Managing the Adjunct Pool for Consistent Learning Outcomes

Adjunct faculty is a reality of higher education today.

The use of adjuncts is on the rise and will continue to grow as colleges deal with economic challenges by hiring fewer full-time, tenure-track professors.

Just thirty years ago, adjuncts (part-time faculty and full-time faculty not on a tenure track) accounted for 43 percent of professors, according to the American Association of University Professors. Currently, nearly 70 percent of professors at colleges and universities, both public and private, are adjuncts.

The use of adjunct faculty, while clearly a necessity, is not without criticism or pitfalls. Universities and colleges must be careful not to create an unmotivated, unsupervised, “underclass” of instructors. Adjunct faculty need care, attention and sound management.

Without a system to manage quality, a large adjunct faculty pool can compromise the overall integrity of a department, or even an entire institution.

In this 75-minute seminar, two experienced administrators share their system for successfully supporting a large pool of adjuncts, including evaluation, development and assignment.

Discover how to:

• Utilize a clear system for screening and selecting quality adjunct faculty.
• Implement orientation and training for consistent learning outcomes.
• Implement ongoing faculty development for adjuncts.
• Implement a system of faculty evaluation of teaching. (Handouts included!)
• Retain quality adjuncts by rewarding them for quality teaching.

Who will benefit from this seminar?

• Directors of Adult Education
• Deans of Adult Studies
• Directors of Continuing Education
• Vice Presidents of Academic Affairs
• Deans of Faculty

Our Presenters

Dr. Cynthia Tweedell, Executive Director of the CCCU Center for Research in Adult Learning, has conducted research and taught online and on site classes for over 28 years. Since 1998 she has directed assessment for the College of Adult and Professional Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University. Cynthia is a frequent presenter on issues of retention and innovative modes of delivery.

Dr. George Howell is the Associate Dean of the School of Business & Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University’s College of Adult and Professional Studies. George started working in higher education in 1999 and his academic experience includes teaching as an adjunct professor in graduate and undergraduate business classes.

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