Career Professionals Meeting

NASPAA’s annual Career Professionals Conference is designed to provide information about career paths for students in public administration and public policy programs, allow for networking among staff and faculty leading career development efforts at NASPAA schools, and learn about programs and best practices offered by NASPAA colleagues around the country.  
Career Professionals Meeting

 

2023 NASPAA Career Professionals Conference

 

NASPAA is delighted to announce the Public Administration Department of North Carolina Central University! We hope that you will join us for informative sessions held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 (9 am to 5 pm EST), and Friday, December 1, 2023 (9 am to 4 pm EST) with a meet and greet on Wednesday, November 30 (5 pm to 7 pm EST).

 

Are you interested in facilitating a best practice session? These small group sessions (each lasting approximately 30 minutes) will allow you to present your program topic to a group of colleagues and answer questions related to your program. Possible topics could include but are not limited to the following:

  • Changes in the field
  • Serving international students
  • Developing employer partnerships
  • Best practices for small career support offices 
  • Climate/Sustainability/ ESG careers
  • Data focused/ quantitative careers

Please submit a proposal (including topic, your school/program, and full description) of your best practice session to events@naspaa.org by Friday, October 20th

Registration:

  • Early bird rate: $195 register online before November 7, 2023 (11:59 PM EST). 
  • Regular rate: $210 on or after November 8, 2023
  • The last day to register is November 24th, 2023

Lodging Suggestions: 

  • AC Hotel Durham: 2800 Erwin Road Durham, NC 27705
  • Sheraton Imperial Hotel: 700 Emperor Blvd Durham, NC 27703
  • The Durham Hotel: 315 E. Chapel Hill Blvd Durham, NC 27701
  • Downtown Marriott City Center: 201 Foster St Durham, NC 27701
  • Unscripted Hotel: 202 N Corcoran St Durham, NC 27701

Local transportation suggestion: 

  • Uber/Lyft is the best mode of transportation around the Triangle and to/from NCCU's campus
  • Rental cars (parking passes will provided - email events@naspaa.org to inquire)
  • Please note that transportation will be provided by the host school for the Friday group tour

 

Tentative Schedule:

2023 NASPAA NASPAA Career Professionals Conference

November 29 –30, 2023

Day 1 & 2

Wednesday, Nov. 29th

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Welcome Meet & Greet – Dr. Wilson, Chair, Public Administration &

Dean Anthony Nelson, Dean of Business School

NCCU New Student Center (NSC) - 511 Nelson St, Durham, NC 27707

(2nd floor Lobby)

Thursday, Nov. 30th

 

NCCU New Student Center (NSC)

Room 2201-2202

 

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

 

Check-In & Networking Breakfast

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Welcome (Conf hosts)

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM

 

Panel –

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

 

Break

11:30 AM – 12:30 AM

 

Panel

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

 

Lunch + presentation (NCCU sessions) Keynote Speaker Ron Penny

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

 

Best Practices Session –  Ron Penny stay around Round 1

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

 

Coffee/Tea & Snack Break

3:00 PM – 3:55 PM

 

Panel /Discussions

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM

 

Break

4:05 PM – 5:00 PM

 

Presentation

 

2023 NASPAA Career Professionals Conference

December 1, 2023

Day 2

 

Friday, December 1st

NCCU – CJB Lobby

Room 2201-2202

 

Albert N. Whiting Criminal Justice Building

NCCU Campus - 2201 Lincoln Street, Durham NC 27707

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

 

Networking Breakfast

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

 

Best Practice Session - Round 2

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

 

Break

 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

 

Panel

11:30 AM

 

Lunch served

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

 

Travel to Tour

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

 

Tour RTP

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

 

Travel from Tour

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Close out