THE ADJUNCTING STORY

My adjuncting story begins back in the early 1990's at Boston College. After a few changes to my major, several core classes completed, and a vague idea about graduate school, I landed in a communications class taught by an adjunct faculty member. It was my first experience learning from a working professional who applied real-world concepts to our coursework. I loved it. That instructor also unlocked a creative and confident persona I never even knew I had. After that semester, I promised myself if I ever grew my career to that level, I would pay it forward.

 

So I did. In addition to my career in marketing and communications, I have spent the last 15 years as an adjunct professor at three universities, including at my alma mater. I have prepared dozens of syllabi, graded hundreds of papers and supervised final presentations. I have mentored students into internships and careers, and helped student athletes balance the workload. I have invited dozens of guest speakers and figured out a lot of things along the way.

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Things I am often asked:

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"How did you get into that?"

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"How did you even know what to put in the syllabus?"

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"Do fulltime professionals really have time to do that?"

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"What's the time commitment outside of the office?"

 

Three things I know about being an adjunct professor: it might infuse your day job with a newfound creativity; you can give back to an industry you love; and you can impact young talent at the very beginning of their career journey.

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If you're a fulltime administrator looking for resources for your department, or an accomplished professional hoping to break into teaching, I can help.