PDL Schedule
Spring 2026 PDL
Spring 2026 PDL sessions are open to Columbia Engineering graduate 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.
There will be PDL offerings during the semesters on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at varying times. The precise offering will be announced at least two weeks in advance and require advanced registration. Consider your registration for a session as a professional commitment.
Spring 2026 PDL Schedule
- Date
- Wednesday, January 21,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Train Yourself To Give A Better Interview (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Wednesday, January 21,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Difficult Conversations in the Workplace (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, January 23,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Leadership In Crisis (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, January 23,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Ethics and Integrity (Core)
- Date
- Friday, January 23,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- The Product Management Career Lab (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, January 26,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Business Applications of LLMS (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, January 26,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Wall Street 101 (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Wednesday, January 28,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Life After F-1 (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, January 28,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Scaling GenAI (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, January 28,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Befriending Your Inner Critic (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, January 30,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Time Management (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, January 30,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Professional Writing (Core)
- Date
- Friday, January 30,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Engineer Your Resume (Core)
- Date
- Monday, February 2,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Cultural Adjustment and Intercultural Development (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Under the Hood of the AI Engine: From Data In to Decisions Out (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Communication (Core)
- Date
- Thursday, February 5,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Command Line Basics at the Shell (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 6
- Time
- 10 AM - 12 PM
- Session
- Applied AI Foundations & Workflow Design (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 6,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Designing, Growing, and Evaluating Biomaterials with AI (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 6
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Product Management with AI (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, February 9,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- The Shape of Successful Storytelling (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 11,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Reducing and Managing Stress (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 11,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Communicating Strategically (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 13,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Crisis Response for Engineers (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 13
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Engineering Your Job Search (Core)
- Date
- Friday, February 13,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Advanced Ethics (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 13,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Business Applications of LLMS (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, February 16,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- How to Find A Job (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Monday, February 16,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Advanced Communication (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 18,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- GIT for Total Beginners (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 18,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Emotional Intelligence (Life Management)
- Date
- Thursday, February 19,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Smart, Not Loud: Communicate To Influence (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 20,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Human-Centered Design and Innovation (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 20,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Making Small Talk (Life Management)
- Date
- Monday, February 23,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Advanced Ethical Decision-Making (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 25,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Python's Standard Library (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, February 25
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Wall Street 101 (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Friday, February 27
- Time
- 10 AM - 12 PM
- Session
- Advanced AI for Data Analysis and Strategy (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, February 27,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself for Career Growth (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Friday, February 27
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Communication (Core)
- Date
- Monday, March 2,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- What Did I Just Sign?! (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Monday, March 2,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Stomping Stigma (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Navigating Difficult Conversations (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- The Pyramid Approach (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, March 6,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Life After Student Status: Immigration Workshop for International Students (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, March 9
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Be a Confident Communicator (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, March 9
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Tolerating Distress and Managing Emotions (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 11,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Alcohol and Networking (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 11,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Human-in-the-loop (HiTL) Protocols for Next Generation Teamwork (Elective)
- Date
- Thursday, March 12,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Public Speaking Anxiety (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, March 13,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Data Visualization (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, March 23,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- How Do I Get Unstuck In My Job Search? (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 25,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- What Did I Just Sign?! (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 25,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- How To Win Friends and Influence People (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, March 25
- Time
- 6 - 7:30 PM
- Session
- Wine 101 (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, March 27,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Data Visualization (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, March 27,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Train Yourself To Give A Better Interview (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Friday, March 27
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Hands-on Product Management (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, March 30,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Advanced Communication (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 1,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Navigating Imposter Syndrome (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, April 3,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Communication (Core)
- Date
- Monday, April 6
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Ethics and Integrity (Core)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 8,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Sleep 101 (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, April 10,
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- How Do I Get More Interviews? (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Friday, April 10,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Giving and Receiving Feedback (Life Management)
- Date
- Friday, April 10,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Packaging A Python Product for the World (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, April 10
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Engineer Your Job Search (Core)
- Date
- Monday, April 13
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- The Culture of Purpose: How to Communicate in an Age of Intelligence (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, April 13,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Nutrition Concepts, Strategies, & Resources (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 15,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Framing and Persuasive Communication (Elective)
- Date
- Thursday, April 16
- Time
- 9 - 11 AM
- Session
- Testing In Python (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, April 17,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Human-Centered Design and Innovation (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, April 17
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Professional Writing (Core)
- Date
- Friday, April 17
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Why Smart Interns Fail - And How to Avoid It (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Monday, April 20
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- In Search of Balance (Life Management)
- Date
- Monday, April 20,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Communicating Up: How To Get Buy-In and Win The Trust of Your Boss (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 22,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Vibe Coding a Web Application (Elective)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 22
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Smart, Not Loud: Communicate To Influence (Elective)
- Date
- Friday, April 24
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- Resume (Core)
- Date
- Friday, April 24,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Ethics and Integrity (Core)
- Date
- Friday, April 24,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Crocheting With Alexis (Life Management)
- Date
- Monday, April 27,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Paraphrasing and Citation (Life Management)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 29,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself for Career Growth (Interview Skills)
- Date
- Wednesday, April 29,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Crisis Prevention for Engineers (Elective)
- Date
- Thursday, April 30,
- Time
- 3 - 5 PM
- Session
- Micro-Habits: Small Shifts for High-Pressure Weeks (Life Management) (Zoom)
- Date
- Friday, May 1,
- Time
- 1 - 3 PM
- Session
- A Tour of Programming Languages (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, May 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Contributing to Open Source Software Using Git (Elective)
- Date
- Monday, May 4,
- Time
- 2 - 4 PM
- Session
- Interview Skills Prep (Interview Skills)