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Calendar of Events

2025-2026 Career Development Programs

The Office of the Provost provides many programs that equip faculty with the necessary resources to succeed.

2025-2026 Calendar of Events
Date Event Target participants
Sept. 3, 2025 New Faculty Welcome  New faculty
Sept. 5, 2025 New Chairs Welcome   New department chairs 
Sept. 11, 2025 Mentoring Program Kickoff Lunch  New faculty
Sept. 30, 2025 Communicating Your Research I: Distilling Your Message  All faculty
Oct. 6, 2025 Faculty Leaders Series: Effective Leadership During Challenging Times  Faculty leaders
Oct. 10, 2025 Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session I (Chicago): Aligning Expectations and Effective Communication All faculty
Oct. 14, 2025 Communicating Your Research II: Removing Jargon  All faculty
Oct. 24, 2025 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #1, Evanston  All faculty
Oct. 25, 2025 ImagineU Children’s Theatre: Dr. William De Soto, Faculty Family Discount  All faculty
Oct. 27, 2025 Faculty Leaders Series: Navigating Leadership During Disruption  Faculty leaders 
Oct. 28, 2025 Navigating Grief and Loss  All faculty
Nov. 5, 2025 Communicating Your Research III: The Science of Storytelling  All faculty
Nov. 12, 2025 Communicating Your Research IV: Media 101  All faculty
Nov. 13, 2025 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #2, Evanston  All faculty 
Nov. 17, 2025 Faculty Leaders Series: Leading with Well-Being for Yourself and Others  Faculty leaders
Nov. 18, 2025 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #2, Chicago  All faculty
Dec. 5, 2025 New/Early Career Faculty Institute  New and early career faculty
Jan. 13, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #3, Chicago All faculty
Jan. 20, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #3, Evanston All faulty
Jan. 26, 2026 Faculty Leaders Series: Building Trust and Community Faculty leaders
Feb. 3, 2026 Emerging Leaders: Leading from Where You Are Emerging Faculty leaders
Feb. 13, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #4, Evanston All faculty
Feb. 20, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #4, Chicago All faculty
Feb. 25, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: Coaching Approach, Evanston All faculty
Mar. 2, 2026 Faculty Leaders Series: Effective Developmental Feedback Faculty leaders
Mar. 5, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #5, Chicago All faculty
Mar. 12, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #5, Evanston All faculty
April 8, 2026 Recently Tenured: Mid-career faculty institute and celebratory lunch Recently tenured
April 9, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Elective, Effective Feedback, Evanston All faculty
April 13, 2026 Faculty Leaders Series: Managing Up Faculty leaders
April 15, 2026 Recently Promoted on the Teaching/Clinical/NTE Track Mid-career faculty institute and celebratory lunch Recently promoted
April 30, 2026 Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Elective, Managing Conflict, Chicago All faculty

Past Faculty Programs