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The Professional Development Institute

Objectives & Requirements


Students who participate in PDI will:
  • Gain practical information and skills for real world situations they may encounter in their professional and personal lives.
  • Have opportunities to network as a group with employers and alumni who visit campus.
  • Receive Cocurricular Credit upon successful completion of PDI
Requirements for successful completion of PDI include:
  • Attending at least one program per semester.
  • Participation in a total of 12 programs.
  • Writing reflection papers of not more than one page to be submitted to the program administrator within one week of each program attended.
  • Completing one formal mock interview.
  • Submitting a portfolio at the completion of the Institute which includes a final paper summarizing the experience and copies of all previously submitted reflections.
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