Fall Conference 2010

NYSCEEA 2010 Conference
Sunday - Tuesday, October 17-19, 2010

Experiential Education 2010:

Expanding Opportunities at Every Turn

An opportunity to share best practices in Cooperative and Experiential Education
in New York’s Finger Lakes, a haven for wine, food, and outdoor enthusiasts

Note: reserve rooms at hotel by September 17, 2010 to receive discount room rate

2010 Conference Registration

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Student of the Year nomination form (.pdf)

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2010 Conference Committee

This conference was organized by the help of many from our membership. This conference could not be possible without their support.

First-time presenters, seasoned speakers, NYSCEEA members and non-members are welcome: (presenters receive a $25 discount on the registration fee)

For conference – related questions, contact Christa Downey, VP and Conference Chair at cd238@cornell.edu or 607-255-6926.

Confirmed Topics:

A Fresh Look at Social Media and Programming for Employers & Career Centers
How career centers are reaching students via social media, and what types of events they are doing to bring in the largest numbers of students. Learn what types of career center events students would like to attend.
Presenter: Lauren Berger, “The Intern Queen,” CEO Intern Queen Inc., Toluca Lake CA

Civilian to Federal: Federal Resumes and KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities)
Key elements of a federal resume and how it differs from a civilian one; strategies for developing effective KSA answers; the federal application process; how to conduct a focused federal job search.
Presenter: Sharitta F. Gross, Rochester Institute of Technology, Certified Federal Career Counselor and Certified Federal Job Search Trainer.

Campus Jobs: More than just a paycheck
School year positions can be valuable learning experiences and gateways to future careers. Yet many students tend to minimize their work on campus. How students can turn their jobs into significant experiences and how supervisors can encourage student initiative.
Presenter: Andrea DiGiorgio, SUNY Geneseo

Enhancing Awareness to Heighten Experience
Using the four dispositions – flexibility, resolution, openness, stability - to open a new range of possible actions, conversations and results. Practicing the dispositions will serve in a broad range of experiences.
Presenter: Tracey Brant, Cornell University College of Engineering

Featuring Keynote Speakers: Sam Radcliffe and Carol James

Sam Ratcliffe

Sam Ratcliffe, Ph.D. is a researcher, author, and frequent presenter on topics related to assessment and accountability, evaluation, program review, and strategic planning in career services. His dissertation research was a national study of career services director use of CAS professional standards.

A former president of both the Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers (VACE) and Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE), Sam has served the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in multiple roles including chairing committees in the areas of leadership development, membership, and professional standards and external review processes, and as a committee member in the areas of accountability, professional advocacy, external reviewer training, professional outcomes assessment, and principles for professional practice. He currently serves as a college director on the NACE board and as NACE representative to the CAS board.

Experienced in external reviews and consulting for college and university career centers, Sam is also the career services director and a leadership studies program faculty member at the Virginia Military Institute. On a personal note, the career services profession “runs in the family” as his wife Donna Cassell Ratcliffe is also a career services director at Virginia Tech.

KEYNOTE TOPIC:

Professional Educator or Service Provider?: Demonstrating Success in Our Work With Students

Student affairs educators, including those in cooperative and experiential education, have long focused on providing excellent services that support the professional and educational maturation of students. Such maturation is a complex learning process outside of the classroom that practitioners seek to better understand, articulate, and demonstrate to stakeholders. Assessment of the impact of our programs and services is critical for demonstrating success in the work we do.

In student services, expectations for the assessment of learning are relatively new and many practitioners feel ill-prepared for developing a complex strategy of mapping, integrating, supporting, and assessing learning. Yet the opportunity for demonstrating the impact of services and programs supporting successful student development has never been greater. As professional educators, we have an obligation to assess the learning and development that occurs through our programs and services. Building such capacity is a difficult but necessary process.

This address will consider the how assessment has become a key influence in our professional lives as we respond to stakeholder demands for accountability and improvement. Included will topics such as outcomes based education, evidence-based decision making, building capacity for assessment, common assessment missteps, outcome-based assessment reports, as well as emerging and future trends in assessment.

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Keynote Speaker

Carol James

A Holistic Approach to Experiential Education

Lodging
Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel
Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel is situated on the south end of Seneca Lake.
Conference Rate is $159 - $179 (Lake View) per person plus $12 per day for parking.

Watkins Glen Area Information

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