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Academic Career Paths
NCFDD offers live and recorded webinars,
The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development is organized around four nodes, each covering a topic that is crucial to the development of the careers of faculty and academic staff.
Description
Each fall, the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation; CIC) hosts a 3-day workshop for Department Executive Officers (DEOs). This seminar focuses on departmental leadership skills and problem-solving and emphasizes analysis of case studies.
Time/Email Management
A range of skills and responsibilities are critical to administrative roles, which commonly involve a blend of leadership, management, and service. These skills and responsibilities will form the foci for training and mentoring to be provided by the Leadership Node,
As new faculty, academic staff, and administrators begin their MSU career, the OFASD provides orientation sessions and materials to help them learn how to navigate the university community. During these sessions,