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New Adjunct Faculty Start Here

New Employee Orientation

To assist you with your acclimation to Paradise Valley Community College the following college orientation is required prior to teaching:
Part I - Learning Centered College Philosophy
Thursday, August 15, 2013, 6:00-8pm, KSC Building Conference Center
This session immediately follows the All Adjunct Fall Meeting (4:30-6pm KSC)

Part II – Ready, Set, Go
Saturday, August 10, 2013, 9:30am – 1pm or Friday, August 16, 2013 12:30-4pm
Q Building Conference Center, Q120

Register online at:  http://zen.pvc.maricopa.edu/eol/
Email questions to:  michaelle.shadburne@paradisevalley.edu

Important First Steps

  • Complete the Certificate of Understanding and Conditions of Employment for Adjunct Faculty available from your Department Secretary.

  • Get your Maricopa Enterprise ID (MEID) Lookup

  • Access My.Maricopa.edu with your MEID
    Human Resources Management System (HRMS)
    Student Information System (SIS)

  • Log into your Maricopa Gmail account | Email Addresses are usually: firstname.lastname@paradisevalley.edu

  • Get your ID Card Here.

  • Get your Parking Permit Here. Parking Map

  • Familiarize yourself with the Campus Map
    Find your Department and your Department Mailbox/Folder.
    Introduce yourself to your Department Secretary, Day or Evening Supervisor and Division Chairperson.

  • Familiarize yourself with Campus Emergency Procedures Here. Map

  • Review the Adjunct Faculty Handbook Here.

  • Understand the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
    and take the FERPA Tutorial following the directions here: Resources

  • If situations noted in Chart apply to you,
    Complete Acknowledgement and Disclosure Surveys Here
    Click Survey Button to start.
    Login with your full Maricopa Email Address and MEID password.

Prepare For Class

The First Class

  • Arrive early.

  • Greet students - You are the college ambassador to most students.

  • Get to know your students.
    Establish a Learning Centered class.

  • Go over the class syllabus with the students.
    Establish the class rules early.
    Communicate the keys to class success.
    Make clear to the students the preparation expectations for each class.
    Introduce the students to the campus resources available to them.

  • Make sure students know what they are supposed to accomplish for the second class.

  • Use SIS to drop students who do not attend per your syllabus policy.

Know What Your Students Need To Know

  • What is the book for your class. Check Here.

  • How to get their Maricopa Enterprise ID (MEID) Here.

  • How to reset their MEID Password Here.

  • How to access My.Maricopa.edu with their MEID.

  • How to access their Gmail Email Address (MEID@maricopa.edu) Here and
    forward their Gmail Here and
    access their GoogleApps Information

  • How to get their parking permit Here. Parking Map

  • How to familiarize themselves with the campus Map

  • How to familiarize themselves with Campus Emergency Procedures Here. Map

  • How to check availability of courses throughout the District Here.

Contact Us

Adjunct Faculty Support Coordinator

Patricia Marchok
Rm Q-116
602-787-6589
patricia.marchok@paradisevalley.edu

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