SEAS 360° Certificate of Professional Development
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo offers undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to receive free professional development training through the SEAS 360° Certificate of Professional Development program.
This cost free program is designed to help undergraduate and graduate students develop and improve “power skills,” which are in high demand from employers around the world. To earn a SEAS 360° Certificate of Professional Development, which you can add to your resume, you must complete 25 hours of training. Training hours can be obtained by attending workshops, seminars, online professional development programming, and through approved experiential learning opportunities. Most workshops are typically 1 to 1 1/2 hours in length.
While participation in this program is optional, students interested in pursuing this certificate program must first opt-in.
IELTS USA Best Practices Award Recipient
IELTS USA is proud to announce the SEAS 360° program at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York's (SUNY) School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as the 2020 recipient of the Best Practices in International Enrollment Management Award!
In Person Events
Join us for our on campus professional development workshops throughout the 2021 - 2022 academic year.
In order to receive credit for SEAS 360°, students must first register through the email link for each workshop (you must opt in to the program to receive the link). When you arrive to each session, you will sign in to verify your attendance. You will be required to track your own training hours on your SEAS 360° tracking form. If you have any questions regarding workshop registration or tracking, please contact us at seas360@buffalo.edu.
*Please Note: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, our regular in-person workshops will now be held via Zoom. There is no limit to the number of Zoom workshops that are listed below.
February 3, 2022
SEAS 360° Professionalism and Etiquette Bootcamp - Via Zoom
February 8, 2022
International Students: The American Job Search Skillshop - Via Zoom
February 10, 2022
Developing Your Personal Marketing Plan - Via Zoom
February 15, 2022
Resume Writing for Jobs + Internships Skillshop - In Person
February 21, 2022
Working in Global Environments - Via Zoom
February 24, 2022
Job and Internship Search Strategies Skillshop - In Person
March 1, 2022
Setting Sustainable Goals - Via Zoom
March 2, 2022
LinkedIn Hacks Skillshop - Via Zoom
March 14, 2022
Interviewing Hacks That Work Skillshop - Via Zoom
March 15, 2022
Leadership vs Management: Same or Different and Why It Matters - Via Zoom
March 30, 2022
Making the Most of the Job + Internship Fair Skillshop - Via Zoom
March 31, 2022
Interviewing Skills - Via Zoom
April 7, 2022
Tips and Tricks to Planning for Building Your Career and a Powerful Resume - Via Zoom
April 14, 2022
Navigating Generational Gaps - Via Zoom
Additional Sessions Coming Soon!
Online Training
Earn credits toward your certificate online through the UB Career Connectors Network.
In order to receive credit for SEAS 360° students must first register in the UB Career Connector Network. Once registered, you will then have the ability to select from a database of online training sessions by clicking on “Webinars.” Please note, only the online webinars listed below are approved for SEAS 360° training hours. Hours obtained via online webinars will be tracked and monitored electronically based on your login information but should additionally be included in your SEAS 360° tracking form. You may only use three (3) online training hours from the Career Connectors Network towards completion of your SEAS 360° Professional Development Certificate.
All webinars earn one (1) online training hour each.