Wednesday, May 1, 2013
6:00-7:30 Board Meeting – Restaurant
Thursday, May 2, 2013
8:30-9:30
9:30-9:45
Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcome – Heather Reese, President
9:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-12:30
12:30-1:30
1:30-3:00
3:00-3:15
3:15-4:15
5:30-9:00
KEYNOTE: Cynthia Worthing Kolb, Associate – Cross, Gunter and Witherspoon
No Horse Playing with the Law: Legislative Update
This session will focus on new legislative updates that are relevant to the workforce, with an emphasis on the new legislative surrounding social media.
Break
KEYNOTE: Jo Ellen Polite, MHA – Vet Success
Ropin’ up some Vets: Little Rock VA Regional Office’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program
This session will provide an overview of the VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program, to include hiring incentives exclusive to VR&E veterans. The benefits of hiring veterans, and provide information on internships programs for veterans and organizations that will assist employers in finding qualified veterans will also be discussed.
Lunch Sponsored by Verizon Wireless
KEYNOTE: Katrina Betancourt, MS, RCEP - Worksite Wellness Section Chief - Arkansas Department of Health
Don’t Gamble with your Health: Worksite Wellness: What’s in it for me? What’s in it for them?
This presentation is designed to enable the employer and employee to explore what worksite wellness is and how it can be easily incorporated within the worksite. You will learn aspects of “What‘s in it for me? What’s in it for them?” using best practices through a worksite wellness model to include the importance of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Break (Dessert provided)
KEYNOTE: Lauren Land, Director of Career Services, Ouachita Baptist University
“Connecting the Circle”
Linking students with university alumni is an ideal way to foster networking opportunities and targeted career development. Ouachita Baptist University’s Career Services department works closely with their alumni office, which has paved the way for effective collaborations and overall partnerships. Lauren Land will share how this partnership has enhanced the work Ouachita Career Services and is able to lead on behalf of their students. There will also be a time for career services professionals to share current best practices – let’s share in each other’s successes!
President’s Shindig and Wild West Cookout Cowboy/Western Attire Encouraged!
Dinner beginning at 5:30 with activities to follow

Friday, May 3, 2013
8:00-9:00
9:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
Southwestern Buffet Breakfast
KEYNOTE: Jeff Shoemaker, Employer Development Manager – American InterContinental University
Cowboy Round-Up: Working Together to Achieve 2013 Employment Goals and Objectives
American InterContinental University (AIU) has both online and ground campuses which brings unique challenges in attracting employers for student recruitment. During this session we will review AIU’s proactive approach to
Employer & Career Services that uses best practices for university employer relations including sales and account management. We will consider ways this model could be adapted for your Career Services to:
 Promote and expand your services and outreach activities that attract both local and national hiring companies
 Understand the users of your services and their resource requirements
 Recognize current trends in talent acquisition and future workforce demands
 Define your school’s value proposition for industry and individual organizations
 Deliver and measure the success of your programs
As well as the role of employers in:
 Educating colleges and universities about current and anticipated in-demand skills
 Recommending new services for student recruitment
 Increasing company brand recognition and marketing organizations as a “preferred employer”
Business Meeting
Election of 2013-2014 Officers
Wrap up and Closing