APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

This year’s conference will be held on the campus of Appalachian State University inside Reich College of Education’s Gordon Gathering Hall, located at 151 College Street, Boone, North Carolina 28608.

Watch a video tour of the building here.

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RHODES MOTOR LODGE

CNAC has blocked 40 rooms at the Rhodes Motor Lodge, just minutes from App State. RML is a boutique hotel centrally situated on Highway 321 in Boone, tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Room rates run between $119 and $132 a night.

Reserve your room (availability going fast).

Once all 40 rooms are booked, conference guests can reserve a room from a number of other surrounding hotels:

Graystone Lodge
Courtyard by Marriott
The Horton Hotel

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PRESENTERS

Want to present at this year’s conference? Fill out our proposal form and we will consider your submission (registration fee for presenters will be waived).

SPONSORS

Email Billy Liggett to learn more about becoming a sponsor for this year’s CNAC Conference.

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Day 1 Schedule

5 p.m.
CNAC Board meeting

6 p.m.
We will host a cocktail reception at Over Yonder Restaurant, located in the Rhodes Motor Lodge. Drinks will be on us.

7 p.m.

Dinner on your own or with one of our three reservation groups in downtown Boone. Details coming soon.

8 a.m.
Registration & continental breakfast
Swag Central (tables will be set up to place items). Bring swag (T-shirts, caps, pens, notepads, luggage tags, etc.) from your colleges to share with others.

8:45 a.m.
Welcome remarks by Billy Liggett, CNAC President and Director of News & Publications at Campbell University

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9-10 a.m.
Rise of the Six-Figured Machines: A Skeptic’s Guide to Engaging with AI

Brent Winter | N.C. State University

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10 a.m.
Break

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10:15-11:15 a.m.
Communicating Accessibility

Chelsea Porter | UNC Chapel Hill

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11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch / Announcements

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12:30-1:30 p.m.
From Launch to Lift: Sustaining Momentum After a University Rebrand

Heather Henley | USC Aiken
James Rabey | USC Aiken

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1:30-2:25 p.m.
Strategic Storytelling: Aligning Content with Admissions, Advancement and Institutional Brand

Karen Rhodes | Converse University
Lindsay Bartholomew | Converse University

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2:25-2:35 p.m.
Break

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2:35-3:30 p.m.
Empowering Student Creators

Tolar Ray | NC State University

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3:30-4:45 p.m.
AMA (Ask Me Anything) featuring students from Appalachian State and NC State University

Anna Oakes | Appalachian State University
Victoria Bliss | NC State University

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6:30-8:30 p.m.
Group dinner and live music at the Over Yonder Restaurant in Boone, N.C.

8-9 a.m.
Full Breakfast / Announcements
Swag Central (tables will be set up to place items). Bring swag (T-shirts, caps, pens, notepads, luggage tags, etc.) from your colleges to share with others.

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9-9:55 a.m.
The Accidental Fundraiser: Leveraging Comms Mastery into Revenue

Katie Masood | UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

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10-10:55 a.m.
On These Grounds We Walk:
Storytelling Through Public Art

Nash Dunn | NC State University
Allie Bluhm-Whitley | NC State University
Rachelle Garbarine | NC State University
Nick Hall | NC State University

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11-11:55 a.m.
Social Media Best Practices

Anna Blount | Meredith College