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Academic Professional Development

Academic Professional Development programming supports faculty and academic staff at key career stages—from entry to promotion, through late career and retirement—helping them build meaningful professional and personal lives while contributing to MSU’s mission.

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Leadership Professional Development

A range of skills and responsibilities are critical to administrative roles, which commonly involve a blend of leadership, management, and service.  These skills and responsibilities will form the foci for training and mentoring and will be available in a variety of formats.  We focus on both enhancing the success of current leaders and cultivating future leaders at MSU.

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Awards & Recognition

The faculty of Michigan State University possess great underlying strengths that are recognized at every level – internationally and nationally, locally and internally. Such honorifics elevate the stature of the university’s intellectual work to national and global prominence and foster a community of scholars with high standards and aspirations. These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments, achievements, and contributions of our exceptional researchers, educators, and community members and bring great pride to the institution.

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Upcoming Events

April
7
2026

Exploring Academic Leadership: The Joy Project – Finding the Joy in Leadership

Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
MSU Library, W207 Training Room 2
Categories: Leadership Development
Tags: Academic Administrators Associate Deans School Directors Women Associate Deans of Non-Departmentally Organized Colleges

Academic leadership is comprised of many different areas, building on a variety of skills and experiences. This program series is for anyone interested in learning more about the unique aspects of leading in an academic environment. Faculty and academic staff in...

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April
7
2026

Innovation Celebration 2026

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 4:00 - 6:30 PM EDT
The James B. Henry Center for Executive Development

​The MSU Innovation Celebration highlights the groundbreaking technologies, startups, and research emerging from Michigan State University. This annual event recognizes the vision and impact of MSU faculty, students, researchers, and inventors whose work is shaping solutions to real-world challenges and contributing...

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April
9
2026

Critical Friends Peer Mentoring Session

April 9, 2026, from 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST
Categories: Leadership Development

This opportunity is open to all department chairs, school directors, associate deans in non-departmentally organized colleges and directors of academic programs similar to departments/schools. This program will focus on developing a community of peers, by providing a venue to give and receive...

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