SCACE 2023 Conference Schedule
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1:00p – 5:00p Registration and Check-in | Explore Columbia
1:00p – 4:00p Employer Visit at Capgemini (optional) – registration required. (Tour times are at 1p, 2p, and 3p)
4:30p – 5:00p New Member Welcome & Orientation
5:00p – 7:00p President’s Reception
7:00p - Until Dinner on own or in groups
Thursday, May 18, 2023
7:00a - 8:00a Breakfast and networking
7:00a – 12:00p Registration and Check-in
7:00a – 4:00p Vendor Showcase
8:05a - 8:20a Welcome to the Conference: Heather Turner, SCACE President
8:25a – 8:35a Welcome to SC: SC Chamber of Commerce
8:45a – 9:50a Kick-off Speaker: Dr. Scott Dell, “AI Chatbots like ChatGPT are Changing the World”
10:00a – 11:00a Breakout Session #1: Employer Panel. "Effective Collegiate Recruitment"
11:10a – 11:40a SCACE Annual Business Meeting (Professional awards, board nominations, news)
11:40a – 12:45p Lunch/Networking
1:00p – 2:00p Breakout Session #2A: McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism & Free Enterprise, “So you want to be an Entrepreneur? Advising Students”
Breakout Session #2B: Employer Roundtable: “Talent Acquisition Best Practices & Trends” (Employers Only)
2:10p -3:10p Breakout Session #3A: Dr. Zo Sediqi, “Social Capital: Helping Students Build Social Capital
Breakout Session #3B: Sarah Butler, Supporting Student Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs to Reach their Career Goals”
3:20p - 4:20p Breakout Session #4A: Tom Terez,“ Using Process Improvement to Build Stronger Teams”
Breakout Session #4B: Lindsay Bartholomew, Experiential Major Maps, Aiding Student Career Development
4:20p - 4:45p Group Energizer Activity, Nina Grant
6:00p Dinner on your own or in groups
Friday, May 19, 2023
7:00a – 8:15a Breakfast and Networking
8:150a – 8:30a Welcome to Columbia, Columbia Chamber of Commerce
8:30 a – 8:50a Wellness Activity, BCBSSC
9:00 a – 9:50 a Breakout Session #5A: Jim Allison, “Financial Wellness Initiatives, weaved into the Career Center Fabric”
Breakout Session #5B: Dr. Flavia Eldemire “Changing Your Lens: Caring for First-Generation College Students”
10:00a - 10:45a Final Session: Directors Panel, “Leading Today’s Modern Career Center from Multiple Perspectives”
10:50a Conference Feedback
11:00a - 11:15a Final Closing from SCACE President Heather Turner & President-Elect Nina Grant/Depart
11:15a – 12:00p SCACE Board Meeting
12:15p Tour Anne Frank Center at USC College of Education (optional)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS!!
If you are interested in presenting at the conference this year, we are currently accepting proposals. Please submit your proposal here.
We hope to see many of you in May as we focus on collaboration across the state!