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Event Category: Academic Career Paths

February
20
2024

NCFDD – Peer Reviewing as “Reflexive Mentorship”

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Presented by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Rebecca de Souza , PhD In this webinar, you will learn about the importance of peer reviewing for dismantling the Western canon and democratizing knowledge, as well as strategies you can use to engage in more inclusive peer reviewing practices. For more information […]

February
14
2024

Thriving as a Fixed-Term Faculty Member at Michigan State University

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development invites you to attend “Thriving as a Fixed-Term Faculty Member at Michigan State University”, an annual workshop designed specifically for Fixed-Term Faculty (focused-teaching faculty), Health Programs Faculty, and NSCL/FRIB Faculty. Workshop objectives are to: Clarify expectations and set development goals for various academic appointment types at MSU […]

February
8
2024

NCFDD – Live on Zoom: How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities

Thursday, February 8th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Presented by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Erin Furtak , PhD **Please Join us on Zoom for this presentation Topic: Live on Zoom: How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities Time: Feb 8, 2024 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 865 0646 1694 […]

February
7
2024

Thriving as an Academic Specialist

Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

This annual workshop is designed to provide guidance to academic specialists in navigating the academic specialist system at Michigan State University. Topics include: History, roles, appointment types, and the promotional system for academic specialists at MSU Evaluation Academic Specialist Recommendation Form on Progress and Excellence Reflective Essays Tracking and Documenting your Accomplishments Break-out sessions for […]

January
30
2024

Live on Zoom: AI in Academia: Discussing Opportunities and Challenges

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tags: Faculty

Presented by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Julia Shaffel, Lauren Goodlad, PhD, and Raymond Pun, EdD, MLS **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Topic: Live on Zoom: AI in Academia: Discussing Opportunities and Challenges for Faculty Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 869 6433 1704 Passcode: 158860 Please join […]

January
23
2024

AI in Academia: Teaching Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tags: Faculty

Presented by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Julia Shaffel At the end of November in 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a text-generating AI with never-before-seen capabilities of producing almost any type of text with the click of a button. Students immediately realized the potential of using it for their assignments, easily […]

January
11
2024

SKILL #1: Every Semester Needs A Plan

Thursday, January 11th, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Presented by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Mindi Thompson, PhD Do you often start the semester or term with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Do you desperately want (or need) to write a lot this semester? Do you want to figure out […]

December
12
2023

NCFDD: Supporting Academic Parents: Recommended Policies and Practices

Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Cleopatra Abdou Kamperveen, 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). Creating an account […]

November
9
2023

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

Thursday, November 9th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Rosemarie A. Roberts, 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 […]

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). […]