Academic Professional Development

Academic Professional Development programming supports faculty and academic staff at key career stages—from entry to promotion, through late career and retirement—helping them build meaningful professional and personal lives while contributing to MSU’s mission.

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Leadership Professional Development

A range of skills and responsibilities are critical to administrative roles, which commonly involve a blend of leadership, management, and service.  These skills and responsibilities will form the foci for training and mentoring and will be available in a variety of formats.  We focus on both enhancing the success of current leaders and cultivating future leaders at MSU.

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Awards & Recognition

The faculty of Michigan State University possess great underlying strengths that are recognized at every level – internationally and nationally, locally and internally. Such honorifics elevate the stature of the university’s intellectual work to national and global prominence and foster a community of scholars with high standards and aspirations. These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments, achievements, and contributions of our exceptional researchers, educators, and community members and bring great pride to the institution.

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Upcoming Events

November
17
2025

Webinar Series on Reappointment, Promotion and Award of Continuing Status for Academic Specialists

Monday, November 17, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 AM EST
Categories: Academic Career Paths MSU Partner Event Teaching & Learning

Making Your Case: Tips for Preparing Your RPC Materials for the 2025-2026 Academic Review Cycle Reappointment, promotion, and award of continuing status are not endpoints, but milestones in an ongoing academic journey. The Office of the Provost’s review of each RPC recommendation...

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November
18
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series: Navigating Conflict and Power Dynamics

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Associate Deans of Non-Departmentally Organized Colleges Department Chairs School Directors

Presenters: Shannon Lynn Burton, University Ombudsperson Kathie Elliott, Senior Learning and Organization Development Specialist, Organization and Professional Development, MSU Human Resources Jade Richards, Dialogues Coordinator, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Francisco Villarruel, Faculty Grievance Official Conflict is an inevitable part of human interactions, yet many of us...

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November
18
2025

Broader Impacts Writing Retreat, Fall 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center @ 219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
Categories: MSU Partner Event Research & Scholarship
Tags: Academic Staff Faculty Graduate Students Postdocs

Attention: Faculty, Research and Academic Staff, Postdocs, and Graduate Students November 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kellogg Center Spend a full day with MSU's broader impacts consultants away from your everyday responsibilities working on the broader impacts (BI) plan for your...

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