a conference model for adjunct faculty professional development league for innovation 2012

A conference model for adjunct faculty professional development

League for Innovation 2012

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. 

~ G.K. Chesterton

Professor James McCoy Dr. Darren Divine

Chair, Dept. of Communication Vice President, Academic Affairs

College of Southern Nevada College of Southern Nevada

James.mccoy@csn.edu Darren.divine@csn.edu

A Little Background on the College of Southern Nevada

The Vision Behind the Adjunct Conference

Description of what went into Planning the Conference

An Overview of the Conference Itself

Budgeting for an Adjunct Conference

Feedback from Adjunct Faculty Attendees

Your Experiences with Adjunct Professional Development

Q & A

Conference Give-a-ways for YOU!

Mandalay Bay

Luxor

Excalibur

MGM

Bellagio

Caesar’s Palace

Mirage

Treasure Island

Venetian

McCarran Intl Airport

Clark County:North Las VegasLas VegasHendersonUnincorporated Areas

Founded 1971

(3) Main CampusesMultiple Learning Centers

Northwest Accreditation

13 Elected Regents - Statewide

Largest Higher Ed Institution in Nevada

Fall 2010

44,088 Total Headcount

22,368 FTE

4,732 Online FTE (21%)

Largest Higher Ed Institution in Nevada

Fall 2011

38,787 Total Headcount { -12% }

20,257 FTE { -9.4% }

4,829 Online FTE (23.8%) {+2%}

39.9% Caucasian

21.9% Hispanic

9.2% Asian

11.9% African American

2.2% Pacific Island

1.0% American Indian

13.9% Multi-Ethnic / Other / Unreported

74.1% Part-time

514 full-time faculty247 Master’s Degrees184 Terminal Degrees

800+ part-time faculty

To Gather Adjunct Faculty In One Place

To Invigorate Adjunct Faculty with Professional Development

To Inspire Adjunct Faculty to Network with Colleagues

To Offer a “Conference” to Adjunct Faculty that is NOT offered to Full Time Faculty

To Energize Adjunct Faculty for the Start of a New Academic Year

Planning Committee Membership

Planning Committee Charge

Timeline for Planning the Conference

Sub-committees to Consider

Content Decision Areas (Focus Groups & Surveys)

Venue Considerations

Advertising for the Conference

Conference Sponsors/Vendors

Conference Attendee Registration Process

Program/Workshop Offerings and Design

Keynote Address Considerations

Meals/Refreshments/Cocktail Party

Conference Website Overview

Venue

Keynote Speaker

Meals/Refreshments

Conference Materials/Collateral

Decorations

Raffle Prizes

Total Budget

How Did Attendees Initially hear about the Conference?

Direct E-mail: 39%Department Chair/Assistant: 38%Postcard Mailing: 17%Colleague: 3.5%Website: 2.5%

What was their reason for attending?

Professional Development: 64%Networking: 14%Content of Conference: 13%Speakers: 5%To Feel “Connected”: 1.5%Other: 2.5%

What Did The Attendees Most Like?

Opportunity for Professional DevelopmentFlash Drive with Presentation ContentMultiple Sessions Offered SimultaneouslyAbility to Choose Between SessionsThe Chance to “Feel Included”Networking/Social Aspect

No pictures to show

On site registration was swamped

Cocktail hour did not work as well as we had planned

20 sessions instead of 24 sessions

No reception/cocktail hour

Shorter break times between sessions

Adding an adjunct roundtable for questions posed ahead of the conference and during

Online registration process

Enjoy the Rest of your Day!