National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)

Supported by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, Iowa State is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The NCFDD is an independent faculty development center dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. The resources are free-of-charge and useful for all employees (faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows) and graduate students.

The Faculty Success Program is NCFDD’s highly rated and successful twelve-week, online mentoring program designed to teach tenure-track and tenured faculty the skills they need to increase both their research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Participation in this program is open to all tenure-track faculty during one of three sessions (Fall, Spring, Summer). 

Summer 2022 Faculty Success Program Funding Support
In a continued program for Summer 2022, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost will partially sponsor the participation of up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in the Faculty Success Program by contributing $2500 toward total early registration costs of $4150. Priority will be given to early career faculty. Participants will be expected to cover the remaining program fees through other sources, e.g., matching funds from department or college, professional development funds, grant funds, startup funds, or other sources. Faculty sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost are expected to participate in and complete all components of the Faculty Success program.

To apply for this funding support, please fill out the short application form by March 10.

Questions may be directed to Katharine Hensley (khensley@iastate.edu).  

Benefits

The NCFDD Institutional Membership offers numerous benefits at no charge to Iowa State faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students.

• NCFDD Core Curriculum
• Weekly Monday Motivator e-mail messages providing productivity tips and reminders
• Monthly productivity webinars and multi-week courses facilitated by national faculty development experts
• NCFDD Career Center Resources and Workshops
• Audio recordings, slides, and transcripts of all webinars to access at your convenience
• Moderated monthly writing challenges
• NCFDD Discussion Forum and peer network
• Monthly accountability buddy match

NCFDD Webinars

2022 Offerings:

Core Curriculum: Every Semester Needs a Plan
Carlita Favero, PhD
Professor, Ursinus College
January 13, 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Presumed Incompetent II: Lessons from the Struggles and Victories of Women of Color in Academia
Carmen Gonzalez, JD
Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
January 18, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
Lisa Hanasono, PhD
Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University 
February 10, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Media Interviews and Relationship Building
Scholars Strategy Network
February 22, 1:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice
Erin Furtak, PhD
Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
March 10, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Pivot to Public Writing
Anthony Ocampo, PhD
Associate Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Lisa Hanasono, PhD
Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University
March 15, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Information Session
Athena Mison Fulay
March 23, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Participant Discussion Panel
Cristina Stanciu, PhD
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Enid Schatz, PhD
Professor, University of Missouri
Amanda Schmidt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Oberlin College
March 30, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: Mastering Academic Time Management
Naomi Levy, PhD
Associate Professor, Santa Clara University
April 14, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest Webinar: How to Translate Your Research for a General Audience
Danielle Bainbridge, PhD
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
April 19, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: Every Summer Needs a Plan
Anthony Ocampo, PhD
Associate Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
May 12, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Guest Webinar: How to Edit Scholarly Volumes: Lessons from the Presumed Incompetent Project
Carmen Gonzalez, JD
Professor, Seattle University School of Law
May 24, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: Moving from Resistance to Writing
Mindi Thompson, PhD
Professor, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
June 9, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Rising Above Burnout
Kristin Croyle, PhD
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, State University of New York at Oswego
June 21, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: The Art of Saying No
Joy Gaston Gayles, PhD
Professor, North Carolina State University
July 14, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Guest Webinar: Mentorship: Efficient and Effective Practices
Adaira Landry, MD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
July 19, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Core Curriculum: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
Rosemarie A. Roberts, PhD
Professor, Connecticut College
August 11, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
 

Previous webinars