement offer an opportunity to share updates and best practices, discuss current issues and learn from guest speakers on specific content areas. Learn how this effort has increased the sense of community within the college. We look forward to not only sharing our experiences, but learning from similar experiences at other universities.
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Administration |
10/27/2023 |
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