{"id":86806,"date":"2016-10-14T13:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T17:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=86806"},"modified":"2019-10-14T17:52:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T21:52:30","slug":"umw-host-digital-identity-summit-oct-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/14\/umw-host-digital-identity-summit-oct-21\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW to Host Digital Identity Summit, Oct. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Mary Washington will explore the relationship between digital presence and professional development with a career-focused digital identity summit on Friday, Oct. 21.<\/p>\n

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Digital wall within the Hurley Convergence Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Featuring a keynote address by Jake Ridgway, director of North American Recruiting for comScore, Inc., the program will include panels of students, alumni and employers discussing what it means to have a career-ready digital identity. The panels also will address the challenges and opportunities associated with one’s online presence in preparing for the transition from college to career. The session will begin at 3 p.m. in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley Convergence Center on the Fredericksburg campus. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cA digital identity can either open doors or slam them shut,\u201d said Tim O\u2019Donnell, UMW\u2019s associate provost for academic engagement and student success. “To be career-ready, today’s college graduates need to think strategically about their digital identity and how they present themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jake Ridgway ’00<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having been in the talent acquisition industry since 2000, Ridgway has experience in both agency and corporate recruiting environments across several industries and continents. His interest in recruiting spans the practical and tactical, managing a team of highly successful recruiters as well as honing his own talent acquisition skills in recruitment operations, employment branding and candidate engagement and experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are times in your career when you want to stand out,\u201d said Ridgway, who graduated from UMW in 2000 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology. \u201cYour digital identity is how you get noticed in the crowd and how you shape how others see you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n