PDL Schedule
Spring 2024 PDL
Spring 2024 PDL sessions are open to Columbia Engineering students. If you are enrolled in a PDL course, you should receive registration links via email. If you are not currently enrolled in a PDL course but are interested in joining a session, please contact the PDL Team with any questions.
Sessions are marked with (Life Management) or (Interview Skills) if they fulfill those topic requirements for ENGIE4000 (MS PDL).
Meeting Times -
There will be PDL offerings during the semesters on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at varying times. The precise offering will be announced at least 2 weeks in advance, and will require advanced registration. Consider your registration for a session as a professional commitment.
Spring 2024 PDL Schedule
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- Jan 19 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Social Media Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 22 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Ethics & Integrity Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 24 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Wellness 101 (Life Management)
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- Jan 24 2:30 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Resume Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 26 1:00 - 3:00p
- EVENT
- Communication Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 26 3:00 - 5:00p
- EVENT
- Business Writing Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 29 1:30 - 3:00p
- EVENT
- Social Media Make-up (Core)
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- Jan 31 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Befriending Your Inner Critic (Life Management)
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- Feb 2 1:00 - 3:00p
- EVENT
- Resume Make-up (Core)
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- Feb 5 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- A Visionary Mindset for the New Year (Life Management)
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- Feb 5 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Time Management (Life Management)
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- Feb 7 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- The Shape of Successful Storytelling (Elective)
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- Feb 7 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Business Writing Make-up (Core)
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- Feb 7 6:00 - 8:00p
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- Cultural Adjustment and Intercultural Development (Life Management)
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- Feb 9 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Interview Jiujitsu: How to Ace the Job Interview (Interview Skills)
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- Feb 9 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (Life Management)
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- Feb 9 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Reducing and Managing Stress (Life Management)
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- Feb 12 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Break the Stigma (Life Management)
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- Feb 12 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Communication Make-up (Core)
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- Feb 14 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Personal Interests and Hobbies: Origami (Life Management)
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- Feb 14 2:00 - 4:00p
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- A Tour of Programming Languages (Elective)
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- Feb 16 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Mock Interviewing (Interview Skills)
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- Feb 16 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Tackling a Programming Interview (Interview Skills)
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- Feb 19 2:00 - 4:00p
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- How to Win Friends and Influence People (Elective)
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- Feb 19 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Wall Street 101 (Interview Skills)
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- Feb 21 6:00 - 8:00p
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- Human-Centered Design and Innovation (Elective)
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- Feb 23 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself Into Career Growth (Interview Skills)
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- Feb 23 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Be a Confident Communicator (Elective)
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- Feb 26 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Advanced Communication (Elective)
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- Feb 26 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Financial Wellness & You (Life Management)
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- Feb 28 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Life After F-1 (Elective)
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- Feb 28 2:00 - 4:00p
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- LINUX/BASH/SSH (Elective)
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- Feb 28 2:00 - 4:00p
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- How to Break into Tech (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 1 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Cryptography: One Bit at a Time (Elective)
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- Mar 1 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Organizational Savvy (Elective)
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- Mar 1 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (Life Management)
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- Mar 1 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Academic Writing (Elective)
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- Mar 4 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself Into Career Growth (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 4 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Framing and Persuasive Communication (Elective)
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- Mar 6 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Pharmaceutical Industry Review - Opportunities, Challenges, Growth Outlook (Elective)
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- Mar 6 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Time Management (Life Management)
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- Mar 8 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Ethics & Integrity Make-up (Core)
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- Mar 8 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Making Small Talk (Elective)
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- Mar 8 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Leadership in Crisis (Elective)
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- Mar 18 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Intro to Portfolio Management with Wix (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 18 2:00 - 4:00p
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- The Science of Persuasion (Elective)
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- Mar 20 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Advanced Leadership: Communicating Strategically (Elective)
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- Mar 20 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Alcohol & Networking (Life Management)
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- Mar 20 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Presentation Tools and How to Use Them (Elective)
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- Mar 20 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Consulting 101 (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 22 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Human-Centered Design and Innovation (Elective)
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- Mar 22 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Reducing and Managing Stress (Life Management)
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- Mar 25 9:00 - 11:00a
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- How to Find a Job (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 25 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Wellness 101 - Crocheting with Alexis (Life Management)
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- Mar 25 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Advanced Communication (Elective)
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- Mar 27 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Technical Elective - TBD (Elective)
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- Mar 27 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Feeding Your Body and Mind (Life Management)
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- Mar 27 2:00 - 4:00p
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- What Did I Just Sign?! The U.S. Legal System and Working in the U.S. (Interview Skills)
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- Mar 29 1:00 - 3:00p
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- How to Win Friends and Influence People (Elective)
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- Mar 29 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Communicating Up (Elective)
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- Mar 29 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Advanced Ethics (Elective)
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- Apr 1 9:00 - 11:00a
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- The Science of Persuasion (Elective)
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- Apr 1 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Leadership in Crisis (Elective)
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- Apr 1 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Sleep 101 (Life Management)
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- Apr 3 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Money Management (Life Management)
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- Apr 3 2:00 - 4:00p
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- What Did I Just Sign?! The U.S. Legal System and Working in the U.S. (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 3 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Framing and Persuasive Communication (Elective)
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- Apr 5 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Advanced Ethics (Elective)
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- Apr 5 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Advanced SQL (Elective)
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- Apr 8 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Wellness Build and Bond: Spring Forward with Sewing (Life Management)
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- Apr 8 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Corporate America 101 (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 10 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Interview Skills (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 10 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Life After F-1 (Elective)
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- Apr 10 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Project Management: The Real Deal (Elective)
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- Apr 12 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (Life Management)
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- Apr 12 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Connecting with Nature (Life Management)
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- Apr 12 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Navigating Difficult Conversations (Elective)
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- Apr 15 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Getting GIT (Elective)
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- Apr 15 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Public Speaking Anxiety (Life Management)
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- Apr 17 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Get Career-Ready with an AI-Enhanced Portfolio (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 17 2:00 - 4:00p
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- The Pyramid Approach (Elective)
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- Apr 17 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Depression and Anxiety (Life Management)
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- Apr 19 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Top Off Your CS with DS (Elective)
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- Apr 19 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Natural Networking (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 19 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Difficult Conversations in the Workplace (Elective)
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- Apr 19 3:00 - 5:00p
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- Leadership in Crisis (Elective)
- DATE AND TIME (ET)
- Apr 22 9:00 - 11:00a
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- Advanced Leadership: Communicating Strategically (Elective)
- DATE AND TIME (ET)
- Apr 22 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Advanced Communication (Elective)
- DATE AND TIME (ET)
- Apr 24 9:00 - 11:00a
- EVENT
- Networking Skills (Interview Skills)
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- Apr 24 2:00 - 4:00p
- EVENT
- Cultural Adjustment and Intercultural Development (Life Management)
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- Apr 24 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Giving and Receiving Feedback (Life Management)
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- Apr 26 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Paraphrasing and Citation (Elective)
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- Apr 26 1:00 - 3:00p
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- Sleep 101 (Life Management)
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- Apr 29 2:00 - 4:00p
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- Advanced Ethics (Elective)