The University of Iowa is an institutional member of the NCFDD. The NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students from over 450 colleges and universities. NCFDD is dedicated to helping academic thrive in the Academy by partnering with colleges and universities to provide professional development and training resources.
"Our faculty at all career stages have found the NCFDD resources beneficial to achieving their career and personal goals. The NCFDD provides research-informed, practical advice for setting goals and succeeding in academic environments. As Institutional Members, we are proud to offer these resources to faculty and graduate students at no cost."
Access Institutional Membership
All UI faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students can access the NCFDD webinars and resources via their personal computers once they have activated an account.
- To activate an account, go to the NCFDD website: ncfdd.org
- Select the “Become a Member” tab at the top of the page.
- When asked to “Select your institution” scroll to the “University of Iowa” and press continue.
- You will be led to the University of Iowa membership page where you can “Activate My Membership.” Complete the registration process using your uiowa.edu email account. Please note that if any of the categories do not apply to your classification, rank, or discipline, you may edit by selecting the "x" to clear the field, type in your information, and save the changes.
- You will receive a welcome email within 24 hours confirming your account.
Benefits to Faculty
The NCFDD Institutional Membership offers numerous benefits at no charge to UI faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. NCFDD provides tools and strategies to achieve greater success in publication, securing external funding for your research, fostering better departmental working relationships, and increased job satisfaction.
Membership benefits include:
- Monday Motivator delivered to your inbox weekly with productivity tips and reminders
- Core Curriculum productivity webinars
- Guest Expert webinars
- Multi-week web courses
- Private networking forum
- 14-Day Writing Challenges with WriteNow accountability tracking
- Faculty Success Program helps tenure-track and tenured faculty with skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance; separate tuition required
- Library of all previous webinars to access at your convenience
- Peer-mentor matches by request
If you have technical questions or concerns, contact NCFDD at membership@ncfdd.org.
For information about UI’s institutional membership, contact the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost at faculty@uiowa.edu.
Faculty Success Program
Offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer, this structured, 10-week virtual experience designed for tenure-track and tenured faculty looking to increase productivity, establish sustainable writing habits, and create work-life balance - all with the support of expert coaching and a dedicated community of peers.
Request Support
The Faculty Leadership Initiative provides funding assistance for faculty to attend programs such as the NCFDD Faculty Success Program. Colleges/departments are required to provide matching funds; any unfunded expenses would be the responsibility of the faculty member.