Pushing Forward:

Promoting Momentum and Upward Movement

“People need to be given clear opportunities to advance if and when they have shown that they should be valued by the institution. Having a clear pathway to that not only recognizes the person when they achieve it, but it gives them something to try to achieve,” said Kate Birdsall, associate professor and president of the Union of Non-Tenure Faculty at MSU, this means, if employees have a goal to work toward, they are working, and that benefits not only the employer but also the employee. 

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Where Professional Growth

and Educator Development Meet 

Each day academia buzzes with new ideas, conversations, thoughts and research. Across the MSU community educators are continuing to encourage and inspire. Learners from all different points in their careers are exploring pathways and developing new passions. Celebrating and elevating the efforts of those who step each day into the arena of academia...

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Starting an Academic Career in Unusual Times

December 1 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST

Designed to foster connections, answer frequently asked questions, and support those early in their career to navigate the university and the overall landscape of academic life.

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Leadership Institute Sessions

December 2: Navigating the Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Landscape at MSU

Each year, the Leadership Institute series offers academic administrators the opportunity to explore key topics in sessions led by leaders from across MSU.

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Thriving in Your Academic Career Series

The Academic Career Paths programming and resources address pertinent junctures in an academic’s career–from when they enter the university, work toward promotion milestones, and transition into late-career or retirement activities. Check out the upcoming Thriving Series which focuses on the different stages of an academic career. View events in this series

New Faculty and Academic Staff Orientation

Please hold January 5, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the next New Faculty and Academic Staff Orientation session and let incoming faculty and academic staff know about this program date and time in their offer letters, requesting their attendance. Invitations to this event will be sent to new faculty and academic staff in mid-November. 

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Jack Kottwitz

Assistant Professor

Large Animal Clinical Sciences

College of Veterinarian Medicine

kottwitz@msu.edu

"Dr. Kottwitz is an outstanding member of the teaching community at MSU, both at our College of Veterinary Medicine and the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He excels in teaching strategies to expand clinical reasoning, is constantly engaged in the development of real world case material for student, and draws from years in clinical practices, zoological institutions, and academic institutions. He encompasses the true spirit of "one health" as there are few in this institution, or even the world, that have treated the depth and breadth of species he has managed. Students are drawn to the stories he relates, which are amazing-from the birth of a baby rhinoceros, to the management of arthritis in an elephant, or even the anesthesia of a black widow spider....he has been there and done that and provides an example of the endless possibilities in our veterinary profession. These experiences, combined with his extensive background in teaching and active learning theories, provide a bar we should all strive to meet!"