Dear Alumni Career Day Participants,

Dear Alumni Career Day Participants,

Please disregard if you have not signed up to participate in alumni Career Day.  

First,  THANK YOU SO MUCH for signing up.  The students are sooo excited to meet you all onFebruary 25th, 2016.  Today we sent out the Call To Conference Flyer and Sign Up form for the Alumni Career Day.  Students have until Friday to sign up for the mini-conference.  Below is what was given to them and the options they can sign up for.  

I will not have the final schedule of panels and workshops until this weekend after registration has closed, however, I am able to give you the general schedule for the day.  Each session will last 50 min.  If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

I ask all participants to email a short Bio to me.  Also, if you are facilitating a workshop please send a short description of your workshop as well by Friday, February 19th, 2016.

Alumni Career Day (February 25^th, 2016)

Conference Logistics

Conference Schedule

8:00 a.m.                                 Conference Presenters and Panelists Arrive

Sign In

Set Up in Assigned Session Rooms

8:30 am - 9:15 am                   Opening Session for Conference

                                                “The Mustang Difference:  Key Skills That Lead to Success”

                                                KeyNote Speaker:  Carlton Gordon (’04)

9:21 am – 10:11 am                 1^st Session

10:15 am – 11:05 am               2^nd Session

11:09 am – 11:59 am               3^rd Session

12:03 pm – 12:53 pm              LUNCH

12:57 pm – 2:45 pm                Rotate to observe classrooms and speak to students

(Optional)

Available Panels

Each alumni participant will be assigned a panel to serve on during one or more of the three sessions.  During the panels each panelist will be asked to share a little bit about their background, career, and what led them to choose it, then students will have an opportunity to ask the panelists questions.  The purpose of the panels are to have a rich dialogue with the students about your careers (Qualifications needed, Pay, Benefits, Challenges, etc.

• ·         Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
• ·         Careers in Law, Government, Public Safety, Law Enforcement
• ·         Careers in Education
• ·         Careers in Business
• ·         Sports Careers
• ·         Medical Careers
• ·         Non-Traditional Careers (Performing Arts, Cosmetology, Visual Arts, etc.)

Available Workshops

·         Life in and after High School

o   Facilitator(s) : Kevin Williams (’88) ; Callaya Haywood (’03)

·         Managing Finances

o   Facilitator(s):  Tiffany Kennedy-Hunter (’97) ; Valerie DeHoyos(’00)

·         Financial Aid for College

o   Facilitator:  Crystal Holmes (’99)

·         So you Want to be a writer?

o   Facilitator(s): Alexis Wallace ; Jessica Cage

·         Surviving and Thriving in the Corporate World

o   Facilitator: Ashley Sheree Hutson (’03)

·         Building Your Brand

o   Facilitator:  Leslie Drish (’91)

·         Entrepreneurship

o   Facilitator(s):  Jason Proctor (’98) ; LaBriana Holmes (’08)

Sincerely,

Katrina D. Richard

Centennial Celebration Chair