Become a Member for Free!

The UM System has an institutional membership to the NCFDD, which offers an array of services for faculty, including webinars, events, newsletters and programs including: 

• The weekly Monday Motivator email
• Monthly Core Curriculum webinars
• Guest Expert Webinars and Multi-Week Courses
• Hidden Handbook series
• Dissertation Success Curriculum
• 14-Day Writing Challenges
• Forums for peer-mentoring and problem-solving
• Extensive webinar library
• and more!

To activate your personal account:

1. Visit https://www.ncfdd.org/join 
2. Scroll down to 'Activate Your Institutional Membership Account'
3. Select University of Missouri-Kansas City from the drop down
4. Use your institution email and create your own password

Faculty Success Program

The Faculty Success Program is NCFDD’s most popular program. Offered in the fall, the FSP is a 10-week online program that helps tenure-track and tenured faculty develop the skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Each year, the Provost sponsors three scholarships to cover the cost of the FSP (which is not included with the institutional membership). More information on scholarships for the Fall 2025 program will be available in spring.