New Adjunct Faculty
Welcome!
The Academy for Teaching Excellence would like to welcome you to Harper College! As an adjunct faculty member, you play a vital role in delivering quality instruction to our students. To help you get started, you are invited to attend our New Adjunct Faculty Orientation, designed to provide you with the information you need to make a successful transition to teaching at Harper.
Two orientation sessions are offered each semester (an on-campus option and a virtual option) and include the following: dinner (at the on-campus session), remarks from the Provost, a division office tour and time to meet with your dean, technology essentials training with IT, a Blackboard Bootcamp (the learning management system used at Harper), a presentation on inclusive and evidence-based teaching strategies, and time to learn about instructional support, resources, professional development opportunities, and ask questions. New adjuncts are also provided with a few recorded presentations to watch that focus on important teaching strategies and campus information.
Review the frequently asked questions listed below to help you get started and please let us know if you have any questions or if there is anything we can help you with. We look forward to working with you!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an orientation for new adjunct faculty?
Yes, the Academy for Teaching Excellence hosts New Adjunct Faculty Orientation (NAFO) sessions at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Orientation is designed to provide you with the information and resources you need to make a successful transition to teaching at Harper College.
- Meet the staff of the Academy for Teaching Excellence and learn about instructional support and resources available to you
- Get your log-in information and technology essentials training with IT
- Attend a Blackboard Bootcamp (Harper’s Learning Management System)
- Meet your Dean and learn about Division Office policies and procedures
- Learn inclusive and evidence-based teaching strategies
- Get your Harper ID card and parking sticker
- Ask questions
New adjunct faculty who attend one of the sessions listed in the toggle below (the on-campus session or the live virtual session) will receive a $120 stipend for attendance per the Adjunct Faculty contract.
When is orientation for Spring 2024?
There are two New Adjunct Faculty Orientation sessions scheduled for Spring 2024. New adjunct faculty can choose to attend an on-campus session or a virtual session.
- Monday, January 8, 5 – 8:30 p.m., On-Campus Session: Register Here
- Tuesday, January 9, 5 – 7:30 p.m., Virtual Session: Register Here
New adjunct faculty who attend one of the sessions listed above (the on-campus session or the live virtual session) will receive a $120 stipend for attendance per the Adjunct Faculty contract.
After you register for a session, please look at the items listed in the “What do I need to do before my first day?” toggle below.
What do I need to do before my first day?
- Register to attend a New Adjunct Faculty Orientation session (registration links located in the toggle above).
- Please work with your Division Office to make sure you submit all required documents and complete all required onboarding tasks via the Oracle Fusion system. Completing all of these tasks as quickly as possible will help ensure that you have access to your accounts prior to the start of the semester. If you have any questions, please contact your Division Office (view contact info) or Human Resources (hr@harpercollege.edu).
- View Instructional Support Resources (Blackboard course template, syllabus template, and more).
- Fill out the Academy Request Form for assistance from Academy instructional designers as you prepare for the semester.
- Watch the “Presentations to help you get started” tutorials below.
- Learn more about Spring 2024 Opening Week events.
Who should I contact if I have questions?
Please contact Amanda Nielsen-Kuforiji, Faculty Communications & Adjunct Faculty Outreach Specialist: anielsen@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6948.
You can also contact the Academy for Teaching Excellence directly: academy@harpercollege.edu, 847.925.6174.
Presentations to help you get started…
- Ready, Set, Teach: Tools for New Harper Faculty: Learn about the Four Connections, Transparency Framework (TILT), inclusive teaching tools and resources, and more.
- Blackboard Bootcamp: Blackboard training is included in the orientation sessions, but please review this recording if you’d like to get started with Blackboard prior to orientation.
- Utilizing the Harper Syllabus Template: Find out where the template resides and how to share your very important course information.
- Lesson Makeover Using the Nine Events of Instruction: Watch a lesson go through a “makeover” using Robert Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction.
- The Student Experience: Flight of the Hawks Prepare to SOAR: This video provides an overview of Harper’s completion model, Flight of the Hawks Prepare to SOAR. You will learn about the Search, Onboard, Advance, and Realize components of the model and see how they positively impact the student experience at Harper. You will also receive some tips and suggestions for supporting students and contributing to this model.
- Student Conduct, the Harper Early Alert Team, and Title IX: This video provides an overview of Student Conduct, the Harper Early Alert (HEAT) Team, and Title IX resources at Harper College.
- Emergency Procedures at Harper College: Campus emergency procedures presented by the Harper College Police Department and the Department of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management.