The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences along with the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering are pleased to be co-sponsors of an institutional membership for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity.
The NCFDD is an online organization that provides accessible professional development for faculty, staff, and graduate students. Anyone affiliated with our college can access the numerous free resources. These resources are part of our membership, but you must register. You can register here or by following the directions below.
As a member, you will have access to a variety of professional development resources:
- The Monday Motivator-weekly message to encourage your writing and research whether you are working on a dissertation, an article or a grant.
- Access to the Core Curriculum: How to Thrive in the Academy webinars
- FREE webinars featuring guest experts
- FREE Multi-Week Courses (archived)
- The discussion forum a place where you can network virtually with others
- Members-only library of webinars with downloads; topical areas include: Academic Publishing, Diversity, External Funding, Job Search Advice, Teaching, Writing and Research Productivity, Work-life Balance, Incivility on Campus, and How To Be a Public Intellectual
Other opportunities include:
- The Faculty Success Program, a 12-week virtual boot-camp facilitated by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, which requires separate registration and payment
- The Dissertation Success Program, which requires separate registration and payment
- The 14-Day Writing Challenge
Activating your NCFDD membership
How to activate your institutionally sponsored NCFDD membership:
- Go to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity website
- Select the “Become a Member” tab and choose “Individual Membership.”
- On the Individual Membership page select “Click Here”
- On the “Select Your Member Type” page, select “Institutional Sub-Account,” and
- On the “Select a Username” page use your institution issued e-mail address in the Username box
- Complete the registration process
- You will receive a welcome e-mail at that e-mail address within 24 business hours confirming that your account is now active and you can begin fully using your new NCFDD membership.