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Advancing Public Purposes

30-Minute Session

Ready Day 1 Connect: Transforming Career Preparation from Service to Academic Practice

Thursday, January 22, 2026
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: LeDroit Park - Level M3

    Co-Presenter(s)

  • DO

    David Owen

    Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
    Georgia Southern University, United States

    • Primary Presenter(s)

  • CC

    Caitlyn Cofer

    Quality Enhancement Plan Director
    Georgia Southern University, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • GG

    Glenn Gibney

    Associate Vice President for Career Readiness
    Georgia Southern University, United States

  • RS

    Ryan Schroeder

    Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    Georgia Southern University, United States

Discover how Georgia Southern University prioritized implementation in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and College of Arts and Humanities, whose disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, and English require students to articulate transferable skills across diverse career paths. This approach demonstrates how liberal arts programs can effectively prepare students for broad professional landscapes through targeted competency development.

Session facilitators will include deans from both targeted colleges as well as Georgia Southern's associate vice president and director for career and professional development, providing varied perspectives on implementation challenges and outcomes. Attendees will gain strategies for curricular integration, faculty engagement, and assessment tools for creating institution-wide ownership of student career preparedness within academic programming.