Student Jobs

2026 Student Employment Summer Summit

Workshop Presentation Proposal Form

Guidelines

Each facilitated breakout session is 60-minutes in length and must be linked to student employment. Individuals should refrain from self-promotion of products and/or paid services.

Each proposal will be reviewed for:

  • Clarity: Well-defined learning objectives that can be met in the allotted 60-minutes.
  • Relevance: Timeliness of topic/content is clearly stated; offers clear, specific, and useful best practices.
  • Quality: Objective for the proposal is clearly stated and supported by the information provided; depth of information; measurable outcomes; expertise of proposed speaker(s).
  • Ability to Replicate: Viable, current best practices that can be replicated in participants’ units/departments.

Audience

Most conference participants are full-time, non-instructional academic and university staff at UW–Madison who supervise student employees. Other attendees may include off-campus Federal Work Study partners who employ students. The estimated attendance is 200 participants total, split between two different sessions at each time slot.

Location

Pyle Center

302 Langdon St.

2026 Important Dates and Timelines

  • Proposal Submission Deadline: March 16
  • Notice of Acceptance: March 19
  • Presentation Materials Due: June 24
  • Conference Date: June 29

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Presenter Information

Presenter(s)(Required)
Name (first and last)
Professional Title
Email Address
 

Presentation

This will be used to advertise the session in communications and on the website. It can be edited later.
Please share 2-3 learning outcomes from your session. These outcomes are specific examples of practical tools or information that participants will be able to implement into their student employment context.
Participation Level(Required)
Select the audience participation level that most closely aligns with your presentation. See below for more details.

Active Listening – Participants are present and attentive, absorbing information through listening and observing. Participants may take notes, but don’t actively contribute to discussions or activities.

Purpose: Deliver structured content efficiently, allowing participants to absorb information with minimal interaction; useful for setting context, sharing expertise, or introducing new concepts.

Examples: Listening to presenters, viewing slides or handouts with minimal discussion, watching live demos or process walkthroughs, reading materials


Interactive Participation – Participants actively interact with the presentation by asking questions, responding to polls, or joining brief discussions, while reflecting on content and connecting it to their own experiences.

Purpose: Encourage participants to reflect, respond, or interact with the content or facilitator to increase understanding without requiring deep collaboration.

Examples: Responding to live polls or reflection questions, participating in brief think-pair-share activities, asking questions during Q&A, contributing to a shared whiteboard


Collaborative Engagement – Participants are fully immersed—contributing ideas, collaborating in small groups, and joining hands-on activities. They co-create knowledge, apply concepts in real-time, and build community.

Purpose: Foster peer-to-peer learning, co-creation, and deeper engagement through hands-on activities, problem-solving, and applied learning.

Examples: Role-playing to practice skills, co-creating resources to share with the larger group, group brainstorming and idea mapping, scenario-based problem-solving activities

Scheduling and Availability

Requested Presentation Time(Required)
Please select all of the times that you are available to present on Monday, June 29th.
If you have any additional information you’d like to provide or comments for the Summit staff, please list them above.