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