Have we got a treat for you! This week’s blog is a double feature and has two posts:“Ethical Deliberation and Expectations” by Nancy Johnson and “I have been so Lucky!” by Margarita Burciaga Del Real.

 

Ethical Deliberation and Expectations by Nancy Johnson

Ethical Deliberation
I often reflect on my role as an adjunct faculty. My discernment is more on the supporting and guiding students and less on the content in my area of expertise. I often deliberate on what is enough support and guidance and what is too much? What are my ethical guidelines and boundaries? I occasionally feel like a surrogate parent trying to decide which parenting style each struggling student needs to be successful. What is my expected role in supporting students to gain the ability and courage to spread their wings, take off and fly? And for those that struggle to even realize they have wings.

Expectations
Understanding expectations is essential to meeting expectations. The beginning of each semester I hand out two required assignments. One assignment is asking students to identify their goals and potential barriers to meeting their goals. The other assignment I have students complete is two questions:

1) What are your expectations of yourself?

2) What are your expectations of your professor?

I want students to think about and document for what they are going to hold themselves accountable. It also gives me insight into where they are coming from; their perception, wants, and needs.

 

 

I Have Been So Lucky!

by Margarita Burciaga Del Real

Although I have been working for almost a year for the Corporate Training solutions division in the Continuing Education’s department of the college, this is my first semester as an adjunct faculty member.

I am teaching LMGT 1325 -Warehouse and Distribution Center Management for the newly developed Supply Chain and Logistics program of the IBI, the International Business Institute based out of the Round Rock campus.

I did not know the college had a mentoring program, and I have been positively surprised to see how well it has worked for me. Both my assigned mentor and my department chair’s team have been attentive to my needs, questions, and concerns. Listening to other experiences from colleagues, I can only think that I have been so lucky.

Thank you team: Regina, Bill, Mortada.