7:30am - 9:00am   Registration & Coffee

9:00am - 9:15am   Introduction & Agenda for the Day

9:15am - 10:30am Managing and Successfully Recruiting Millennials for the Higher Ed IT Workforce
Speaker: Matthew Maderos, Associate Director Client Services, Boston University

Millennials also known as Generation Y, Generation Me, Echo Boomers, there are many terms describing those born between 1980 and the mid 1990s, and vast numbers of them are entering the workforce, and It is expected that by 2030 millennials will form 75% of the workforce, as older generations retire. According to national business journals the average commitment for a millennial is only two years in a single position, when compared to 5 years for a person from Generation X , So as a manager In IT how do we manage any group of employees when we give them such horrible labels? In this presentation by IT managers and HR staff we talk about ways to successfully manage and grow this generation to their potential.

10:30am - 10:45am   Break

10:45am - 11:45am   Open forum on Millennials Stories from the Trenches
Moderator:  David Gannon, Director, Campus Technology Services, Bryant University

Attendees can share stories of their experiences of what is working in hiring and managing Millennials bring ideas that you see are working and ideas that have not worked so we all can learn!

11:45am - 12:45pm   Lunch

12:45pm - 2:15pm   Generation WHY?
Speaker: Matthew Conlon, Manager of Digital Learning Centers, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Why are Millennials different from other staff? Why do they require a different approach to manage? Why do they matter in our College and University IT departments? We will look to answer some of these questions along with strategies on how to communicate, set expectations and motivate these young folks. Maybe we’ll even take a selfie…

2:15pm - 2:30pm  Break

2:30pm - 3:00pm   Follow-up Open Forum, Lessons Learned

3:00pm  End