Official Call for Proposals | Employer Relations Summit
The Southern Association of Colleges and Employers is hosting our 11th annual Employer Relations Summit in person on June 25-27, 2025 at the Omni Louisville Hotel. Calling all career services professionals passionate about building strong employer relationships! We're seeking your expertise to shape the program for the upcoming Employer Relations Summit. This is your chance to share your knowledge, ignite discussions, and leave a lasting impact on your colleagues.
We're looking for BOTH Traditional Breakout Session proposals AND Mini Breakout Session proposals.
Traditional Breakout Sessions - 1 hour presentations
Mini Breakout Sessions - In place of roundtables this year, we’re hosting “mini-sessions” to supercharge the sharing of best practices! These will be 20-minute sessions, with a short break in-between for the audience to rotate rooms. Each session will consist of a short prompt by the presenter regarding a topic relevant to our work in Employer Relations, followed by discussion and idea-sharing. If you’d like to lead a mini-session, please submit a topic idea and be prepared to facilitate a short & lively conversation!
Breakout Session Ideas:
- Best Practices for Employer Engagement/Relations
- Trends in Recruiting Gen Alpha
- Retaining Millennials/ Gen Y
- Skills based hiring (certificates, badging, assessments)
- Sponsorship promotion and utilization
- Virtual Interviewing and Prescreening processes
Ready to submit your proposal?
- Craft a compelling title and session description (max 200 words).
- Outline a clear learning objective.
- Share your CV and bio (and your co-presenter's, if applicable).
We very much look forward to receiving your breakout session proposals, and we thank you in advance for having the interest and taking the time to submit your program!