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Event Category: MSU Partner Event

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
28
2023

Building Your Research Impact Identity and Vision

Researchers are more effective in achieving intended societal impacts when they have taken the time to consciously consider their impact identity. A researcher’s impact identity integrates research identity with urgent societal needs; personal commitments, preferences, skills; and institutional context. Come to this hands-on workshop to develop your impact identity and vision for achieving societal impacts […]

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 […]

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
16
2023

Welcome to MSU presented by the WorkLife Office

Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

If you are new or returning to Michigan State University, the Greater Lansing area, Michigan or the United States, the WorkLife Office can help connect you to campus and community resources. Even if you aren’t new to the area, the Office has plenty of ways to help you locate the resources you need and become […]

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 […]

August
4
2023

Community-Engaged Scholarship Write-In

Friday, August 4th, 2023, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom and In-person option @ 366 West Circle Drive, Room W206, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

Would scheduling regular, specific times to write about your outreach or engagement work be helpful? If so, please join us on the first Friday of each month for three hours of dedicated time to advance your scholarship. Past participants have written journal articles, grant proposals, book chapters, theses or dissertations, curricula, pieces for public audiences, […]

July
25
2023

NCFDD: NSF CAREER Awards: Strategies, Tips and Advice from Recent Recipients

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Neera Jain, PhD, Neha Kamat, PhD, Quinn Konopacky, PhD, & Seanna Leath, PhD The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER Award is a prestigious professional recognition that can be a game-changer for eligible early career faculty. This competitively selected award provides significant funding and […]

July
18
2023

NCFDD: An Equity-Minded Approach to Writing Effective External Review Letters for Tenure and Promotion

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tags: Faculty

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Facilitator: Yael Niv, PhD, Laura Martin, PhD, & Rachel Ross, PhD Senior faculty are incredibly powerful. In a two-page tenure letter, they can make or break a career. This power has an outsized impact on scholars with marginalized identities, such as Black academics, who […]