Adjunct Instructor Resources
Welcome to the 2007 Fall semester.
Thank you for your contribution to the College’s educational
program. Your work and commitment are essential to the success
of our students. More than anything else that occurs in the lives
of students, it is the quality of the instruction they receive
and the interactions they have with faculty that most influence
their success. We appreciate everything you do to create an environment
in and out of the classroom that supports students as they seek
to achieve their goals. Toward that end, we have collected a number
of helpful resources for your use.
If you are teaching for Lake Michigan College for the first
time, please be sure Human Resources has received an official
copy of all your college transcripts. These official transcripts
must be on file in our Human Resources office before the College
will issue you your first paycheck.
Also if you are a first-time adjunct instructor, you will
receive a packet of materials with your contract which will contain
helpful information, as well as forms that must be thoroughly
completed and returned with your contract to your dean's office.
Of particular importance are the documents requested for your
I-9 form. A list of acceptable documents is included with this
packet. Photocopies are not acceptable. (Please note that the
I-9 form, as well as the list of acceptable documents states that
you can provide one document from List A OR one document from
List B AND List C.)
Important Dates
Closing Information
In case of Emergency...
How Do I...
Important Dates: Fall 2007
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2007 Fall Semester
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Aug 27
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Classes begin
at 7 a.m. |
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Aug 30
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Last Day to
Add Classes |
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Sept 3
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Labor Day
- College Closed |
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Sept 6
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Last Day to
Drop w/ 100% Tuition - only refund |
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Sept 7
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Syllabi due to Dean's
Office |
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Sept 8
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Saturday Classes Begin |
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Oct 16
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Faculty Professional Development
Day - No Classes |
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Nov 16
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Last
Day to Withdraw w/ a "W" |
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Nov 21-24
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Thanksgiving
- College Closed |
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Dec 15
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Classes
End |
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Dec 17
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Grades
due by 2 pm |
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24-Jan 1 |
Winter
Break - College Closed |
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Closing Information:
When the weather is treacherous enough to cancel classes,
you can find out the latest LMC closing information by calling
the College Closing Hotline at 927-8184, or by tuning into
the following stations:
| AM Stations |
FM Stations |
Television |
| WKZO 590 |
WVPE 88.1 |
WWMT Channel 3 |
| WGMY 940 |
WAUS 90.7 |
WNDU Channel 16 |
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WSBT 960
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WVHQ 92.1 |
WSBT Channel 22 |
| WHFB 1060 |
WNDV 92.9 |
WSJV Channel 28 |
| WNIL 1300 |
WCNF 94.9 |
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| WSJM 1400 |
WAOR 95.3 |
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| WKLZ 1470 |
WYTZ 97.5 |
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| WNDV 1600 |
WCSY 98.3 |
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| WQSN 1660 |
WHFB 99.9 |
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| WQLR 106.5 |
WBYT 100.7 |
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WSBT 101.5 |
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WZOW 102.3 |
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WZTY 103.7 |
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WIRX 107.1 |
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In Case of a Life Threatening Emergency:
First, call "9-911"(outside line), and provide
information to Emergency Dispatch Personnel
Then, dial "6911"(internal), Facilities
personnel will respond & assist emergency personnel
AND complete a College Incident Report (available from
Facilities)
In Case of a Non Life Threatening
Emergency:
Call "6911", and Facilities personnel will
respond.
Then, complete a College Incident Report (available from
Facilities)
How Do I Obtain a contract?
The earliest contracts are available for distribution is
at the adjunct orientation for Fall and Winter semesters, or during
the first week of classes for Spring and Summer semesters. For
those unable to attend adjunct orientation, and during Spring
and Summer semesters, your contract(s) will be put in your campus
mailbox. For those who teach off campus, your contracts are mailed
directly to the current home address on file for you in your divisional
dean's office.
Once you have received your contracts, check them over carefully
to be sure the information in the contracts is correct. Be
sure to mark the appropriate box under 'Compensation'
so that your contract will not have to be returned to you to
complete. An incomplete contract will cause a delay in your
receipt of your first paycheck for the semester. It is important
that you return all three copies of the contract. Any copies of
the contract without your signature, the signature of your dean,
or the signature of the Vice President of Academic and Student
Services, are not valid. Once the contracts have been signed by
your dean and the Vice President, your copy of the contract will
be sent to you.
If this is your first semester as an employee of Lake Michigan
College, you will receive a packet of materials with your contract
which will contain helpful information, as well as forms that
must be thoroughly completed and returned with your contract to
your dean's office. Of particular importance are the documents
requested for your I-9 form. A list of acceptable documents is
included with this packet. Photocopies are unacceptable. (Please
note that the I-9 form, as well as the list of acceptable documents
states that you can provide one document from List A OR
one document from List B AND List C.)
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How Do I Get Keys?
See your department chair or divisional secretary if you need
multimedia station keys or if you teach in a classroom that is
kept locked at all times.
How Do I Get a Parking Card?
Parking cards for adjunct faculty who teach at the Napier
campus are available through Facilities (S-105).
How Do I Pick Up Mail?
Each adjunct is assigned a mailbox on the campus where the
majority of their time is spent teaching. For example, if you
teach one class at the Napier campus and three classes at Bertrand
Crossing, your mailbox will be at Bertrand, unless you request
a different location. If you teach at a site other than one of
the LMC campuses, your mail is sent to the current home address
on file with the College. At the beginning of each semester, a
Mail and Messages list is included with your letter of intent
from your dean. That list indicates the location of your mailbox.
It is your responsibility to pick up your mail each time you are
on campus, unless you teach at a site other than one of the LMC
campuses.
How Do I Obtain a College email Account?
Contact Alecia Lin at extension 8108 (927-8108 for those calling
from off campus). When your account is set up, access information
is sent to your campus mailbox. If you teach off campus, that
information will be mailed to the current home address on file
with the College.
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How Do I Use Class Lists?
Class lists are available at your convenience via WaveLink.
Please keep the most recent copy of your class lists in an easily
located place for your reference. Because these lists include
your students' ID numbers, as well as their home phone numbers,
you should consider these lists confidential.
You should print out a class list the first day of classes. This
is to ensure that only those who are registered are attending
your class. If there are students in your class who are not on
your list, make sure they are actually in the correct class, and
then inform them that they must register for your class before
they can continue in your class. If any students begin attending
your class after your first day of class, they must appear on
your class list in WaveLink in order to remain in your class.
You must print out the second and final list immediately following
the Drop/Add date. A memo will be sent to you giving you detailed
instructions about what to do with these lists. Please read this
memo and follow the instructions very carefully. It is imperative
that the Registrar's office receives their copy of your final
class list (after you have reviewed it) on or before the date
requested in the memo.
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How Do I Use Faculty Load Lists?
Prior to the start of each semester, faculty load lists are
sent to you along with your intent letter from your dean. Please
be sure to look over your load list carefully so that you have
the proper dates, days, times, and locations of each of your classes.
Please pay particular attention to this information if you have
a class which begins or ends at a time other than the dates indicated
in the class schedule as the first and last day of classes.
How Do I Change or Cancel Class?
Any time you plan to hold your class in another location or at
a different time, or if you plan to cancel your class, it is extremely
important that you fill out a Class Change/Cancellation form as
soon as you know that this change or cancellation is going to
take place. These forms are available from any of the division
secretaries in Arts & Sciences and Career Education. Once
these forms are completed, they must be submitted to your dean's
office or to the appropriate secretary at Bertrand Crossing, M-TEC
or South Haven (the campus where you are making the change or
cancellation). The secretaries in these offices are the first
individuals who are contacted if anyone is looking for you or
one of your students. If this information is not available to
them, they cannot provide assistance. In case of an emergency,
it is vital that your dean's office or the office staff at Bertrand
Crossing or South Haven are aware of any changes to your class.
If you wish to make a temporary change from one classroom to
another on any date, you must first contact the Records Office
(extension 5216) to obtain a classroom that is available for the
period you request. You may not simply switch to an empty classroom
as that room may be scheduled for another purpose at any point
after your class begins.
If you would like to make a permanent classroom change, that
must also be cleared with the Records Office.
If you are planning in advance to cancel your class(es) due to
personal or professional reasons, please complete and turn in
a Class Change/Cancellation form to your dean's office as soon
as you are aware of the need to cancel your class(es). Even though
your students may all be aware of the cancellation, it is imperative
that your dean's office is aware of the cancellation as early
as possible. To ensure that sufficient notification (and reminders)
are provided, the cancelled class(es) will be posted outside the
classroom, outside the Bookstore, and on the Class Cancellation
web page on the LMC web site.
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How Do I Make Copies?
If you have a large number of copies to make and can provide
the materials at least 24 hours in advance, Central Duplicating
can do your photocopying at a lower per page cost than if you
do the photocopying yourself at one of the departmental photocopiers.
You will need your org code (which you can obtain from your department
chair), and Central Duplicating will provide you with a form to
fill out. Central Duplicating is located at the Napier Avenue
Campus in S-114.
If you have only a few copies to make, or if you are unable to
get the materials to Central Duplicating at least 24 hours in
advance, there are departmental photocopiers available in C-122a,
C-222h, and the C-327 Lounge at the Napier Campus, as well as
at Bertrand Crossing, M-TEC(SM), and South Haven. You will need
your department's photocopy code which you can obtain from your
department chair.
How Do I Use Blackboard?
Blackboard is a learning management system (lms) which allows
instructors to customize and maintain a website for their class
with very little training and no knowledge of html "coding".
Available features of these websites include the ability to post
multimedia content (Powerpoints), discussion boards, chat rooms,
external links, and online assessments and grades. To request
an account, contact the Blackboard
Administrator. A current schedule of training sessions
offered through the Teaching & Learning Center can
be found here, and information
about student accounts here.
For a powerpoint presentation explaining faculty accounts, click
here;
for a student orientation to Blackboard which may be used in your
class, click here.
How Do I Use WaveLink?
WaveLink is a supplementary web service to the main LMC website.
This web-based application provides a central location for the
College to offer personalized college-related information to its
student, faculty, and staff members. It also acts as a gateway
to our Banner Information system, allowing authorized users to
perform certain functions and view information from Banner through
a web browser. Information on how to log in may be found here,
or by contacting any Generalist in Student Services.
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How Do I Use the Instructor's Multimedia
Stations?
Classrooms at the Napier campus are equipped with an instructor's
multimedia station consisting of an internet-connected Pentium
4 computer with a CD/DVD player, Microsoft Office software, and
a VCR, all of which are connected to a ceiling-mounted data projector.
A common key to these locked stations may be requested through
the Facilities office for your use throughout the semester. To
use these stations, follow these steps:
1. Power On the ceiling-mounted projector from the handheld remote
control. It will take a moment for projector to light up. (on/off
switch on side of remote must be ON)
2. To use the VCR, it is not necessary to turn on the computer.
Just insert the tape to begin playback and press the S-Video button
(hidden under cover of the projector remote). VCR has its own
remote.
3. To use the computer, power on system inside cabinet. Note
that the monitor should already be on.
4. You MUST log in! Default Novell login is the room number (C302)
with password left blank. (You may use your personal login as
well: format is .username.hagar_users.lmc followed by your password.
Click OK if Windows login prompt follows)
5. Comp and S-Video buttons (under the cover on lower half of
remote) alternates projector between VCR and computer display.
6. Mouse functions may be controlled via the projector remote.
Gently tilt the thumb control for direction, press down the thumb
control for left click function, press the Esc button located
below the thumb control for right click.
7. To use a laptop connect your portable computer with the available
video cable and set the video switch box to "Laptop."
Reset to "Normal" when finished.
8. Laserdisc player is used by powering VCR. VCR "Input"
should be set to "L1" (verified and changed by using
Input button on VCR remote).
9. Sound level is controlled by the RED dial on the Phoenix mixer
(near VCR).
10. Special features on the projector remote include A/V mute
- used to temporarily blank the projected image (much more efficient
than powering down the projector).
11. When you are finished, power off projector by pressing the
remotes' OFF buttons twice. Shut down Windows. Place remotes in
cabinet and relock door.
* WHEN FINISHED:
* Power off projector.
* Shut down computer.
* Place remotes in cabinet and RELOCK the cabinet.
For further assistance, call Mark Kelly at extension 5059.
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How Do I Submit Final Grades?
Final grades are to be submitted via WaveLink and are due
by 2:00pm on December 17, 2007. Any delay in the receipt of grades
delays grades being available to students on WaveLink. Back-up
grade records (copies of grade books or spreadsheets which provide
individual assignment scores, test scores, quiz scores, and attendance
records, if applicable) are to be submitted to your academic dean's
office at the end of each semester you teach. Instructions
for entering your grades online can be obtained through the Registrar's
Office. The instructions are also on the Faculty Handbook CD or
in the hardcopy version. Training sessions for online grade entry
are held during the week preceding the due date. Click HERE
for a powerpoint tutorial on submitting final grades via WaveLink.
Please Note:
LMC does not accept "+" or "-" grades, nor
does the college accept the grade of "F." If for any
reason you need to correct a grade, you can do so through WaveLink
up through the date final grades are due. If you need to make
a correction after the due date for final grades, you need to
complete a Grade Change Form (available from any divisional secretary)
and submit it to your dean.
If you give a student an "I" grade (incomplete), you
must complete and submit an "I Grade Contract" for each
student for whom you give a grade of "I." These forms
are available from any of the divisional secretaries, or from
the shared "G" drive on the LMC network under "CS
Forms." It is helpful, but not imperative, to have the student's
signature on the contract. The contract must have your signature
and either the signature of your department chair or divisional
dean. If an "I Grade Contract" is not received for each
"I" grade you give, it will result in the delay of entering
your grades into Banner, thus delaying grades being available
to students.
How Do I Administer the 'Student Perception
of Instruction' Survey?
During the Fall and Winter semesters, all faculty are required
to conduct Student Perception of Instruction Surveys. Adjunct
faculty must survey all of the classes they teach during these
two semesters. Survey forms, survey envelopes, and instruction
sheets are available on the Napier Campus in C-122, C-222h, B-307,
C-327, and the Switchboard area of the Richard J. Pappas Student
Services Center. At Bertrand, they are available in the Main Office.
At M-TEC, see the administrative assistant--at South Haven, see
the Generalist.
Before conducting these surveys, it is crucial that you read
the instruction sheet very thoroughly. These instructions give
you the information you need so that your surveys can be processed
accurately. Of primary importance is that your students fill out
the surveys correctly. Of equal importance is that your name,
the five-digit course number and name, and the semester code (provided
on the instruction sheet) appear on each envelope you submit for
each of your classes.
How Do I Release Confidential Student
Information?
The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
was designed to protect the privacy of educational records, to
establish procedures by which students may inspect and review
their records, and to provide for the correction of inaccurate
information. Requests for the review of records are to be made
at the Records & Registration Office (A222).
Confidential student information shall only be released under
the following circumstances :
Written authorization by the student, and/or
Pursuant to a court order (the college shall make a reasonable
effort to notify the student prior to compliance)
More information about this policy may be found HERE.
A Powerpoint presentation on FERPA guidelines for LMC faculty
may be viewed HERE.
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