Category: A Day in the Life of an Adjunct Instructor

In response to an invitation from the WCCFT Communications Director, adjunct colleagues from departments across the campus wrote about their experiences as part-time teaching faculty at WCC. An article based on these adjunct stories appears in the November 2019 issue of FTConnect. The writers were asked to “consider sending your thoughts, however brief or lengthy, on any of the areas below:

. Your experiences teaching at WCC.
. The professional achievements or creative activities that give you the greatest satisfaction.
. Special challenges you encounter as an adjunct instructor, eg course assignments/schedules, multiple places of employment, excessive commute times, absence of benefits, etc.
. Anything else you would like other members of the WCC community to know about you as a part-time member of the faculty.

If you are an adjunct instructor and would like to add your own story to those below, please write to richardcwccft@gmail.com.

Claudia Jacques de Moraes Cardoso

I am an educator at heart, and like many of my peers, I view the concept of being a “part-time” teacher as foreign or unnatural. […]

Paul Donatich

As I begin my second year as a WCC adjunct English instructor, I sometimes find it challenging to balance family, teaching, and a long commute to my full-time job in the business world that “pays the bills. […]

Donna Castellano

Looking back, my 17 years working as an adjunct professor at SUNY Westchester Community College has been one of great satisfaction with my chairpersons and students. […]