2025 CEIA Academy Agenda

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All times are Mountain Time.

Note: the Agenda is subject to change.

June 10

June 11

June 12

June 10

Time	Event	Location
4:00 – 5:30 AM	Basecamp: Setting a course for your Climb Facilitators: Peggy Harrier & Tracey Dowling A historical perspective of work-integrated learning, benchmarking key events and contributions. We will provide insight into where we started, what happened and where we are today.	The Fitz Lounge
6:00 – 8:00 PM	Dinner and Guided Networking Conduct a networking activity designed to get us connected and open to dialoging for the remainder of our time at the CEIA Academy. Cash bar available (can use card or charge to room)	The Fitz Lounge
8:00 PM	Exploring Vail (Optional)

June 11

Time	Event	Location
6:00 AM	Walking Group (Optional)	Meet in the lobby
7:30 AM	Breakfast Each hotel room includes a complimentary hot breakfast buffet per day.	Mount Powell
8:30 AM	Welcome, Housekeeping Items & Introductions Basecamp: Setting a Course for Your Climb (Continued) Facilitators: Peggy Harrier & Tracey Dowling While your ascent route will vary from institution to institution, we will go over the common gear necessary for developing a good foundation and basic components of a quality work-integrated learning program(s). The presentation will cover the elements of program structure and its relationship to the overall organization. Information will be shared about generating innovative ideas, understanding finances, and data management that will most effectively promote your programs to your stakeholders.	Piney 2 (1st Floor)
9:45 AM	Break
10:00 AM	Basecamp: Setting a Course for Your Climb (continued)
11:45 AM	Group Photo Lunch
1:00 PM	Calibrating Your Compass: Curriculum Development Facilitators: Kelly Harper & Rich Robles Whether your primary role focuses on teaching work-integrated learning courses or facilitating student and employer connections for work-integrated learning opportunities, this session will go over the foundations of curricular and non-curricular preparations for students engaging in work-integrated learning opportunities. Some shared resources will include sample syllabi, discussions about the pendulum swing between credit-bearing and non-credit/zero-credit courses, and best approaches for anchoring student participants and site supervisors. This session will cover technical climbing in enrolling student participants in paid vs. unpaid experiences, course prerequisites, etc.
2:30 PM	Break
4:30 PM	Wrap-up Adjourn for the Day
5:30 PM	Group Dining Excursion (pay your own way) Each of your CEIA Academy Faculty will lead a small group for dining at a local Vail restaurant. Sign-ups will take place onsite, restaurant names and menus will be provided. We will meet in the lobby and make the ~10 minute walk together. In the event of inclement weather, we will use complementary hotel shuttles.	Various locations

June 12

Time	Event	Location
6:00 AM	Walking Group (Optional)	Meet in the lobby
7:30 AM	Breakfast, Vail Manor Lodge Each hotel room includes a complimentary hot breakfast buffet per day.	Mount Powell
8:30 AM	Making the Trek: Employer Relationships & Development Facilitator: Tracey Dowling You cannot reach the peak if you are not prepared and equipped for your first ascent. More importantly, you cannot do it alone. With shared best practices, you will be able to develop a plan to create and implement an employer development and relations approach that will work on your campus for your student stakeholders. Please feel free to bring common employer engagement blowdowns or deadfalls that have stopped or paused progress in engaging with hiring organizations previously.	Piney 2 (1st floor)
9:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM	View from the Peak: Lean on the Experts Facilitators – small groups: Peggy Harrier, Kelly Harper, Rich Robles and Tracey Dowling Visionary thought is the spark that triggers innovation and creates positive change. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional, distinguish yourself from the pack by leveraging your professional network through CEIA. Take advantage of this session to make concrete plans to take what you learned at the Academy and put it into action!
11:45 AM	Wrap up / Evaluations / Adjourn Manor Vail Lodge will be providing light grab and go snacks.
Post-Conference Attendees will receive a feedback survey as well as a link to a password protected webpage with all of the session presentations and handouts.