Spring 2026 WV Career Collaborative and First2 Network Co-Conference

Presentations
- Introduction to the WV Career Collaborative
- Introduction to the First2 Network
- Stronger Together: Building Collaborative Industrial Advisory Boards
- Reframing Student Employment as Workforce Development
- Applied Learning for Regional Impact: Student-Driven Solutions in Central West Virginia
- The Cognitive Scaffolding Through Microlearning Spiral
- Workforce Futures: Youth Programming and Labor Market Trends in West Virginia
- Resume/Brand Building and Job Searches in the Era of AI
- Bridging Pathways: Building a Culture of Leadership for Career Readiness Across Educational Contexts
- Designing for Impact: Lessons Learned from a Near-Peer Mentoring Model for First-Generation Students
- From “Me” to “We”: Building a High-Performing, High-Retention Team
- Co-Mentoring for Change: Empowering Undergraduates Through Improvement Science
- ILLUME: Building a Brighter Future
- Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Disabilities
- Building Career Pathways Early: Connecting Elementary Career Exploration to High School CTE Success
- Using Generative AI to Improve STEM Course Relevance
- A Path to Success Uncovered: Charleston Job Corps Center
- Transformational Internships for Next-Generation Leaders: Voices from the Field
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Marshall University
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Glenville State University
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Eastern Kentucky University
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Fairmont State University
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – West Virginia University
- First2 Institutional Team Presentation – Northern Kentucky University
Posters
- Bridge Program at Fairmont State University
- Impromptu Lectures at Fairmont State University
- STEM Club at Fairmont State University
- Pioneer STEM Club at Glenville State University
- Donuts with the Dean and First2 Campus Club at Marshall University
- First2 Social Events at WVU
- FirstGen Mountaineers Club at WVU
- Identifying Patterns of Attrition in an Undergraduate Research Program at WVU
- First2 Campus Club at WVU-Tech
