About EACE

Mission Statement

To foster relationships between colleges and employers to develop the future workforce.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

EACE promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion where all are respected, accepted and safe.

Region

The Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers mostly covers the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

EACE by Numbers

EACE's fiscal year is July 1- June 30. Data below represents 2020-2021 fiscal year as of February 2021.

Membership Breakdown
1,740+ Total Members	1,580+ College/University Career Center Professionals and Students	230+ Colleges/ Universities Represented	62+ HR/Recruiting Professionals from companies like National Geographic, Vertex, Cenlar, Vector Marketing Corp. and more!
Leadership		Diversity & Inclusion
10 Board Members		6 Affinity & Interest Groups	20 D&I Committee Representatives
18 Committee Chairs	88 Committee Members	11 D&I Virtual Events	Up to $3,000 in D&I Scholarships Being Awarded
Virtual Events
EACE20 Virtual Conference (Offered at no cost to members!) 699 Registered Attendees 308 Newcomers 10 Exhibitors 20 Virtual Learning & Networking Opportunities		EACE21 Virtual Conference 357 Registered Attendees 133 Newcomers 12 Exhibitors 25+ Virtual Learning & Networking Opportunities
Road Trips to the Real World 15 Employer Site Visits 1171 Student Registrants 130+ Member Schools Participated		Professional Exchange 18 Employer Site Visits 750+ College Career Center Registrants
Webinars 10 Hosted 400+ Registrants 3 Offered SHRM Credit		Twitter Chats 11 Hosted 200+ Participants
Social Engagement & Communication
406 Instagram Followers 180 Instagram Posts 1,200+ Post Reaches	2,340+ Twitter Followers 195 Tweets 821 Engagements	715 Facebook Followers 360 EACE Professionals Group Members 354 Engagements 177 Clicks	3,189 LinkedIn Group Members 675 LinkedIn Page Followers 22,260+ Post Impressions
35+ Member E-blast Communications 5+ New Member Email Campaigns		30 Posts 13 Contributors

Click here to view the 2018-2019 EACE Membership Infographic.

History

EACE has a long and rich history:

1926: Eastern College Personnel Officers (ECPO) established
1948: Middle Atlantic Placement Association (MAPA) established
1957: Regional associations formed an advisory board which became College Placement Council (CPC)
1995: ECPO was renamed Eastern College and Employer Network (ECEN) and MAPA was renamed Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges and Employers (MAACE)
1997: MAACE and ECEN merged to form the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE)
Today, EACE has grown to more than 1,900 members!