Adjunct Faculty Resources

Adjunct Faculty Orientation

The Provost's Office coordinates an Adjunct Faculty Orientation before the start of the Fall Semester. 

Fall 2024

• Adjunct orientation was held via Zoom on Saturday, August 17 from 9 - 11 AM.
• Agenda  with links to the recording and many resources. (If you have difficulty logging in, make sure you are logged in using your @alaska.edu email address!)

Previous Events

Fall 2023

• Adjunct orientation was held via Zoom on Saturday, August 19 from 9 - 11 AM.
• Agenda with links  (Please sign in with your UA credentials to access the Google Doc with Zoom links)

Fall 2022

• Agenda with links  (Must be signed in with UA credentials to access the Google Doc with Zoom recording  link)
• Egan Library and CELT Introduction

Fall 2021

• Agenda with links  (Must be signed in with UA credentials for some links)
• Egan Library and CELT Introduction
• Student Services
• BlackBoard Presentation (Course site, grades, posting syllabus)

Fall 2020

• Agenda with links (Must be signed in with UA credentials for some links)
• Egan Library Introduction
• One Campus One Book
• Blackboard Overview and Final Grading

Adjunct Faculty Handbook

Adjunct Faculty play a major role in helping UAS achieve its mission. They comprise the majority of instructors at UAS, making possible the wide variety of subjects and degrees available for learning. As part-time employees, they have different needs and priorities, and the UAS Adjunct Faculty Handbook reflects this difference. It contains important contact information for questions about instruction, instructional technology, administrative procedures, and more.

UAS Adjunct Faculty Handbook

Useful Links

• UAS Adjunct Review and Approval Form
• Visit the Title IX Web page
• UA Labor and Employee Relations
• Faculty Handbooks
• Faculty Contract Calendars

Adjunct Faculty Evaluation

Adjunct self-assessment is part of UAS' overall effort to provide constructive and timely feedback to adjuncts, focusing on continuous improvement of instruction. It is an important part of improving the quality of UAS' teaching and learning - key to accreditation and student success. While voluntary, adjunct instructors are encouraged to complete an annual adjunct faculty self-assessment form (see link at top of this page) prior to the end of their current teaching year. The submitted self-assessments are subsequently reviewed by the appropriate program coordinator or department chair that then provides a response to the adjunct instructor.