In 2018, Pitt became an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, post-docs, and graduate students.
It provides a variety of virtual programs and resources including multi-week courses; core curriculum webinars; guest expert webinars; private discussion forums for peer-mentoring, problem solving, and moderated writing challenges; and access to NCFDD's extensive member library.
The NCFDD provides a variety of virtual programs and resources including:
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Weekly Monday Motivator
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Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars
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Monthly Guest Expert Webinars
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Access to Multi-Week Courses
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Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students
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Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, & moderated writing challenges
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Monthly accountability buddy matches
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Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges
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Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings
How to Join
To claim your free Institutional Membership, complete the following steps:
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Choose your institution from the drop-down menu.
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Select “Activate my Membership”
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Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (i.e., @InstitutionalEmail.edu)
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Go to your institution email to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.