adjunct faculty

faculty

facilities associate

senior laboratory technician

academic coordinator

Henry Ford College

My experience working with people of all levels in diverse academics led me down the path to Customer Support. I have been very successful at accommodating diverse students’ needs by facilitating all styles of learning, offering individualized and extracurricular support and integrating effective materials.
My workplaces are awesome, I love the people that I am working with.  They are so friendly and helpful.
Teaching is one of the most challenging, underrated, and yet often deeply rewarding professions you could go into. 

There's a lot you can learn from trying to teach a room full of disinterested students, like:
- you don't assume another person understands what you've said 
- you learn to make a plan, even if you don't stick to it
- Teaching for me was a juggling act (or maybe like being a stand up comedian in front of a difficult crowd), but even in a short time it was a fantastic learning experience.
-Influencing others for good is a divine and sacred position, not to be taken lightly.
-Even with the best intentions, knowledge, and preparation, some lessons can still go flat.
-Humor and humility can go a long way in building successful relationships in the classroom.
-Be fearless in getting feedback from others. Don't personalize negative evaluations. Use them to learn and improve.
-On your worst days, think of your best teacher. Write them a thank you note.  Mail it with a grateful heart and renewed spirit to try again.
-You may not ever be a master teacher but your students will help you become an amazing human being, if you let them.

It's a great place to work with students from diverse cultures. You have the opportunity to keep them encouraged and provide resources to keep them focused on their academic/career path. The hardest part of my job is getting requested presenters throughout the college to speak to prospective students. The most enjoyable part of the job is changing the mindset of a student.  Example, many students visit the college and do not want to continue school after they graduate from high school. After visiting the school and hearing a couple of presentations, going on a campus tour and getting the opportunity to ask questions of current college students, minds are changed. The students are anxious to fill out admission applications.

At Henry Ford College, I scheduled student’s appointments through phone calls or face-to-face for officers and career coaching. I helped students to understand what is different between co-op, internship, and work-study and what requirements are for each of them. To give extra information for students when needed like which websites are best for searching for a job, how they can register for a job, or what kind of jobs are available on campus. Also, I provided information to students such as what kind of events are available and informed them of deadlines for scholarships or work-study.

Leadership is rigid and lacks compassion. The President's Cabinet is mostly an Old Boys' club with the exception of a couple of people. Low diversity amongst leadership, and in most positions in general. The college does not reflect the community it serves. Change takes decades here; old ways die hard, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to new, better ways of operating. The President is a charismatic, bull-headed attorney, and VPs follow his lead. 

A typical day at work consisted of mainly washing dishes and being on standby in case the chefs or culinary students needed various assistance in cleaning or carrying duties. I learned a lot about sanitary regulations and teamwork. My co-workers were amazing, and they were by-far the best part of the job. The instructions were often very easy to understand. The job did get quite difficult when they asked us to do more work than our understaffed team was physically capable of.

A typical day at work - Teaching, facilitating and assessing students' work

Management - Helpful + Supportive
Workplace culture - Positive and Diverse
The hardest part of the job - Completing grading and providing students with timely and effective feedback - via online
The most enjoyable part of the job - working with productive, goal-oriented students excited about learning including collaboration, as well as group discussions and projects to keep all engaged!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The community is diverse and ethnically vibrant. Met some of the best people there 🙌🏻

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Some of the students and faculty were not culturally sensitive and some were straight up racially discriminating 🥹

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Passive aggressive behavior that edges on discrimination

For me a typical day is setting up for group tours and presenting to prospective students. I enjoy working with and learning from current students. The hardest part of my job is making sure that all the small details are not missed.The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking to students and providing them with resources needed to be successful with the academic path they are choosing.

I work there as a student worker and from day one, I loved it. The management is great and they work around your schedule. Unfortunately, you can only get the position if you are enrolled there for 6 credit hours and are approved for work study on your financial aid.

Provided academic support in Math & chemistry.
Developed a full working knowledge of academic skills development materials and strategies to help student reaching their goal.
Performed front desk activities, including scheduling, record-keeping, and tutoring-coordination.

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