17th Annual Conference Registration Now Open!
Register for the 17th Annual PennACE Conference before April 1 to receive the Early Bird discounted rate! This year's conference will take place May 21-23 at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College, PA. For more information and to register, please click here.
Below is a tentative schedule of events:
2019 PennACE (Tentative) Conference Schedule
Tuesday, May 21
Pre Conference Activities
Wednesday, May 22
8:30-10:00 am Registration Open
10:00-11:15 am Welcome & Keynote Presentation
Dr. Tom Segar
11:15-12:30pm Lunch & Student of the Year Presentation
12:45-1:45pm Knowledge Session I
What’s Your ParliPro IQ?
Diana Brush, Associate Director, Clarion Univ.
You’re an Athlete? So what.
Eric Morton, Graduate Assistant, Kutztown Univ.
Insights for Preparing Students for Post College
Dr. Tom Segar, Keynote Speaker
One Company’s Approach to Inclusion – PPL Corp.
Brian Case, Manager, PPL
2-3:00pm Express Sessions – Pick Two 25 minute sessions
It Takes Two: The Student-Supervisor Relationship
Crystal Vietmeier, Director, Chatham Univ.
Integrating Career Services & Alumni Relations
Lauren Tudor, Assistant Director, Chatham Univ.
Career Coaching Goes Digital
Diana Brush, Associate Director, Clarion Univ.
Career Prep Courses: Professional Development
Kate Sheridan, Associate Director, Chatham Univ.
The Smartest People “Not” in the Room: Utilizing
Alumni as a Primary Means in Career Development
Ryan Smolko, Associate Director, Muhlenberg College
3:15-4:15pm Knowledge Session II
Understanding Exploratory Students & Career
Educator’s Role in their Relationship
Dr. John Rindy, Director, Slippery Rock Univ.
Taking Kindergarten to College
Julie Novotny, Career Advisor, Kent State Univ.
Great Development Achieves Identifiable Goals
Hope Balanti, Employment Specialist, CCAC
LGBTQA+ Students & the Career Search Journey
Christopher Donchak, Career Counselor, PSU Harrisburg
4:30-5:30pm PennAce Gameshow & Happy Hour
Happy hour sponsored by Enterprise!
6:00pm Group Dinners on Your Own
Thursday, May 23
8:30-9:45am Breakfast & General Membership Meeting
9:45-10:15am Lightning Sessions
SOTY Awards Q&A session
Roadblocks to Re-entry
PennAce Grant Presentation
Patty Gochenauer, PSU Mount Alto
Committee time, if needed
10:15-11:15 Featured Topic Session
Career Services for All: Providing Accessible &
Equitable Campus Resources
Linda Lantaff, Director of Disability Services, Kutztown Univ.
Kerri Gardi, Director of Career Development, Kutztown Univ.
11:15-11:30 Snack Break
11:30-12:30pm Knowledge Session III
Creating Inclusive Environments
Julie Novotny, Career Advisor, Kent State Univ.
Connecting Career Development & Study Abroad
Through University Partnerships
Sherry Rice, Assistant Director, PSU
The Box Method – Thinking Outside of the Box to
Create Successful Mock Interviews
Crystal Cory, Graduate Student, Slippery Rock Univ.
Richard Zapp, Graduate Student, Slippery Rock Univ.
Requiring an Internship: The Good, The Bad,
and The Ugly
Lesli Somerset, Assistant Director, Chatham Univ
General Conference Questions may be addressed to Jenelle Henry Conference Chair at henry@kutztown.edu or at 610.683.4067.