Welcome to 2024! Hopefully, everyone had at least some opportunity to pause and step away from the computer, to spend time with family and friends, to take a walk or just sit and consider the wonders of how quickly time flies when waiting for snow and then, almost as quickly, we wish it was […]
It’s been a long fall. Somehow, it always feels like that to me and the final sprint to the end of the term, end of grading and graduation always seems a bit more hectic than intended…again. All the same, it’s a great time to reflect on what we really HAVE accomplished, what we can cross […]
As we walk into mid-semester, the flurry of activity has captured us in so many ways. The to-do list is longer – or just transferred from week to week, the unread emails are piling up, and then there is grading to do or a new grant cycle about to start. How did this happen? Again? […]
We’re now several weeks into the fall term. You’ve found your classroom, learned [or maybe are still learning] students’ names, figuring out your walking and driving paths around campus, gotten your grant funding established and lab set up, and begun to feel like you’re ready to start planning the term in more than just a […]
The university setting provides a multi-tiered approach to career path planning and development. Resources and services are available in departments, colleges, and at the university level. The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development (OFASD) aims to support MSU colleagues as they develop productive careers reflective of their individual aspirations, and to help them connect […]
It’s fall already. How is that possible?? On the one hand, there is still time for get-aways and enjoying time with family and friends. On the other hand, the mind is shifting to the start of contracts, of responsibilities for the fall, of back-to-school sales, preparing D2L and Teams sites, and trying to figure out […]
This summer MSU is launching the new Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS) to replace the Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) and Students’ Opinion of Courses and Teaching (SOCT) surveys. SPLS will offer a better user experience for instructional staff and students by providing more consistency in the survey process while also offering more autonomy […]
We have been through a lot. Again. How many times have we thought, felt, and said these words? Hopefully, over “break”, you gave yourself time and space to breathe, reflect, enjoy a moment with family and friends, go for a walk or just do something that wasn’t about work. I have been reminded of wisdom […]
2023 started quickly and almost as quickly, January is coming to a close. So how has your new year begun? If you are a person who sets resolutions, you may already have set some aside; after the last few years with everything that has happened, you may have decided that taking small steps rather than […]
The calendar says we are nearing a much-needed break, and like so many of you, attention is already turning to what lies ahead when the new year starts. Before totally turning that page to let you know some of the opportunities that the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development will be offering to support […]
