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November
19
2024

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

Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207

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 try and avoid situations where conflict is present. […]

November
18
2024

Community-Engaged Research: Getting Started

Presenters: Jessica Barnes-Najor, Director for Community Partnerships, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship Miles McNall, Director for Community-Engaged Research, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship Interested in collaborating with communities, nonprofits, industry, or government partners on your research? Are you new to community-engaged research and wondering how to get started? Are you curious about the […]

November
15
2024

NCFDD: Part 1: Beyond Burnout: Faculty Well-Being: Individual and Institutional Approaches

Friday, November 15th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Rebecca pope-Ruark, PhD Description coming soon. Click here to register. If you have not yet, please register with your NetID for an account linked to our MSU institutional membership by clicking on the NCFDD website here (external link). Creating an account allows you […]

November
15
2024

CIRCLE Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Workship

Friday, November 15th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Main Library, Room W207 @ 366 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

This workshop’s goal is for both new and seasoned interdisciplinary educators to move their own practices forward, from classroom strategies to evaluation of interdisciplinary teaching effectiveness. Attendees will be joined by a panel of MSU educators with a variety of experiences designing and teaching interdisciplinary courses for a dialogue about effective interdisciplinary course design, strategies […]

November
14
2024

NCFDD: SKILL #10: How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst

Thursday, November 14th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Pamela Yeh, PhD Are you stressed? Do you feel devastated when your articles and/or grant proposals get rejected? Is the pressure of publishing/funding your work making you sick? If any of this sounds familiar and you have difficulty managing the negative energy and […]

November
13
2024

The Path to Promotion 2.0 Series for Academic Specialists: The Meaning of Promotion

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Main Library, Room W207 @ 366 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

The Path to Promotion 2.0 A Learning Community for Academic Specialists ​This learning community builds upon the Path to Promotion webinar and workshop series from spring 2024. In it, specialists from MSU across functional areas will gather to study the reappointment, award of continuing status, and promotion processes in the academic specialist appointment system. Across […]

November
12
2024

MSU Broader Impacts Conference 2024

Tuesday, November 12th, 2024, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center @ 219 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

Are you planning an NSF grant application, or do you have a funded proposal right now? If so, the MSU Broader Impacts Conference is designed just for you! Researchers at every level (faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students) and the staff who support researchers’ BI efforts are welcome to attend.   You will learn: Why a […]

November
8
2024

Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Writing Large Team Grants

Friday, November 8th, 2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Webinar for faculty who have been successful in winning single-PI and small team grants and are looking to transition to larger team and center-level grants. We will discuss how these larger grants are different, what the expectations of the funding agencies are for large team and center grants, successful strategies, and common mistakes to avoid. […]

November
8
2024

Charting Pathways of Intellectual Leadership Roundtable: Navigating the Annual Review Process

Learn more about the annual review process in this roundtable discussion. Hosted by Sonja Fritzsche, Associate Dean of Academic Personnel and Administration in the College of Arts and Letters; Delia Fernández-Jones, Associate Dean for Equity, Justice, and Faculty Affairs for the College of Arts & Letters; and Scott Schopieray, Assistant Dean for Academic Technology and Scholarly Engagement, […]

November
7
2024

Tips for Writing a Compelling NSF Project Summary

Thursday, November 7th, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The Project Summary is one of the most important parts of every NSF grant proposal. A clear and concise Project Summary will succinctly convey the scope, intellectual merit, and broader impacts of your project to make a positive first impression on reviewers and program officers. However, writing a strong Project Summary can be deceptively hard. […]