Faculty Events
New events will be added as scheduled.
Printable and Sort-able List of Activities with Event Descriptions
| Faculty Development Events Fall 2026 |
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| Logistics | Event | Sponsor | Program Area |
| On-demand | Every Semester Has a Plan | NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, September 8 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Zoom |
Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, September 8 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom |
AI Learning Series: AI Literacy (Chapter 3 from Teaching with AI) | VP Information Technology | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, September 8 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Junkyard West Fargo |
Knowledge on Tap: Soil and Oil are Related in More Ways than their Spelling | The Study & NDSU | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, September 9 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Online |
Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Thursday, September 10 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Online |
Discovering Your Ally in Accessibility | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Thursday, September 10 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Core Curriculum: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism |
NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Monday, September 14 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. REGISTER |
Research Town Hall | Research & Creative Activity | RESEARCH |
| Tuesday, September 15 | Celebration of Excellence | Provost Office | FACULTY RECOGNITION |
| Tuesday, September 15 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Online |
Intentional Course Design Series Part 1: Foundations of Backward Design | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Wednesday, September 16 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Online |
Creating and Remediating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Wednesday, September 16 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Teams REGISTER |
Hazards when working with Animals | Research & Creative Activity | RESEARCH |
| Thursday, September 17 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom REGISTER |
Searching for Excellence: Faculty Search Committee Training | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Friday, September 18 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. REGISTER |
PTE Reviewer Training Session | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Monday, September 21 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Zoom |
Excel 1: For Beginners Only | Instructional Design Center | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Monday, September 21 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Hidatsa & Zoom REGISTER |
AI Infrastructure Town Hall | Research & Creative Activity | RESEARCH |
| Thursday, September 24 3:00 p.m. Zoom REGISTER |
What Does Engagement Mean Now? Rethinking Active Learning in an AI Enabled World | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, September 29 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Online |
Intentional Course Design Series Part 2: Aligning Assessments, Activities, and Tools | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Thursday, October 1 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
NCFDD Guest Webinar: A Dialogical Approach to Navigating Tension in the Classroom |
NCFDD | TEACHING |
| Thursday, October 1 2:00 p.m. REGISTER |
IDC Book Discussion: The Joyful Online Teacher | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, October 6 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom |
AI Learning Series: Effective Context Engineering for AI Agents | VP Information Technology | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, October 7 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Zoom REGISTER |
Searching for Excellence: Faculty Search Committee Training | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, October 7 2:30 p.m. Zoom REGISTER |
NIH Equipment Grant Webinar with Program Officers | Research & Creative Activity | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, October 7 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Chairs Academy | Provost Office|Faculty Affairs | ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP |
| Thursday, October 8 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Core Curriculum: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict |
NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, October 13 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Junkyard West Fargo |
Knowledge on Tap: Food is Medicine: Nutrition, Aging, and Chronic Disease Prevention | The Study & NDSU | RESEARCH |
| Thursday, October 15 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Online |
Professional Learning Community: Artificial Intelligence in Education - AI | UNESCO |
Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, October 20 8:00 a.m. Minot REGISTER |
2026 ND EPSCoR Annual Conference | NDEPSCoR | RESEARCH |
| Tuesday, October 20 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Online |
Professional Learning Community: Guidance for Generative AI in Education & Research |
Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Wednesday, October 21 8:00 a.m. Radisson Blu Fargo REGISTER |
Bioscience Summit 2026 | Fargo Moorhead Economic Development | RESEARCH |
| Thursday, October 22 2:00 p.m. REGISTER |
IDC Book Discussion: The Joyful Online Teacher | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Friday, October 23 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Guest Webinar: Demystifying the Publication Process: Advice from Journal Editors |
NCFDD | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, October 28 8:30 a.m. Zoom REGISTER |
Designing Active Learning for the Age of AI: Rethinking Teaching, Learning, and Student Thinking in an AI Enabled Classroom | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Thursday, October 29 2:00 p.m. REGISTER |
IDC Book Discussion: The Joyful Online Teacher | Instructional Design Center | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, November 3 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Online |
Professional Learning Community: Teaching Students AI Strategies to Enhance Metacognitive Processing |
Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Wednesday, November 4 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Chairs Academy | Provost Office|Faculty Affairs | ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP |
| Friday, November 6 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Guest Webinar: Impostorization: Moving Beyond Imposter Syndrome |
NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, November 10 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Zoom REGISTER |
Searching for Excellence: Faculty Search Committee Training | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, November 10 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom |
AI Learning Series: Ethics is the Edge: The Future of AI in Higher Education and AI Ethical Guidelines | VP Information Technology | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, November 10 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Junkyard West Fargo |
Knowledge on Tap: Tales of Bringing Innovation to Market | The Study & NDSU | RESEARCH |
| Thursday, November 12 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Core Curriculum: How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst |
NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, December 2 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Chairs Academy | Provost Office|Faculty Affairs | ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP |
| Tuesday, December 8 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom |
AI Learning Series: Generative AI's Environmental Impact | VP Information Technology | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tuesday, December 8 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Junkyard West Fargo |
Knowledge on Tap: Metaphor and the Body: Explorations of Head-Heart Dualism | The Study & NDSU | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, December 9 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Online |
NCFDD Guest Webinar: Sustaining Our Success: Rest, Recovery, and Faculty Well-Being |
NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |