Insider Innovations:

A Day of Development & Discovery

Friday, January 31, 2025 @ Ohio Wesleyan University

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Event Details:

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Ohio Wesleyan University, Hamilton-Williams Campus Center - Lunch will be provided

Zero cost to attend! Join us for a day of learning and engagement.

Kick Off the New Year with Insider Innovations!

Introducing Insider Innovations, a new series of events inspired by our monthly newsletter, The OFIC Insider. We’re thrilled to launch with Insider Innovations: A Day of Development & Discovery, a free professional development event exclusively for OFIC member campus faculty and staff. In-person engagement is preferred for a richer experience at OFIC professional development events, though some virtual participation will be available.

Focused on sharing strategies and resources, this exciting day includes:

Engaging presentations from experts
Afternoon roundtable sessions offer participants the flexibility to select topics that spark their interest:
- Career Services Professional Development
- Internship and Employment Data
- Faculty Collaboration
- Alumni Connections
- Career Event Marketing
- Employer Engagement
- Career Services Resources
Networking opportunities to enhance career services and student support

View the full agenda below!

Don’t miss this entirely free opportunity to connect, learn, and bring innovative ideas back to your campus! Register today.

Attendees will be sent an OWU parking pass.

Why Attend?

Learn strategies for managing internship programs and supporting diverse student populations.
Hear about a program designed to link students with alumni and employers for real-world project-based learning.
Share your insights to help shape OFIC’s new service supporting businesses in creating impactful internship experiences.
Discuss challenges and opportunities during roundtable sessions with peers.
Explore OFIC resources and opportunities to better serve your students.

Who Should Attend?

Career services professionals looking to grow their programs.
Advisors supporting neurodiverse and international students.
OFIC member campus staff interested in leveraging new resources.

Agenda:

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM: Arrival, Light Breakfast Provided
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Remarks - OFIC & Ohio Wesleyan University
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Training Staff to Better Support Neurodivergent Students - Oberlin College
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Pepping up Mentoring - Kenyon College
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Ideal Internship - OFIC and HR Kyle
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch - Mexican Buffet - Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Friendly
- 12:40 PM - 1:05 PM: Elevating Employer Relations, Leigh Mascolino, OWU
1:05 PM - 1:15 PM: Break
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM: Roundtable Session 1
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Roundtable Session 2
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Roundtable Session 3
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Door Prizes
3:00 PM - 3:30: Check Out OWU’s Career Services Office (3 Minute Walk)

Friday, January 31, 2025

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Ohio Wesleyan University – The Benes Room in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center

40 Rowland Avenue, Delaware, OH 43015

FEATURED SESSION

Training Staff to Better Support Neurodivergent Students

Neurodiversity is becoming increasingly important in today's career services landscape, and neurodivergent students face unique challenges in seeking employment opportunities. In this session, we will share how Career Exploration and Development at Oberlin College has implemented a multi-year initiative to improve our staff's ability to support neurodivergent students. We will provide information about free resources and strategies for building partnerships with staff in other departments, faculty, and employers.

Presenters:

Dr. Kyle Farris, Assistant Director for Career Readiness - Arts, Communications, and Creative Professions, Oberin College

Vilmarie Perez, Assistant Director for Career Readiness - Careers with Social Impact, Oberin College

FEATURED SESSION

Pepping up Mentoring

In this session, attendees will learn about Kenyon College’s Professional Extension Projects (PEP) which are project-based learning opportunities designed and offered by Kenyon alumni, parents, and employers to emulate real-world work. Born out of covid when students were losing internships, PEP was created to bridge a critical gap and has successfully been offered at Kenyon for the past four years. PEP has received over 393 applications from students with 293 students being paired with a PEP mentor featuring alum, parents and employers at Huntington Bank, U.S. Department of Justice, Harvard, Infoverity, and AllianceBernstein.

Presenter:

Karen Leuthold, Associate Director of Career Development, Kenyon College

FEATURED SESSION

Ideal Internship

In partnership with HR Kyle, OFIC is developing a service offering to support businesses interested in building, expanding or enhancing internships within their organization. As Career Services leaders, you hear first-hand from students and employers about internship experiences. During this session, our inquiring minds want to know what an ideal internship experience for students looks like to you. What do companies need to know and do when employing students? Lend your voice and expertise, vital to shaping this exciting OFIC service offering coming soon!

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