National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
The University at Buffalo is pleased to announce it has joined the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD).
What is it?
NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. UB's institutional membership offers an array of resources to all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, including:
- Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
- Guest Expert Webinars
- Multi-Week Courses
- Webinar Library of All Prior Trainings
- Weekly Monday Motivator Email
- 14-Day Writing Challenges
- Dissertation Success Curriculum for Graduate Students
- Buddy Matching (by request)
More information on the member resources listed above:
Who is Eligible?
All UB faculty, postdocs, and graduate students
How to Activate your Membership
- Visit facultydiversity.org/join.
- Select "University at Buffalo" from the dropdown menu.
- Click “Activate My Membership.”
- Complete the Registration Form using your UB email address (you@buffalo.edu)
- Click “Activate Account” in the confirmation email.
Further Opportunities:
Below are programs offered to NCFDD members at an additional cost:
NCFDD’s 12-week Faculty Success Program (FSP) is an intensive virtual bootcamp where academics work directly with a coach and small peer group to implement the skills and strategies taught in our core curriculum. The program is for tenure-track and tenured faculty who are looking for the perfect combination of intense accountability, coaching, and peer support to propel their research productivity and work-life balance to new levels.
The FSP includes:
- Weekly Training Modules where participants learn the skills and strategies that increase productivity and promote work-life balance
- Small Group Accountability Calls that enable participants to connect deeply with other academics and dedicated Faculty Coaches to receive individualized guidance, problemsolving, and support
- Access to exclusive FSP online community to track productivity, interact with other participants, ask questions, get feedback, share resources, exchange ideas, find support, etc.
- Access to Private Coaching with Individual Coaches
The program is offered three times a year: Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.
For colleges, universities, foundations, and professional organizations looking to support the success of their tenured and tenure-track faculty, postdocs, and advanced graduate students, NCFDD provides both on-campus and virtual trainings on a wide-range of topics. Each Campus Workshop is designed to address core dilemmas in the Academy by teaching concrete and empirically-tested strategies for success. For more information, visit NCFDD's Campus Workshops webpage.
NCFDD’s Post Tenure Pathfinders Program is a 12-week virtual program that provides a space for recently tenured faculty to pause, engage in a discovery process about what’s possible in their next chapter, and build the support network necessary to move powerfully in that new direction. The program is specifically for alumni of our Faculty Success Program who are recently tenured and want to find their post-tenure pathway, or for mid-career faculty members who want to plan their next chapter.
Questions?
For questions, contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence at vpix@buffalo.edu.