Matthew Theriot, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, would like to announce that UT 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, graduate students, and post-docs. They deliver a variety of virtual programs and resources, including:
- Weekly Monday Motivator
- Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
- Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
- Access to Multi-Week Courses
- Video recordings of all webinars so members can learn at their convenience
- Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring & problem-solving
- Monthly accountability buddy matches
- Moderated monthly writing challenges
- Access to the Career Center where members can post and search job listings
- Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings
To claim your institutional membership, visit www.FacultyDiversity.org/UTK. If you have any questions about the membership, please contact the Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at mtheriot@utk.edu or Melanie Finnegan at msfinnegan@utk.edu. For any technical questions, contact NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.