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Certificate or Certification- What's in a name?
We get a lot of folks who reach out and ask, “If I take this certificate program, does it mean that I am certified?” Well, no – not exactly.
March 21, 2022Main Content
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National Science Foundation Awards UW Tacoma $1.5 Million for Phase Two of ACCESS in STEM Program
Over the next seven years, new cohorts of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need will get support from UW Tacoma to pursue STEM education.
March 7, 2022Main Content
Project Managers are Purveyors of Change
Cass Tang believes that professional development is "an investment in self that reenergizes."
March 7, 2022Main Content
With the Discomfort Comes Learning : How Professional Development Can Help Rewire Your Brain
Meet PDC Instructor Joey Pauley and hear how he approaches the intersection of personal, team, and organizational growth.
February 28, 2022Main Content
What's a "stackable" course?
How are pancakes like professional development courses? UW Tacoma Professional Development Center Executive Director Christopher Cellars explains.
February 22, 2022Main Content
You Don't Have to Go It Alone: Mentorship in HR
As part of this year’s Employment Law and HR Conference, WA State SHRM has asked PDC instructor Rebekah Jones to facilitate “Emerging Professionals Speed Networking” on March. Program Manager Saralyn Smith sat down with Rebekah for a brief conversation about the event and the importance of networking / mentoring in the human resources management field.
February 14, 2022Main Content
Spring Leadership Workshops for Professional Development
UW Tacoma's Professional Development Center will present a series of workshops focused on leadership challenges and solutions starting this March.
February 7, 2022Main Content
Rolling Up His Sleeves
Charles Emlet's experience as a social worker lead him to UW Tacoma and a career that changed our understanding of aging in vulnerable communities.
February 4, 2022Main Content
Before You Quit
Career Actions to Consider During the Great Resignation/Reshuffle Christopher Cellars, Executive Director of the UW Tacoma Professional Development Center, has some thoughts to share.
January 25, 2022