Event Date:
Start at 12:00 AMJune 19, 2025
Event Date:
Saturday, September 27. 2025 | 10 am to 4 pm
Location:
Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center
Join Us:
Tenth Annual Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt '42 Workplace & Professional Development Symposium
Present Workshop at Symposium – ELEVATE: Taking it to the Next Level -Deadline is June 19, 2025
Don’t miss our dynamic symposium with Douglass alumnae and friends at our in-person symposium with our theme ELEVATE: Taking it to the Next Level. Enhance your skills, career and success! Whether you are a new graduate, beginning your career, exploring a new profession, advancing your career, or considering retirement, our 2025 symposium will focus on ways to expand your potential and rise to new career heights with actionable strategies and tools for both professional and personal growth. It will be hosted on campus on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Deadline: Completed Proposals MUST be received by Thursday, June 19, 2025, CLICK HERE to complete.
We are seeking dynamic speakers who can present out of the box perspectives on a range of crucial topics including:
- Interview and Negotiating Skills,
- Public Speaking,
- Personal Branding
- Financial/Retirement Planning
- Resume Writing
- Staying Active & Healthy Habits
- Emotional Intelligence and Well Being
- AI
- Optimizing LinkedIn
- From Passion to Profession and Life After Retirement
If you have a topic that aligns with the conference theme, we are open to suggestions and welcome all proposals. We are looking for various speakers to address each stage of the professional journey through workshops, presentations and panel discussion. Please CLICK HERE to complete the submission form for review. We look forward to receiving your proposal.
Our symposium luncheon will feature the 2025 AADC Society of Excellence Induction Ceremony. Honorees will be announced later this spring. The symposium is open to all and is free for all alumnae and friends who are donors to the AADC.Â
We are grateful to Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt â42, pictured, for her generosity in establishing an endowment to provide and grow this highly successful symposium.
