Thank you to those that joined us for the WV Career Collaborative and First2 Network Spring 2026 Co-Conference May 11-13, 2026 at the Fairmont State University Falcon Center and the Holiday Inn Morgantown University Area. Our co-conference theme was, Building Connections to Make Appalachia a Great Place to Learn, Work, and Call Home.
PAST CONFERENCES:
Enjoy materials and videos from past conferences here.
- Fall 2025: Thriving Through Change – Maximizing our Impact and Shaping our Future
- Spring 2025: Aligning Colleges, Communities, and Employers to Transform Education and Workforce Development
- Fall 2024: Conference and Higher Education Administrators Workshop
- Spring 2024: Connecting Institutions and the Value of the PDSA Research Method
- Fall 2023: Connectivity and Growth through Improvement Science and Mentoring
- Spring 2023: Improvement Science, Mentoring, Industry Connections
- Fall 2022: Changing Systems through Improvement Science and Industry Partnerships
- Spring 2022: Recognizing, Measuring, and Sustaining Success
- Winter 2022: Applying Improvement Science Workshop
- Fall 2021: Improving STEM Persistence: Reshaping the Narrative
- Spring 2021: STEM Student Retention in West Virginia: What are We Learning?
- Winter 2021: Promising Practices Workshop
- Fall 2020: Engaging STEM Students in a Changing World
- Fall 2019: Celebrate, Connect, Create
