Academy on the Road Agenda

Academy Agenda

Please note the agenda is subject to change.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
2:00 - 5:00 PM Residence Hall Check-in Callahan Center,
Lower Level
2:00 - 5:00 PM Campus Tour (Optional)
Founded in 1939, Endicott's 235-acre oceanfront campus includes many historic buildings. Learn more about its history while getting acquainted with campus.
Guided by Endicott
Faculty & Staff
5:00 - 8:00 PM Welcome Clambake
Mix and mingle with CEIA Academy on the Road attendees from all three learning tracks while indulging in a traditional New England Clambake
- Cash bar available- If you have non-Academy registered travel companion(s) that will be accompanying you, please register for an extra clambake ticket.
- CEIA Academy on the Road attendees will be welcomed by our Endicott College Site Hosts and also kick off our learning with insights into Endicott’s commitment to experiential learning
Tupper Manor
Thursday, August 10, 2023
7:30 - 8:15 AM Breakfast Callahan Dining Center
8:30 AM Welcome
Morning kickoff will include a viewing of CEIA's 60th Anniversary
Klebanoff Auditorium
(Judge Science Center)
8:45 - 10:00 AM Opening Session for Newcomer and Mid-Career Tracks
Featured Speaker: Eric Hall, Associate Vice President of Career Services, Southern New Hampshire University
A look at considerations as we explore the future of experiential learning
Klebanoff Auditorium
(Judge Science Center)
Opening Session for Employer Track
Facilitated by Christine Barkley
Session topics: Introductions, Methodology Overview, Internship Definition and Why Internships Matter

* Day begins here for Commuter Registration participants
Wax Academic Center
Room 329
10:00 - 10:15 AM Break
10:30 - 11:45 AM Breakout Session: Charting Your Course
Exploring the anchors necessary for your successful voyage while mapping your home harbor
Newcomer Track
Facilitated by Kelly Harper
Session Topics: Components of effective work-integrated learning programs, program structure, relationship to overall organization
Wax Academic Center
Room 327
Mid-Career Track
Facilitated by Tracey Dowling
Session Topics: Taking on additional responsibilities while managing your duties and responsibilities, continuing momentum of your early career and building on it, identifying what is working and what is not for programs, services and people your coordinate
Wax Academic Center
Room 328

Employer Track
Facilitated by Christine Barkley
Session topics: Organizational Readiness & Commitment, Recruiting Interns and Legal Aspects
Wax Academic Center
Room 329
11:45 AM Group Photo Lawn at Misselwood Commons
12:00 - 1:00 PM Luncheon Callahan Dining Center
1:15 - 3:00 PM Breakout Session: Embarkation
Strategy, skill, and adapting to changing conditions are essential for a successful voyage. Leverage skills and strengths of your shipmates are key
Newcomer Track
Facilitated by Tracey Dowling
Session Topics: Creating and implementing an employer development and relations approach that will work on your campus for your student stakeholders
Wax Academic Center
Room 327
Mid-Career Track
Facilitated by Cherie Lynch
Session Topics: Reevaluating your approach to meeting, committee and program management in order to maximize effectiveness in current role and leveraging others to reach a common goal
Wax Academic Center
Room 328
Employer Track
Facilitated by Christine Barkley
Session Topics: Creating a structured experience of value and the four elements of successful internships
Wax Academic Center
Room 329
3:00 - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 - 5:45 PM Breakout Session: Calibrating Your Compass
This session will explore proven concepts and techniques designed to build the collaboration, partnerships and relationships needed to have others engage and invest in help you master a smooth sail
Newcomer Track
This group will divide into two small group sessions: Curriculum Development and Program / Workshop Development

- Curriculum Development Small Group Session Topics include Sample syllabi, credit bearing vs. non-credit bearing courses, best approaches to training/managing student participants and site supervisors (Facilitated by Cherie Lynch)

- Program / Workshop Development Small Group Session Topics include identifying gaps in needed programming, gaining student engagement, colleague referral process, engaging alumni and employers as external subject matter expert guest speakers (Facilitated by Kelly Harper)
Wax Academic Center
Room 327
Mid-Career Track
Facilitated by Vanecia Harrison-Sanders
Session Topics: Upgrading your skills and knowledge, identifying professional development that will both complement your curated skill set and inspire your, bringing back concepts and gaining buyin
Wax Academic Center
Room 328
Employer Track
Facilitated by Christine Barkley
Session Topics: Involving your entire organization, remote applicability, assessing your organization's success

* Day ends after this breakout session at 4:30 PM for Commuter Registration participants
Wax Academic Center
Room 329
6:00 - 7:30 PM Dinner Callahan Dining Center
7:45 - 9:00 PM DIY Campfire S'Mores
Networking and camaraderie across learning tracks over a campfire with s'mores as we take in a beautiful New England sunset (official sunset time is 7:45 PM, don't miss it!)
Amphitheater Fire Pit
Friday, August 11, 2023
7:30 - 8:15 PM Breakfast Callahan Dining Center
8:30 - 10:30 AM Breakout Session: Finding a Beacon
Buoys indicate where safe water lies, telling sailors where it's safe to navigate within a channel. Knowing when to rely on seasoned sailors to navigate hazards and identifying new routes is paramount
Newcomer Track
Facilitated by Tracey Dowling
Session Topics: Establish and effectively leverage a professional network of work-integrated learning professionals
Wax Academic Center
Room 327
Mid-Career Track
Facilitated by Kelly Harper
Session Topics: Identifying mentors, knowing when/how to reach out, what to ask, follow-up so you are thought of and tapped for next sets or skill-building opportunities, both internal and external to your organization
Wax Academic Center
Room 328
10:30 - 10:45 AM Break
11:00 - 12:00 PM Closing Session
Featured Speaker: Himal Chan Ahulha, Founder of Quincia
A look at considerations of the impact of artificial intelligence application and interview tools for both work-integrated learning professionals and employer site hosts
Klebanoff Auditorium
(Judge Science Center)
12:00 - 1:00 PM Luncheon Callahan Dining Center
12:00 - 2:00 PM Residence Hall Check-Out Callahan Center,
Lower Level