New Faculty Orientation
New Faculty Orientation will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025 in the A. Glenn Hill STEM Building.
This conference is intended for faculty that have started at NDSU since last year’s conferences.
New Faculty Events
New events will be added as scheduled.
Printable List of Activities with Event Descriptions
For more information on mentoring, please see our faculty mentoring page.
To see information on previous events, visit the new faculty previous events page.
| New Faculty Events 2024-2025 | |||
| FALL SEMESTER | |||
| Logistics | Event | Sponsor | Program Area |
| Friday, August 23 9:00 a.m. MU Ballroom | Out…Standing in My Field: What Should I Make of this Whole AI Thing, Anyway!?!?!? | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| TBD, August | New Faculty Breakfast with RCA | Research and Creative Activities | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, September 11 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | Every Semester Needs a Plan | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, September 12 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Discussions on Diverse Experiences and Identities in Higher Education | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Monday, September 23 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Zoom | AI in Teaching and Learning Panel (Linlin Chai, Nick Dusek, Xin Sun) | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Thursday, September 26 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. MU Meadow Lark | Conflict, Triggers & Motivation | Ombuds | COMMUNITY |
| TBD, September | Get to Know NIH; Explore NSF Career Proposals; Master the R Series Bootcamp (Meg Bouvier, PhD Bouvier Grant Group) | Research and Creative Activities | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, October 2 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | How to Align your Time with your Priorities | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| October 3-24 In person | Effective Use of AI in Education (William Grube) | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Tuesday, October 8 Room of Nations | Restorative Practices Network Introduction Circle (Joel Friesz) | Office of Teaching and Learning | COMMUNITY |
| Tuesday, October 15 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. MU Hidatsa/Zoom | Utlizing Restorative Practices in Higher Education (Joel Friesz) | Office of Teaching and Learning | COMMUNITY |
| Tuesday, October 22 MU Prairie Rose | The Little Book of Circle Process (Book Study) | Office of Teaching and Learning | COMMUNITY |
| TBD, October | NSF CAREER Bootcamp Kickoff; Master the R Seires Bootcamp (Meg Bouvier, PhD, Bouvier Grant Group) | Research and Creative Activities | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, October 23 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MU Sahnish | Building Social Connections | Ombuds | COMMUNITY |
| Wednesday, October 23 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Friday, October 25 MU Meadow Lark 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Faculty Mentoring Network Session | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Tueday, October 29 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Zoom | Restorative Practices (Panel Discussion) | Office of Teaching and Learning | COMMUNITY |
| Wednesday, October 30 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Zoom | Using AI Ethically & Effectively: Harnessing AI in Higher Education (Sarah Crary) | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Friday, November 1 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Indigenous Perspectives | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Monday, November 4 | AI Powered Course Design | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Thursday, November 7 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. MU Prairie | PTE Information Session for Faculty in Years 1-3 | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, November 13 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | Mastering Academic Time Management | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, November 14 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Veterans | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Friday, November 15 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MU Badlands | PTE Information Session for Faculty in Years 1-3 | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, November 20 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Zoom | Navigating the AI Transitions: Supporting Faculty & Students (Sarah Crary) | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| TBD, November | Understanding Intellectual Property (IP); NSF Career Bootcamp; Mater the R Series Bootcamp (Meg Bouvier, PhD, Bouvier Grant Group) | Research and Creative Activities | RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, December 4 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | Moving from Resistance to Writing | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, December 5 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Discussions on Diverse Experiences and Identities in Higher Education | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| TBD, December | TBA | Research and Creative Activities | RESEARCH |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |||
| Logistics | Event | Sponsor | Program Area |
| Thursday, January 16 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Discussions on Diverse Experiences and Identities in Higher Education | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Wednesday, January 22 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | The Art of Saying No | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Wednesday, February 12 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | Cultivating your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, February 13 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Black Lives on Campus | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Monday, February 24 3:00 p.m. Zoom | Pedagogy of Kindness (Cate Denial) | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| MU Friday, February 28 Meadow Lark 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Faculty Mentoring Network Session | Faculty Affairs | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| February TBD | Pedagogy of Kindess (Teaching, Engaging, & Thriving in Higher Ed) (Jenni Momsen/DBER Group) Book Study | Office of Teaching and Learning | TEACHING |
| Wednesday, March 5 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | Overcoming Academic Perfection | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, March 20 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Discussions on Diverse Experiences and Identities in Higher Education | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Wednesday, March 26 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | How to Engage in Healthy Conflict | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, April 10 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Being LGBTQ on Campus | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
| Wednesday, April 16 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. MU Badlands | How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in your Midst | Faculty Affairs/ NCFDD | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
| Thursday, May 8 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Zoom | Including U: Discussions on Diverse Experiences and Identities in Higher Education | Faculty Affairs | COMMUNITY |
Contact
If you have questions regarding these events, please contact:
Julie Nash, (701) 231-6653, julie.nash@ndsu.edu
Angela Fowler (701) 231-7150, angela.fowler@ndsu.edu