Faculty Directors Leadership Development

Supporting the professional development of faculty directors 

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Faculty directors light the way all across campus, leading freestanding academic units, centers, institutes, schools, and more. This programming supports them in these critical roles. 

OFD’s Faculty Directors Leadership Development program is designed to help faculty directors—whether they are grant-funded, in an academic or administrative unit, tenure track, or non-tenure track—find community and support, learn important administrative skills, enhance leadership practices, and connect with campus resources. 

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Faculty Directors Mutual Mentoring

The Faculty Directors Mutual Mentoring group meets monthly for facilitated mutual mentoring conversations. This program provides a forum for faculty directors to support each other, share their wisdom, and find resources.

Spring 2026:

For more information, please email @email. 

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Program Contact

Rebecca Dingo

Senior Fellow and Associate Director, OFD; Professor of English

Dr. Rebecca Dingo provides leadership in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of OFD programs that support faculty and librarians as writers and researchers at all stages of the research and writing process—from idea to publication.
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