MSU joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

Mississippi State’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion announced Monday [June 25] that Mississippi State University has joined the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) as an institutional member.

The NCFDD is a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, post-docs and graduate students.

As part of the institutional license, MSU faculty, post-docs and graduate students will have access to the following member resources at no additional cost:  

  • Weekly Monday Motivator email. 
  • Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars.
  • Monthly Guest Expert Webinars.
  • Access to multi-week courses.
  • Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students.
  • Private discussion forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving and moderated writing challenges.
  • Monthly accountability buddy matches.
  • Access to 14-Day writing challenges.
  • Access to the member library that includes all past webinars, referrals, and readings.

To claim a free institutional membership, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to http://www.facultydiversity.org/join
  2. Choose Mississippi State University from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select "Activate my Membership.”
  4. Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (i.e. netid @ msstate.edu).
  5. Go to your institutional email to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click "Activate Account" in the email. 

A listing of some upcoming summer webinars include:

  • July 19 - The Art of Saying No.
  • July 26 - August 9 (Thursdays)- How to Navigate the Academic Job Market (Multi-week course).
  • August 9 - Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors and Collaborators. 

Additionally, members may register for the 14-Day Writing Challenge, which runs July 8-21. Registration for this challenge will close on July 5.

For membership questions, contact Hannah Owens, associate director of MSU’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at howens@oidi.msstate.edu. For technical questions, email the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity at membership@facultydiversity.org.

Monday, June 25, 2018 - 9:23 am