Membership in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

The University of Waterloo has an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), "an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students." To join, go to http://www.facultydiversity.org/join.

A variety of resources are included with this membership. They are listed in the table below, which also makes note of overlapping or complementary supports provided at the University of Waterloo.

Note: The NCFDD is an American organization. It includes members from a number of countries, including several from Canada, but you should use caution when considering some of the information listed on their site. For instance, the publishing and job market information is specific to the United States, and some of the information about planning, writing, submitting and defending a dissertation does not address specifics that need to be taken into account at Waterloo.

NCFDD resources available with institutional membership

Consider beginning your exploration of NCFDD by viewing "Making the Most of your NCFDD membership," and be sure to take some time to explore the available resources; the list below only includes upcoming workshops and webinars as well as more recent recordings listed in the NCFDD library. Some NCFDD resources are available at an additional institutional cost; contact David DeVidi to express an interest in making this programming available at Waterloo.

Writing, research, and teaching

NCFDD resources	Equivalent or complementary Waterloo resources
Core Curriculum (10 one-hour webinars focused on writing process, research, and well-being)	The Writing and Communication Centre offers writing-related support with individual feedback that focuses on all writing elements, including process, productivity, organization, clarity, and revision strategies. Appointments for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty are also available, in addition to Dissertation Boot Camp, a Productive Writing workshop, and a Getting Published workshop (focus on graduate students and post-doctoral fellows). The Student Success Office offers resources for graduate students, including peer success coaching; online materials related to time-management, managing stress, communicating effectively in difficult situations; and leadership programming related to motivating others and estabilishing credibility.
Pivoting to Online Learning (30 min. workshop that walks instructors through a practical framework for moving your course online)	The Centre for Teaching Excellence and the Centre for Extended Learning offer complementary workshops, listed at Keep Learning (material and programming updated regular based on input from Waterloo instructors and students)
Building a Publishing Pipeline: Concrete Strategies for Increasing Your Writing Productivity (multi-week course)	The Writing and Communication Centre offers appointments for faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to discuss publication projects from journal articles to book proposals, and a workshop on “Getting Published” focused on graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
How to Craft and Submit a Winning Book Proposal in 4 Weeks (four-week course)
Imposter Syndrome: How to Recognize It, Overcome It, and Realize Your Academic Goals (a multi-week course focused on working toward managing imposter syndrome and its relationship to making career progress)
Writing Science (multi-week course)	The Writing and Communication Centre offers two workshops that complement NCFDD programming: Introduction to STEM Writing (geared to students) and Clarity in Scientific Writing
14-day Writing Challenge (offered each semester)	The Writing and Communication Centre offers two ongoing programs: a (virtual) Writing Cafe (three times per week), and (virtual) WaterlooWrites groups
Dissertation Success Curriculum (12 asynchronous modules, moderated discussion forum, buddy system)	The Writing and Communication Centre offers similar content via Dissertation Boot Camp and Rock Your Thesis, both of which offer a local community and Waterloo-specific advice about processes and regulations.
Maintaining an Active Research Agenda on the Alt-AC Track (1.5 hour workshop on maintaining an active research agenda and writing practice in a non-faculty position)	The Centre for Career Action offers overlapping and complementary workshops, in addition to one-on-one appointments. View online listings.
Every Semester Needs a Plan (1 hour 45 webinare on identifying personal and professional goals, creating a strategic plan, and identifying support needs)	May complement Planning Your Research Trajectory: Strategies For Success, offered by the Office of Research. This training opportunity is designed to encourage all faculty to begin planning early in order to be successful in grant competitions.
Building and Leading Successful Research Teams (1 hour webinar on developing a productive and successful research team)
Twitter: How to Win Followers and Influence People (1 hour)
Navigating Barriers to Getting Your STEM Grant Funded (1.5-hour panel discussion focused NIH and NSF funding strategies and advice, with implications for other funding agencies)	Overlaps with Find and Apply for Funding, a workshop offered by the Office of Research, which provides services and tools to help with the grant application process. Includes information on finding funding (from privately owned sponsors to national agencies), applying for funding, what to do when funding is awarded, and managing funds. The Office of Research also has Tips for Preparing a Successful Proposal, including specific resources and strategic supports for tri-agency funding opportunities. Well-being in an academic environment
How to Manage Chronic Illness and Academic Life (1 hour webinar addressing the challenges and triumphs of living with a chronic illness, and strategies for navigating ableist structures)
Core Conversations: Managing Stress in Stressful Times (1 hour webinar)
Core Conversations: Protecting Your Boundaries and Wellbeing (1 hour)
Resting to Rise: Reduce Burn Out, Find Your Joy for Writing and Life, and Create a Just Academia (1 to 1.5-hour webinar introducing yoga nidra, and how to weave it into your life)
Wellness and Technology (1 to 1.5-hour webinar introducing steps for boosting happiness in the digital age and practical strategies for developing healthier digital habits)

Empowerment, anti-oppression, inclusive spaces

NCFDD resources	Equivalent or complementary Waterloo resources
Developing Anti-Oppressive Communities: Supporting Black Students and Mentees (1-hour webinar providing opportunities to identify and reflect on their privileges and biases and how these impact their ability to effectively serve as teachers and scholars; strategies for identifying and combating anti-Black racism in classrooms and research groups; how to most effectively support Black students and colleagues; and how to proactively contribute to diverse and inclusive campus communities)	Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion offers the following workshops on related topics: Equity 101 is a foundational workshop designed to provide an understanding of equity and how our interactions with one another are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege. Anti-Blackness at the Intersections explores the historical foundation of anti-Black racism within Canada and its present day implications on Black communities; Anti-Racism Workshop: Understanding Racism & Racial Microaggressions within the University Context focuses on culture, intersectionality, social determinants of health, racism, and White privilege in Canada and Canadian institutions of learning Taking Responsibility in the Anti-Racism Movement in which participants acknowledge their personal position in relation to colonialism and racism, evaluate where anti-racist work is most urgent in their lives, and come up with a strategic, short-term and long term plan to advocate for anti-racism Radical Solidarity for a Collective Future explores solidarity through power sharing, mutual aid, and risk taking through the lens of anti-racism. You Don't Know What You Don't Know, a two-part workshop focused on historic and current realities for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in Ontario and Canada Métis 101, a presentation on Métis culture and history Equitable Recruitment and Selection, focuses on the faculty hiring process and promotes best practices for recruitment and selection to ensure that the committee reaches an unbiased and fair decision.
Empowered Teaching Toolkit: Beginining to Teach in No Time (1 hour)	Centre for Teaching Excellence offers overlapping and complementary training via a variety of programming, including: Teaching Excellence Academy, Intructional Skills Workshop, and more.). View upcoming CTE programming.
Empowered Teaching Toolkit: Beginning to Find Joy as an Academic (1 hour)
Empowered Teaching Toolkit: Beginning to Strategize for Classroom Incivility (1 hour)
Empowered Teaching Toolkit: Beginning to Prepare for "Difficult" or "Controversial" Conversations (1 hour)	The Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion offers Managing Difficult Conversations,
Engagement Matters: Developing a Career as a Community Engaged Scholar (1 hour webinar exploring examples of high impact community engaged scholarship and strategies for succeeding in reward systems that are not yet fully inclusive of this work)
Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Roadmap to Equity in Academia (1 hour webinar exploring barriers and facilitators to gender equity in academia, including strategies institutions can implement)
Bracing for and Embracing the Fall as a Blkademic (1.5-hour webinar grounded in counseling and prevention psychology, Black feminism, and solution-focused theories; offers Blkademics empirically-grounded and culturally-relevant strategies for surviving and being well as an academic)
Cultivating Compassion and Collectivism: A Multi-Week Course to Facilitate Healing from Racial Trauma (3-week course exploring the connection between trauma, healing, compassion, and collectivism; introduces and guide participants through practices that help cultivate compassion and collectivism as a means to help facilitate healing from racial trauma)
Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Students with Disabilities (1 hour webinar presenting high impact plus-one strategies to make your courses more inclusive without redesigning them entirely)
Creating a Harassment-Free Lab (1-hour webinar exploring the reality of the lived experience of harassment in academic settings, including paths for improving climate and taking personal responsibility for those times we have power over others)	The Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion offers a Workplace Harassment Prevention Workshop.
Strategies for Centering Instructor Identity in STEM Education (1 hour webinar about centering and leveraging one's social identities to support equity and inclusion in the STEM classroom and beyond)

Career development

NCFDD resources	Equivalent or complementary Waterloo resources
Navigating Faculty Career Transitions: Getting to Mid-Career and Beyond (1 hour webinar exploring barriers that faculty face mid-career, and recommendations for navigating career transitions. Appropriate for newly tenured or more senior associate professors, graduate students, newly hired faculty, as well as department chairs and deans)	The Faculty Association offers an annual series of workshops on career progression, including tenure, promotion, and mid-career planning. A Faculty Guide with details and advice on the same topics is also available.
Core Conversations: Cultivating Your Network Virtually (1 hour)
Preparing Tenure and Promotion Materials (multi-week course)	The Centre for Teaching Excellence offers a complementary workshop: Documenting Your Teaching for Tenure and Promotion. View upcoming listings. The Faculty Association offers an annual series of workshops on career progression, including tenure, promotion, and mid-career planning. A Faculty Guide with details and advice on the same topics is also available.
Networking for Introverts (and Extroverts, too!) (1.5-hour webinar introducing tips and tricks to help introverts and extroverts learn how to work a room, from having the right tools to knowing the best approach to engage prospective colleagues and collaborators)	The Centre for Career Action offers overlapping and complementary workshops, in addition to one-on-one appointments. View online listings.
Getting the Job You Want by Perfecting your CV and Cover Letter (1.5 hours)