Managing and Supporting Adjunct Faculty

Last updated September 28, 2015

Managing and Supporting Adjunct Faculty

Last updated September 28, 2015

Overview

Learn proven approaches for supporting adjunct faculty. From orientation to retention, you will gain practical ideas for improving your institution’s relationship with its adjunct faculty members. You will learn practical ideas for:

  • Onboarding and professional development
  • Classroom evaluations and performance reviews
  • Retaining your best adjunct faculty

“After attending this webcast, I feel like we have many ideas and resources we can use for supporting part-time faculty and helping them to feel a sense of belonging.”
– Melinda Miller, Department Chair and Professor, Sam Houston State University

“This session provided ideas that can be adopted at a manager level while working toward institutional goals.”
– Gail Mireau, Program Manager of Continuing Education, Red River College

Who should attend?

Faculty developers, human resources professionals, academic leaders, and administrators will learn how to better engage and support adjunct faculty.

Agenda

  • Trends in adjunct faculty support
  • Training and developing
  • Establishing a culture of professional development
  • Orientation and training
  • Engaging adjunct faculty
  • Professional development
  • Evaluating
    • Formative evaluation with impact
    • Summative evaluation
  • Retaining adjunct faculty
    • Demonstrating value
    • Creating community
    • Certifications and incentives
    • Establishing community
    • Different approaches to using technology for teaching and learning