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Brookdale Community College

Brookdale is a great place to work, especially if you're young and want to be active in the community. Unfortunately, the institution seems to have a problem with being run by overpaid, inept leaders who care only about internal politics and their own greed rather than what's best for students and the community.

I was hired in one department that had a budget problem, who referred me to another department that also had a budget problem. Anytime I suggested an idea, I was shot down and reminded of being "the low man on the totem pole". I was also constantly reminded of the low budget and threat that I may lose my job, or at least all but 4 hours per week. This theory was proved with summer long layoffs, then disproved when being called back to work almost 39 hours per week sometimes.

I've since been laid off (in an unprofessional manner) and my hours were given to full-timers as overtime. Which is good, because I'm sure that makes up for the hours the full timers miss when coming in four hours late every day (I'm just kidding, they get paid for those hours, too). Whenever a full time opening appeared, I was discouraged from applying because of my skin color, or s*x - which is a big problem there as well. At one point all staff and faculty were required to take a s*xual harassment test. This test was, at most, on a 1st grade grammer school level - but there were managers bragging about their score of 75% and below. This is in a higher education setting.

I can go on about the dysfunction and politics involved, but I did enjoy my job there, aside from how difficult it was to go home afterwards and have my own privacy, friends and family outside of the workplace. I'm hoping that, with the inauguration of a new president in the upcoming months, things will change and the institution can improve itself on the inside. I've heard that since the firing of the former president last year, they've put in an interim president, an ex-fraud investigations officer who is researching everything that's wrong with the place. However, I've also noticed that, upon my lay off, an attractive young girl was hired in my place and is now being promoted.

As an adjunct the job is very unstable, you never know if you will be assigned a class or even if the class you have been assigned will run. If your assigned class does not have enough enrolled students the class is cancelled at the last minute and you don't get paid. However, this is the same for all adjunct jobs everywhere.

The pay is about $690 per credit and the work environment is top notch. You also have the ability to create your own schedule and once you get good at teaching your classes the amount of preparation required for each goes down dramatically.

The important thing to remember about being an adjunct is that it is temporary, part-time work and is unlikely to lead to a full time job. If you do the math there are about 10 adjuncts (probably more, because all adjuncts don't teach every semester) for every full time position and each of them would probably like a full time job so clearly your odds of eventually landing one are slim.

If you accept adjunct work for what it is the job can be very rewarding and Brookdale is certainly one of the better places to work.

Serving as a member of the Board of Directors was an honor.  Guiding the development of Chhange.org into the premier center in the state of N.J. (there are 21) was a challenge of creative fund-raising, perseverance, dedication, and devotion to seeing the bitter lessons of the past never forgotten, while acting to influence the future and prevent abuses and hatred.  I served as an educational expert on Holocaust and genocide studies, regularly teaching our  Summer Teacher Training Institute, which trained teachers on how to effectively handle this sensitive material in the classroom.
Programing was a significant portion of my work in the Center, including scheduling logistics, and running off endless copies on the copier!  We developed museum exhibits, published books, produced award-winning documentaries on survivors from multiple atrocities and captured their winning spirits and optimism that "Never Again" can be real and impact the future generations for the better.

I've been working at Brookdale for nearly 20 years. Within that period, I've gone above and beyond my requisite responsibilities. My annual reviews are always exceptional. Yet, I remain in the same position with little hope for upward advancement. I've even taken a sizable pay cut when the administration decided to change my position from 12 months to a 10-month contract (under the auspices of cost-saving) -- yet upper administration receives raises. Unfortunately, I happen to enjoy what I do, so I have to manage the pros/cons. 

While the compensation is embarrassingly paltry considering my qualifications (40k for a masters and doctoral degree), the medical benefits are excellent and time off is accumulated throughout the year and is generous.

My immediate supervisor is fair and considerate. But, unfortunately the Board of Trustees runs the college. Their agenda is often not aligned with that of foot soldiers on campus.

Being an adjunct professor is not a long term career option. I was using it to try to keep myself afloat until something better came along. The department head was reasonable. The course was a simple, "canned" course, though I did try to add a bit to it. The problem is low pay and very few hours. They could never give us
more than two sections, which means that you get only a couple of thousand dollars per semester. You won't get far on that! They expect you to take adjunct jobs at numerous colleges, (and commute back and forth, memorize multiple management systems, etc.) and try to piece together a living. Fortunately for me, something better came along just before my money ran out.

The students are mostly mediocre. There are a few good ones who are trying to do a couple of years at Brookdale before transferring to a 4-year school. You'll be able to tell them right away.

Brookdale is know for academic excellence, affordability, and a place to get a head start or a place to get re-trained.  The institution is in transition right now and things are tough on the employees, but this will pass within a year or so.   

Overall, Brookdale is a good place to work with great benefits, flexible scheduling, and ample time off. 

There is a strong sense of community, loyalty, and understanding among Administrators, Faculty, and Staff; however, that has been challenged as of late. 

Overall Brookdale has the potential to be an incredible organization.  Only time will see how the changes that are taking place will shape this legacy.

A typical day at work is data entry, being with new friends, and helping your fellow students. what I have learned is the ins and outs of the college and how to effectively assist brookdale students. my co-workers are a wide range of students and faculty staff from all walks of life that were of great assistance and fun to hang out with when we were not working. The hardest part of the job is when there was a huge event we worked all kinds of hours and there was a lot to do, also when there was a disgruntled student or family member (father, mother, wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc..) its not that great of a workplace. the best part of working there is the people.

Any educational environment offers a somewhat laid back experience.  For many departments, dress code is almost like that of students attending the school. Tuition reimbursement keeps you in that mind set while you work on promoting yourself.  Brookdale Community College, at the time of my employment, was one of the top 10 Community Colleges in the nation.  The President, Board of Trustees and other officers of the school eagerly promoted the school both educationally and environmentally.  Great benefits too!

Morale at an all-time low. Many faculty and staff leaving for better situations. College leadership is clueless- we lose more and more students every semesters but Student Affairs and Enrollment Management have no plan to do anything about it. The State had to investigate misuse of funds which made national headlines. There are many dedicated staff who want to help students but receive no support or guidance. 

A typical day of work at Brookdale was fast paced, demanding and quick to change focus as needs dictated. I was given an opportunity to learn good business skills, i.e. accounting for inventories, profit and loss statements, staffing and ordering supplies. Co-workers were not always available to meet demands, necessitating a need to fill the void as an assistant manager.

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