Heather Boone, Asst Prof. Social Sciences Christopher (Kip) Rand, Prof. Psychology Erica DiRenza, Adjunct Instructor, Social Sciences and English Atlantic Cape Community College Building a system of support for adjuncts in our department

A Multi-Level Construct  Institutional  Departmental  Full Time Faculty  Adjunct Instructors

Institutional Ideology Office of Adjunct Support  Coordinator  Screening  Training  Budget Mentors Observations

Departmental Support  Our Department Chair Screening Hiring Course Assignments Mentor Matching Coordination  Department Faculty Informal Mentoring Formal Mentoring Training and Roundtable Discussions

Faculty Involvement Text and Syllabi Coordination Mentoring/ Observations Roundtable Discussions

 Strengths  Challenges  Isolation vs. Community  Professional Development  Experiences Adjunct Instructors

Commitment Communication Community Work in progress

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