STUDENTS

Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA, and MS Columbia Business School students are enrolled in the Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) Program. Learn more about how PPIL is structured for each student population.

PPIL Requirements

Executive MBA Students: All students must participate in a total of FOUR (4) PPIL sessions and submit a post-event reflection form after each session. Submission deadlines vary per term, students should check their CampusGroups Checklist for the official deadline.

Program Exemptions: Students can request to be exempt from the PPIL requirement by semester, if their status meets the following criteria: leave of absence, studying abroad through the Chazen Institute, medical absence, dual-degree students not in CBS residency, and stretch students. To request an exemption, students should email ppil@gsb.columbia.edu.

Executive MBA Student Track (Saturday)

The EMBA-Saturday Student PPIL track offers four structured PPIL sessions during mandatory residence weekends. In total, students participate in four (4) PPIL sessions throughout their time in the Executive MBA Program.

PPIL Session 1-Orientation Workshop

Students attend their orientation session which includes an introduction the PPIL Program, and their first PPIL workshop. Students must submit a reflection form after the event.

PPIL Session 2- Spring Residence Weekend

During Spring Residence weekend, students attend their second PPIL workshop and submit a reflection form after the event.

PPIL Session 3-Fall Residence Weekend

During Fall Residence weekend, students attend their third PPIL workshop and submit a reflection form after the event.

PPIL Session 4-Spring Residence Weekend

In their final term, students attend Spring Residence weekend and their fourth PPIL workshop and submit a reflection form after the event.

CampusGroups Checklist

The PPIL Checklist on CampusGroups tracks student attendance, hosts the post-event reflection form, and allows to review progress to completion with the program on a semester basis. Students can access this checklist by:

1. Logging onto CampusGroups

2. Reviewing the Navigation Menu on the left-hand side

3. Clicking on "My Checklists"

4. All students should see enrollment in "Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) Track- EMBA Class of 20XX"