We welcome you to join us on March 26th at 1 PM (ET) for the second episode of our hit new series, “Industry Insights with Randy Bitting”. Randy’s Industry Insights series embarks on a mission to challenge the Higher Education status quo and pursue conversations that push the boundaries of our intellectual comfort zones.
Each month, we invite you to watch Randy interview different top industry experts and visionary thought leaders. Together, they will examine, and investigate, some of the most pressing issues (and possible solutions) facing post-secondary education. Tune in to learn about innovative technologies coming to market, catch the latest student engagement trends, and stay on top of the ever-evolving landscape of student success.
For this next episode, Randy welcomes his second guest, Tim Harding, Associate Vice President for Career Development & Engagement at the University of Tampa. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education combined with insights from the University of Tampa's Spartan Ready® initiative, Tim was an obvious choice for this second episode. During their conversation, Tim and Randy will candidly discuss the current state of Career Readiness in Higher Education. They will discuss actionable strategies for gaining key stakeholder buy-in and support for career readiness programming at the university level.
This event will cover topics including:
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An overview of the current landscape of career readiness in 2025.
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Insights into the University of Tampa's Spartan Ready® initiative, which focuses on career readiness, employability, and competency development.
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Strategies for gaining faculty and leadership buy-in for career readiness programming.
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A live Q&A with Randy and Tim to get your questions answered!
As always, there is no cost to attend, and a post-event recording will be sent out to all registrants!
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Tim currently serves as the Chair of the (NACE) Board of Directors and has served in NACE several leadership roles including Chair-elect from 2023 - 2024; Vice President – College from 2021 – 2023; Director – College on the Board of Directors from 2017 – 2020, the co-chair for the 2018 to 2020 Career Readiness Task Force, and co-chair for the 2015-16 “21 st Century Future of Career Services” Task Force.
