Professional Development/Industry Night Fellow

The Professional Development/Industry Night Fellow supports transformational leadership development by providing meaningful opportunities to the PLC community.

The Professional Development/Industry Night Coordinator works towards personal, professional, and leadership growth through research, planning, design, iteration, and implementation of the following activities:

  • Designing and hosting Elevated Professional Development workshops (2/sem), and Industry Nights (2/sem).
  • Collaborating with alumni and industry partners to expand networking and learning opportunities.
  • Meeting individually with PLC members to assess professional goals and career development needs.
  • Preparing concise resources (Weekly Wallets - 1/week)for PLC students providing information about navigating professional settings.
  • Preparing a diverse set of resources to populate the PLC professional development webpage.
  • Connecting PLC students to relevant alumni/individuals in their respective industries to support career goals.
  • Maintaining strong alumni connections to facilitate healthy relationships between current students and alumni.
  • Possibly attend board meetings with the PLC Board of Advocates to participate, provide student voice, raise discussion topics surrounding the development and overall betterment of PLC. (TBD by supervisor)
  • Attend weekly Connections Team meetings, weekly FLEXD course, and possible one-on-ones with supervisor.

FLEXD fellows must pursue excellence and personal improvement because we need innovative and ethical leaders who are going to create meaningful change.

(Scholarship = $3000/AY)