Aspire to Inspire

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Aspire to Inspire

• A conference model for adjunct faculty
  professional development

League for Innovation 2012
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Education is simply the soul of a
society as it passes from one generation to
another.  G.K. Chesterton
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Presenters
Professor James McCoy Dr. Darren Divine
Chair, Dept. of Communication Vice President, Academic Affairs
College of Southern Nevada College of Southern Nevada
James.mccoy_at_csn.edu Darren.divine_at_csn.edu
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Presentation Objectives

• 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!

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Las Vegas - Public Perception
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Las Vegas - Geographic Perception

• Mandalay Bay
• Luxor
• Excalibur
• MGM
• Bellagio

• Caesars Palace
• Mirage
• Treasure Island
• Venetian
• McCarran Intl Airport

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Las Vegas - Geographic Perception

• Clark County
• North Las Vegas
• Las Vegas
• Henderson
• Unincorporated Areas

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CSN Background

• Founded 1971
• (3) Main Campuses
• Multiple Learning Centers
• Northwest Accreditation
• 13 Elected Regents - Statewide

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CSN Background

• Largest Higher Ed Institution in Nevada
• Fall 2010
• 44,088 Total Headcount
• 22,368 FTE
• 4,732 Online FTE (21)

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CSN Background

• 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

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Student Demographics

• 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

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Faculty Demographics

• 514 full-time faculty
• 247 Masters Degrees
• 184 Terminal Degrees
• 800 part-time faculty

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The Vision Behind Hosting an Adjunct Faculty
Conference

• 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

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Planning the Adjunct Faculty Conference

• 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

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An Overview of the Conference

• Conference Attendee Registration Process
• Program/Workshop Offerings and Design
• Keynote Address Considerations
• Meals/Refreshments/Cocktail Party
• Conference Website Overview

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Budgeting For an Adjunct Conference

• Venue
• Keynote Speaker
• Meals/Refreshments
• Conference Materials/Collateral
• Decorations
• Raffle Prizes
• Total Budget

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Adjunct Faculty Feedback

• 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

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Adjunct Faculty Feedback

• 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

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Adjunct Faculty Feedback

• What Did The Attendees Most Like?
• Opportunity for Professional Development
• Flash Drive with Presentation Content
• Multiple Sessions Offered Simultaneously
• Ability to Choose Between Sessions
• The Chance to Feel Included
• Networking/Social Aspect

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Bloopers Lessons Learned

• No pictures to show
• On site registration was swamped
• Cocktail hour did not work as well as we had
  planned

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Changes for 2012

• 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

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What are some of YOUR Adjunct Faculty
Professional Development Strategies?
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Questions?
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Conference Give-A-Way Materials
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Thank You For Coming!

• Enjoy the Rest of your Day!