LUNCH & LEARN - Connecting the Dots: Admissions, Careers, and Student Success
Event Details
Join SOCHE for a virtual lunch and learn, “Connecting the Dots: Admissions, Careers, and Student Success,” on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 12 p.m. ET via Zoom. This session will be presented by Erin Willoughby, Director of Admissions & Career Services at Clark State College.
What if career conversations began before students ever stepped foot on campus? At Clark State College, Admissions and Career Services have been combined into one seamless process to help ensure students are choosing the right major, the right career pathway, and ultimately the right future. Guided by the motto, “We help students start with us and then help them leave with their career and future on the right path,” this integrated approach is transforming the student experience from the very beginning.
During this session, Erin will share Clark State’s journey of connecting admissions and career services, from the initial vision and implementation process, to the lessons learned along the way. She will offer an honest look at both the successes and challenges of an initiative that continues to evolve more than two years after its launch.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify a different approach to student enrollment and student success
- Learn about the process of implementation and integration
- Learn the honest truth about the process, the outcomes (good and bad), and how the program is still a work in progress
- Identify new strategies that might improve student success and student experiences for the current student environment
Whether you work in admissions, enrollment management, career services, student affairs, or academic leadership, this session will provide valuable ideas for creating a more intentional, student-centered pathway from enrollment to career success. Register today to learn how connecting admissions and career services can help students start strong and stay on the path to a successful future.
Registration for this session will close on Sunday, Sept. 13.
[If you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants.]
When: Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 12-1 p.m. ET [If you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants.]
Where: SOCHE Zoom platform [link sent at least 24 hours prior to event]
Cost:
- Personnel from SOCHE member schools: $5
- Personnel from NON-member schools/organizations: $10
- Students: FREE [Note: This fee is is reserved for individuals who are students only, not for personnel pursuing continuing education.]
Questions? Contact Mindy Claggett at SOCHE
Student Registration Fee Policy
Registration Cancellation Policy
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 13
About the Presenter
Erin Willoughby
Director of Admissions & Career Services
Clark State College
Erin Willoughby is the Director of Admissions & Career Services at Clark State College. She has been with Clark State for 3 years and comes from a background in workforce development and government agency work. She has a Master’s Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling: Chemical Dependency focus and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Wright State University. Her passion for career guidance and counseling came from her work with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities. She is married and the proud mother of three children, ages 15 to 20. She is enjoying every minute of watching them navigate these transformative years while guiding them as they grow into the adults they are becoming.