Engage in Professional Development
Definition
Engaging in professional development means continuing to find ways to improve on and obtain skills that will help you succeed in your career. This means surrounding yourself in an environment dedicated to the advancement of others and participating in applicable conferences, organizations, and workshops. This competency relates to my career goals because I want to continue assisting people in developing professionally and personally in whatever way I can. I'm passionate about helping people become the best version of themselves that they can be and by pursuing further development myself, I can best serve others.
Prior/Current Work
I participated in engineering organizations such as Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and National Society of Black Engineers for the entirety of my undergraduate studies. Most prominently, I attended several regional and national conferences for NSBE. At these conferences, I engaged in workshops and conducted several in positions that I held. This speaks to the competency because I actively attempted to strengthen my skills through community and professional engagement in engineering focused spaces.
In addition, I have recently attended seminars for the GEM Fellowship program that focus on research development and presentations as well as evolving entrepreneurial skills.
In addition, I have recently attended seminars for the GEM Fellowship program that focus on research development and presentations as well as evolving entrepreneurial skills.
Future Work
A future activity I wish to pursue is participating in an American Society for Engineering Education conference. Whether I'm presenting research or attending workshops while there, I would directly accomplish my goal to develop professionally at a conference related to engineering education. My plan to achieve this is to simply register and attend the ASEE annual conference in the summer. By working closing with my advisor, Dr. Justin Hess, or those that I am currently doing research with I could attempt to submit a paper to the organization by February 2021 or I could wait until next Fall to submit an abstract. I may use proof of attendance at this conference as an artifact displaying this competency.
Timeline
Summer 2021