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Event Category: MSU Partner Event

November
17
2025

Webinar Series on Reappointment, Promotion and Award of Continuing Status for Academic Specialists

Monday, November 17, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 AM EST

Making Your Case: Tips for Preparing Your RPC Materials for the 2025-2026 Academic Review Cycle Reappointment, promotion, and award of continuing status are not endpoints, but milestones in an ongoing academic journey. The Office of the Provost’s review of each RPC recommendation concentrates primarily on the evidence of the Specialist’s effectiveness in the performance of […]

November
14
2025

NCFDD The Weekly Meeting

Friday, November 14, 2025, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Zoom

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting Join us for our weekly planning meeting! Together on Zoom and using our strategic plans, we will wrap up the week and plan the next one. We’ll look ahead to make sure that […]

November
13
2025

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

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom

Offered by the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) **Please join us on Zoom for this presentation** Join Zoom Meeting 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 […]

November
13
2025

Tips for Writing a Compelling NSF Project Summary

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom (VPRI)

The Project Summary is one of the most important parts of every NSF grant proposal. A clear and concise Project Summary will succinctly convey the scope, intellectual merit, and broader impacts of your project to make a positive first impression on reviewers and program officers. However, writing a strong Project Summary can be deceptively hard. […]

November
10
2025

Community-Engaged learning in the Classroom: Rubrics, Reflections, and Resources

Monday, November 10, 2025, 1:30pm - 1:30pm
Zoom (UOE)

ATTENTION: Faculty, academic staff, and instructors, new or experienced with community-engaged learning This session will discuss creative examples, strategies for grading, and best practices for leading students to reflect upon and make meaning of their community-engaged learning experiences. Hear from faculty peers, dialogue with colleagues, and leave with new ideas to enhance student learning and […]

November
7
2025

Pivoting with a Purpose: A Panel on Navigating Shifts in Research Funding

Research careers rarely follow a straight path. Whether you’re considering a shift in focus, exploring a new discipline, seeking new funders, or building new collaborations, making intentional pivots can be key to long-term success. In this webinar, you will hear from experienced researchers about strategies for navigating changes in the funding landscape, adapting to new […]

November
7
2025

NIH Specific Aims Peer Review Workshop, Day 2

Friday, Novemver 7, 2025, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom (VPRI)

Participants in this workshop will receive feedback from peers and MSU Research Development Specialists to help them revise a draft of their Specific Aims page. Participants will be placed in groups of three and will both give and receive feedback to improve their Specific Aims page with two other participants in the workshop, as well […]

November
7
2025

Community-Engaged Scholarship Write-In

Friday, November 7, 2025, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom and Large Conference Room, Brody Cafeteria

Attention: Faculty, Academic Staff, and Graduate Students 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 […]

October
30
2025

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

Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom

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 […]

October
29
2025

NIH Specific Aims Peer Review Workshop, Day 1

Participants in this workshop will receive feedback from peers and MSU Research Development Specialists to help them revise a draft of their Specific Aims page. Participants will be placed in groups of three and will both give and receive feedback to improve their Specific Aims page with two other participants in the workshop, as well […]