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;
      • On-Campus Internships: Elevating the Student Employee
      • Creating a Paid Summer Intern Program Exclusively for UConn Students
  • New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience, Fall Conference;
      • 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
  • 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:
      • Tolland
      • Middlesex
      • Northwest CT
      • Southeast CT
  • Best Practices for Visiting Colleagues
  • External Reviewer for North Dakota State University Career Center