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November
3
2023

ACE Women’s Network Luncheon

Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saginaw Valley State University @ 7400 Bay Road, Curtiss Hall Banquet Room A, University Center, MI, United States

Michigan ACE Women of Color Collaborative Luncheon Michigan ACE Women of Color Collaborative Luncheon, an empowering event dedicated to fostering a networking forum and providing support for women of color employed in faculty, administrative staff, and leadership roles at Michigan’s colleges and universities. The luncheon aims to promote networking among women in higher education across […]

November
3
2023

Leadership Institute: Hiring, Retention and Partner Hires

Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Description Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of 90-minute sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first […]

November
2
2023

NCFDD: Live on Zoom: Knowing Your Worth: How to Approach Negotiations in Academia

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Lori Flores, PhD and Jocelyn Olcott, PhD More information 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). […]

October
26
2023

the Core Components of a Successful Broader Impacts Plan

In addition to its intellectual merits, each proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF) is reviewed according to the merits of its broader impacts (BI) plan, or the benefits of the proposed research to society. Come to this workshop to learn more about NSF’s BI criterion and major BI goals, the six core components […]

October
24
2023

NCFDD: Dynamic Presentations: How to Engage Audiences at Conferences, in the Classroom, and Beyond!

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Marnel Niles Goins, PhD This webinar discusses the importance of audience engagement for public presentations and provides strategies for capturing and keeping the attention of an audience in various contexts. The presenter will provide recommendations for how to study an audience prior to […]

October
20
2023

Leadership Institute: MSU Budget Basics

Friday, October 20th, 2023, 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Description Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of 90-minute sessions are designed to expand upon themes introduced at New Administrator Orientation. These sessions are required for department chairpersons, school directors, and associate deans of non-departmentally organized colleges within the first […]

October
18
2023

NCFDD: Faculty Success Program Preview Webinar: 5 Secrets to a Super-Productive Semester

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Rachel McLaren, PhD Do you need to have a breakthrough in your writing and research productivity? Do you promise yourself every term that you’re going to be highly productive, but end up falling short year after year? Do you want to learn why […]

October
18
2023

Thriving in the Tenure System: Articulating your Scholarly Identity through a Strong Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Packet

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

This annual workshop is designed to provide guidance to assistant professors in navigating the tenure system at Michigan State University.  Workshop objectives are to: Expand faculty members’ understanding of MSU’s reappointment, promotion, and tenure procedures Discuss approaches to documentation and record-keeping, including the use of the Form on Progress and Excellence Provide an introduction to […]

October
12
2023

NCFDD: SKILL #9: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict

Thursday, October 12th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Ndidiamaka Amutah-Omukagha, PhD Do you often feel drained by departmental drama? Do feel unclear how to handle conflicts that arise in your department? Are you unsure when, where, and how to manage conflict with people who will be voting on your tenure? Academics […]

October
11
2023

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series – Setting the Tone: An Introduction to Changing Climate & Culture

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
MSU Library Green Room (4th Floor @ MSU Library Green Room (4th Floor, West Wing) @ W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

This series of workshops is intended for leaders (executive managers, deans, directors, chairs, and supervisors, level 12-17) from across the University to work together to improve the current climate and culture in their units and across the greater campus community. This series is a collaboration between the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development, the […]