Fall 2000
Vol 9 Issue 1
IN THIS ISSUE...
Confessions of a Recovering Adjunct Faculty Member
Did You Know...
Closing the Digital Divide for Our Adjunct Faculty
SEE ALSO...
The Forum
Assidere
Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction
Did you know that Adjunct Faculty
Professional Growth funding is
available to certified adjunct faculty
who are employed at one or more
Maricopa colleges?
Pat Honzay, DIST
Adjunct faculty are eligible to receive up to $500 per academic year for "professional development activities designed to increase knowledge and skills that will enhance teaching and learning." According to Pat Honzay, Acting Director of Employee & Organizational Development, most requests are for workshop/conference/seminar funding, although other types of activities might also fit the criteria. (Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth funds will not pay for membership fees, educational fees, tours, or admission costs.)
Adjunct faculty at all ten colleges received funds in 1999-2000. Of the $58,000 available, 153 applicants were funded an average of $363, and 29 applicants were denied due to lack of funds. All campuses are represented in last year's summary of activities and distribution of the funds corresponds with college size in terms of the number of adjunct faculty each college employs.
Like other Maricopa Professional Growth programs, activities must enhance the applicant's professional growth, as opposed to personal growth. $64,000 is available for Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth in 2000-2001, on a funds-available basis to all applications that fit the criteria. For more information or to request an application form, contact Kathy Whitney (480-731-8281) or download an application at http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/afa/profgrow.html where you can also identify your campus representative.
