Faculty Events

New events will be added as scheduled.

Printable List of Activities with Event Descriptions

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Faculty Development Events
Spring 2026

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Event

Sponsor Program Area
Tuesday, February 17
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Barry Hall, Louise S. Barry Auditorium
Early Career Faculty Series: Navigating Difficult Conversations Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, February 18
9:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Zoom REGISTER
Using GPUs on CCAST CCAST RESEARCH
Wednesday, February 18
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
Blackboard: Feedback for Learning Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, February 19
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Zoom
Blackboard Ultra Mini Workshop Part 3 Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, Februry 19
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Register
Webinar: How to Create and Maintain Healthier Boundaries NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Thursday, February 19
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
MU Badlands
PTR Training for Spring 2026 Reviewers (PTE/PTR committee members, chairs/heads, deans) Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Monday, February 23
12:00 -1:00 p.m.
MU Meadowlark + Zoom
Award Operations Management Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Tuesday, February 24
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Zoom
Blackboard Gradebook Advanced: Overall Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Tuesday, February 24
3:00 p.m.
Zoom
Promoting Engagement: A Student Perspective Office of Teaching & Learning TEACHING
Wednesday, February 25
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Register
NDSU/RAND Virtual Town Hall Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Wednesday, February 25
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Zoom
Blackboard Ultra Mini Workshop Part 4 Instructional Design Center TEACHING
Thursday, February 26
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
MU Hidatsa
Proactive Training Session on Responding to Active Threat Events University Police & Safety Office FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Thursday, February 26
2:00 p.m.
MU Badlands & Zoom
Recruitment Workshop: Current Recruitment Efforts Office of Admission FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Friday, February 27
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
MU Badlands + Zoom
Coffee with the VPR - an open conversation Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Monday, March 2
12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Register
NDSU/RAND Virtual Town Hall Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Tuesday, March 3
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
MU Meinecke Board Room
Cultivating Your Network Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, March 4
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Online
Including U: Access and Accessibility Perspectives Faculty Affairs COMMUNITY
Wednesay, March 4,
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Meinecke Board Room + Zoom
Data and Research Opportunities through the Federal Statistical Research Data Center Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Thursday, March 5
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Brewhalla, second floor
1702 1 Ave N, Fargo
Brewing Up Businesses Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Monday, March 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Badlands & Zoom
NSF CAREER Award Spring Bootcamp: Educational Component Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Monday, March 16
12:00 -1:00 p.m.
MU Nueta + Zoom
Novelution Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Tuesday, March 17
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
MU Sahnish
Early Career Faculty Series Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 17
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
MU Prairie Rose
REGISTER
Lunch and Learn: Physics, Python, and Possibility Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Wednesday, March 18
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Online
Searching for Excellence: Faculty Search Committee Training Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 24
9:00 11:00 a.m.
Online
Safe Zone Training: Becoming an Ally Provost Office COMMUNITY
Tuesday, March 24
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
MU Meinecke Board Room
Overcoming Academic Perfection Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 24
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
MU Hidatsa
Proactive Training Session on Responding to Active Threat Events University Police & Safety Office FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, March 25
2:00 p.m.
MU Nueta & Zoom
Recruitment Workshop: Recruiting International Students Office of Admission FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 31
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Online
Safe Zone Training: Gender Identity/Expression Provost Office COMMUNITY
Thursday, April 2
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Register
Webinar: Strengthening Your Department Chair Playbook: Spotlight on Faculty Development Strategies NCFDD ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Tuesday, April 7
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Online
Safe Zone Training: Upstander Provost Office COMMUNITY
Wednesday, April 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Online
Including U: Being LGBTQ on Campus Faculty Affairs COMMUNITY
Monday, April 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Badlands & Zoom
NSF CAREER Award Spring Bootcamp: Ugly First Draft Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Monday, April 13
2:00 p.m.
MU Hidatsa & Zoom
Recruitment Workshop: Recruiting Non-Traditional and Online Students Office of Admission FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, April 14
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
MU Meinecke Board Room
How to Have Healthy Conflict Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, April 21
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
MU Sahnish
Early Career Faculty Series Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, April 21
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Online
Searching for Excellence: Faculty Search Committee Training Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, May 5
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
MU Meinecke Board Room
Strategies for Dealing with Stress Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, May 12
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
MU Sahnish
Early Career Faculty Series Faculty Affairs FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Monday, May 18
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Badlands & Zoom
NSF CAREER Award Spring Bootcamp: Other Sections/Continue to Work with Consultant Research & Creative Activity RESEARCH
Monday, May 19 Teaching & Learning Conference Office of Teaching & Learning TEACHING