SEC Business School Advancement Conference 2022

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Welcome Dinner

The Little Dooey Fellowship Place

(Meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45 to take the shuttle to the restaurant.)

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast

McCool Hall Atrium

(Meet in the hotel lobby at 8:15 a.m. to take the shuttle to McCool Hall.)

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Welcome from College of Business Dean and Development Officers

208 McCool Hall (2nd Floor)

Introduction to Mississippi State University College of Business and welcome from College of Business Dean, Dr. Sharon Oswald

9:30 am - 3:45 pm

Wednesday Sessions

1) Masterclass in Development
9:30 a.m. (208 McCool Hall)
Jack McCarty, Executive Director of Development

BREAK-- 10:30 a.m.

2) Faculty and Fundraising
10:45 a.m. (208 McCool Hall)
Dr. Laura Marler, Department Head of Management & Information Systems

LUNCH-- 12 p.m.
John Grisham Room, Mitchell Memorial Library (3rd Floor)

3) Session A: Friends of the University
1 p.m. (212 McCool Hall)
Jimmy Kight, Director of Development, College of Veterinary Medicine

Session B: Stewardship/ Donor Relations Collaboration
1 p.m. (213 McCool Hall)
Heather Andrews, Director of Developmental Strategy

4) Applied Philanthropy: Bulldog Forest
2 p.m. (208 McCool Hall)
Dr. Jonathan Stoll, Bulldog Forest Supervisor; Bronson Strickland, Professor of Wildlife Management

BREAK-- 2:45 p.m.

5) Sharing The Importance of Research With Donors
3 p.m. (208 McCool Hall)
Dr. David Shaw, Provost & Executive Vice President

DISMISS FOR FREE TIME-- 3:45 p.m.
(Meet in McCool Hall Atrium at 3:45 p.m. to take the shuttle to the hotel.)

5:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Appetizers & Cocktails

The Roof Top at Dudy Noble Field

(Meet in hotel lobby at 5:15 p.m. to take the shuttle to the event location.)

Appetizers & Cocktails-- 5:30 p.m.
Group Photo-- 7 p.m.

(The shuttle will leave at 7:15 p.m. to take guests to the hotel.)

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast

McCool Hall Atrium

(Meet in the hotel lobby at 8:15 a.m. to take the shuttle to McCool Hall.)

9:00 am - 11:45 am

Thursday Sessions

1) Alumni Q & A Discussion Panel
9 a.m (208 McCool Hall)

2) Planned Giving: Working Together to Create a Legacy
10 a.m (208 McCool Hall)
Kevin Randall, Director of Gift Planning

BREAK-- 10:45 a.m.

3) The Power of Relationships
11 a.m. (208 McCool Hall)
Sara Frederic, Director of Development, College of Arts & Sciences

11:45 am

Lunch

McCool Hall Atrium

Grab & Go Lunches from Oby's

(The shuttle will leave at 12 p.m. to take guests to GTR Airport.)