Upcoming NACRO Events and Programs

Upcoming Virtual Programming

Have an idea for a virtual program? Submit your request here.

Solo and Very Small CR Shops Networking Discussion

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
2 - 3 p.m. ET

This is an informal networking session for NACRO members who serve in single person or small corporate relations offices. While there is no presentation associated with this session, it will be a great opportunity to meet and network with colleagues who are in a similar situation.

Expected conversation topics include a discussion of the pain points or struggles associated with working in a single person or very small CR office and best practices that your peers have discovered for navigating these struggles.

Moderators:

Emily Witthohn, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Elon University
Heather Kimmett, Executive Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Idaho State University

*This networking discussion is for NACRO members.

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Panel Discussion - How University's Research Parks and University Corporate Relations Office Work Together

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Panelists:

Joseph Huang, Executive Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, Stanford Computer Science
Brian Darmody, Chief Strategy Officer, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)

NACRO and AURP co-presented an encore presentation of how a university's research park can work with the university's corporate relations office. Brian Darmody (AURP) and Joseph Huang (NACRO, Stanford University) will talk about the trends in placed based innovation space, and then discuss how the first university research park is still thriving today. This is a part of the series of presentations by alliance partners and NACRO.

*This panel discussion is for NACRO members.

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Non-Frontline Corporate Relations Professionals Networking Discussion

Monday, December 9, 2024
3 - 4 p.m. ET

Moderators:

Adam Bear, Stewardship Coordinator, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TaKeisha Busby, Assistant Director, Stewardship & Engagement, The University of Texas at Dallas

This is an informal networking session for NACRO members who serve in non-frontline corporate relations roles. The field of corporate relations is relatively niche, and these roles are often a very small subset of that already small niche. There is no presentation associated with this session, but it will be a great opportunity to meet and network with colleagues who are in a similar situation and find your people!

Expected conversation topics include a discussion of the various roles held by many NACRO members who don't necessarily engage directly with companies, as well as the pain points or struggles associated with them and best practices that your peers have discovered for navigating these struggles.

*This networking discussion is for NACRO members.

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Regional Meetups

These meetups will address issues relevant to higher education professionals whose primary focus is facilitating collaboration with industry partners. Plus, you will have the opportunity to meet and get to know fellow higher ed professionals in your region.

*If you are interested in attending a regional meetup, or have not received a calendar invite, please contact Aubryn Shivers.