Faculty Affairs

Office of the Provost

NCFDD

Did you know that VCU has an institutional NCFDD membership?

We encourage you to claim your faculty membership here. Once you complete the registration process and receive the “welcome email” from NCFDD, you can register for upcoming webinars on the events calendar, and visit the community and introduce yourself in one of the rank spaces.

NCFDD is a nationally recognized organization that provides faculty with professional development, mentoring, and resources to support success throughout their careers. Through its online platform, faculty can access research productivity tools, writing support, time management strategies, and guidance for navigating the challenges of academia. As part of an institutional membership, VCU faculty can access a range of NCFDD’s resources at no cost.

NCFDD provides a variety of virtual programs and resources including:

  • Weekly Monday Motivator
  • Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
  • Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
  • Access to Multi-Week Courses
  • Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students
  • Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, and moderated writing challenges
  • Monthly accountability buddy matches
  • Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges
  • Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings