Event Category: Leadership Development

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
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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October
30
2025

NCFDD: Building Strong Peer Communities: A Resource for Leadership and Advancement

Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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: 849 7818 0563 Passcode: 932243 This interactive webinar will introduce a resource to build and sustain teams of peer support. Peer mentoring strengthens individual and institutional abilities to meet evolving challenges […]

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October
30
2025

Creating and Sustaining a Respectful Work Environment Series – Setting the Tone: An Introduction to Changing Climate & Culture

Thursday, October 30, 2025, 9:00am - 11:00am
MSU Library @ 366 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Room W207
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Deans Department Chairs Executive Managers School Directors Staff Supervisors level 15-17

This series of workshops is intended for leaders (executive managers, deans, directors, chairs, and supervisors, level 12-17) from across the University to work together to improve the current climate and culture in their units and across the greater campus community. This series is a collaboration between the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Human […]

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October
24
2025

Leadership Institute – Navigating the Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Landscape at MSU

Friday, October 24, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom
Categories: Leadership Development

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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September
26
2025

Leadership Institute – Hiring, Retention, and Partner Hires

Friday, September 26, 2025, 9:00am - 10:30am
Zoom
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Associate Deans Department Chairs School Directors

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 two […]

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