Resources, activities available through National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

From: Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Office of Faculty Affairs

Virginia Tech is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The independent center provides professional development, training, and mentorship opportunities to more than 65,000 members representing colleges and universities in the United States. The center focuses on helping faculty, particularly underrepresented faculty, successfully make the transition from graduate student to professor.  The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs manages our institutional membership and related programming.

As an institutional member, Virginia Tech faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral associates can enroll in a free sub-account membership to get access to the center’s online resources which include webinars, multi-week courses, discussion forums, accountability matches, and career center, among others. Resources focus on increasing productivity, time management, maintaining work-life balance, resolving conflict, personal organizations, and cultivating mentors, sponsors, and collaborators.

As part of our institutional membership, Faculty Affairs will offer opportunities throughout the year to engage in professional development events that utilizes the NCFDD resources. Session information and the registration link for the first activity of the year are as follows:

Faculty Learning Lab: Every Semester Needs A Plan
Date: Friday, Sept. 8
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: North End Center 3600

• Do you often start the semester or term with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity?
  
• Do you desperately want (or need) to write a lot this semester? 
• Do you want to figure out how to be more productive AND enjoy your life this semester?

Join us to view this recorded webinar from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). During this session, you'll have an opportunity to identify your personal and professional goals, create a strategic plan to accomplish them, and identify the types of community, support, and accountability you need to make this your most productive and balanced semester yet.

Session facilitator: Barbara Lockee
Sponsor: Faculty Affairs
Register for this session: https://profdev.tlos.vt.edu/browse/teachingandlearning/courses/prov6-083023  

Participation in this session will earn two hours of credit toward the PDN computer refresh requirements.

For more information about these requirements, see https://tlos.vt.edu/resources/computer-refresh.html. For information about NCFDD, contact institutional liaison Barbara Lockee at lockeebb@vt.edu.