CSAC Annual CONFERENCE
“Career Services in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Elevating Access, Equity & Employability”
Friday, April 10, 2026, 8:30AM-4PM
Baruch College, VC 14-220
55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
#cunycsac2026
| 8:30am- 9:15am | Registration, Breakfast & Networking (VC 14-220 Entrance) |
| 9:15am- 9:30am | Welcome (VC 14-220) Jessica Perez and Ellen Stein, Co-Presidents Jennifer Furlong, Secretary Dr. Linda Essig, Provost & Senior Vice-President, Baruch College |
| 9:30am- 10:30am | Keynote (VC 14-220) Keynote Address “Unbreakable: Supporting Student Success in an AI World“ Jeremy Schifeling, Founder The Job Insiders |
| 10:30am-10:35am | Break |
| 10:40am-11:20am | Main Stage: (VC 14-220) Leveraging LinkedIn Learning: AI Features to Support Career Readiness Kaitlyn Jackson, Senior Customer Success Manager |
| 11:20am- 11:30am | Travel to Breakout Rooms |
| 11:30-12:30 PM Breakout Sessions Embedding Emerging Skills into Work-Based Learning (VC 14-285) Sabine Salandy – Tech Talent Pipeline Program Manager, Baruch College Data & Society Initiative at Macaulay Honors College (VC 14-290) Allen Hillery – Distinguished Lecturer and Director of Data and Society, Macaulay Honors College Handshake Reimagining Career Readiness in the Age of AI Randy Tarnowski (Director of Research, Economist), Angela Bonhomme (Head of Fellow Experience, Handshake AI), and Francisco Cordero (Senior Relationship Manager) M365 Copilot Quick Start A career‑services‑focused introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agents, demonstrating how advisors and staff can use secure, effective prompting to support resume development, employer research and more. Jeff Furletti, Senior Cloud & AI Solution Architect, Education & Public Sector Armando Vizcaino-Santiago, Sr. Customer Success Account Manager, U.S. Education, Northeast, Microsoft | |
| 12:30pm- 1:25pm | Lunch/Networking (VC 14-220) |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Roundtable Discussion (VC 14-220) |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Best Practices Awards/Presentations (VC 14-220) |
| 3:30pm | Closing |
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