Insider Innovations

Human Connections, Digital Directions

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Event Details:

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: Ashland University - John C. Myers Convocation Center

Zero cost to attend!

Join us in early February for Insider Innovations!

Join us for Insider Innovations: Human Connections, Digital Directions, a free professional development event exclusively for OFIC member campus faculty and staff. In-person engagement is preferred for a richer experience at OFIC professional development events. Should inclement weather occur, sessions will be moved to virtual delivery.

Why Attend?

Hear about a program designed to link international students with alumni and employers.
Explore resources and opportunities to better serve your students.
Discuss challenges and opportunities during roundtable sessions with peers.

Who Should Attend?

Career services professionals looking to grow their programs.
OFIC member campus staff interested in leveraging new resources.

Agenda:

9:30 – 10:00 - Check-in, light breakfast, and Welcome
10:00 – 11:00 - Bridging Borders to Careers: Connecting International Students, Alumni, and Employers, Josh Gory, Denison University
11:00 – 1:00 - 12twenty Presentation and Lunch, Advancing Career Services Through Shared Solutions, Jeff Beavers and Lee Rivers, 12twenty
1:00 – 2:00 - Let’s Talk Technology and Career Services, Melanie Garrabrant, OFIC
2:00 – 2:30 - Closing Remarks and Door Prizes

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Ashland University – John C. Myers Convocation Center

638 Jefferson St, Ashland, OH 44805

(In the event of inclement weather - the event content will be available virtually)

FEATURED SESSION

Bridging Borders to Careers: Connecting International Students, Alumni, and Employers

This session highlights two ways career centers and international student support offices can facilitate connections with alumni and employers: a panel series and a regional event featuring alumni and local employers called Columbus Connections for International Students. The panel series includes monthly panels, organized around a theme or career community, that feature international student alumni or alumni abroad. The Columbus Connections for International Students event was designed to help current international students navigate the U.S. job search process through direct engagement with international student alumni and local employers. The event featured alumni career conversations and employer roundtables. Learn how the event was structured and what international students and employers gained from participating. The presenter will also offer practical strategies for adapting and scaling similar initiatives on your campus to better support international student career readiness and employability.

Presenter:

Josh Gory

Assistant Director, International Student Advising & Career Coach, Denison University

FEATURED SESSION

Advancing Career Services Through Shared Solutions

This interactive workshop will uncover shared and institution-specific operational challenges, pinpoint where working across institutions can make the biggest difference, and explore practical ways to collaborate more effectively. Through group discussions and hands-on activities, you’ll gain insight into recurring issues and emerging collaboration models, while also learning how 12twenty’s advanced technology can support stronger coordination among OFIC institutions to support student success.

Presenters:

FEATURED SESSION

Let’s Talk Technology and Career Services

Participate in roundtable discussions based on common career services topics to talk about what technology and tools are being used, how, and why? What tools should be sunset or retired, what new technologies and tools are up-and-coming, or do you wish your institution had? This is a great opportunity to engage with peers, brainstorm, and dream!

Presenter: