ALAE 2022 Conference Schedule

Sunday, July 10th

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM        Early Check-In and Registration, The Cook Hotel

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM        Optional Dinner & Social | Meet at The Chimes for dinner and drinks. Parking located on East Chimes Street.

Monday, July 11th

6:00 AM - 9:30 AM        Breakfast | Guests staying at The Cook Hotel may enjoy a complimentary southern buffet breakfast available from 6:00 am to 9:30 am

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM        *Optional Roundtable: Chapters | Chapters and clubs open discussion in the Abell Room on rebuilding groups, engaging volunteers, events, and programming.

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM      *Registration | Registration available for those arriving on Monday morning in the Lod Cook Alumni Center lobby.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM       Welcome, Introductions, & Swag | Welcome from Interim President Sally Stiel and LSUAA President and CEO Gordon Monk. Check out everyone's swag and promotional materials. *Please have items on display by 9:30 am in the Abell Room.*

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM       Re-engaging Your Alumni Base | Speaker: Dr. K. Renee Horton | LSU alumna and NASA engineer Dr. K. Renee Horton shares her story of reconnecting with her university from the donor's perspective.

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM      Break

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM     Social Media & Marketing | Speaker: Trent Hill & Jordan Basham | Trent Hill and Jordan Basham from Gatorworks discuss the importance of social media and marketing in engagement and fundraising.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM       Lunch | The Cook Room

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM          Communication & Likeability | Speaker: Dr. Tommy Karam | E.J. Ourso College of Business senior instructor, Dr. Tommy Karam, discusses the importance of likeability and interpersonal communication skills in building a personal brand.

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM          Break

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM        Roundtable: Young Alumni Engagement, Travel, Membership Benefits | Roundtable continued from chapters and clubs discussion

4:15 PM                            Depart for Tour & Dinner | Depart from the Lod Cook Alumni Center in the LSU Trolley for facility tour and dinner at Walk On's.

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM        LSU Gymnastics Training Facility & Alex Box Stadium Tour

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM        Dinner at Walk On's

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM      Late Night Social Sponsored by Visit Baton Rouge | Enjoy music and drinks at our late night social at The Cook Hotel bar sponsored by Visit Baton Rouge

Tuesday, July 12th

6:00 AM - 8:30 AM        Breakfast | Guests staying at The Cook Hotel may enjoy a complimentary southern buffet breakfast available from 6:00 am to 9:30 am.

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM      The Walk On's Story | Speaker: Brandon Landry | Founder, Co-owner, and CEO, Brandon Landry, discusses his story on how to overcome obstacles and build a successful organization.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM      Roundtable: Open Discussion | Complete discussion from yesterday and consider future initiatives for each organization.

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM       Your University and Beyond | Speaker: "D-D" Breaux | Award-winning retired LSU gymnastics coach, "D-D" Breaux, wraps up the conference with her coaching journey and speaks on the impact of each college in Louisiana.

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM      Conference Wrap Up & Lunch To Geaux | 2023 ALAE President Tucker Sappington from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette introduces next year's conference. Sandwiches and wraps catered in-house by Unique Cuisine. Stay and eat, or take it to geaux!

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM         *Optional: LSU Football Facility Tour | Tour the football locker room in Tiger Stadium and see the iconic "WIN" bar.