SCACE 2024 Conference Schedule
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
1:00p – 5:00p Registration and Check-in at SpringHill Suites downtown Greenville
1:00p – 5:00p Explore downtown Greenville (on your own)
1:00p – 2:00p Tour Fluor Field - Home of the Greenville Drive (optional but must pre-register)
4:00p New Member Orientation
5:00p – 7:00p President’s Reception
7:000p Dinner on own (SCACE Conference Committee meets)
Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:00a - 8:00a Breakfast and networking
7:00a Registration and Check-in
7:00 - 7:30a Vendor Set up
7:30a – 5:00p Vendor Showcase
8:00a – 8:10a Welcome to the Conference – SCACE President, Ms. Heather Turner
8:15a - 8:45am Welcome to Greenville - Ms. Tiffany Tate, Upstate SC Alliance
8:45-9:45 am SC Department of Employment & Workforce - Ms. Shelby Reed and Jennifer Judy - “ Career Options and State-wide Industry Needs”
9:45a-10:00a Refreshment break
10:00a-11:15a Achieving "HIRE" Standards Best Practices & Approaches in Campus Recruiting - Helen Powers & College and Employer Panel Members
11:15a – 1:00p Lunch/SCACE Business Meeting/Awards/ Guest Speaker, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Cheryl Garrison
1:00p – 1:10p Rotation Break
1:10p-2:10p Breakout Session #1 (pick one option)
- Jennifer Cleveland - “Adopting a Coaching Skill Set to Strategically Elevate to Hire Potential”
- Eric Leftwich & Kim Lane - “Building the Bridge to Purpose & Meaning”
2:10p – 2:20p Rotation Break
2:20p-3:20p Breakout Session #2 (pick one option)
- Diana Herrmann & Kasey Read - “Ready, Set, Hire: Prepare Students for Career Fairs”
- Marc Mullis, Payformance Partners - “Compensation 101”
3:20p – 3:30p Rotation Break
3:30p - 4:15p Innovating Talent in SC: The Rev Up SC Program, Ms. Jackie Kohlhepp & Ms. Brittany Betit with student panelists: Violet Bachorik,
College of Charleston, May 2025 and Allaina Johnson, Piedmont Technical College, December 2025
4:15p -5:30p Roundtable Discussions (rotate every 25 minutes)
5:30p Closing
6:00p Dinner on own & free time in Greenville
7:05p Baseball Game at Fluor Field (Optional - request advance ticket)
Friday, May 17, 2024
7:00a – 8:00a Breakfast
8:00a - 8:30a Networking and Coffee
8:30a – 9:30a Breakout Session #3 (pick one option)
- Dr. Wendy Smith - “Sharpen your Presentation & Facilitation Skills to Captivate Gen Z”
- Leah Hughes & Lisa Bundrick - “The Career Suite: Personalized Professional Development with Employers & Alumni”
9:30a – 9:45a Coffee/Restroom Break
9:45a-10:45a Breakout Session #4 (pick one option)
- Ellen Pate & Ms. Krystal Perez -” College, Career, and Life Ready: Maximize a Campus App to Reward Career Readiness”
- Ashley Byrd-White and Coleman Carlisle -” Synergizing Success: A Collaborative Approach Between Career Centers and Academic Colleges”
10:45a-11:00a Break
11:00a-12:00p Dr. Scott Dell - “ChatGPT: Mastering Prompt Engineering for Enhanced Career Success”
12:15p-12:30p Closing remarks from SCACE President and President Elect
12:45a – 1:15p SCACE Board Meeting