Members of the professional staff are encouraged to continuously learn, enhance their employment-related skills and capabilities, and stay abreast of trends and best-practices in their field. These web pages provide information about professional development opportunities that professional staff may wish to pursue. The links in the sidebar lead to information about various professional development sessions held primarily on-campus. Below are links to additional professional development resources.

Please click HERE, or check the Human Resources public folder in eDisk, for a list of scheduled, on-campus professional development workshops, informal information sessions, and other Human Resources-related meetings. 

Also, consider the following methods for enhancing skills and abilities:

• attend professional meetings and conferences
• join a professional association / network with other professionals
• participate on a committee or task force
• participate on a community board
• work on a special project
• cross-train with a colleague
• take on a new responsibility
• read professional journals
• benchmark other organizations' processes and procedures to learn best-practices
• research a particular job-related topic
• attend some of the many meetings and events held on campus

Additional resources:

• Academic Impressions
• American Assocation of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
• American Management Association Workshops
• APPA (for facilities planning professionals)
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• Career Assessment / Planning Tool - Career Development eManual, University of Waterloo (The Franklin & Marshall Career Services office also maintains resources available to professional staff interested in exploring career development topics.)
• CareerTrack Seminars
• Cornell University Adult Education
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) (geared to advancement, alumni relations, and communications professionals)
• Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) (geared to career services professionals)
• Fred Pryor Seminars
• International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
• Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
• Learning Tree International
• LMA Consulting Group - Public Seminars
• Lorman Education Services Seminars
• Millersville University Professional Development
• National Association for College Admission Counseling
• National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) (geared to financial and business professionals)
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) (geared to student affairs professionals)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG) (for advancement professionals)
• Padgett-Thompson Seminars
• Penn State/Lancaster Center Courses
• Professional Coaching
• Public Relations Society of America
• Skillpath Seminars
• Society for College and University Planning
• University of Pennsylvania Executive Education