Past Events

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Going Post-ac in a Pandemic: Preparing for the Non-Academic Career  Dr. Karen Kelsky,  Founder, The Professor is In   This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty With COVID19, academic hiring and higher ed budgets have imploded. Everyone, even the tenured, need to contemplate Plan B income streams. This webinar will show you how to prepare for the non-academic job search, whether you’re still in graduate school,…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Leadership Workshop Series: Understanding the Tides of Transition Representatives from the Center for Transformational Learning & Leadership   This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Are you feeling overworked and underappreciated?  Does your faculty (or family) keep asking more of you, somewhat oblivious to your workload?  Are you struggling with your peers and colleagues, wanting to offer feedback but afraid of the delivery?  Challenging conversations call for courage,…

The Professional Development Initiative and the Association for Faculty Women present: WORK AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES A Special Discussion with: Julie Menard, Assistant Professor, School of the Environment Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes   by William Bridges   This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The Work and Wellness Discussion Series is hosted by the Professional Development Initiative (PDI) in partnership with the Association for Faculty Women (AFW) as a means for students, faculty…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Virtual Networking, Interviewing, and Salary Negotiation for Industry Careers Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist)   This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The in-pandemic and post-pandemic job market has increased demands on job candidates in terms of their performance during virtual interviews. The virtual interview is the first "real" interview step whereby out of every 525 job candidates who submit a resume, an average of only…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Professional Headshot Photoshoot             Make a great first impression with your profile picture on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, or any other career network platform. The PDI is offering FREE professional headshots. Register using the link below and meet us at the top of Terrell Library to take your professional headshots. Make Sure You Are Dressed Appropriately for your industry.   Rules for this event: This event will be outdoors. Follow the signs to keep social distance Fill…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   How a University Works  Dr. Mary F. Wack, Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement   This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty At times, graduate students and post-docs can find themselves somewhat insulated from the greater university in which they work and study.   As a result, they can experience challenges navigating the university bureaucracy when they encounter a problem or if they move on to…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Unstuck: The Art of Productivity Kel Weinhold, Coach, The Professor is In   This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Based on Kel Weinhold's online program: UNSTUCK: The Art of Productivity, this 90-minute intensive workshop is devoted to helping participants identify their roadblocks to productivity and create strategies to move their work forward steadily without drama. We'll talk self-sabotage and negative patterns (You are not the…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Panel Discussion: Balance of Work, Life, and Family   The PDI is hosting the panelists who will share their life lessons and advice learned as they worked to integrate family and their careers as well as having fun. This session will discuss their best tips for maintaining work-life balance and setting boundaries between professional demands and family needs. Additionally, attendees will have a chance to interact and ask questions of the panelists. Panelists Moderator…