You’re invited to join us for the November 9, 2022 meeting of the Upper Midwest Higher Education Salesforce User Group. We have some great speakers and topics focusing on ways to help you staff your Salesforce team. There is no cost for this event, and it provides great opportunities to learn from and network with other Salesforce Higher Ed users.
About this event
You’re invited to join us for the November 9, 2022 meeting of the Upper Midwest Higher Education Salesforce User Group. We have some great speakers and topics focusing on the challenges and opportunities for staffing your Salesforce team! This virtual meeting will focus on recruiting and building full-time and student Salesforce talent as well as the various options within the Salesforce community for partner and contractor services. There is no cost for this event, and it provides great opportunities to learn from and network with other Salesforce Higher Ed users.
Speakers
Zachary Landrum
Westmont College
Director, CRM and Data Services
Farrah Friedrich
University of St Thomas
When
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC)
Agenda
3:00 PM
Introductions and Welcome
3:10 PM
Building Your Salesforce Team - Challenges and Opportunities
Schools are faced with a variety of challenges when staffing their Salesforce teams. In this session we'll unpack those challenges, discuss optimal team roles and sizes to manage backlogs and roadmaps, and review the various opportunities available to support your initiatives.
3:35 PM
Panel Discussion - How Schools are Staffing Their Teams
Learn how higher education leaders have tackled their staffing challenges and leveraged students, partners, and built internal teams.
4:20 PM
Break
4:25 PM
Put Them to Work! Student Employees
We're shining a spotlight on two schools who are utilizing one of the best talent pools available - your students!
Hear from Zak Landrum (Westmont College) and Farrah Friedrich (University of St. Thomas) and their different approaches to building student teams.
5:15 PM
Salesforce Hiring and Training Resources
There is a wealth of training resources and hiring options available in the Salesforce community. We'll highlight some of these resources and review the partner ecosystem.
5:30 PM
Open Discussion
An opportunity for casual, unscripted chat with attendees.
