National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) Institutional Membership
The University of Maine is now an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). The NCFDD is a nationally-recognized independent organization dedicated to supporting faculty, particularly under-represented faculty, post-docs, and graduate students in making successful transitions throughout their careers. NCFDD provides online career development, training, and mentoring resources.
As part of UMaine’s institutional membership, all faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and administrators now have free on-demand access to NCFDD’s resources.
Claim Your Membership
Sign up for your UMaine sponsored membership to gain access to the many free resources. Choose “University of Maine” from the drop-down menu, then select “Activate my Membership.” Complete the registration form using your UMS email address, then click “Activate Account” in the confirmation email.
Free Resources for Faculty, Post-docs, and Graduate Students
- The weekly Monday Motivator
- Monthly Core Curriculum webinars
- Monthly Guest Expert and Multi-Week Course Trainings
- Monthly accountability buddy matching
- The 14-Day Writing Challenge each semester
- The Dissertation Success Curriculum for advanced graduate students
- Private, moderated discussion forum and monthly writing challenge
- A vast library of past webinars and trainings
- NCFDD references and referrals
The Curriculum
NCFDD’s core curriculum focuses on the development of key skills and strategies that lead to academic success. Members are provided trainings to establish and develop success habits which include:
- Semester planning
- Aligning time with priorities
- Developing a consistent daily writing practice
- Mastering academic time management
- Moving from resistance to writing
- Learning the art of saying “no”
- Cultivating a network of mentors, sponsors, and collaborators
- Overcoming academic perfectionism
- Engaging in and resolving conflict in a healthy way
- Strategies for dealing with stress and rejection