KACE Summer Drive-In 2025

Bridging the Talent Divide: Closing the Readiness Gap

***If your organization would like to pay for multiple people at once, please have each individual register for the event. Then, one person should email Greg Gilliam (mrgilliam2022@gmail.com) requesting an invoice. Make sure to include the names of all people the invoice/payment will cover.

LOCATIONS

Check In: Pittsburg State University - Overman Student Center (302 East Cleveland, Pittsburg KS)

Second Location: Axe Library (1605 South Joplin, Pittsburg KS)

Final Location: McPherson Hall (1702 South Homer, Pittsburg KS)

PARKING

Parking is free. There are multiple parking lots that are close. 

AGENDA

9:00 AM        Check-In and Breakfast

9:30 AM        Opening Remarks (KACE)

9:45 AM        Welcome from PSU Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Karl Stumo

10:00 AM      Round Tables

11:00 AM      Break and Travel to Student Success Center, Axe Library

11:15 AM      Lunch

11:30 AM      Lunch & Learn – Blake Benson, President, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce

12:15 PM      Break

12:30 PM      Employer Panel

1:15 PM        Travel to Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing

1:30 PM        Tour of Simulation Hospital

2:00 PM        Generations in the Workplace – Andrew Crouse, City of Overland Park

2:45 PM        Annual Conference Sneak Peek

3:00 PM        Final Thoughts, Door Prizes, and Wrap Up