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.
Registration is open through July 14th.
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
HOTELS
LaQuinta Inn & Suites
2410 S Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
620-670-5614
Conference Rate Code: No code required; just tell them you are with KACE Conference
$109.00 plus tax
Hampton Inn and Suites at the Kansas Crossing Casino
1285 S Highway 69
Pittsburg, KS 66762
620-231-3100
Conference Booking Link (Book by June 9)
$99.00 plus tax
