PDL Schedule
Fall 2026 PDL
Fall 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 Tuesdays, 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.
Fall 2026 PDL Schedule
- Date
- Tuesday, September 8
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Wellness 101
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, September 9
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Command Line Basics at the Shell
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, September 9
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- From Minutes to Milliseconds: Practical Performance for ML, AI & Heuristics
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, September 9
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Personal Systems Check: Working with Your Inner Critic
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Thursday, September 10
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Smart, Not Loud: Communicate To Influence
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 11
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Applied AI Foundations & Workflow Design
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 11
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Product Management with AI
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 11
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Management Consulting: The Inside Scoop
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, September 15
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Wall Street 101
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, September 16
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Nutrition Concepts, Strategies, & Resources
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, September 16
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Be a Confident Communicator
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, September 16
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Human-Centered Design and Innovation
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Thursday, September 17
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Power Dynamics: How to Manage Up, Create Buy-In, and Influence People
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 18
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Train Yourself To Give A Better Interview
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Friday, September 18
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Data Visualization
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 18
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Engineering Your Job Search
- Type
- Core Job Search
- Date
- Tuesday, September 22
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Cultural Adjustment and Intercultural Development
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, September 23
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself for Career Growth
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, September 23
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Communication
- Type
- Core Communications
- Date
- Thursday, September 24
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Advanced Ethics
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Thursday, September 24
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Leadership In Crisis
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 25
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Ethics and Integrity
- Type
- Core Ethics
- Date
- Friday, September 25
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Resume
- Type
- Core Resume
- Date
- Friday, September 25
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Project Management: Idea to Execution
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, September 25
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Advanced AI for Data Analysis and Strategy
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, September 29
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Under the Hood of the AI Engine: From Data In to Decisions Out
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, September 29
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- A Tour of Programming Languages
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, September 30
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Python's Standard Library
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, September 30
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Feedback Loops: Practical Approaches for Emerging Professionals
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Thursday, October 1
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Framing and Persuasive Communication
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 2
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Professional Writing
- Type
- Core Writing
- Date
- Friday, October 2
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Feedback Loops: Practical Approaches for PhD Candidates
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, October 2
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Navigating Difficult Conversations
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, October 6
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Scaling GenAI
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, October 6
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Communicating Up: How To Get Buy-In and Win The Trust of Your Boss
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, October 7
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- What Did I Just Sign?!
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, October 7
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Advanced Communication
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Thursday, October 8
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Personal Branding: How To Position Yourself for Career Growth
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Friday, October 9
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Crisis Prevention for Engineers
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, October 13
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Micro-Habits: Small Shifts for High-Pressure Weeks
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, October 14
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Difficult Conversations in the Workplace
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, October 14
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Train Yourself To Give A Better Interview
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Thursday, October 15
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Sleep 101
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, October 16
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Life After F-1
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 16
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- The Shape of Successful Storytelling
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 16
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- The Product Management Career Lab
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 16
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Congratulations, You Landed Your First Dream Job! Now What?
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Tuesday, October 20
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Navigating Depression and Anxiety
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Tuesday, October 20
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Communicating Strategically
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, October 21
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Human-Centered Design and Innovation
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Thursday, October 22
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Time Management
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, October 23
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Advanced Leadership: Crisis Response for Engineers
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 23
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Product Management with AI
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, October 27
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Crocheting With Alexis
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Tuesday, October 27
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Human-in-the-loop (HiTL) Protocols for Next Generation Teamwork
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, October 28
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Networking Skills
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, October 28
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Alcohol and Networking
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Thursday, October 29
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Smart, Not Loud: Communicate To Influence
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, October 30
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- Wall Street 101
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Friday, October 30
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Business Applications of LLMS
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, November 4
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Testing In Python
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, November 4
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Navigating Imposter Syndrome
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, November 4
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Emotional Intelligence
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Thursday, November 5
- Time
- 5 - 7 pm
- Session
- Career Positioning for Success: The New Career Playbook to Navigate Change and Digital Acceleration
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, November 6
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- The Pyramid Approach
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, November 6
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Cultural Adjustment and Intercultural Development
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, November 6
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Should I Stay, or Should I Go Now?
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Tuesday, November 10
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- The Financial Operating System - A Framework for Smarter Financial Decisions
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, November 11
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Life After F-1
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, November 11
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- How To Win Friends and Influence People
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, November 13
- Time
- 10 am - 12 pm
- Session
- GIT for Total Beginners
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, November 13
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- What Did I Just Sign?!
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Friday, November 13
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Hands-on Product Management
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, November 17
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Reducing and Managing Stress
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, November 18
- Time
- 9 - 11 am
- Session
- Packaging A Python Product for the World
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, November 18
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- How To Find A Job
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, November 18
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Stomping Stigma
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, November 20
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Data Visualization
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, November 20
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- In Search of Balance
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Tuesday, November 24
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Making Small Talk
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Tuesday, December 1
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- How Do I Get Unstuck In My Job Search?
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Wednesday, December 2
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Contributing to Open Source Software Using Git
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Wednesday, December 2
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Public Speaking Anxiety
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Friday, December 4
- Time
- 1 - 3 pm
- Session
- Paraphrasing and Citation
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, December 4
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Advanced Communication
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Friday, December 4
- Time
- 3 - 5 pm
- Session
- Vibe Coding a Web Application
- Type
- Elective
- Date
- Tuesday, December 8
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Managing Perfectionism
- Type
- Life Management
- Date
- Wednesday, December 9
- Time
- 2 - 4 pm
- Session
- Interview Skills Prep
- Type
- Interview Skills
- Date
- Time
- Session
- Type