HOTEL INFORMATION

The Hilton Garden Inn in Wilmington, N.C., is offering a special rate of $169 a night to all CNAC Conference participants.

Check-in will run throughout the afternoon beginning Sunday, June 23.

Click Here for Special Rate

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Day 1 Schedule

5 p.m.
CNAC Board meeting

6 p.m.
Cocktail reception at Hilton Garden Inn

7 p.m.

Dinner on your own or with groups

8:15 a.m.
Registration & continental breakfast

9 a.m.
Welcome by Judy Longshaw, CNAC President

9:10-9:30 a.m.
Connections & Conversations
Networking, led by Peyton Carrington (NC State University)

9:35-10:15 a.m.
Generative AI In Higher Ed Communications (Part II)
Billy Liggett (Campbell University)

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:30-11:45 a.m.
Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Building Strong Faculty-Marketer Alliances
Haley Hauser (N.C. State University)
Speakers will include Teresa Valerio Parrot, EdD, APR (Principal of TVP Communications) and Kenneth Carter, PhD, ABPP (Founding Director, Emory Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement)

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Lunch / Membership Meeting / Greetings from UNC-Wilmington President

12:45 p.m.
Break

1-2:15 p.m.
Behind the Mic: Human-Centered Conversations Through Academic Podcasting
Cara August (Duke University)

2:15 p.m.
Break

2:30-3:45 p.m.
Voices of Tomorrow: Collegiate Student Panel Peyton Carrington (N.C. State University)
Will include student speakers

4 p.m.
Tour of UNC-Wilmington

6 p.m.
Dinner on your own or with groups
Other events are being planned as options for the evening

8-9 a.m.
Full Breakfast / Announcements
Swag Central (tables will be set up to place items). Bring swag (T-shirts, caps, pens, notepads, luggage tags, etc.) from your colleges to share with others.

9-10:15 a.m.
Navigating the Digital Landscape: Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Roundtable discussion led by R.V. Hight (Central Carolina Community College) with panelists

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:30-11:45 a.m.
Bots and Brands: Using AI to Generate Innovative Marketing Strategies
Roundtable discussion led by Haley Houser (N.C. State University) and Will Hajjar (Head of Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence for Advance Local)

11:45 a.m.
Announcements / Adjournment