All-University Awards

Happy Fall, Spartans!

The changing of seasons serves as a reminder that we are beginning another cycle of All-University Awards. I am certain that many of you have given this slate of awards, which collectively recognize the excellent work by our faculty, academic specialists, graduate assistants, and executive managers, plenty of consideration but this is your reminder that the awards deadline is approaching on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

For more information on the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, Teacher-Scholar Award, Excellence-in-Teaching Citations, Distinguished Academic Staff Award, Donald F. Koch Award for Quality in Undergraduate Teaching, Robert F. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership, Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership, President’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and the Community Engagement Scholarship Award, please visit the All-U Awards webpage. There you will also find links to submit nominations.

We look forward to working with each award selection committee in the coming months, and of course, to celebrating these honorees in the spring!

Thriving in Your Academic Career Series

The Academic Career Paths programming and resources provide guidance about faculty and academic staff careers–from when one enters the university, works toward promotion milestones, and transitions into late-career or retirement activities. 

We recognize the diversity of experiences, interests, expectations, needs, and career stages of faculty and academic staff. Our goal is to provide support for colleagues striving to create meaningful and productive professional and personal lives in alignment with– and contributing toward– the missions of Michigan State University.

One important way we do this is through the Thrive Series offered each year. These sessions present university frameworks for understanding the review process of each faculty and academic staff group, provide examples from those who have experience conceptualizing their work for review and who share ways they constructed careers here, and opportunity to answer questions. While there are differences tied to college and unit processes, these sessions are designed to help you think about your work and how you can effectively communicate the impact and importance of it to others for annual review and promotion. Check out the upcoming virtual Thrive Series sessions that focus on different stages of an academic career.

If you are an academic specialist and have not yet responded to your invitation to attend the Thriving as an Academic Specialist on Oct. 2, 2024, from 9 - 11:30 AM click here to register.

Additional Upcoming Thrive Sessions:

• Thriving in the Tenure System: Articulating your Scholarly Identity through a Strong Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Packet
• Thriving as a Fixed-Term Faculty Member
• Thriving in the Tenure System II: Transitioning from Associate to Full Professor

Please join us for the next Academic Lunch and Learn Session - Focus on Health and Wellbeing, Oct. 1, 2024 from noon - 1:00 p.m. Learn more about these sessions.

The Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development works with all faculty, academic staff, and academic administrators at Michigan State University as they join the university, establish professional trajectories, and move through various stages of review, promotion, and growth. We offer and/or collaborate on a variety of structured workshops and small group opportunities throughout the year. 

Selected Resources that may be helpful as you pursue your academic career at MSU can be found on our OFASD website.