Keep up the Momentum: Career Ecosystem Conference & Tools

Keep the Momentum: Elevating Saint Mary’s Career Ecosystem

This semester, 36 colleagues across Saint Mary’s participated in The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education book discussion, hosted in partnership by CELT and Career Services. We are already seeing the energy from these discussions take root across campus—reflected in increased faculty and staff requests for shared resources, department presentations, and course visits, as well as a noticeable rise in student appointments and record career fair attendance.

To keep this momentum going, Career Services invites all faculty and staff to take advantage of two great opportunities to engage with our campus-wide career ecosystem initiative:

1. Register for The Career Leadership Collective 2026 Virtual Conference

Thanks to revenue from the Career & Internship Fair, Career Services has fully sponsored registration for anyone interested in participating.

• Date & Time: Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM CST

• Format: Virtual (All sessions are recorded for on-demand viewing if you cannot attend live)

• Schedule: View the full lineup and schedule at careerleadershipcollective.com/virtual-conference

How to Register for Free:

1. Visit the conference website using your .edu email address.

2. Select Register, then Buy Tickets.

3. Select Previously Paid | Price 0.00.

4. Complete Checkout. You will receive an email confirmation with your password and access to the event portal.

2. Access The Career Leadership Collective Member Portal

Saint Mary’s maintains an institutional membership with The Career Leadership Collective, a premier higher education thought partner supporting institutional career ecosystems. Every faculty and staff member has access to member resources, tools, and events.

How to Set Up Your Free Profile:

1. Visit the Member Log-In Portal.

2. Click Log In / Sign Up.

3. Enter your first and last name and your smumn.edu email address.

4. Complete your profile details. Once approved, you will have immediate access to all Collective resources.

For questions regarding registration or portal access, please contact Sharon Attaway at sharon@careerleadershipcollective.com.

Career Services looks forward to partnering with you. Please reach out to us directly if we can present to your department, speak to your courses, or support your work in any way as Saint Mary’s Career Ecosystem continues to evolve!

To make a request for career development programming and partnership opportunities for students, complete the Career Services Program Request Form 

Questions? Contact Kerri Carlson Anderson, Director, Career Services, kscarlso@smumn.edu