This Adjunct night consisted of opening remarks by Dean Feinerman, followed by an Information Session where adjuncts could speak to various BCC office representative and pick up brochures and other written information. Then, there were a series of four breakouts plus the CyberCafe: Mastering the Smart Classroom, Keeping the Bar High, Creating a Student-Centered Syllabus, and Students are from Mars, Teachers are from Jupiter. Evaluation of the event is below:

Evaluation Forms: Adjunct Professional Evening April 2008

Summary of Responses

Number of surveys returned: 19

Questions/Agreement	Strongly Agree/ Agree	Disagree/Strongly Disagree	Not Sure
The professional development evening was useful to me	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
There was content or strategies presented that I can apply to my teaching/work	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
I would recommend this program to my peers	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

What were the strengths of the program?

– Good/pertinent presentations (2)

– Knowledgeable presenters

– Nice interaction with peers (5)

– Hands-on training (2)

– Created a feeling that adjuncts are part of the organization

– Connecting “hired guns” to the rest of the community

– Nice selection of programs to attend, it was difficult to choose

– Length of session: just enough for me to digest and not feel overloaded

What improvements could be made?

– More time to fill out surveys

– The breakout could be more organized

– Have full-time faculty give overview of what happens in their classroom

– Have day-long event

– Have a session before dinner

– Get more people to attend

Individual Sessions	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
CyberCafe	1	1
Comments: – Good specific instruction on how to use – Document camera could be great in an English classroom
Teachers are from Mars (learning styles)	1
Comments: – Excellent session, specific strategies I will use
Creating a Student-Centered Syllabus	4
Comments: – Very useful tips – Will definitely attempt to incorporate – Linda presented some important ideas to consider in creating a syllabus – Very helpful, I will definitely look at my syllabi
Keeping the Bar High	2	2
Comments: – Methods for maintaining high standards are universal across a wide range of classes – Wowie zowie!
Mastering the Smart Classroom	2
Comments: – Bob and Tanya and Chris were great! – Excellent presentation