Career Ideas Festival: Hacking College: How to Craft Your Way to a Meaningful and Marketable Degree

Career Ideas Festival
Friday, March 27
9:30 a.m. Check-in and welcome reception | Founders Hall
10 a.m. Scott Carlson and Ned Laff, authors of Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter – and What Really Does
11:30 a.m. Book signing and networking reception

STUDENTS PRIZE DRAWING:
Enter the drawing at check-in for a chance to win one of 10 copies of Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter—and What Really Does. Winners will be posted at check-in table. Must be present to win.

Join us to learn:

• How to craft your way to a meaningful and marketable degree
• How any institution can re-invigorate itself by changing the conversations we have with students have on campus
• How these conversations can lead students to create more personally meaningful degrees, leading to better student engagement

Scott Carlson, senior writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Scott Carlson has been a writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education since 1999, where he has covered the financial sustainability of higher education institutions, the relevance of the curriculum, the impact of college on low-income populations, and the path from college to career among other topics.

Ned S, Laff, PhD, former college administrator and student-success expert

Dr. Ned Scott Laff has over 35 years of experience in college and university settings in administrative and faculty roles. He has worked in curriculum development, program assessment, self-designed majors, and developing centers that integrate advising, mentoring, and career development. He was awarded the Civic Engagement Award from The Washington Center for his work in service- and community-based learning.