Personal and Professional Development Program 2018-19 Annual Report
Program Outcomes
The PPD Program is committed to continuous innovations in student career and leadership preparedness. Program design creates a setting for students to nurture the development of an industry approach to a career action plan of depth-building a strong and diverse professional network for fast-paced career advancement.
Graduates Employed by:
| Bakertilly | Target | Walt Disney World |
| NJ Devils | Enterprise | Goldman Sachs |
| PWC | Dun & Bradstreet | Mondelez International |
| Adidas | Vera Bradley | M&T Bank |
Top 6 industries:
- Accounting Services
- Financial Services
- Marketing
- Sports
- Hospitality
- Management
96% Job Placement
Average class size is a 13:1 Ratio
Professional Development:
- Team Building
- Mock Interviews
- Electronic Portfolio
- Resume/Cover Letter Creation
- Professional Head Shot
- Business Cards
Sidhu Graduate Student Activity
- 50% participation in athletics
- 52% participation in student-run professional clubs
- 64% participation in volunteer community service
- 100% of students complete 1 internship
- 34% student complete 2 internships
- 9% students complete 3+ internships
Deans executive advisory board with 18 business executive members
65% of graduates earn $40,000 or more for their first job.
On-Campus Job Fair: 85+ companies with 398 students
81% students agree or strongly agree they have a foundation for long-term professional goals and they have business skills needed to grow their career