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2018-2019 GCC Mid-West Regional Meeting at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1/31/2019 - 2/1/2019Event Description
Join your GCC Mid-West colleagues for a regional meeting hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. There is no registration fee; however, you must be a paid GCC member to attend. Questions about the event may be directed to Derek Attig (dattig2@illinois.edu), Director of Career Development.
This year's GCC Mid-West Regional Meeting will focus on bringing GCC members together to share and collaborate about successes, challenges, best practices, and exciting new ideas. After a welcome and interactive storytelling workshop, the focus of the conference will be on Collaborative Conversations. During each Collaborative Conversation session, attendees will choose a topic (drawn from a member survey, like programming innovations, working with online students, collaborating with faculty and departments, employer outreach, building inclusive cultures, and more) to address in an open, creative discussion with colleagues from across the region.
Thi Nguyen (Washington University in St. Louis) and Garth Fowler (American Psychological Association) are planning an inaugural GCC Midwest Journal Club meeting for the afternoon of the 31st. See details below.
Tentative Agenda
January 31, 2019
7:00-9:00pm
February 1, 2019
8:30-9:00
Journal Club
Blocks of rooms are available at two hotels in the heart of campus:
Other nearby hotels include Hampton Inn (0.8 miles away), Hyatt Place (1.8 miles away), and the I-Hotel (2.1 miles away).
Transportation Information
The conference will be held at Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, Illinois). Metered street parking--paid by coins or the MobileMeter app--is available next to the conference venue. The nearest airport is Champaign Willard (CMI). Travel options from O'Hare or Midway airports in Chicago include Amtrak or commercial bus services.
This year's GCC Mid-West Regional Meeting will focus on bringing GCC members together to share and collaborate about successes, challenges, best practices, and exciting new ideas. After a welcome and interactive storytelling workshop, the focus of the conference will be on Collaborative Conversations. During each Collaborative Conversation session, attendees will choose a topic (drawn from a member survey, like programming innovations, working with online students, collaborating with faculty and departments, employer outreach, building inclusive cultures, and more) to address in an open, creative discussion with colleagues from across the region.
Thi Nguyen (Washington University in St. Louis) and Garth Fowler (American Psychological Association) are planning an inaugural GCC Midwest Journal Club meeting for the afternoon of the 31st. See details below.
Tentative Agenda
January 31, 2019
7:00-9:00pm
Reception at Papa Del's Pizza
(1201 S. Neil St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820)
(1201 S. Neil St., Champaign, Illinois, 61820)
February 1, 2019
8:30-9:00
Welcome & Continental Breakfast
Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, Illinois, 61801)
9:00-10:15
Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, Illinois, 61801)
Storytelling Your Career
Prof. Kate McDowell, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
10:30 - 11:45
Prof. Kate McDowell, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Collaborative Conversation I
Topics:
Innovative Approaches to Programming
Student Stress & Resilience
Employer Outreach
11:45-1:15
Topics:
Innovative Approaches to Programming
Student Stress & Resilience
Employer Outreach
Lunch & Campus Tour
1:15-2:30
Collaborative Conversation II
Topics:
Collaborating with Faculty and Departments
Working with Online Students
2:45-4:00
Topics:
Collaborating with Faculty and Departments
Working with Online Students
Collaborative Conversation III
Topics:
Building Inclusive Campus Communities
Communicating with Graduate Students
4:00-4:30
Topics:
Building Inclusive Campus Communities
Communicating with Graduate Students
Report Out & Wrap-Up
Journal Club
As part of the Midwest Regional GCC meeting, members will pilot a journal club to dive into the literature and papers that are the basis of what we do and career professionals. This will be a free, in-person session held at the University of Illinois, the site for the regional meeting. We are striving to keep this functionally small, for 20 members. Please RSVP before January 18. Respondents can vote for topics and will receive related articles to dive into for the in-person discussion.
Potential Topics (vote in the RSVP link):
- Certificate programs
- Career Roadmap
- Institutional structure; Leveraging Where You Are and Aligning Strategy
- Outcomes Reporting
Proposed Agenda:
- 1:00 pm Intro and chat about goals of the group
- 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm Chat about 1st round of papers
- Break
- 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm Chat about 2nd round of papers
- Break
- 7:00 pm GCC Regional Reception
Blocks of rooms are available at two hotels in the heart of campus:
Illini Union Hotel (0.4 miles to conference site)
$104 / night
Mention Graduate Career Consortium when you book
Block expires on 1/1/2019
Marriott TownePlace Suites (0.7 miles to conference site)
$129 / night
Call 217-344-1600 and use code CCMC to book
Block expires 2 weeks before conference
$104 / night
Mention Graduate Career Consortium when you book
Block expires on 1/1/2019
Marriott TownePlace Suites (0.7 miles to conference site)
$129 / night
Call 217-344-1600 and use code CCMC to book
Block expires 2 weeks before conference
Other nearby hotels include Hampton Inn (0.8 miles away), Hyatt Place (1.8 miles away), and the I-Hotel (2.1 miles away).
Transportation Information
The conference will be held at Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, Illinois). Metered street parking--paid by coins or the MobileMeter app--is available next to the conference venue. The nearest airport is Champaign Willard (CMI). Travel options from O'Hare or Midway airports in Chicago include Amtrak or commercial bus services.