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January
30
2026

Leadership Institute: Prioritizing and Time/Email Management

Friday, January 30, 2026, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Webinar
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Academic Administrators Associate Deans School Directors Women Associate Deans of Non-Departmentally Organized Colleges

Each year, the Leadership Institute series allows academic administrators to interact with their peers around key topics. This series of short 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 two years of […]

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January
28
2026

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series: Management of OCR Investigation, Support, and Resolution Department Cases: Process & Responsibilities of Leaders

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9:00 - 11:00 AM EST
MSU Main Library, Green Room (4th Floor, West Wing)
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Deans Department Chairs Executive Managers School Directors Supervisors level 12-17

Management of OCR Investigation, Support and Resolution Department Cases: Process & Responsibilities of Leaders Robert Kent, Interim Executive Director of OCR’s Investigation, Support and Resolution (ISR) Department Amanda Moses, Senior Human Resource Professional, Office of Employee Relations Nikki Schmidtke, Director, Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs HYBRID Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from 9:00 – 11:00 AM […]

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January
27
2026

Spring 2026 Academic Lunch and Learn Sessions

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Categories: Academic Career Paths Teaching & Learning
Tags: Academics

Join us for these opportunities to learn, connect with others, and make meaningful contributions–to share excitement about one’s field with other learners, to advance the knowledge base, and to use one’s expertise to address pressing issues at MSU and in the broader society. Faculty and academic staff in all appointment types are invited to attend. […]

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January
23
2026

Write Winning Grants – 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Webinar
Categories: MSU Partner Event Research & Scholarship
Tags: Graduate Students Research Faculty Research Staff

Writing a successful grant proposal begins with a strong strategy. This highly regarded two-day (January 16 and 23) webinar is designed for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and our partners from Henry Ford Health who have some experience with grant writing. Write Winning Grants offers a comprehensive overview of both the conceptual foundations and practical […]

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January
20
2026

Spring 2026 Academic Lunch and Learn Sessions

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Categories: Academic Career Paths Teaching & Learning
Tags: Academics

Join us for these opportunities to learn, connect with others, and make meaningful contributions–to share excitement about one’s field with other learners, to advance the knowledge base, and to use one’s expertise to address pressing issues at MSU and in the broader society. Faculty and academic staff in all appointment types are invited to attend. […]

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January
16
2026

Write Winning Grants – 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Webinar
Categories: MSU Partner Event Research & Scholarship
Tags: Graduate Students Research Faculty Research Staff

Writing a successful grant proposal begins with a strong strategy. This highly regarded two-day (January 16 and 23) webinar is designed for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and our partners from Henry Ford Health who have some experience with grant writing. Write Winning Grants offers a comprehensive overview of both the conceptual foundations and practical […]

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January
15
2026

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

January 15, 2026, from 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
Categories: Leadership Development

This opportunity is open to all department chairs, school directors, associate deans in non-departmentally organized colleges and directors of academic programs similar to departments/schools. This program will focus on developing a community of peers, by providing a venue to give and receive effective feedback and promote group problem solving. Used at the Big Ten Academic […]

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January
9
2026

Community-Engaged Scholarship Write-In

Friday, January 9, 2026, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom and Kellogg Center, Room 93
Categories: MSU Partner Event Research & Scholarship Teaching & Learning
Tags: Academic Staff Faculty Graduate Students

Attention: Faculty, Academic Staff, and Graduate Students Would scheduling regular, specific times to write about your outreach or engagement work be helpful? If so, please join us on the first Friday of each month for three hours of dedicated time to advance your scholarship. Past participants have written journal articles, grant proposals, book chapters, theses […]

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December
16
2025

NCFDD Virtual Writing Session

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Categories: Academic Career Paths MSU Partner Event
Tags: Academic Staff Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting Join us for your daily writing session! We will provide a brief introduction, we’ll write for 30 minutes, and we’ll close out with reflections. What counts as writing? Drafting a manuscript “counts,” but […]

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December
15
2025

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

Monday, December 15, 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 concentrates primarily on the evidence of the Specialist’s effectiveness in the performance of […]

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