Event Category: Leadership Development

April
28
2026

NCFDD Managing Stress by Shifting Our Self-Talk

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Zoom
Categories: Academic Career Paths Leadership Development MSU Partner Event

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 838 5911 7581 Passcode: 564798 Life in academia is far from easy, and the pressure can become overwhelming. In this interactive webinar, we’ll cover simple strategies for shifting our self-talk to […]

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April
9
2026

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

April 9, 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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March
26
2026

NCFDD Rewriting the Retention Equation: Strategies to Reward, Recognize, and Retain Faculty

Thursday, March 26, 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Zoom
Categories: Academic Career Paths Leadership Development MSU Partner Event

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 880 0096 6033 Passcode: 407675 In an era where faculty recruitment dominates the conversation, retention remains the overlooked variable in academic success. This webinar—part of The Retention Equation series—shifts the focus […]

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March
12
2026

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

March 12, 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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February
12
2026

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

February 12, 2026 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM 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
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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December
4
2025

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

December 4, 2025, from 9:00 - 10:00 AM 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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November
18
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series: Navigating Conflict and Power Dynamics

Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Associate Deans of Non-Departmentally Organized Colleges Department Chairs School Directors

Presenters: Shannon Lynn Burton, University Ombudsperson Kathie Elliott, Senior Learning and Organization Development Specialist, Organization and Professional Development, MSU Human Resources Jade Richards, Dialogues Coordinator, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Francisco Villarruel, Faculty Grievance Official Conflict is an inevitable part of human interactions, yet many of us try and avoid situations where conflict is present. Learning […]

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November
14
2025

Leadership Institute – Faculty and Academic Staff Performance Reviews

Friday, November 14, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Associate Deans Department Chairs School Directors

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 […]

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November
6
2025

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

November 6, 2025, 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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