Professional Development Team Committee Members

The Professional Development Team has 6 committees that manage different aspects of the professional development portfolio. Below are the main goals of each committee:

Industry Relations: Provide Queen’s students with the opportunities and resources to help them connect with and stand out to employers.

Workshops: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to gain and fine-tune professional skills before graduation.

Marketing: Publicize all Professional Development (PD) events across a variety of platforms (ILC, social media, AllEng, and PD Connects) to make students aware of upcoming opportunities and increase student engagement.

Alumni Relations: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to connect with engineering alumni for mentorship, networking, and more.

Alumni Networking Summit: Organize the annual Alumni Networking Summit which provides Queen’s students with the opportunity to network and speak candidly with alumni across different fields of work.

Industry Outreach: Provide Queen’s Engineering students with direct exposure to industry through organized site visits that foster networking, career exploration, and professional growth.

Full descriptions of each position can be found below.

Note: No experience is required for this position. You will have the opportunity to expand your professional development knowledge in this role.

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 19th @ 11:59 PM EST

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Incoming Director of Professional Development at pd.incoming@ engsoc.queensu.ca or the current Director of Professional Development at pd@ engsoc.queensu.ca.

Professional Development Team - Industry Relations Committee

Description: The Industry Relations Committee is responsible for maintaining and growing the relationships between Queen’s undergraduate engineers and industry representatives from a large variety of companies. They work closely with staff in the Smith Engineering Corporate Relations Team to organize company information sessions for students. They are also responsible for running the Professional Development Team’s resume review service. This is an excellent opportunity to support your peers while also developing your own networking and professional skills. There is also a lot of room for growth in this portfolio if you have your own ideas on how to increase students’ industry connections. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

The main goal of the Industry Relations Committee: Provide Queen’s students with the opportunities and resources to help them connect with and stand out to employers.

Key responsibilities include:

• 💼 Maintaining and growing relationships with industry professionals
• 🤝🏻Coordinating networking events and information sessions
• 📃Overseeing the resume review service

Time commitment:

• 🗓️1 weekly meeting with the Industry Relations Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing industry events with your team

Professional Development Team - Workshops Committee

Description: The  Workshops Committee organizes a variety of workshops that vary from year to year. Past workshops have ranged from prepping for interviews to developing specific technical skills such as a Resume and Cover Letter workshop. There is a lot of freedom in this role to be creative and come up with your own ideas for professional development workshops. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with many groups both on campus and in industry to develop and deliver workshops for students. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Workshops Committee: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to gain and fine-tune professional skills before graduation.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📋Overseeing workshop development
• 👥Collaborating with student groups on campus to develop and deliver workshop content
• 💻 Assisting with logistics associated with workshop delivery

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Workshops Committee
• 📝 Additional time spent organizing the workshops with your team

Professional Development Team - Marketing Committee

Description: The Marketing Committee works closely with all of the other Professional Development committees to promote their events to students. You will also have the freedom to design new social media campaigns if you wish. Past Instagram campaigns (@engsocpd) have included “Queen’s Perspective” and “This Week Online.” This position is a great opportunity to improve your creative, and graphic design skills. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization and communication skills.

Main goal of the Marketing Committee: Publicize all Professional Development (PD) events across a variety of platforms (ILC, social media, AllEng, and PD Connects) to make students aware of upcoming opportunities and increase student engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📝 Developing promotional materials for PD events
• 💻 Maintaining the PD website
• ✍️Writing the weekly newsletter (PD Connects)

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Marketing Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent creating marketing material with your team

Professional Development Team - Alumni Relations Committee

Description: Queen’s Engineering has a huge focus on building a community both while attending Queen’s and post graduation. Our alumni are an invaluable resource and are very willing to help current students as much as they can. The Alumni Relations Committee is responsible for organizing initiatives to connect students and alumni, allowing alumni to share their wealth of knowledge. The benefits of these relationships extend from growing your professional network to gaining a real perspective on life after Queen’s. Past initiatives have included job shadowing and mentorship programs, First Year Discipline Selection Brunch, Clark Hall Pub Social, and more. There is a lot of freedom in this role to come up with your own ideas for initiatives to connect students and alumni. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Alumni Relations Committee: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to connect with engineering alumni for mentorship, networking, and more.

Key responsibilities include:

• 🗣️ Maintaining and growing relationships with alumni
• 📝 Organizing events to connect students and alumni for the purposes of mentorship and networking

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Alumni Relations Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing alumni initiatives with your team

Professional Development Team - Alumni Networking Summit Committee

Description: The Alumni Networking Summit Committee is responsible for the organization of the annual Alumni Networking Summit. The Summit is a day-long event hosted every January in Downtown Toronto with the aim to connect students and alumni. The event involves several keynote speakers, networking activities, and workshops. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Alumni Networking Summit Committee: Organize the annual Alumni Networking Summit which provides Queen’s students with the opportunity to network and speak candidly with alumni across different fields of work.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📃 Overseeing all preparations for the Alumni Networking Summit
• 🤝🏻 Maintaining relationships with industry representatives who support the Summit (ex. Cisco) and alumni

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Alumni Networking Summit Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing the Alumni Networking Summit with your team

Professional Development Team – Industry Visit and Outreach Committee

Description: The Industry Outreach Visit Committee oversees the planning and execution of the annual Industry Day Trip. This role is responsible for coordinating a visit to engineering companies and organizations, providing students with the opportunity to experience workplace environments firsthand and learn directly from industry professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to build strong industry connections while creating a valuable experiential learning opportunity for your peers. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Industry Outreach Visit Committee:
Provide Queen’s Engineering students with direct exposure to industry through organized site visits that foster networking, career exploration, and professional growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• 🏢 Coordinating company site visits and maintaining professional relationships with host organizations
  
• 🚌 Overseeing trip logistics (transportation, scheduling, registration, risk management)
• 🤝🏻 Facilitating networking opportunities between students and industry professionals during the visit

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Industry Outreach Visit Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing and coordinating the Industry Day Trip with your team

The Professional Development Team has 6 committees that manage different aspects of the professional development portfolio. Below are the main goals of each committee:

Industry Relations: Provide Queen’s students with the opportunities and resources to help them connect with and stand out to employers.

Workshops: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to gain and fine-tune professional skills before graduation.

Marketing: Publicize all Professional Development (PD) events across a variety of platforms (ILC, social media, AllEng, and PD Connects) to make students aware of upcoming opportunities and increase student engagement.

Alumni Relations: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to connect with engineering alumni for mentorship, networking, and more.

Alumni Networking Summit: Organize the annual Alumni Networking Summit which provides Queen’s students with the opportunity to network and speak candidly with alumni across different fields of work.

Industry Outreach: Provide Queen’s Engineering students with direct exposure to industry through organized site visits that foster networking, career exploration, and professional growth.

Full descriptions of each position can be found below.

Note: No experience is required for this position. You will have the opportunity to expand your professional development knowledge in this role.

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 19th @ 11:59 PM EST

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Incoming Director of Professional Development at pd.incoming@ engsoc.queensu.ca or the current Director of Professional Development at pd@ engsoc.queensu.ca.

Professional Development Team - Industry Relations Committee

Description: The Industry Relations Committee is responsible for maintaining and growing the relationships between Queen’s undergraduate engineers and industry representatives from a large variety of companies. They work closely with staff in the Smith Engineering Corporate Relations Team to organize company information sessions for students. They are also responsible for running the Professional Development Team’s resume review service. This is an excellent opportunity to support your peers while also developing your own networking and professional skills. There is also a lot of room for growth in this portfolio if you have your own ideas on how to increase students’ industry connections. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

The main goal of the Industry Relations Committee: Provide Queen’s students with the opportunities and resources to help them connect with and stand out to employers.

Key responsibilities include:

• 💼 Maintaining and growing relationships with industry professionals
• 🤝🏻Coordinating networking events and information sessions
• 📃Overseeing the resume review service

Time commitment:

• 🗓️1 weekly meeting with the Industry Relations Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing industry events with your team

Professional Development Team - Workshops Committee

Description: The  Workshops Committee organizes a variety of workshops that vary from year to year. Past workshops have ranged from prepping for interviews to developing specific technical skills such as a Resume and Cover Letter workshop. There is a lot of freedom in this role to be creative and come up with your own ideas for professional development workshops. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with many groups both on campus and in industry to develop and deliver workshops for students. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Workshops Committee: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to gain and fine-tune professional skills before graduation.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📋Overseeing workshop development
• 👥Collaborating with student groups on campus to develop and deliver workshop content
• 💻 Assisting with logistics associated with workshop delivery

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Workshops Committee
• 📝 Additional time spent organizing the workshops with your team

Professional Development Team - Marketing Committee

Description: The Marketing Committee works closely with all of the other Professional Development committees to promote their events to students. You will also have the freedom to design new social media campaigns if you wish. Past Instagram campaigns (@engsocpd) have included “Queen’s Perspective” and “This Week Online.” This position is a great opportunity to improve your creative, and graphic design skills. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization and communication skills.

Main goal of the Marketing Committee: Publicize all Professional Development (PD) events across a variety of platforms (ILC, social media, AllEng, and PD Connects) to make students aware of upcoming opportunities and increase student engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📝 Developing promotional materials for PD events
• 💻 Maintaining the PD website
• ✍️Writing the weekly newsletter (PD Connects)

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Marketing Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent creating marketing material with your team

Professional Development Team - Alumni Relations Committee

Description: Queen’s Engineering has a huge focus on building a community both while attending Queen’s and post graduation. Our alumni are an invaluable resource and are very willing to help current students as much as they can. The Alumni Relations Committee is responsible for organizing initiatives to connect students and alumni, allowing alumni to share their wealth of knowledge. The benefits of these relationships extend from growing your professional network to gaining a real perspective on life after Queen’s. Past initiatives have included job shadowing and mentorship programs, First Year Discipline Selection Brunch, Clark Hall Pub Social, and more. There is a lot of freedom in this role to come up with your own ideas for initiatives to connect students and alumni. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Alumni Relations Committee: Provide Queen’s students with opportunities to connect with engineering alumni for mentorship, networking, and more.

Key responsibilities include:

• 🗣️ Maintaining and growing relationships with alumni
• 📝 Organizing events to connect students and alumni for the purposes of mentorship and networking

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Alumni Relations Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing alumni initiatives with your team

Professional Development Team - Alumni Networking Summit Committee

Description: The Alumni Networking Summit Committee is responsible for the organization of the annual Alumni Networking Summit. The Summit is a day-long event hosted every January in Downtown Toronto with the aim to connect students and alumni. The event involves several keynote speakers, networking activities, and workshops. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Alumni Networking Summit Committee: Organize the annual Alumni Networking Summit which provides Queen’s students with the opportunity to network and speak candidly with alumni across different fields of work.

Key responsibilities include:

• 📃 Overseeing all preparations for the Alumni Networking Summit
• 🤝🏻 Maintaining relationships with industry representatives who support the Summit (ex. Cisco) and alumni

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Alumni Networking Summit Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing the Alumni Networking Summit with your team

Professional Development Team – Industry Visit and Outreach Committee

Description: The Industry Outreach Visit Committee oversees the planning and execution of the annual Industry Day Trip. This role is responsible for coordinating a visit to engineering companies and organizations, providing students with the opportunity to experience workplace environments firsthand and learn directly from industry professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to build strong industry connections while creating a valuable experiential learning opportunity for your peers. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Main goal of the Industry Outreach Visit Committee:
Provide Queen’s Engineering students with direct exposure to industry through organized site visits that foster networking, career exploration, and professional growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• 🏢 Coordinating company site visits and maintaining professional relationships with host organizations
  
• 🚌 Overseeing trip logistics (transportation, scheduling, registration, risk management)
• 🤝🏻 Facilitating networking opportunities between students and industry professionals during the visit

Time commitment:

• 🗓️ 1 weekly meeting with the Industry Outreach Visit Committee
• 📌 Additional time spent organizing and coordinating the Industry Day Trip with your team

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