National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

We are pleased to announce that the University has joined the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) as an Institutional Member. The NCFDD is a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students.

They provide a variety of virtual programs and resources including:

• Weekly Monday Motivator
• Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
• Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
• Access to Multi-Week Courses
• Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students
• Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, & moderated writing challenges
• Monthly accountability buddy matches
• Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges
• Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings

To claim your free Institutional Membership, complete the following steps:

1. Go to http://www.facultydiversity.org/join
2. Choose your institution from the drop-down menu.
3. Select “Activate my Membership”
4. Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (i.e. @InstitutionalEmail.edu)
5. Go to your institution email to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.

If you have any questions about the membership, please contact: Debra A. Feakes, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, at dfeakes@tamusa.edu.  If you have any technical questions, please email NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.