Professionalizing with Purpose

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

Professionalizing with Purpose is a unique experiential course designed to help students in the Sheedy Family Program intentionally shape their future careers. Through readings, podcasts, guest speakers, self-assessments, peer discussions, and interactive exercises, students learn how they can activate their skills and values to create meaningful personal and professional opportunities. Students in the course identify their priorities, research target companies, network with leaders in their fields of interest, and develop strategies for creating and capitalizing on future opportunities. Along the way, they interact extensively with industry professionals who share career stories, expert advice, and perspectives on navigating uncertainty and change. Students emerge from the course with greater clarity about who they are, what matters most to them, and how to build successful, fulfilling future paths.