CAFE’S 12TH ANNUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING INSTITUTE

PRACTICING FOR POST-GRADUATE SUCCESS
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
8:30-4:00 pm
Blackwell Hall, Longwood University

Registration NOW OPEN @ https://forms.gle/wQc3m2iCxDE6Myeg9.

The Center for Faculty Enrichment (CAFE) and the Post-Graduate Success Initiative leadership team invite ALL faculty and staff to the 2025 Teaching and Learning Institute. This year’s Institute will feature workshop-style sessions, practitioner panels, and a lunch with topical roundtables, all facilitating exploration of the roles (e.g., advisor, mentor, course instructor, employer) and expertise we bring to forming campus communities dedicated to post-graduate success.

By the end of the Institute, participants should be ready to work with students as they develop and revise their curricular and co-curricular experiences plan and facilitate student practice by articulating experiences to outside audiences. Specifically, participants should be able to:

  • Identify their role and expertise in creating a campus culture committed to post-graduate success
  • Mentor students to create and revise a plan
  • Develop learning activities that promote metacognition and reflection

The Institute is free for all Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College, and Southside Community College faculty and staff. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks provided.

***The first 25 people to register will receive a copy of Weiss’s Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet.

Keynote Speaker

This year’s keynote speaker is Meg Evangelista. Evangelista is a Director-Employer on the 2024-25 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Board of Directors.

She is the global manager for Dell’s HR Rotation Development Program, where she is responsible for building and nurturing the early-in-career ecosystem of talent, from internship recruiting through full-time programming and graduation. Evangelista is passionate about coaching professionals as they join the Dell team and navigate HR. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Women’s Studies from Assumption University and a Master of Education degree in higher education administration from Suffolk University.