The Graduate School has invested in a continued Institutional Membership in NCFDD. This membership began June 1, 2022 with support from the Graduate School, Division of Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity and the Division of Academic affairs.
Through UWM’s institutional membership, all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty have access to the NCFDD. NCFDD resources are broadly applicable across academic disciplines and include a range of topics such as time management, overcoming academic perfectionism, developing a daily writing plan, writing grant proposals, and more. These resources offer concrete guidance that could increase your productivity and your sense of well-being.
NCFDD is an independent professional development, training and mentoring community for over 90,000 faculty, post-docs and grad students, dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. They offer workshops, professional development training and intensive mentorship programs.
As a member of the UWM community, you have free access to these materials.
NCFDD training teaches concrete, empirically tested strategies for increasing productivity and pays special attention to the challenges of underrepresented faculty. In addition to monthly training workshops, NCFDD provides an opportunity for individual scholars to become more effective.
UWM’s Institutional membership provides relevant professional development training, support from highly trained and successful mentors, a confidential space for problem-solving, and downloadable formats for self-paced learning.
NCFDD member resources include:
- Monday Motivator Newsletter – includes productivity tips
- Faculty blog – archive of recommendations and writing for supporting the academic life, including well-being and writing productivity
- Webinars & Multi-Week Courses – led by expert facilitators
- The Library – slides and audio recordings of webinars from the year (login required)
- Resources and Referrals – services for coaching, editing, and recommended readings (login required)
We want to draw your attention in particular to the Core Curriculum, Hidden Handbook, and Dissertation Success Curriculum (among other webinars and events) to support those in academia covering topics such as planning, developing writing habits, work-life balance, managing stress, and developing mentorship networks. And the NCFDD periodically offers 14-Day Writing Challenges to jumpstart productivity.
As a member of the UWM community, you have free access to these materials.
How to Activate Your UWM Sponsored Membership:
- Go to the NCFDD website (https://members.ncfdd.org/home).
- Select the “Become a Member” tab and choose “Select Your Institution.”
- Within the list of universities, click on “University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee”
- Complete the registration form by following all instructions. Be sure to provide your UWM email address.
- Once you have submitted your registration information and NCFDD has approved your connection to UWM, you should receive a welcome email.
For More Information: https://www.ncfdd.org/
Additional recommended resource:
Start off your semester with a semester roadmap! NCFDD’s core skill #1 is available for asynchronous viewing.
Check back here for more information about location(s) and topics.