Recent enrollment increases have Walters State Community College looking to add to its roster of part-time professors.
     The college will host an adjunct faculty recruitment fair from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on July 13 on the Morristown campus. The fair will be in the Duggins Foundation Room inside the Dr. Jack E. Campbell College Center.
      “We’re looking for adjunct faculty members for both day and evening classes at all four campuses and throughout our service area,” said Linda Roberts, assistant vice president of academic affairs at Walters State. “We are really searching for instructors who are willing to go beyond the traditional classroom and work with alternative education delivery methods.
     “These include teaching dual enrollment courses at area high schools and accelerated evening courses for nontraditional students,”
     Adjunct professors may also teach evening courses, hybrid or online courses and videostreaming courses.
     She noted that most adjunct positions require a master’s degree with 18 hours in the subject taught. Some technical courses only require a bachelor’s degree. Applicants are encouraged to bring applications or resumes and transcripts as deans and division heads will be at the fair to talk to the applicants.
     Prospective instructors can download a Walters State application at http://www.ws.edu/eveninged/adjunct/default.asp.
     Roberts said teachers are needed in a variety of subject areas, including the natural sciences, English composition, speech communications, psychology and sociology, history, art, health programs, mathematics and foreign languages. She said there is no “typical” adjunct faculty member.
     “We do have adjuncts that are out of college and want to be college instructors. We also have people who are employed and successful in fields outside the academic world. Many professionals find it very rewarding to teach,” Roberts added.
     For more information about the adjunct faculty recruitment fair, contact the Office of Distance Education at (423) 585-6899 or e-mail Roberts at Linda.Roberts@ws.edu.

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