At NISOD, we understand the challenges community and technical colleges face today, from retaining and training high-quality staff and faculty to improving student outcomes. You need high-quality tools to support professional development, recognize high performers, and build relationships with other institutions. That’s where NISOD can help!
From CEU-granting classes to regional and national networking conferences, NISOD connects your community or technical college to insights on topics and challenges important today and for years to come. Artificial intelligence, diversity, online teaching … and so much more. Come join us and start exploring!
Here’s what your institution’s membership includes:
- Full access to CEU-granting webinars
- Connection to a network of like-minded peers across the country who face—and solve—similar challenges
- Access to Innovation Abstracts, NISOD’s flagship teaching and learning publication
- Discounted fees to our annual spring and fall international conferences
- Awards programs to help recognize exemplary faculty, staff, and students—including the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award
For more details about these as well as other benefits, click here.
We keep NISOD membership affordable by scaling dues based on your institution’s student full-time equivalency in credit courses.
WHY NISOD?
What can professional development do for your campus?
- Add to faculty, administrators, and staff skills and expand their knowledge base
- Boost faculty retention through easy access to CEUs
- Improve student outcomes with timely insights on important topics
How does NISOD help you grow relationships?
- Participate in webinars with colleagues from across North America and beyond.
- Discounted registration to NISOD’s annual spring and fall international conferences during which you’ll connect with presenters, topics, and colleagues.
How does NISOD help you recognize excellence?
- Recognize your faculty, administrators, and staff for their outstanding work via our esteemed Excellence Awards
- Your faculty, administrators, and staff can author an Innovation Abstracts or The NISOD Papers to increase their visibility and gain recognition for their work
- Encourage your students to participate in NISOD’s essay and graphic design contests where they can win $1,000 and other prizes
- Gain recognition for your institution’s commitments to diversity with NISOD’s Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges Award
Why add NISOD membership to your budget?
- Complete access to outstanding resources, including webinars, publications, and more
- No limit on faculty, administrator, and staff access — membership is for your whole institution
- Annual membership is less expensive than the cost of a SINGLE workshop through other providers
BEGIN YOUR INSTITUTION’S MEMBERSHIP IN NISOD!
