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The Innerview
Autumn 2018
In This Issue
Letter from VACE 2018-2019 President Peggy Reed
FYI Conference 2019
Welcome New Members
Member Announcements
Professional Development
Share VACE
Let your colleagues knowabout VACE and our manyopportunities Do you know someone whoshould join VACE Use thesedocuments on our website tohelp spread the word MARKETING TIPS EMPLOYER MEMBERSHIP FLYER
Connect with Us
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Website
A letter from 2018-2019 President Peggy Reed Happy Fall Yrsquoall
Itrsquos been a crazy fall so far ndash between hurricanes and flooding and all the thingshappening around us I hope you are settling into the fall semester and things aregoing well for each of you Planning for our annual conference ndash April 24 - 26 led by committee chairs KristinStephens (Christendom) and Jen Weeks (Ernst amp Young) is well underway You wonrsquotwant to miss this conference Lots of exciting things planned in a wonderful location Did you know you can make your hotel reservations now httpswwwstarwoodmeetingcomeventsstartaction
id=1712079749ampkey=3AFED6F6 Early Bird Registration will open on Nov 1st Donrsquotdelay ndash get registered so you donrsquot miss out Local arrangements chair Summer Steelman (ODU) is hot on the trail for some greatrestaurants and things to do and see while wersquore in Virginia Beach for the conference Stay tuned for info from her ndash this year will be different than previous conferences Our program committee led by Andy Parks (CNU) has been busy The call forconference programs has been issued Take this as a challenge ndash if you have insights orknowledge you want to share consider submitting a program We are looking for arobust and diverse program ndash one that will appeal to both career services professionalsand employers alike And donrsquot forget ndash if your proposal is selected you get a discountof $100 off of your registration fees Donrsquot let the busy-ness of the fall recruiting season take over your life Remember totake time for yourself and your professional development Irsquom reading lsquoDare to Leadrsquoby Breneacute Brown and I highly recommend it to you Insights and good information to usein our daily lives httpswwwamazoncomDare-Lead-Brave-Conversations-Heartsdp0399592520 Speaking of Professional Development our PD committee chaired by Dannita Trice(KPMG) has some wonderful events and webinars in the making for you Be on the
lookout for an email from them announcing the dates and times for a webinar in thenext few weeks We need you We need you to be involved and engaged Several committees are stilllooking for members to join them and engage in our very important work Take a lookat the website httpswwwvaceorgcommittees for the different committees ndashtherersquos lots going on and we want you to be a part If you have questions about howto get involved or what is involved in one of the committees or just want to chatplease send me an email It is my pleasure to serve as your President and I am always interested in speaking withyou Best wishes Peggy Reed President 2018-2019 peggyvirginiaedu
FYI 2019 Conference
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
April 24-26 2019
Call for Conference Program Proposals
The Call for Session Proposals for the 2019 VACE Conference is now open We want youto join us and contribute your knowledge and skills to our cause with programming tohelp career services professionals and employers alike If you or someone you knowwants to share their wisdom and insight at this years conference please follow thislink to submit your program proposal
There will also be a $100 conference registration fee discount per person peraccepted conference proposal with a limit of two presenters
The Program Committee will be reviewing session proposals from now until December14th and will make decisions regarding conference programs during the week ofJanuary 14th 2019
Welcome New Members
Sheyonn Baker Hollins University Ashley Bell Stratford University Morgan Chase Access College Foundation Amanda Dixon Shenandoah University Alex Freudenberg The Port of Virginia
Rachel Hebbeln GEICO Rosalyn Hundley William and Mary Jennifer Jerez Chess Consulting LLC
Rose Maddox University of Mary Washington
Alexis McAfee GEICO Marquis McGee James Madison University Shawniece Moore Virginia Commonwealth University
Bryan Rose Virginia Commonwealth University Nicole Shaw VA Space Grant Consortium
Austin Tuell Bull Run Financial Group
Lindsey Walsh Mary Baldwin University Daniel West North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Philip Wilkerson George Mason University
Member Announcements
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason University Career Services (UCS) kicked off the month of Octoberwith a series of signature career events Suit Up Mason Resume Clinic Preparefor the Fair and the Career Fair Thanks to an exciting partnership with JCPenney Mason students staff faculty and alumni were invited to takeadvantage of exclusive discounts on professional wear including shoes ties suitsdresses etc More than 560 students and 120 alumni joined us Part of theeveningrsquos excitement and energy is owed to the appearance of our schoolmascot the Mason Patriot and the nationrsquos number one pep band the GreenMachine
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
A letter from 2018-2019 President Peggy Reed Happy Fall Yrsquoall
Itrsquos been a crazy fall so far ndash between hurricanes and flooding and all the thingshappening around us I hope you are settling into the fall semester and things aregoing well for each of you Planning for our annual conference ndash April 24 - 26 led by committee chairs KristinStephens (Christendom) and Jen Weeks (Ernst amp Young) is well underway You wonrsquotwant to miss this conference Lots of exciting things planned in a wonderful location Did you know you can make your hotel reservations now httpswwwstarwoodmeetingcomeventsstartaction
id=1712079749ampkey=3AFED6F6 Early Bird Registration will open on Nov 1st Donrsquotdelay ndash get registered so you donrsquot miss out Local arrangements chair Summer Steelman (ODU) is hot on the trail for some greatrestaurants and things to do and see while wersquore in Virginia Beach for the conference Stay tuned for info from her ndash this year will be different than previous conferences Our program committee led by Andy Parks (CNU) has been busy The call forconference programs has been issued Take this as a challenge ndash if you have insights orknowledge you want to share consider submitting a program We are looking for arobust and diverse program ndash one that will appeal to both career services professionalsand employers alike And donrsquot forget ndash if your proposal is selected you get a discountof $100 off of your registration fees Donrsquot let the busy-ness of the fall recruiting season take over your life Remember totake time for yourself and your professional development Irsquom reading lsquoDare to Leadrsquoby Breneacute Brown and I highly recommend it to you Insights and good information to usein our daily lives httpswwwamazoncomDare-Lead-Brave-Conversations-Heartsdp0399592520 Speaking of Professional Development our PD committee chaired by Dannita Trice(KPMG) has some wonderful events and webinars in the making for you Be on the
lookout for an email from them announcing the dates and times for a webinar in thenext few weeks We need you We need you to be involved and engaged Several committees are stilllooking for members to join them and engage in our very important work Take a lookat the website httpswwwvaceorgcommittees for the different committees ndashtherersquos lots going on and we want you to be a part If you have questions about howto get involved or what is involved in one of the committees or just want to chatplease send me an email It is my pleasure to serve as your President and I am always interested in speaking withyou Best wishes Peggy Reed President 2018-2019 peggyvirginiaedu
FYI 2019 Conference
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
April 24-26 2019
Call for Conference Program Proposals
The Call for Session Proposals for the 2019 VACE Conference is now open We want youto join us and contribute your knowledge and skills to our cause with programming tohelp career services professionals and employers alike If you or someone you knowwants to share their wisdom and insight at this years conference please follow thislink to submit your program proposal
There will also be a $100 conference registration fee discount per person peraccepted conference proposal with a limit of two presenters
The Program Committee will be reviewing session proposals from now until December14th and will make decisions regarding conference programs during the week ofJanuary 14th 2019
Welcome New Members
Sheyonn Baker Hollins University Ashley Bell Stratford University Morgan Chase Access College Foundation Amanda Dixon Shenandoah University Alex Freudenberg The Port of Virginia
Rachel Hebbeln GEICO Rosalyn Hundley William and Mary Jennifer Jerez Chess Consulting LLC
Rose Maddox University of Mary Washington
Alexis McAfee GEICO Marquis McGee James Madison University Shawniece Moore Virginia Commonwealth University
Bryan Rose Virginia Commonwealth University Nicole Shaw VA Space Grant Consortium
Austin Tuell Bull Run Financial Group
Lindsey Walsh Mary Baldwin University Daniel West North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Philip Wilkerson George Mason University
Member Announcements
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason University Career Services (UCS) kicked off the month of Octoberwith a series of signature career events Suit Up Mason Resume Clinic Preparefor the Fair and the Career Fair Thanks to an exciting partnership with JCPenney Mason students staff faculty and alumni were invited to takeadvantage of exclusive discounts on professional wear including shoes ties suitsdresses etc More than 560 students and 120 alumni joined us Part of theeveningrsquos excitement and energy is owed to the appearance of our schoolmascot the Mason Patriot and the nationrsquos number one pep band the GreenMachine
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
lookout for an email from them announcing the dates and times for a webinar in thenext few weeks We need you We need you to be involved and engaged Several committees are stilllooking for members to join them and engage in our very important work Take a lookat the website httpswwwvaceorgcommittees for the different committees ndashtherersquos lots going on and we want you to be a part If you have questions about howto get involved or what is involved in one of the committees or just want to chatplease send me an email It is my pleasure to serve as your President and I am always interested in speaking withyou Best wishes Peggy Reed President 2018-2019 peggyvirginiaedu
FYI 2019 Conference
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
April 24-26 2019
Call for Conference Program Proposals
The Call for Session Proposals for the 2019 VACE Conference is now open We want youto join us and contribute your knowledge and skills to our cause with programming tohelp career services professionals and employers alike If you or someone you knowwants to share their wisdom and insight at this years conference please follow thislink to submit your program proposal
There will also be a $100 conference registration fee discount per person peraccepted conference proposal with a limit of two presenters
The Program Committee will be reviewing session proposals from now until December14th and will make decisions regarding conference programs during the week ofJanuary 14th 2019
Welcome New Members
Sheyonn Baker Hollins University Ashley Bell Stratford University Morgan Chase Access College Foundation Amanda Dixon Shenandoah University Alex Freudenberg The Port of Virginia
Rachel Hebbeln GEICO Rosalyn Hundley William and Mary Jennifer Jerez Chess Consulting LLC
Rose Maddox University of Mary Washington
Alexis McAfee GEICO Marquis McGee James Madison University Shawniece Moore Virginia Commonwealth University
Bryan Rose Virginia Commonwealth University Nicole Shaw VA Space Grant Consortium
Austin Tuell Bull Run Financial Group
Lindsey Walsh Mary Baldwin University Daniel West North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Philip Wilkerson George Mason University
Member Announcements
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason University Career Services (UCS) kicked off the month of Octoberwith a series of signature career events Suit Up Mason Resume Clinic Preparefor the Fair and the Career Fair Thanks to an exciting partnership with JCPenney Mason students staff faculty and alumni were invited to takeadvantage of exclusive discounts on professional wear including shoes ties suitsdresses etc More than 560 students and 120 alumni joined us Part of theeveningrsquos excitement and energy is owed to the appearance of our schoolmascot the Mason Patriot and the nationrsquos number one pep band the GreenMachine
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Call for Conference Program Proposals
The Call for Session Proposals for the 2019 VACE Conference is now open We want youto join us and contribute your knowledge and skills to our cause with programming tohelp career services professionals and employers alike If you or someone you knowwants to share their wisdom and insight at this years conference please follow thislink to submit your program proposal
There will also be a $100 conference registration fee discount per person peraccepted conference proposal with a limit of two presenters
The Program Committee will be reviewing session proposals from now until December14th and will make decisions regarding conference programs during the week ofJanuary 14th 2019
Welcome New Members
Sheyonn Baker Hollins University Ashley Bell Stratford University Morgan Chase Access College Foundation Amanda Dixon Shenandoah University Alex Freudenberg The Port of Virginia
Rachel Hebbeln GEICO Rosalyn Hundley William and Mary Jennifer Jerez Chess Consulting LLC
Rose Maddox University of Mary Washington
Alexis McAfee GEICO Marquis McGee James Madison University Shawniece Moore Virginia Commonwealth University
Bryan Rose Virginia Commonwealth University Nicole Shaw VA Space Grant Consortium
Austin Tuell Bull Run Financial Group
Lindsey Walsh Mary Baldwin University Daniel West North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Philip Wilkerson George Mason University
Member Announcements
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason University Career Services (UCS) kicked off the month of Octoberwith a series of signature career events Suit Up Mason Resume Clinic Preparefor the Fair and the Career Fair Thanks to an exciting partnership with JCPenney Mason students staff faculty and alumni were invited to takeadvantage of exclusive discounts on professional wear including shoes ties suitsdresses etc More than 560 students and 120 alumni joined us Part of theeveningrsquos excitement and energy is owed to the appearance of our schoolmascot the Mason Patriot and the nationrsquos number one pep band the GreenMachine
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Rachel Hebbeln GEICO Rosalyn Hundley William and Mary Jennifer Jerez Chess Consulting LLC
Rose Maddox University of Mary Washington
Alexis McAfee GEICO Marquis McGee James Madison University Shawniece Moore Virginia Commonwealth University
Bryan Rose Virginia Commonwealth University Nicole Shaw VA Space Grant Consortium
Austin Tuell Bull Run Financial Group
Lindsey Walsh Mary Baldwin University Daniel West North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Philip Wilkerson George Mason University
Member Announcements
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason University Career Services (UCS) kicked off the month of Octoberwith a series of signature career events Suit Up Mason Resume Clinic Preparefor the Fair and the Career Fair Thanks to an exciting partnership with JCPenney Mason students staff faculty and alumni were invited to takeadvantage of exclusive discounts on professional wear including shoes ties suitsdresses etc More than 560 students and 120 alumni joined us Part of theeveningrsquos excitement and energy is owed to the appearance of our schoolmascot the Mason Patriot and the nationrsquos number one pep band the GreenMachine
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
We know that getting dressed is only (slightly more than) half the battle so nextup was our two-day Resume Clinic taking place Monday and Tuesday Thismonster event requires multiple employer partners and all hands on deck fromstaff More than 420 students dropped in to have their resumes reviewed over thecourse of two days In the midst of Resume Clinic we also hosted our Prepare forthe Fair workshop where students prepare and practice a personal pitch For thefirst time ever we were able to offer this popular workshop as a virtual option tostudents who were unable to attend Finally our flagship event the Fall Career Fair spanned Wednesday andThursday of that week The first day of our biggest Career Fair focuses on STEMwhile the second day is primarily nonprofit and business More than 250employers were in attendance over the two day event Several employersreturned for Day 2 During the span of two days we saw 3585 attendees(students alumni and community members) This year our career fair manager made some exciting changes to the studentresource center Along with a comfy lounge area for students to decompress wealso set up our student resource center in the middle of our giant lobby This wasnot only an effort to make it easier for students to find us but to also help buildour relationship with them while demonstrating our commitment Overall the week of events were highly successful and utilized the entire staffrsquostalents and efforts We are happy to share this with the VACE community and areopen to feedback and suggestions as to how you did during your career fair week
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Kristin Dabney Career Alumni Network Manager and Christine Harriger Directorof Career Development Center led the career and alumni departments to createthe new RandolphConnect platform powered by Graduway They received anational award from Graduway for the collaborative campus-wide approach thatthey took in developing the tool and for having such a successful launch
Learn more here httpwwwrandolphcollegeedunews201810building-a-reputation-randolphconnect-receives-national-award-for-launch-network-growth
Christine will lead a session at the VACE conference to share details aboutlaunching this type of platform She believes it is particularly helpful forsmall liberal arts colleges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE
Mallory Hill joined the Office of Professional and Career Development in January2018 as the WiseWorks Internship Administrator Prior to that she served as arecruiter for the UVa-Wise Office of Admissions
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Office of Career Services at VMI welcomed a new director in SeptemberAmmad Sheikh EdD Ammad comes to VMI from the University of Notre Dame ofMaryland
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Professional Development
Charrettes Teambuilding with Assessment Dorothy Hayden Assistant Director of Career Services Virginia Military Institute Regardless of your membership type in VACE you have likely gone through a programor a process with a goal of making improvements to save time money or increase thevalue proposition I recently attended an interactive assessment workshop with Dr TimBurrows on using charrettes for program and process improvements The exercise wasan energizing experience for me I would like to share some of what I learned about thecharrette process I would be happy to talk more about this process with you First yoursquore likely wondering what is a charrette Charrette is French for the wordcart Charrettes are used in archaeology as a means to take an item from one site toanother where a group can carefully review and discuss their findings The charretteprocess can be applied to work with program assessment and process improvements During our training Dr Burrows provided a brief primer on assessment and anoverview of how the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)conducts the charrette process The idea of assessing a program or process can seemvery individual and isolating but the charrette process is meant to be a mix of groupdiscussion and individual feedback Herersquos how the charrette process can be most effective in a small group of no morethan 5-6 people
1 Invite members of the group to bring an example of a program or a process thatthey will present to the group as their charrette
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
2 Each group member will receive a charrette feedback sheet The NILOA sheetincludes 4 questions Click here to view the questions The questions arefocused on an assignment but program or process could be easily substituted forthe word assignment
3 Each group member will have about 3 minutes to provide an overview of theassignmentprogram
4 After the presenter speaking finishes talking about the assignment groupmembers can ask questions and provide recommendations
5 Once conversation ends the observers will fill out the sheet with 4 questionsThe questions will be returned to the presenter
My takeaway I completed this exercise with a group that did not have the same levelof awareness of my topic It was refreshing to use a different lens to talk to facultyabout my program It is critical that we not only seek feedback within our offices butwe venture out to our partners and seek their feedback Helpful Resources from Dr Burrows and Dorothy Hayden NILOA Article on Charrettes from February 2017 httpwwwlearningoutcomeassessmentorgNILOA_In_the_field_Virginia_MSC_Charrettehtml Kuh G D Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education SanFrancisco Jossey-Bass
Copyright copy 2018 VACE All rights reserved VACE Newsletter Autumn 2018 - The Innerview
Newsletter mailing address is UVa-Wise Career Development
1 College Avenue Cantrell Hall - 1st Floor
Wise VA 24293
Want to change how you receive these emails You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
