Join us for our annual Professional Development Conference!

Friday April 22, 2022
9:00am - 12:00pm
via Zoom

9:00am Welcome from CT Career Consortium President

9:15am Operationalizing DEI in University Career Centers

Recent national surveys have found that activities that help students build social capital—things like networking, mentoring, and informational interviewing—have a significant impact on students’ reported confidence and clarity around career planning. Unfortunately, significant equity gaps persist related to participation in these activities among students of color and first-generation students. Building off the lessons learned from a recent program at the University of Connecticut, we will engage in an interactive session to help identify ways to operationalize DEI into our services to begin to bridge these gaps.

Discussion Hosts: Rick DelVecchio, Quinnipiac University & Wiley Dawson, University of Connecticut

10:15am Hiring in a Hybrid World: The Future of Campus Recruiting

As companies and universities start to emerge from the pandemic, they are faced with a new set of rules, attitudes, preferences, and outlooks for the world of work. Hybrid and remote work options are on the rise, attitudes about the role of work/life balance are shifting, and the interest in organizations that are truly diverse in people and attitudes have become front and center. Recruiting, hiring, and onboarding will have to change to face our new reality.

 We will hear from four industry representatives from major CT on how the world of work and campus recruiting is changing 

Moderator: Matt Caporale, University of New Haven

Employer Panelists: -  Laurin Price, Hubbell Inc; Freddie Velazquez, Hartford Healthcare; Joe Lehocky, UBS; Jena Hook, Datto Inc.

11:00am Wrap Up: Intro new E-Board

Register here: We will follow up with Zoom link