Faculty Events

Faculty Development Events
Fall 2026

Logistics Event Sponsor Program Area
On-demand Every Semester Has a Plan NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
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
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
AG Hill 240 REGISTER
Introduction to Advanced Research Computing CCAST RESEARCH
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
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MU Sahnish Room
Accessibility in Action Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, October 8
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Online
NCFDD Core Curriculum:
How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Friday, October 9
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
AG Hill 240 REGISTER
Linux for HPC, Job Submission and Troubleshooting CCAST RESEARCH
Tuesday, October 13
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Engaging in More Holistic Teaching Evaluation
Faculty Affairs TEACHING
Tuesday, October 13
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Zoom REGISTER
Safe Zone: Becoming an Ally Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, October 13
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
Creating and Remediating Accessible Files in Microsoft Excel Instructional Design Center TEACHING
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
Wednesday, October 14
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
AG Hill 240 REGISTER
Getting Your Work Done (Faster) on CPUs and GPUs CCAST RESEARCH
Wednesday, October 14
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Zoom
Intentional Course Design Part 1: Foundations of Backward Design Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, October 15
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
VoiceThread Basics Instructional Design Center TEACHING
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
Friday, October 16
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
AG Hill 240 REGISTER
Running Python on HPC Clusters CCAST RESEARCH
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 a.m.
Minot REGISTER
2026 ND EPSCoR Annual Conference ND EPSCoR RESEARCH
Tuesday, October 20
9:00 -11:00 a.m.
Zoom REGISTER
Safe Zone: Gender Identity and Expression Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, October 20
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Zoom
Excel 2: Data Analysis with Sorts, Filters, Formatting, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts Instructional Design Center TEACHING
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
Monday, October 26
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
REGISTER
Research Town Hall
NSF and other Federal Agency Reorgs and What They Mean to Me
Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Tuesday, October 27
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Leading Committees and Projects
Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, October 27
9:00 -11:00 a.m.
Zoom REGISTER
Safe Zone: Upstander Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, October 27
12:00 p.m.
Online REGISTER
NCFDD Webinar
5 Secrets to a Super Productive Semester
NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
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
Wednesday, October 28
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Zoom | Register
Culture, Cultural Perspectives and Unintended Bias' Provost Office COMMUNITY
Wednesday, October 28
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Zoom
Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Wednesday, October 28
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Zoom
Intentional Course Design Part 2: Aligning Assessments, Activities, and Tools Instructional Design Center 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
Tuesday, November 3
10:00 -11:00 a.m.
Zoom
Excel 1: For Beginners Only Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Wednesday, November 4
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Chairs Academy Provost Office|Faculty Affairs ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Thursday, November 5
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Zoom
Feedback for Learning Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, November 5
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
UND MU Ballroom/Livestream
Webinar
Broad Perspectives on National Security
Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Friday, November 6
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Online
NCFDD Guest Webinar:
Impostorization: Moving Beyond Imposter Syndrome
NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Monday, November 9
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Zoom
Blackboard Ultra *New* Gradebook Instructional Design Center TEACHING
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
Tuesday, November 17
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Workload Management and Boundary Setting
Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, November 17
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
Creating and Remediating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, November 19
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
Creating and Remediating Accessible PDFs in Acrobat Pro Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, November 19
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Zoom
Wrapping up the Semester Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Monday, November 23
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Deciding When to Go Up: Promotion for Lecturers and Special Appointments
Faculty Affairs 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
Thursday, December 10
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Preparing for Third-Year Review
Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Friday, December 11
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Zoom REGISTER
Faculty Advancement, Success & Training:
Information Session for Faculty Submitting PTR Portfolios in Spring 2027
Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT