2020 MCC Professional
Development Conference

Overview
Schedule
Registration

Friday, January 10, 2020

8:15 am - 9:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Welcome - Kevin Fallon, MCC President
Keynote Speakers:
Nathan Mondragon, HireVue and Tiffany Sanchez, Stevenson University

10:40 am - 11:00 am

Session 1 - Speed Learning

  • Working in Partnership with Student Organizations
  • Infusing Career Into the Curriculum
  • Career Advising for International Students: Federal Regulations and Best Practices
  • Engaging Students Through Life Design
11:10 am - 11:30 am

Session 2 - Speed Learning

  • Bringing Students' Career Goals and Readiness to the Forefront
  • Engaging Students in Strengths Development to Promote Strong Communication Skills
  • Educating and Training your Employer Partners
  • Maximizing Student Engagement in Applied Learning
11:35 am - 12:35 pm

Lunch and Leadership Remarks
Facilitated by Kevin Fallon, MCC President

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

Session 3 - Roundtable Discussions

  • Understanding Gen Z and How to be an Effective Coach
  • Consolidating Campus Student Employment with the Career Center
  • Diversity: How Do We Make Sense of People Different from Ourselves?
1:25 pm - 1:55 pm

Session 4 - Roundtable Discussions

  • Launching an Online Mentor Program - From Collaboration Through Implementation
  • The Role of Student Employment in Career Education: Large-scale, Small-scale, and Everything in Between
  • From S.T.A.R. to S.O.A.R.: How AI Systems Could Change Candidate Preparation
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Functional Area Discussion & Networking Reception
Facilitated by Lorie Logan Bennett, MCC Professional Development Conference Co-chair