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CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS
Julie Cunningham, Independent Consultant
The Cunningham Group, Naperville, IL
KEYNOTE -
10:30-11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 20th
What’s Here and What’s Ahead – Trends in College Recruiting
How are cultural and technological changes influencing college
career services and recruiting practices? We all have anecdotes of
how “things have changed,” and how we as career services and
recruiting professionals have responded. But, what exactly are the
trends that our stories illustrate? In this interactive keynote
session, you’ll learn from national survey results and your own
colleagues how to better identify and understand these trends…and
use this knowledge to prepare for the future!
KEYNOTE
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2:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 20th
No More “Asok the Intern:” A decidedly “un-Dilbert-like” Approach to
Internship Programs
Join Julie Cunningham for a look at how employers can have
internship programs that provide great paraprofessional help, fill
the hiring pipeline, and build positive campus image. It’s all
about communication and structure. Whether you have two interns or
two hundred, in this workshop you’ll learn great techniques for
making your internship program a productive and indispensable part
of your college recruiting program. Career services staff will
learn valuable ways to advise their employers and students about
internships.
Theres Stiefer, Director, Walton College of Business Career
Center
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
WORKSHOP
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12:45-1:45 p.m,
Thursday, April 20th
Creating and Cultivating the Spirit of Celebration at Work
What is humor, laughter, fun and joy? Where do we lose these and
why? What do we need to do to get it back? What do we do to take
it to another level? It really begins with your attitude. The mere
fact of realizing that opportunities exist everywhere could be the
turning point in your life. Wherever you are, your thoughts are with
you creating the world around you. Learn to control and direct your
thoughts at work and you can improve your health and happiness and
love for what you are doing. Focus on the awesome power of your mind
to achieve the best for yourself. You must learn to appreciate who
you are and in turn you will appreciate others.
INFORMATION SESSIONS:
Dianne
Butler, Counselor
Pulaski Technical College, Little Rock, Arkansas
Two-Year College Representative for the Arkansas Cooperative
Education and Internship Association (ACEIA)
1:45-2:15 p.m., Thursday, April 20
This session will introduce AACE members to a new partner
organization, the Arkansas Cooperative Education and Internship
Association. The purpose of ACEIA is to provide an
organization for all Arkansas institutions of higher education,
employers, and individuals interested in Cooperative Education and
Internships. Their goal is to
broaden the understanding of the significance and values of
Cooperative Education and Internships; to strengthen the functioning
of Cooperative Education and Internships through active interchange
of ideas and experience among educators, employers and students; to
provide a source of information about Cooperative Education and
Internships for industry, government, business, and education; and
to strengthen the functioning and understanding of Cooperative
Education and Internships through active interchange with local,
state and federal officials.
Mike Burris, Director of Workforce Development
National Park Community College, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Arkansas State Representative for District 26
3:30 - 4:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20
Mike Burris will present a unique perspective of workforce
development highlighting the Central Arkansas area.
John Yates, Attorney
Catlett & Stodola, PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas
9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 21
John Yates will provide an employment law update, focusing on
changes in immigration law.
BENCHMARKING SESSION
AND PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION:
4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20
Please join us for a time of networking and fellowship. Employers
and career services centers will have the opportunity to showcase
their best practices, especially those related to internship
programs or international student recruitment and placement.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Julie Cunningham is an
independent consultant to employers on their
college relations and recruiting programs. Previously, she was
Manager of
Global College Relations for Tellabs and was Director of Engineering
Career Services at The University of Kansas. Cunningham has served
on the Boards of Directors of the National Association of Colleges
and Employers and the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers,
and as president of the Rocky Mountain Association of Colleges and
Employers. She is a frequent
speaker at regional and national college recruiting conferences.
Cunningham is the author of NACE’s “Building a Premier Internship
Program: A Practical Guide for Employers,” “NACE’s Guide to
Diversity Recruiting,” "NACE's Guide to Interviewing College
Students," and served as contributing editor for NACE's "Employer's
Guide to College Recruiting and Hiring."
In 2004, Julie Cunningham was inducted into the NACE Academy of
Fellows, in recognition of her leadership, advancement of knowledge
and excellence in professional practice in the college relations
field. She earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Western
Illinois University.
Théres Stiefer
is the Director for the Career Center in the Sam M. Walton College
of Business. She has been at the University of Arkansas
since August 2002. She came to Arkansas from Cameron University in
Lawton, Oklahoma where she worked in Financial Assistance,
Admissions, and Student Development. While at Cameron, Théres
developed a 4 year leadership program for the outstanding high
school seniors in Oklahoma, she helped to establish and create the
Red River Career Expo, and she built the career center at Cameron
from the ground up.
Théres
has worked in higher education for over
15 years and has a Masters degree in Science with a concentration in
psychology, counseling, and communications. She is currently
enrolled in the Ed.D. Higher Education program at the University of
Arkansas. She is also very involved in local, regional, and national
organizations. She has served as the President of the Oklahoma
Association of Colleges and Employers, the President of the
Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers (SWACE), and
currently she is the first Arkansan to ever sit on the executive
board of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In
2005, she was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the annual SWACE
conference that was held in Corpus Christi, TX and she was the
sponsorship chair for the NACE conference to be held in Milwaukee,
WI. Théres has presented across the country to over 20 local,
regional, and national associations. She presents “Creating and
Cultivating the Spirit of Celebration in the Workplace” workshops in
Oklahoma and Texas, and will be presenting it at a regional
conference in New Orleans summer 2006.
She
was awarded the Superior Service award from the Walton College of
Business after only a year and a half of service and was given a
gold star for her service to the National Association of Colleges
and Employers. She has also received the Employee of the 2nd
Quarter for 2005. Over the past ten years she has coached little
league softball, soccer and basketball. In 2002, Théres and her
sister, Shannon Cox, spent 17 days in Park City, UT as volunteers
for the Salvation Army and the City of Park City for the Winter
Olympics. Théres is a graduate of the Leadership Fayetteville class
of 2005 and the Walton College of Business Emerging Leaders program.
John Yates joined Catlett & Stodola, PLC in April, 2000.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked for eight and a half years
in politics and government
including, Political Director in the state of New Mexico for a
presidential campaign; Executive Assistant to the Governor of
Arkansas; Field Director for statewide gubernatorial campaign;
and District Director for Member of the United States Congress
from Arkansas. As a partner at Catlett & Stodola,
Mr.
Yates handles international law, immigration, commercial
transactions, business formations, government relations and
municipal law. He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in
Portuguese.
He has led various seminars including several in the area of
international law. In addition, he organized a session titled
“E-Commerce and Globalization” at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the
Arkansas Bar Association featuring the General Counsel of the
U.S. Department of Commerce and the Executive Vice President of
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He was a Program
Planner and Speaker for "Immigration Law 101", January 2003.
He
graduated with a B.A. in Political Science & Spanish with Honors
in Spanish from the University of Arkansas in 1991, attended the
College of William and Mary School of Law International Law
Program in Spain in 1996, and graduated from the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law with a J.D. in 1997.
ON-LINE
REGISTRATION FORM
Click here for on-line Conference
Registration. After completing and submitting the
form, an invoice will be e-mailed to you.
CONFERENCE
LOCATION / HOTEL
INFORMATION
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa
239 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Phone:
501-623-7771 OR 1-800-643-1502
PLEASE NOTE:
Conference Room Rate is $79/night Single or $89/night Double (ask for AACE Conference Rate). Conference rates are good if rooms are reserved
by Friday, March 31st.
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa Info:
http://www.arlingtonhotel.com/ Hot Springs Visitors:
http://www.hotsprings.org/
Hot Springs National Park:
http://www.nps.gov/hosp/
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