- Check-in & Breakfast: 9:00am-9:30am
- Welcome: 9:30am-9:45am
- Keynote: The Community and Culture of JMU, Dr. Tim Miller, Vice President of Student Affairs: 9:45am-10:15am
- Break: 10:15am-10:30am
- Faculty Panel: 10:30am-11:30am
Learn from our faculty panelists on what students are looking for in internships and jobs and how to better connect and communicate with them.
Panelists: Dr. Kirk Armstrong, JMU Department of Health Professions, Academic Unit Head; Dr. Debbie Warnaar, JMU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Lecturer; Dr. Liam Buckley, JMU Sociology & Anthropology, Interim Academic Unit Head; Dr. Tom Dillon, JMU Computer Information Systems & Business Analytics, Professor
Facilitator: Laura Hickerson, JMU Assistant Director of Employer Engagement
- Lunch & Tours of the Interview Center and Hotel Madison: 11:30am-1:00pm
- Roundtable Discussions: 1:00pm-1:45pm
Discuss and strategize with fellow attendees on current topics and trends facing campus recruiting?such as engaging overloaded students and holding virtual events.
Facilitator: Morgan Vega Gomez, JMU Employer Marketing Coordinator
- Break: 1:45pm-2:00pm
- Navigating Ethical & Diverse Recruiting On Campus: 2:00-2:45pm
Engage with our panelists as they discuss ethical considerations in diversity recruiting, signaling a commitment to inclusion in your on-campus presence, and tips for connecting with identity-based student populations. Our JMU liaisons to diverse student groups will be joined by Cathy Welsh, Attorney at Law, as they discuss how employers can express their intent to hire diversely within the parameters of EEOC and reverse discrimination laws. Learn how you can apply this knowledge as you craft your job postings, plan on-campus events, conduct interviews, and interact with JMU students on and off campus.
Panelists: Cathleen Welsh, Flora Pettit PC Attorney at Law; Logan Zeigler; JMU Employer Services Assistant, liaison to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Program; Aimee Stright, JMU Academic & Career Advisor, liaison to College of Integrated Science and Engineering, liaison to Office of Disability Services; Cassidy Persson, JMU Academic & Career Advisor, liaison to College of Health and Behavioral Studies, liaison to Student Veterans
Facilitator: Danielle Brooks, JMU On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator, incoming liaison to Office of Disability Services