Professional Development Institute
The PDI is a long-standing tradition offering CSU faculty, state classified personnel, administrative professionals, and graduate students an opportunity to present content and generate energy in their passion areas.
Participants will explore a diverse range of topics presented by CSU experts, all designed to foster professional growth and personal enrichment. Presenters and attendees will collaborate on key themes such as inclusive pedagogy, well-being, equitable processes, and creating inclusive work environments, sparking valuable insights and new ideas that make us stronger together!
The purpose of PDI is to provide an opportunity to bring us all together to share ideas, explore issues, and gain insights into learning, teaching, and service, as well as other professional and personal activities.
Historically, the PDI is hosted the second week in January before students return to campus for the spring semester.
Thank You for Being Part of PDI 2026
The 47th annual PDI took place Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 6 – 8. The green button below offers a historical list of PDI 2026 sessions.
We welcome and are actively collecting your feedback on PDI 2026. Please take our PDI 2026 survey for the chance to be entered in an end-of-January prize drawing for a CSU woolly ram.
We will enjoy celebrating future learning experiences with you at PDI 2027. PDI will continue to offer three types of sessions.
IN PERSON: Held at the Lory Student Center.
HYBRID: A choice of attending in-person or online.
ONLINE: Virtual-only sessions allow participation even while off-campus. Sessions will be delivered via a Microsoft Teams link unless otherwise specified.
PDI 2026 ~Stronger Together: Thriving through Change!
PDI 2025: Collaboration: Where Energy Merges and Ideas Ignite! ~ session and attendance summary