Pirate Career Connection Conference Saturday, February 4, 2012 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Mendenhall Student Center PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY PRESENTERS LISTED BELOW:
9:30-10:25AM
Opening/Employer Panel
MSC, Room 244
Bobby R. Woodard, PhD Executive Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, East Carolina University Contact: WOODARDB@ECU.EDU
Employer Panelist Mike Bailey Retired, Senior Vice President/Manager of Human Resources for Southern Bank Contact: mbailey70@nc.rr.com Tony Farero Human Resources Manager, ARAMARK Contact: FAREROT@ECU.EDU Melanie Holden Human Resources Director, WUNC-TV, ECU Alumnus Contact: mholden@unctv.org Tony Denton Director of Sales, NextMedia Contact: tdenton@nextmediagroup.net
WORKSHOP SESSION I 10:30-11:20AM
Tapping into the Power of the Pirate Alumni Network Tanya L. Kern, Director of the East Carolina Alumni Association
MSC 15
Contact: KERNT@ECU.EDU
Resumes 101 Nadirah Pippen, Career Counselor, ECU Career Center
MSC 221
Contact: PIPPENN@ECU.EDU
Stress Management for Graduation Students & Young Professionals Lauren Thorn, Staff Counselor and Outreach Coordinator, ECU Center for Counseling & Student Development
MSC Social Room
Contact: THORNLA@ECU.EDU
Interview Success: How to Effectively Market Yourself Larry Donley, Associate Director, ECU Career Center Contact: DONLEYL@ecu.edu
MSC 244
WORKSHOP SESSION II 11:30AM-12:20PM Money Management for Students Dean Smith, Associate Director of Finance and Administration, MSC Adjunct Faculty, ECU College of Business
MSC 221
Contact: SMITHH@ECU.EDU
Resume 101 Melissa Allay, Career Counselor, ECU Career Center
MSC Social Room
Contact: ALLAYM@ECU.EDU
Volunteerism and Community Involvement Shawn Holland Moore, Community Partner Coordinator, ECU Volunteer and Service-Learning Center
MSC 15
Contact: MOORESH@ecu.edu
Strategic Interviewing: Foundations of Successful Interviews Catrina Davis, Assistant Director, ECU Career Center
MSC 244
Contact: DAVISCA@ecu.edu
12:30-1:50PM Etiquette Luncheon Karen Thompson, Director, ECU Career Center Contact: ThompsonKar@ecu.edu
MSC Great Rooms
WORKSHOP SESSION III 2:00-2:50PM Building Job Related Skill Sets In A College Setting Elizabeth Coghill, Academic Advisor, ECU Pirate Tutoring Center Contact: COGHILLE@ecu.edu
MSC 244
Job Searching Patrick Roberts, Career Counselor, ECU Career Center
MSC 221
Contact: ROBERTSP@ecu.edu
Are You Thinking Grad School? Carol Woodruff, Associate Director, ECU Career Center
MSC 15
Contact: WOODRUFFC@ecu.edu
Melvin Mendoza, Graduate Assistant, ECU Career Center Contact: MENDOZAM10@students.ecu.edu
How to: Find, Apply, Prepare & Negotiate Your First Job After College Taylor Gulley, Student Leadership Assistant, ECU Center for Student Leadership & Engagement Contact: GULLEYT08@students.ecu.edu
MSC Social Room