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Fall 2025 Events and Programs

Sept 9, 2025 - Beyond Course Evaluations: Documenting Teaching for Tenure & Promotion (Guest Expert)

• Chavella Pittman, PhD, Professor, Dominican University
• Discover hidden threats to fair teaching reviews, why the standard process fails, and how to document your teaching excellence for retention, tenure, and promotion.

Sept 11, 2025 - Overcoming Academic Perfectionism (Core Curriculum)

• Rachel McLaren, PhD, Professor, University of Iowa
• If perfectionism is holding back your writing, confidence, or joy in others’ success, this webinar will help you understand its roots, how academia fuels it, and strategies to manage it for greater satisfaction in your work.

Sept 23, 2025 - 5 Secrets to a Super Productive Semester: FSP Preview (Public Webinar)

• Sabrina Cherry, DrPH, Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in your writing? Join our free webinar to learn how the Faculty Success Program helps academics boost productivity, align time with goals, and find balance.

Sept 26, 2025 - Writing Your Next Chapter: How to Find Your Mojo at Mid-Career (Workshop)

• Join our live, interactive 2-hour workshop designed specifically for mid-career faculty seeking clarity, support, and renewed momentum. Together, we’ll explore common challenges, uncover obstacles, and build strategies to help you move forward with confidence. Participants will leave with practical tools, a personalized diagnostic plan, and access to an extended support network—including a 30-day NCFDD membership for non-members.

Oct 6 - Nov 2, 2025 - Rethinking Your Research Funding Course (Course)

• This four-week virtual course helps faculty rethink research funding and develop sustainable strategies beyond large federal grants. With guided content, live coaching, and peer support, you’ll learn to find diverse funding sources, reframe your research, and create actionable plans. Whether facing budget cuts, limited grant options, or seeking a practical approach, this course provides clarity and momentum.

Oct 9 - How to Engage in Healthy Conflict  (Core Curriculum)

• Angelique Davis, JD, Professor, Seattle University
• Learn how to master the skill of healthy conflict so you can navigate departmental drama, manage power dynamics, and thrive in academia without carrying the burden of resentment and stress.

Oct 24 - The AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education  (Public Webinar)

• Lance Eaton, PhD, Senior Associate Director, Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research, Northeastern University
• This interactive webinar explores the challenges and opportunities of AI in teaching, offering hands-on activities, resources, and strategies to help faculty and students navigate its role in the classroom.

Oct 30 - Building Strong Peer Communities: A Resource for Leadership and Advancement (Guest Panel)

• Chrystal Bruce, PhD, Associate Dean, John Carroll University
• Sarah Kirk, PhD, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Hala Schepmann, PhD, Chair and Professor, Southern Oregon University
• Mia Bertagnolli, PhD, Interim Provost and Professor, Gonzaga University
• This interactive webinar introduces a guidebook and practical strategies for building peer mentoring networks that foster connection, combat isolation, and create lasting systemic change on campus.

Nov 3 - 16 - Winter 2025 14-Day Writing Challenge (Free Challenge)

• The 14-Day Challenge is a free challenge that allows academics to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. This challenge does not require membership. Registration ends October 24.

Nov 5 - Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflection  (Public Webinar)

• Rebecca Pope-Ruark, PhD, Director of the Faculty Professional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
• This workshop helps faculty reflect, recharge, and create a personalized self-care plan rooted in Agile values to end the year with renewal and enter 2026 with hope and perseverance.

Nov 13 - How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst  (Core Curriculum)

• Naomi Levy, PhD, Professor, Santa Clara University
• This webinar helps faculty identify common sources of academic stress and develop concrete strategies to manage its physical, emotional, and mental effects.

Recurring Monthly Webinars

• The Weekly Meeting
  • Lisa Hanasono, PhD, Professor, Bowling Green State University
  • Sept 12, Oct 17, Nov 14
  • Join us on Zoom for our weekly planning meeting where, using our strategic plans, we’ll wrap up the week, look ahead, and ensure everything that needs to get done actually gets done.

• Virtual Writing Session
  • Naomi Levy, PhD, Professor, Santa Clara University
  • Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18
  • Join us live on Zoom for a daily writing session with community support, a brief introduction, 30 minutes of focused writing, and closing reflections.