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Event Category: Academic Career Paths

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
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 […]

September
19
2023

NCFDD: Setting the State for Success: Preparing For Your Academic Career From Day 1 of Graduate School

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Lei Wang, PhD & Nelson O. O. Zounlome, PhD Join Drs. Nelson O. O. Zounlomè and Lei Wang from Liberate The Block (www.LiberateTheBlock.com) in an engaging and transformative webinar designed to equip graduate students with essential strategies and tools for a successful academic […]

September
13
2023

NCFDD Live on Zoom: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation and live Q&A Topic: NCFDD Core Curriculum Zoom Presentation: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism Time: Sep 13, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 821 7990 0840 Passcode: 271457 One tap mobile […]

September
12
2023

Academic Career Conversations

Starting an academic career involves new opportunities to learn, connect with others, and make meaningful contributions–to share one’s excitement about one’s field with learners, to advance the knowledge base, and to use one’s expertise to address pressing issues in the broader society. Faculty and academic staff in all appointment types are invited to attend. The […]

August
22
2023

NCFDD: Discussion Panel: “What I Wished I Would Have Known after Becoming a Full Professor”

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Aditi Pai, PhD, Maurice Stevens, PhD, & Sonja Martin Poole, PhD Becoming a full professor represents a remarkable achievement. It also can represent the beginning of a new chapter of a faculty member’s life as they (re)consider their professional and personal goals, explore […]

August
17
2023

NCFDD: Live on Zoom: Every Semester Needs a Plan

Thursday, August 17th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Joy Gaston Gayles, 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 […]

August
10
2023

NCFDD: SKILL #7: Cultivating your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators

Thursday, August 10th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Angelique Davis, JD Do you have a reliable and strong network of mentors? Are you struggling to cultivate mentoring relationships? Do you know the difference between a mentor and a sponsor? Are you moving to a new stage of your career and wondering […]