LIVE EVENT - 2023 HBCU Alumni Professional Development Symposium - Atlanta

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LIVE EVENT - 2023 HBCU Alumni Professional Development Symposium - Atlanta

Join this specialized, intergenerational opportunity for HBCU alumni to expand their knowledge of skills needed in today’s employment market

By Morehouse College National Alumni Association

When and where

Date and time

Saturday, March 25 · 8:30am - 1pm EDT

Location

Equitable Building 100 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308

About this event

  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile eTicket

Please make sure that you only select one AM session and one PM session.

Click here to upload your resume. Required to attend.

CONVERSATIONS THAT BUILD FOUNDATIONS AND FUTURES

PURPOSE OF THE SPELHOUSE SYMPOSIUM

The purpose of the HBCU Professional Development Symposium is to:

  • Provide a specialized, intergenerational opportunity for HBCU alumni to expand their knowledge of current skills necessary to obtain entry to careers in today’s market.
  • Prepare HBCU alumni job seekers to overcome obstacles and maximize the ability to enhance their career options.
  • Identify and/or expand opportunities for HBCU alumni that are seeking career changes.
  • Provide professional networking opportunities for HBCU alumni job seekers and employers.

THE SPELHOUSE PDS AUDIENCE

  • There are over 100 colleges in the United States that are identified by the US Department of Education as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
  • Collectively, HBCUs serve approximately 225,000 students each year. Talented alumni from these institutions live and work in major markets across the country.
  • Alumni , family and friends from these institutions are invited to attend PDS events.
  • This year we are specifically and uniquely looking to engage alumni that are one to ten years into their careers.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

REGISTRATION / COFFEE & CRUNCHIES / NETWORKING

9:00 AM

WELCOME ADDRESS AND OPENING REMARKS

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

WORKSHOP SESSION #1: The Art & Science of Getting Into the Right Door


The Art & Science of Getting Into the Right Door Young professionals often contemplate if they are on the right career path. If this is you, don’t wait any longer. It can be difficult determining wha...

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

WORKSHOP SESSION #2: Mid Career Transitions: Navigating Change


Mid Career Transitions: Navigating Change From a Position of Strength Happiness at work correlates with your overall life satisfaction. Over a lifetime, many Americans spend one-third of their waking...

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Corporate (DE&I), What is Really Happening?

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

BRUNCH / SPEAKERS / NETWORKING

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

WORKSHOP SESSION #1: The Art & Science of Getting Into the Right Door


The Art & Science of Getting Into the Right Door Young professionals often contemplate if they are on the right career path. If this is you, don’t wait any longer. It can be difficult determining wha...

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

WORKSHOP SESSION #2: Mid Career Transitions: Navigating Change


Mid Career Transitions: Navigating Change From a Position of Strength Happiness at work correlates with your overall life satisfaction. Over a lifetime, many Americans spend one-third of their waking...

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Corporate (DE&I), What is Really Happening?


Corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts can sometimes fall short of helping to move workplace culture toward the holy grail designation of “best place to work”. It has been reported ...

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