The McCormick Office of Personal Development supports the McCormick School of Engineering's focus on its students and provides resources and opportunities for their personal growth.

By creating an environment that encourages students to explore available opportunities and engage in new experiences, MOPD helps transform McCormick students into whole-brain engineers.

McCormick Office of Personal Development stives to cultivate a student body of engineers who are:

Whole-brain engineering refers to the balance of both right-brain and left-brain ways of thinking as engineers aim to understand, frame, and solve problems.

Left-brain implies skills that are logical, analytical, rational, and quantitative, in contrast to right-brain skills, which are creative, integrative, artistic, and emotional. Whole-brain engineers possess the ability to combine both ways of thinking to the complex problems they solve.

Explore how McCormick promotes whole-brain engineering

MOPD helps students develop the skills to be lifelong adaptive learners by fostering the five core competencies:

As you work to develop these core competencies during your time at McCormick, we encourage you to:

Northwestern offers a wide range of experiences to students. We want you to be intentional about the extracurricular activities you choose.

As you consider all your academic options, we offer meetings and seminars where you can discuss your work and development with fellow students and advisers.

Through critical examination of and reflection on your experiences, we hope you'll leave McCormick with clear ideas of who you are and how you can reach your goals.

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