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Mission Statement It is our mission here at the Sidhu School of Business to integrate our students into professional leaders by on-going self-assessment, build their emotional intelligence, strengthen team building competencies, engage in field work/career preparation experiences, learn to take advantage of coaching/mentoring activities, and formulate developmental action plans and a leadership portfolio. Overview of Personal and Professional Development -The Personal and Professional development program, also known as PPD, is a seven-semester program closely linked to the Sidhu School of business at Wilkes University -This program is an innovative, integrated, developmental advising/coaching program - 1 credit per semester (7 semesters) Who Participates? - Every undergraduate o Business administration o Accounting o Entrepreneurship - Students are placed in small Personal and Professional Development teams, based on assessments of there leadership styles, learning mannerisms and personality types Why Does It Matter? -Leadership is a key business competency
-Leaders must have the following competencies o Self-awareness o Empathy o Emotional intelligence o Vision o Integrity o Compassion How Does It Work? - The Personal and Professional Development program provides an environment where each student can start and pursue his or her own leadership development journey - Each student has the opportunity to o Build strong professional network o Face social and business challenges o Practice meaningful leadership - Experiences are shared within the PPD teams, providing opportunities to gain from peer-to-peer learning and support, and to develop teamwork and team leadership skills - Teams stay together over seven semester and they are assigned a group to a Personal and Professional Development class section, and a corresponding core business class section each term |
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