If you are interested in academic leadership or innovation in teaching and learning, the following fellowship opportunities offer extraordinary chances to learn, grow, and lead. Academic Leadership Fellows – May 1 deadline (Formerly AAN Leadership Fellows) This year-long experience is open to faculty and academic staff who are interested in learning about diverse leadership roles. […]
MSU’s ambitious vision to expand opportunity and advance equity requires leadership from all areas of the university. Leading from where you are isn’t a new concept. Embracing leadership as part of everyone’s role and responsibilities at MSU needs intentional action and skill development to insure progress on equity. As academic services evolve to support student […]
2023 started quickly and almost as quickly, January is coming to a close. So how has your new year begun? If you are a person who sets resolutions, you may already have set some aside; after the last few years with everything that has happened, you may have decided that taking small steps rather than […]
Part of being a place where faculty and academic staff feel they can create fulfilling and successful careers means being able to engage in activities and opportunities that increase a sense of belonging and potential. It also means providing the kind of support and understanding of the ways in which one is evaluated and how […]
It’s a new year and time to take advantage of OFASD services and subscriptions. To expand resources for academic staff, postdocs and graduate students, MSU provides an institutional membership for the NCFDD. NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, academic staff, postdocs, and graduate students. Of particular interest is […]
A popular framework for developing academic leaders by Walter Gmelch and Jeffery Buller explores three areas that are key to the development process: conceptual understanding, skill development, and reflective practice. Gmelch and Buller’s research shows that effective academic leaders not only take the time to understand their formal role fully but also identify and build […]
Four Michigan State University (MSU) leaders headlined the Michigan American Council on Education’s (MI-ACE) Annual Women of Color Collaborative Virtual “Luncheon” on November 4, 2022, drawing record attendance. Keynote speaker MSU Board of Trustee Member Dr. Rema Vassar, PhD, of Wayne State University, reminded attendees that “I think we kind of shifted back to wanting […]
As MSU strives toward the goals set out in the 2030 strategic plan, in clear focus is the aim to expand MSU’s local and global impact through discovery, creativity and innovation for excellence. In large part, this goal will be reached through increased expenditures in research, with $1 billion reached by 2030, expanding our annual […]
The calendar says we are nearing a much-needed break, and like so many of you, attention is already turning to what lies ahead when the new year starts. Before totally turning that page to let you know some of the opportunities that the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development will be offering to support […]
Fall is my favorite season, mostly because of the beautiful colors that change the scenery when walking or driving around campus and local neighborhoods. The changing season is a good reminder of the richness of the foliage and the beauty of our environment. The MSU environment increasingly reflects the diversity of our students and educators […]
