SOAR
Schedule
2026 SOAR Summit schedule is in the works!
Check back for updates as we finalize our agenda.
Thursday, january 15, 2026 BUSINESS casual attire with soar t-shirt |
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12:00-3:30 p.m. |
SOAR Check-In, CCPD |
4:00-4:30 p.m. |
Connection before Content, MCC Ballrooms |
4:30-5:15 p.m. |
Opening Keynote: Begin Unfinished: There’s No Arrival, Only Becoming, MCC Ballrooms |
5:15-5:30 p.m. |
Introductions to SOAR Leaders, MCC Ballrooms |
5:30-5:45 p.m. |
Pick up dinner, outside MCC Ballrooms |
5:45-7:00 p.m. |
Developing Your Brand to Tell Your Story, MCC Ballrooms
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7:00 p.m. |
Group Photo in SOAR t-shirts, MCC Atrium |
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 business professional attire *Professional headshot station in olin throughout the day |
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8:30-8:45 a.m. |
Check-in / Pick up Breakfast, outside MCC Ballrooms |
8:45-9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Warm-Up, MCC Ballrooms |
9:00-10:00 a.m. |
Introducing Internships, MCC Ballrooms |
10:00-10:15 a.m. |
Break |
10:15-11:15 a.m. |
Increasing Your Social Capital: Leverage PirateConnect and LinkedIn, MCC Ballrooms |
11:15-11:30 a.m. |
Break / Pick up lunch, outside MCC Ballrooms |
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Roundtable Sessions, (20-minute rotations, pick up to three topics), MCC Ballrooms |
Exploring Grad School and SOAR |
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Exploring Career Wellness Geneva Walker, Health & Counseling Services Join this conversation to explore strategies for maintaining mental health through the process of career development. |
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Exploring Financial Literacy |
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Exploring Academic Internships and the Funded Internship Program |
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Exploring Personal Narrative Writing |
12:30-12:45 p.m. |
Break |
12:45-2:00 p.m. |
Developing Effective Internship and Job Search Habits, MCC Ballrooms |
2:00-2:15 p.m. |
Break |
2:15-3:15 p.m. |
Resumes & Cover Letters, MCC Ballrooms |
3:15-3:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Interviewing Skills, MCC Ballrooms |
4:30-5:00 p.m. |
Break |
5:00-6:30 p.m. |
Career Communities Dinner, MCC Ballrooms |
6:30-700 p.m. |
Reflections and Next Steps, MCC Ballrooms |