Friar Leadership and Immersion Program (FLIP)

At Providence College, we believe your undergraduate years should be a time to grow, learn, and explore. PC Business embraces this philosophy through the Friar Leadership and Immersion Program (FLIP). FLIP is designed to help students build critical business skills and explore potential career paths through hands-on learning and professional development opportunities. To make this possible, PC Business partners with the Chirico Career Center to bring engaging experiential learning activities throughout the year. 

First-year students get their first introduction to FLIP through Providence College’s Business Exploration and Cultural Agility Badge which is integrated into advising workshops, career prep workshops, networking events or First-Year Seminar classes. Participation in FLIP is required for first-year students, transfer students, and newly declared business students to progress in the School of Business. This early introduction helps students uncover the many resources available at Providence College, explore career possibilities, learn the steps to achieve their goals, and develop both technical and soft skills needed for success.

FLIP is all about enhancing the college experience. It connects students with experiential learning, introduces them to business professionals and alumni for networking, and equips them with the skills they need to step confidently into their chosen careers. By the time they graduate, students are prepared to turn their ambitions into reality. 

First-year business students and newly declared business majors are required to attain the Business Exploration Badge and Cultural Agility Badge by the end of their first year. Since most new students are still exploring careers, majors, or considering study abroad, there are numerous activities available making the minimum requirements easily achievable.

First Year Requirements

Business Exploration Badge Requirements

• 250 FLIP Points
• Career Workshop
• Complete two career pathway exploration activities

Cultural Agility Badge Requirements

• Attend:
  • Working Together Across Differences Workshop
  • One additional cultural agility workshop

How to Earn & Track FLIP Points

FLIP points are earned by attending on-campus events and participating in activities ranging from career exposure to career readiness. Activities eligible for the Friar Leadership & Immersion Program (FLIP) are offered by PC Business, business clubs, the Chirico Career Center, and others. Examples of activities that earn FLIP points include attending:

• The PC Business Involvement Fair
• Career EXPO
• The PC Business Dean’s Symposium
• The Study Abroad Fair
• Friar Four Career Core workshops
• PC Business student organization events

Tracking Your Progress

Suitable App

The Suitable app is your hub for tracking progress on your badges and collecting points. This platform helps students visualize their pathways, measure their progress, share information with potential employers, and even compare their pathways with other PC students.

Using the app is easy.

• Scan the QR code to collect points and track your progress toward badge completion.
• Download the Suitable app to your phone from your regular app store.
• Use your @friars.providence.edu email to register.
• Log in through the Providence College portal within the app.
• Allow the app to access your camera.
• At eligible events, look for and scan QR codes to certify your participation and/or attendance.

Download Suitable

New experiential learning opportunities that are dynamic and professionally-focused are constantly being created and will be added to the FLIP program as they are developed.

Each FLIP-eligible, experiential-learning activity is coded with a specific level that provides a certain number of points. There are very few activities that are coded at Level 5 (Proficiency), while there are many speakers and fairs coded at Level 1 (Exploration):

• Level 1: Exploration– 10 points
• Level 2: Interaction – 20 points
• Level 3: Participation – 50 points
• Level 4: Immersion – 75 points
• Level 5: Proficiency– 150 points

The chart below provides some examples to use as a guide.

To be eligible for FLIP, activities must develop one of the following critical competencies. In most cases, each activity will only be coded as one primary area of competency, although there may be exposure to other secondary competencies.

Students who receive the Business Exploration and Cultural Agility badges, as well as the Friar Four Career Core milestones, will be able to demonstrate the following outcomes and skills: