Kim Ng Southard presents at the adjunct promotion workshop on September 13. (photo by Donna Krompinger)

I attended the adjunct promotion workshop sponsored by the adjunct services office in September and presented with Dean Chris Gherardi and Professional Assistant Donna Krompinger.

The workshop was well attended by adjunct faculty who were lively and asked many questions regarding promotion that we gladly answered during the presentation. Below are the requirements for adjunct promotion, and you can find these requirements on the FA website on the site menu by clicking the Adjuncts link.

Adjunct Promotion

Promotion in rank is not automatic but based upon merit. The college will notify adjuncts of their time in rank eligibility for promotion.

An adjunct member may then request to be considered for promotion by submitting a two-page application (the A1 Form, available on the promotion page of FA website), the first page of which consists of background information and academic credentials, and the second page of which consists of the adjunct's statement in support of their promotion in rank.

To be eligible for promotion to the following ranks, these guidelines apply:

In addition, there are educational requirements for promotion for those hired prior to August 29, 2006, and for those hired on or after August 29, 2006. Educational requirements for promotion are found in Appendix I of the contract, but please note that the requirements were updated in the last round of negotiations (see the 2005-2011 Memo of Agreement).

Evaluations from the September 13 adjunct promotion workshop showed participants were pleased to have access to information focused specifically on adjuncts. (photo by Donna Krompinger)

Adjuncts with special credentials or professional experiences may also apply for a waiver of the educational requirements in order to be eligible for promotion to adjunct assistant professor only. For more information, check the Adjunct Educational Criteria Waiver Form.

Remember that it is your responsibility to update your file with the official transcripts of the educational requirements that you have completed. Contact me or Donna Krompinger if you have any promotion questions. 

NORA Reminders

The NORA deadline passed on October 25. Here are a few reminders:

1. If you did not submit your NORA for whatever reason, you need to contact adjunct services to be put on the late list. However, do note that you will be placed on the bottom of the B list.


2. Adjunct faculty must contact their chair or supervisor immediately in writing if their availability changes from what they listed on their NORA. Please note, though, that while chairs and supervisors might be able to accommodate these changes, the college is under no formal obligation to do so.


3. Adjuncts who seek teaching and PA assignments should communicate their preference for one or the other directly to their chair or area supervisor in writing. Tell your supervisor, for example, that you want a PA assignment if you don’t get a teaching assignment.


4. With enrollment continuing to drop each semester and departments offering fewer assignments each semester, chances are that you may have to take assignments on multiple campuses. As long as you have noted the additional campuses on your NORA, you can ask your chair to contact the chairs at the other campuses to see if there are any assignments available at their campuses for you.  

Upcoming Important Dates

Here is a list of important dates and deadlines for adjuncts to know:

• November 15: Assignments posted for wintersession 2020
• November 26: Deadline for adjunct new hire observations
• November 26: Assignments posted for spring 2020                          
• December 6: FA Holiday Party
• December 7: Deadline to accept/decline wintersession 2020 assignments
• December 15: Deadline to accept/decline spring 2020 assignments