Staff Training & Professional Development Center
Building the professional capacity of JSU faculty and staff — operational and professional development training, workshops, and seminars based on best practices and Title III-B HBCU funding.
Welcome to the Staff Development Center
“Begin With the End in Mind…”
— Stephen Covey
Building professional capacity
The Staff Training & Professional Development Center (PDC) is dedicated to building the professional capacity of faculty and staff in order to achieve the mission of Jackson State University. The PDC accomplishes this goal through the provision of operational and professional development training aimed at building staff competencies as well as promoting staff leadership and advancement. The PDC's trainings, workshops, and seminars are based on best practices recommended by Institutions of Higher Learning as well as lessons learned from University stakeholders.
The objective of the PDC is to increase the ability of JSU's faculty and staff to execute job-related activities with professionalism, accountability, and excellence. Operational and professional development trainings are structured to provide employees the opportunity to engage in stimulating topic-centered dialogue while participating in interactive activities that enhance overall job performance.
The PDC collaborates with leadership teams within departments to identify staff development needs and deliver customized on-site or web-based trainings based on the expertise of internal and external partners of the institution.
Three pillars of staff development
Professional Capacity
Building the professional capacity of faculty and staff to achieve the mission of Jackson State University.
Leadership & Advancement
Building staff competencies as well as promoting staff leadership and advancement.
Excellence
Increasing the ability of JSU's faculty and staff to execute job-related activities with professionalism, accountability, and excellence.
About the PDC
The Staff Training & Professional Development Center provides operational and professional development training for JSU faculty and staff. The PDC delivers customized on-site or web-based trainings in collaboration with leadership teams across the University.
Funded by the federal Title III-B Strengthening HBCUs Program, the PDC operates as part of JSU's broader commitment to equal access to education and educational excellence.
- Department
- Staff Training & Professional Development Center (PDC)
- Audience
- JSU Faculty & Staff
- Funding
- Title III-B Strengthening HBCUs Program
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Education
- Phone
- (601) 979-2015
- Address
- 1400 John R. Lynch Street, ZIP 39217-0280
Title III-B Strengthening HBCUs Program
Funded by Title III-B HBCU funding
The PDC is funded by the Title III-B Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program supported by the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of the Title III-B Program is to provide financial assistance to establish or strengthen the physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowments of HBCU institutions so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of education.
The PDC is one of many initiatives supported by the federal government as part of a mission to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. The Title III Administrative Office ensures that all funded administrative and academic activities are managed according to the College and U.S. Department of Education rules and regulations.
Federal authorizing statutes
The PDC operates under the Higher Education Act's HBCU-supporting provisions:
Title III, Part B, Sections 321–327 — Higher Education Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1060–1063c)
Title III, Part F, Section 371 — Higher Education Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1067q)
Implementing regulations
34 CFR Part 608 — Code of Federal Regulations covering HBCU programs administered by ED.
EDGAR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, & 99 — Education Department General Administrative Regulations.
Related JSU & federal resources
Ready to develop?
The PDC collaborates with leadership teams to identify staff development needs and deliver customized on-site or web-based trainings. Contact us to discuss your department's needs.
Contact the PDC
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217-0280