2015-2016 Career Center Awards, Presentations & Memberships
Awards
- National Association of Colleges and Employers – Annual Member’s Choice Award
- Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers – Annual Diversity and Inclusion Award
- UConn Spirit Award – Finalist, Rising Star Award
- UConn Spirit Award – Finalist, Departmental Award
- Student Life Award – Graduate Assistant of the Year
- Provost’s Award for Community Engagement – Nominee
- Featured in NACE’s Spotlight publication
- American Association for Engineering Education – Best New Presenter Award
Presentations
- National Association of Colleges and Employers, National Conference; The Matrix: 7 Best Practices + 7 Core Competencies = Limitless Possibilities
- Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers, Annual Conference; Tech Talk (Co-presenter with the EACE Technology Committee)
- National Career Development Association, Global Career Conference; Breaking Away from the Four Year Career Plan
- Cooperative Education & Internship Association, National Annual Conference;
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- On-Campus Internships: Elevating the Student Employee
- Creating a Paid Summer Intern Program Exclusively for UConn Students
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- New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience, Fall Conference;
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- Breaking Away from the Four Year Career Plan
- On-Campus Internships: Elevating Student Employees and Creating a Campus Culture
- High Tech High Touch: Engagement, Innovation & Success
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- National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), Veterans Symposium; Career Readiness and the Military Connected Student: Identifying Stakeholders and Building Partnerships
- Northeast Modern Language Association, Annual Convention; Panelist
- AgCareers North American Ag & Food, Human Resources Roundtable Conference; Panelist
- American Society for Engineering Education, Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration;
- Innovation and Sustainability for Students and Professional Development: Teaching Students to Leverage Existing Resources for Identifying Opportunities
- CT Technology Council, HR Forum; Panelist, Better Together: Creating a Robust Tech Talent Pipeline in Connecticut
- Southern New England Staffing Management Association; Panelist, Building Campus to Career Partnerships
- Fairfield County Business Council, Internship Roundtable; Best Practices in Career Development
- Communications Careers Conference; Curating Careers: Creatively Engaging Fine Arts Students
Memberships
- National Association of Colleges and Employers:
- Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers
- Cooperative Education & Internship Association:
- Connecticut Cooperative Education Internship Association:
- Graduate Career Consortium
- New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience:
- Greater Hartford UConn Alumni Group
- MetroHartford Alliance
- Business Council of Fairfield County
- Chambers of Commerce – Active Membership:
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- Tolland
- Middlesex
- Northwest CT
- Southeast CT
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- Best Practices for Visiting Colleagues
- External Reviewer for North Dakota State University Career Center