It’s been a long fall. Somehow, it always feels like that to me and the final sprint to the end of the term, end of grading and graduation always seems a bit more hectic than intended…again. All the same, it’s a great time to reflect on what we really HAVE accomplished, what we can cross […]
This fall we were fortunate to welcome our newest cohort of Academic Leadership Fellows (ALF) for 2023-2024 and provide a venue for the 2022-2023 Academic Leadership Fellows to showcase their project findings. As part of the ALF experience, each fellow is paired with a campus leader to gain first-hand exposure to academic administration. Fellows also […]
As we walk into mid-semester, the flurry of activity has captured us in so many ways. The to-do list is longer – or just transferred from week to week, the unread emails are piling up, and then there is grading to do or a new grant cycle about to start. How did this happen? Again? […]
We’re now several weeks into the fall term. You’ve found your classroom, learned [or maybe are still learning] students’ names, figuring out your walking and driving paths around campus, gotten your grant funding established and lab set up, and begun to feel like you’re ready to start planning the term in more than just a […]
The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development welcomes a new group of faculty, academic staff and leaders to the five cohort programs our office oversees: The Lilly Teaching Fellows, the Walter and Pauline Adams Academy Fellows, the Academic Leadership Fellows (ALF), The Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (ALP) Fellows, the Big Ten […]
The university setting provides a multi-tiered approach to career path planning and development. Resources and services are available in departments, colleges, and at the university level. The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development (OFASD) aims to support MSU colleagues as they develop productive careers reflective of their individual aspirations, and to help them connect […]
It’s fall already. How is that possible?? On the one hand, there is still time for get-aways and enjoying time with family and friends. On the other hand, the mind is shifting to the start of contracts, of responsibilities for the fall, of back-to-school sales, preparing D2L and Teams sites, and trying to figure out […]
Welcome back, Spartans! As the honorifics coordinator in Faculty and Academic Staff Development, I wanted to use this first newsletter to remind everyone of the opportunities to nominate for various internal awards and recognize our newest University Distinguished Professors. In June, the MSU Board of Trustees approved University Distinguished Professor designation for ten faculty. University […]
This summer MSU is launching the new Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS) to replace the Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS) and Students’ Opinion of Courses and Teaching (SOCT) surveys. SPLS will offer a better user experience for instructional staff and students by providing more consistency in the survey process while also offering more autonomy […]
We have been through a lot. Again. How many times have we thought, felt, and said these words? Hopefully, over “break”, you gave yourself time and space to breathe, reflect, enjoy a moment with family and friends, go for a walk or just do something that wasn’t about work. I have been reminded of wisdom […]
