PRO Community Platform

PRO Points

Small Business / Non-Profit project

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Earn PRO points for completing a project to digitally transform a small business or non-profit.

To request PRO points for completing a small business / non-profit project you will need:

  • Title of the project or client
  • Term in which it was completed
  • Project description: Include the name of the advisor, other team members, scope, results, project URL (if applicable), and what you learned in a brief paragraph.
  • Please submit the request only after the project is officially complete.
  • Note: once approved, the project description is automatically displayed in a post on your e-portfolio.

Volunteer / Community Service

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We are introducing a new volunteering activity that will award points for significantly helping family, friends, or a local business conduct business during the current crisis.

To request PRO points for a volunteering activity you will need:

  • Title of the activity
  • Activity description: Include the goals, results, who was helped, and what you learned in a brief paragraph. Note: once approved, the activity description is automatically displayed in a post on your e-portfolio.
  • You must upload a note or letter from who was helped confirming the activity was completed.

Other Career Fair

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To request PRO points for participating in another career fair you will need to include the below information.  This includes all career fairs except the Department Career Fair.

  • Title of the career fair
  • Term in which it was completed
  • Sponsoring organization
  • Details of the career fair (e.g., where, when)
  • What you learned
  • How the career fair relates to coursework or your career goals

Study abroad

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Earn PRO points for study abroad related to your major. Pre-approval is not needed, points are awarded after you complete study abroad professional development activities related to your major.

Eligible activities include:

  • Blog about and show extensive knowledge about the local industry related to your major
  • Paid or unpaid work experience related to your major
  • Participate in professional events such as conferences related to your major

To request PRO points for study abroad you will need:

  • Create a post on your e-portfolio that highlights the above activities.
  • Send an email to the department:
    • Subject heading: Summer/Semester study abroad PRO point request
    • Include a link to the above post
    • Attach proper documentation (e.g., letter from employer, badges at events, link to blog)
  • If your request is approved, the department will award the relevant PRO points.
  • All rejections are final. Partial PRO points are not awarded. Re-submissions are not allowed.

Note

  • If your study abroad involves an internship, request PRO points for the internship (only).
  • Request additional PRO points for study abroad only for activities that go beyond an internship.

Register as an alum

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Congratulations on graduating! Register as an alum to earn PRO points. Registration allows you to continue your professional development by gaining access to exclusive alumni events, activities, and discounts. Registration also preserves your e-portfolio and unused Reward points.

Registering as an alum involves:

  1. Initiate the registration process near the end of the last term of your degree. Note: registration is available starting three months prior to graduation.
  2. After successful registration, we will associate your Community account and ID to your personal email address. The process to convert your account will take 5-7 business days.
  3. For confirmation, look for an email on your personal email account with a new password.
  4. In the future, access Community using your existing ID, new password, and personal email.

Note: Recent graduates can easily register using the PRO platform. If you graduated further back in the past, then please contact the department for further assistance.

Full-time job offer

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Congratulations on receiving a job offer! We are proud of your accomplishment. Earn PRO points for reporting the full-time job offer.

To request PRO points for receiving your full-time job offer you will need:

  1. Official job title (e.g., Analyst)
  2. Name of the organization where you will be working (e.g., QVC)
  3. Job date: The job start date
  4. Job description paragraph (all three items below are required). Note: once approved, the job description is automatically displayed in a post on your e-portfolio.
    1. Information about the organization (e.g., type, size, location, specific division/department in which you will be employed)
    2. Job function (e.g., overall role, assigned tasks)
    3. How the job relates to your major (describe how you will apply course work to the job or which course(s) helped you get this job).
  5. Supporting documentation: A PDF file that includes (a) the offer letter on official letterhead OR (b) an email from the responsible person at the organization. The offer letter or email must include job title, salary, and the responsible person’s title and contact information.
    Note: We keep all salary information confidential. Salaries are only reported as averages across graduating seniors.

 

 

Work experience

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Earn PRO points for internships that provide valuable work experience. PRO points are only awarded for paid internships that directly relate to your major and course work.

Type Description
Full-time major-specific
internship		 Highly recommended for all students. Typically a summer internship working for an organization on tasks that relate to your major. This is the best way to prepare for the workplace and improve career prospects.
Short-term full-time major-specific
internship		 Typically a shorter internship in the summer working for an organization on tasks that relate to your major.
Part-time major-specific
internship		 Typically a part-time job during the academic term working for an organization on tasks that relate to your major.
Major-specific work experience
on campus		 Typically an on-campus job working for a department or program on tasks that relate to your major.
Student worker in department On-campus job working for your department as an student worker.
Peer Teacher On-campus job working for the department as a Peer teacher.

Requirements

  1. You can only earn PRO points once for a single internship at a single organization, i.e., multiple internships at the same organization cannot be stacked even if they are of a different type.
  2. Points can only be requested after you have completed the internship/work experience or completed the specified time period, i.e., if you are claiming a 15 week internship, then you can only request points after the 15 weeks are complete.
  3. You can only earn PRO points for one semester of student work.
  4. You can only earn PRO points for one semester of  Peer Teacher work.
  5. For minimum time periods, point values, and other requirements, review the points table.

To request PRO points for an internship you will need:

  1. Official job title
  2. Name of the organization where you worked (e.g., Pfizer)
  3. Job date: The term in which the work experience was completed.
  4. Job description paragraph (all four items below are required).
    1. Information about the organization (e.g., type, size, location, specific division/department in which you are employed)
    2. Job function (e.g., overall role, assigned tasks)
    3. Examples of projects (e.g., list the projects you worked on and what you accomplished)
    4. What you learned and how it relates to your major (e.g., describe what you learned from this internship in the context of specific courses).
      Note: once approved, the job description is automatically displayed in a post on your portfolio.
  5. Supporting documentation: A PDF file that includes (a) the offer letter on official letterhead OR (b) an email from the responsible person at the organization. The offer letter or email must include job title, term of the position, and the responsible person’s title and contact information.

Research project

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Earn PRO points for working on a research project with a faculty member.  Contact individual faculty to find out about their research and available projects. The faculty member specifies the requirements, decides on the PRO point value, and approves the allocation of points.

To request PRO points for a research project you will need:

  • Title of the project
  • Term in which it was completed
  • Project description: Include the name of the instructor, goals, results, implications, publication status, project URL (if applicable), and what you learned in a brief paragraph. Note: once approved, the project description is automatically displayed in a post on your e-portfolio.
  • Note: Make sure you have advance approval of the instructor on the research project point value.

 

Class project

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Certain class projects are eligible for PRO points. These projects involve a professional development aspect and are associated with specific instructors. For more information on the specific requirements, please consult the instructor.

To request PRO points for a class project you will need:

  • Title of the project
  • Course and term in which it was completed
  • Name of instructor
  • Project description: Include the goals, results, project URL (if applicable), and what you learned in a brief paragraph. Note: once approved, the project description is automatically displayed in a post on your e-portfolio.

 

External challenges, competitions, and events

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All external challenges, competitions, and professional development activities must be pre-approved. Pre-approval is needed to ensure that the activity is a legitimate professional development opportunity. Note that activities listed in the PRO points calendar have already been pre-approved. Further pre-approval of activities listed in the PRO points calendar is not required.

To request pre-approval you will need:

  • Title of the activity
  • Term in which it will be completed
  • Sponsoring organization
  • Details of the activity (e.g., where, when)
  • What you expect to learn
  • (If applicable) How the activity relates to coursework

To request PRO points for participating in an external challenge, competition or event you will need:

  • Title of the activity
  • Term in which it was completed
  • Sponsoring organization
  • Details of the activity (e.g., where, when)
  • What you learned
  • How the activity relates to coursework or your career goals