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We're Glad You Found Us!
The council meets, via conference call, the second Thursday of every month to discuss pertinent issues of the adjunct community. We are available to hear your thoughts and comments and to present them to the appropriate university committee. E-mail addresses for each council member can be found in the members' biographies below. To send a group e-mail, you can reach us at AdjunctCouncil@nl.edu
NCE OnePoint
In the fall of 2012, the National College of Education created NCE OnePoint. This site is the "central source where NCE faculty, adjuncts, administrators, and staff can readily access teaching resources, program-specific documents and forms. There are also OnePoint Shortcuts to Adjunct Resources: New to NLU, Desire2Learn: NLU Online Campus, Forms and NCE FAST Notes. You will need to enter your NLU username and password any of the NCE OnePoint resources.
Adjunct Faculty Needs Assessment
National Louis conducted a needs assessment of 1057 adjunct faculty to gather information to begin creating a comprehensive training plan for its adjuncts. 19.5% of adjunct faculty from all three colleges and university library responded to the survey. Survey results can be found by choosing Survey Results 2011. Survey results from the previous year can be found by choosing Survey Results 2010.
Adjunct Faculty Orientation Grant Proposal
In the fall of 2011, the Adjunct Council was awarded a Faculty Development Grant to design an online orientation for adjuncts. Collaborating with the Provost's Office, Ellen Belluomini and Linda Kryzak designed and facilitated the first four week pilot orientation in February 2012. Two groups of twenty adjuncts volunteered to participate in the pilot orientation. Thanks to the thoughtful feedback from the participants representing all three colleges (CAS,CMB, and NCE), a final report was submitted to the Provost's Office for review. A third session of the orientation was held in August. We are excited to announce that we have developed a yearlong calendar of sessions through May 2014. For more information about the orientation, click on Adjunct Orientation here or in the side menu.
Information at Your Fingertips...
Whether you are a new to National Louis University or have been an adjunct for some time, please take a moment to browse through the recently updated Adjunct Guidebook Online. This guidebook will provide answers to many of the questions you may have about the university, policy and procedures, as well as resources available to you.
VACANCIES: Adjunct Council Members (4)
If you're interested in representing your fellow adjuncts, consider applying for one of our four Adjunct Council member positions. It doesn't matter where your home campus is located, all of our meetings are held via conference call. We also attend the Connections conference each year at the Chicago campus. We would also be thrilled to have at least one new member represent the library adjuncts. For more information, check out the Adjunct Council Roster. For more detailed information on the requirements and responsibilities of an Adjunct Council member, consider reading the Adjunct Council Charter. If you aren't available now but plan to have more time to devote to the council during the 2013-2014 school year, we'd still love to hear from you.
Spotlight on Council Co-Chairs Ellen Belluomini, Linda Kryzak and Council Member, Stephanie Poczos
Ellen and Linda were recently interviewed along with Thomas Bergman, Vice-President of Human Resources for an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article, entitled "Adjunct Orientations Take Hold, with a Variety of Approaches" was written by Audrey Williams June and published on March 4, 2013. The article provides a glimpse at the ways several universities and colleges provide orientation to their new adjuncts. Stephanie was one of the first adjunct faculty to take part in the pilot orientation in February/March of 2012. She told Audrey Williams June that "I very much appreciate that National Louis has recognized the need to train adjuncts to make them feel like they are part of the university community."
Spotlight on Council Member Susan Neustrum, Ed.D.
Susan was featured in a publication of "Impact" from the College of DuPage. The publication featured her work with "JUST (Justice, Understanding, Service and Teaching), a non profit organization that provides education and hope to incarcerated people at DuPage County jail". The article, entitled "JAILHOUSE ROCK STAR: From Dropout to Doctorate to Public Servant", is a great tribute to Sue regarding her personal and professional successes. Another council member, Nancy Harding commented that "the article was truly inspirational and you should be extremely proud of your personal achievements and the impact you have had on the residents within the DuPage County Jail system."
Meet Our Council Members...
 Ellen Belluomini M.S.W. - College of Arts and Sciences |
Ellen is the chair of the Adjunct Faculty Council. She received her bachelor's degree in Social Work from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, and her master's degree from the University of Illinois, Jane Addams School of Social Work. She has eight years experience as a manager and leader within nonprofit organizations, fifteen years as an instructor at National-Louis University and as a therapist. Her focus is to share transformational techniques with businesses, schools, leaders, social networks, families, and individuals. |
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Stephanie is an adjunct instructor in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the National College of Education. She comes from a decade in advertising where she produced broadcast advertising for a variety of worldwide clients. She earned her bachelor of arts from the University of Iowa and her masters of arts in secondary education in the field of English from National-Louis University. She teaches FTF and online courses for numerous universities and in multiple disciplines. She expects a high level of excellence from her students and believes that with encouragement, support, and scaffolding students can reach their potential in short periods of time. As a teacher she believes that one of her roles is to be a communicator of fundamental knowledge of course content that fosters critical thinking skills and allows for application out in the "real world." She also believes that it is her job to encourage thinking rather than to provide "answers." She also believes that teaching takes compassion, skill, patience, and focus. She thinks that successful teachers are committed and endlessly dedicated to constant growth, change, and improvement of themselves, their students, and their communities. |
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Linda Kryzak |
Linda enjoys spending time with family and friends, teaching and learning, reading, traveling, hiking, and tinkering with technology! Community involvement activities include volunteering as a web designer/consultant for LRCA Sheltered Workshop in River Grove and former ISBE surrogate parent for students with special needs. At National Louis University, she's been teaching as an adjunct for the past twelve years for the Technology in Education program. She's also been teaching SPE545: Assistive Technology and SPE 572: Practicum I for the Special Education Program. As a former elementary Principal and Director of Instruction and Technology, she's been able to bring her expertise and experience to a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate students at NLU. She is also proud to be a graduate of the Technology in Education Program at National Louis University. She has assumed the position of Co-Chair and represents the Adjunct Council on the Faculty Senate Committee. She is also a member of the Senate Academic Technology Committee. In addition to teaching for NLU, she is also a field supervisor for both undergraduate and graduate special education teacher candidates at the University of St. Francis. She is honored to serve on the adjunct council and provide adjunct faculty representation on the NLU Senate Academic Technology Committee and Faculty Senate Committee. |
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Susan is one of our newer members to the adjunct council. She has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois, an M.A.T. in Elementary Education from Roosevelt University, and a C.A.S. in Reading and Language from National Louis University. Sue has been on staff at National Louis University for more than a decade. Her steadfast commitment to the College of Education has included a wide range of teaching responsibilities, including course instruction for graduate students enrolled in Elementary Education and Reading & Language programs and field supervision of both graduate and undergraduate teaching candidates. Additionally, Sue has taught courses for Roosevelt University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Concordia University Chicago. |
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Laleh comes from an Information Technology background, both in academia and industry. She started her teaching career at a university in west central Illinois and taught full time from 1988 through 1998. When she moved to the Chicago-land area she joined the industry and worked with a major corporation performing in different capacities ranging from Application Analyst, Developer, Project Manager, and finally Systems Analyst. Laleh started teaching online back in 2001 and has experience using WebCT, Blackboard Vista and eCollege. She enjoys the online environment and finds interacting with students in a virtual setup both rewarding and satisfying. The virtual world challenges the students in a way that prepares them for the 21st century workforce quite successfully. Laleh's teaching portfolio includes Introductory and Advanced Computer Applications, Database Management Systems, Computer Security, Project Management and Information Technology Management. She has a B.S. from Montclair State University in New Jersey. Knowing about the MIS program at University of Minnesota, she entered the graduate program and earned her MBA in Management Information System in 1987. |
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Nancy has been an adjunct faculty instructor for CMB since the mid 1990's. She is credentialed to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate level. Courses that she has taught include MGT 431, MGT 410, MGT 412, MGT 452, MGT 454, MGT 430, MGT 478, MGT 479, MGT 533, MBA 502, MBA 526, and MBA 506. Nancy also serves as a mentor to new adjunct faculty members joining the College of Management and Business. In addition, she participated in the recent Provost Search Committee and participated in the 2010 Connection Committee. For the past two years Nancy has also served on the Senate Faculty Development Committee. She also serves as the council's secretary. Nancy's professional expertise centers around supply chain, project management, quality, and training. She has been responsible for new vendor sourcing and development in Asia, South America, and Mexico, as well as managing work teams on a global basis. Nancy holds certifications in Quality Management, Auditing, Project Management and Supply Chain. Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. - Member at Large Susan is an adjunct faculty for the College of Management and Business and CAS teaching in the BSM program and the ABS programs. She holds a BS in Management from National Louis University, an MA in Organizational Leadership/Training and Development from Lewis University and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University. |
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Susan is an adjunct faculty for the College of Management and Business and CAS teaching in the BSM program and the ABS programs. She holds a BS in Management from National-Louis University, an MA in Organizational Leadership/Training and Development from Lewis University and an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University. |
