Cohort 4 Schedule

Click each month listed to see a drop-down schedule of events per semester.

Fall 2024 Activities

  • August
    New to MSU workshop
    • Time TBD

     

    MSU New Faculty Orientation

    • Time TBD

     

    Promotion for Teaching Focused (Fixed-Term) Faculty and Academic Specialists

    • Time TBD
  • September
    Dean’s Research Associates Welcome Reception
    • Time TBD

     

    College of Social Science Orientation

    • Time TBD

     

    Mentor/Mentee Kickoff Event

    • Time TBD
  • October
    Optimizing Mentoring Relationships
    • Time TBD
    • Berkey Hall- Dean’s Conference Room Room 309B
      • Led by Dr. Melissa McDaniels (University of Wisconsin)

     

    Relax and Mingle with Dean Donnellan

    • Time TBD

     

    DRADI (Dean’s Research Associate Development Institute) Presentation and Roundtable Discussion

    • Time TBD
  • November
    DRADI- Presentation and Roundtable Discussion
    • Time TBD
    • Berkey Hall- Dean’s Conference Room Room 309B

     

    Relax and Mingle with Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

    • Time TBD
  • December
    DRADI- Presentation and Roundtable Discussion
    • Monday December 5th 1:00-5:00pm (30 min break)
    • Berkey Hall- Dean’s Conference Room Room 309B
      • Research in the Academy Presentation: Gage Douglas, (Vice President of Research and Innovation)
      • Roundtable: Lashawn Harris (Assoc. Prof. History), Andrea Wittenbown (Prof. HDFS), Joseph Hamm (Assoc. Prof. Criminal Justice), Hui Liu (Prof. Sociology)

     

    End of Semester Dinner with Nwando Achebe, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Faculty Development and Strategic Implementation

    • Date TBD

Spring 2025 Activities

  • January
    Mentor/Mentee Check-In
    • Time TBD
    • Berkey Hall- Dean’s Conference Room Room 309B
      • Led by Dr. Melissa McDaniels (University of Wisconsin)

Recurring Semester Activities 

Research Associates are encouraged to participate in DRN’s “Writing Spaces” in Olds Hall, Room 203. A full list of dates as well as more information can be found here. 

Research Associates are also encouraged to "Relax and Mingle" and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks with a targeted individual or group of MSU scholars/employees. For more information on these events, contact Nwando Achebe, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Faculty Development and Strategic Implementation at achebe@msu.edu. 

Dean’s Research Associates Development Institute