Pre-Conference Workshop | Southmoreland (1st floor)

Workshop title: Teaching with AI: A Hands-On Workshop
Attendance is free but limited to four faculty in each human sciences program. Check with your faculty coordinator before registering. You can sign up for the workshop when you register for the conference.

Learn more about the pre-conference workshop

Registration Check-in | Hotel Lobby (1st floor)

Faculty Coordinators & Board Members Happy Hour
All faculty coordinators are invited to join your board liaisons for an informal happy hour at the conference hotel. Details will be provided at registration check-in.

Dinner on Your Own
As groups make dinner plans, we will add them here.

Registration Check-in | Ballroom Foyer (2nd floor)

Morning Sessions
Human Sciences Board of Directors Breakfast & Meeting, 7:30-9:45 AM in Union Hill (2nd floor)

Faculty Coordinators Breakfast & Meeting, 8:00-9:30 AM in Roanoke (2nd floor)
This breakfast is for current and incoming faculty coordinators. Breakfast will be available starting at 7:15 a.m. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m.

First Timer's Breakfast & Meet-and-Greet, 8:00-9:00 AM in Rockhill (2nd floor)
This breakfast is for those who registered as first-time attendees.

Department Chairs and HS Board Meeting, 10:00-11:30 AM in Ballroom E (2nd floor)
This is an annual opportunity for alliance administrators to review trends in higher education affecting our programs.

Program and Campus Coordinator Meetings
Programs are welcome to begin meeting and working through their agendas.

• Community development, 10-11:45 AM in Westport (3rd flr)
• Early care & education, 10-11:45 AM in Rockhill (2nd flr)
• Early childhood & family policy, 10-11:45 AM in Ballroom B (2nd flor)
• Family & community services, 10-11:45 AM in Union Hill (2nd flor)
• Family & consumer sciences education, 10-11:45 AM in Southmoreland (1st flr)
• Family financial planning, 10-11:45 AM in Ballroom A (2nd flr)
• Gerontology, 10-11:45 AM in Roanoke (2nd flr)
• Nutrition & dietetics, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM in Plaza 1 (3rd flr)
• Youth development, 10-11:45 AM in Ballroom D (2nd flr)
• Campus Coordinators, 10-11:45 AM in Brookside (1st flr)

Working Lunch with Board Liaisons and Program Faculty
11:45 AM-12:15 PM - Pickup boxed lunch from the Ballroom Foyer
12:15-1:15 PM - Board Liaison + Programs Meet (in program meeting rooms)

Department chairs will meet throughout the afternoon. View the department chair's schedule.

Program, Department Chair, and Campus Coordinator Meeting Times

• IDEA Cabinet, 1:30-4:15 PM in Hyde Park (2nd flr)
• Community development, 1:30-4 PM
• Early care & education, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Early childhood & family policy, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Family & community services, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Family & consumer sciences education, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Family financial planning, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Gerontology, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Nutrition & dietetics, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Youth development, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Campus Coordinators, 1:30-4:15 PM
• Department chairs schedule

Awards Reception & Celebration | Plaza Terrace (3rd floor)
A favorite among attendees, this is a casual cocktail hour with snacks as we celebrate the contributions of our annual alliance award winners.

Dinner on Your Own
As groups make dinner plans, we will add them here.

• Campus Coordinators, TBD location and time
• IDEA Cabinet, TBD location and time

Breakfast Buffet & LinkedIn Workshops
Breakfast will be available starting at 7:45 a.m. The workshops will begin at 8:15 a.m. in Ballroom E and Ballroom FG on the 2nd floor.

Choose the workshop that best fits your LinkedIn experience and comfort level. In addition to learning best practices for creating your personal LinkedIn profile, attendees will explore how to use personal branding to attract prospective students. There will be time for attendees to work on their LinkedIn profiles and receive direct instruction from experts.

Program, Department Chair, and Campus Coordinator Meeting Times

• Community development, 10-11:45 AM
• Early care & education, 10 AM-12 PM
• Early childhood & family policy, 10 AM-12 PM
• Family & community services, 10 AM-12 PM
• Family & consumer sciences education, 10 AM-12 PM
• Family financial planning, 10 AM-12 PM
• Gerontology, 10 AM-12 PM
• Nutrition & dietetics, 10 AM-12 PM
• Youth development, 10 AM-12 PM
• Campus Coordinators, 10 AM-11:45 AM
• Department chairs schedule
• HS Board + Campus Coordinators, 10 AM-10:30 AM in Brookside (1st flr)

Lunch Buffet & Level Up Presentations, Ballroom EFG (2nd floor)
Join alliance faculty, staff, and administrators for a relaxed lunch. This show-and-tell will provide ideas and inspiration you and your program can use to take things to the next level. After learning from your colleagues, there will be time for program groups to discuss. 

1:45 - 5 PM

3-3:30 PM
Refreshment Break

Program, Department Chair, and Campus Coordinator Meeting Times

• Early care & education, 1:45-5 PM
• Early childhood & family policy, 1:45-5 PM
• Family & community services, 1:45-5 PM
• Family & consumer sciences education, 1:45-5 PM
• Family financial planning, 1:45-5 PM
• Gerontology, 1:45-5 PM
• Youth development, 1:45-5 PM
• Department chairs schedule
• HS Board + Dept. Chairs, 4-5 PM in Ballroom EFG (2nd flr)

Dinner on Your Own

• HS Board Dinner, 6 PM at location Season's 52

Continental Breakfast in Ballroom Foyer | Come-and-Go from 8-9 AM
Nothing fancy, but still delicious - just pastries, fruit, yogurt, juice, and coffee. Fill your plate and take it with you to your program meeting.

Lunch Buffet in Ballroom Foyer | Come-and-Go from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Take a break and enjoy lunch in the grand ballroom, or fill your plate and head back to your meeting room. The choice is yours!

Program Meeting Times

• Human Sciences Board, 8 AM-3 PM in Union Hill
• Early care & education, 8 AM-12 PM in Rockhill
• Family & consumer sciences education, 9-11:45 AM in Southmoreland
• Gerontology, 8 AM - 12 PM in Roanoke