FAQs

• What should I do if I will be absent from class?

• Do I need to keep Office Hours?

• How should disruptive students be handled?

What should I do if I will be absent from class?
In the event of illness, emergency or other reasons for absences, you must notify—as far in advance as possible—your subdivision office. Staff from your subdivision will post a class cancellation notice.

Instructor Absences

1. All adjunct faculty will be entitled to one sick day per semester in the fall and spring semester.
2. There is no provision for a sick day in the summer semester.
3. There is no provision for other absences. The only exception is jury duty.
4. In the event of illness or other absences notify the subdivision office as far in advance as possible. If your class meets in a building other than the building where your subdivision office is located you must still notify someone in your subdivision office.
5. There is no option to make up missed classes. If there is sufficient time, the department chair may find a substitute to cover the course(s).
6. After notifying your subdivision office, staff from the subdivision office will post a class cancellation notice and notify the department chair.
7. The subdivision secretary will complete an Adjunct Faculty Absentee form noting the reason for the absence. If the reason for the absence is illness, the following will occur:
   a. If there has been no absence recorded for the semester, the adjunct faculty member will be paid and this will be noted on the form.
   b. If there has been an absence recorded for the semester, the adjunct faculty member will not be paid.
8. The subdivision secretary will place a copy of the form in the adjunct faculty member’s mailbox to be returned signed.
9. If an absence is not reported to the subdivision office, the dean or department chair will verify that the faculty member was absent. An Adjunct Faculty Absentee form will be completed, signed by the dean and forwarded to Human Resources for processing.

For additional information refer to the Moraine Valley Adjunct Faculty Organization Agreement 2007-2012.

Do I need to keep Office Hours?
Adjunct faculty members are not required to keep office hours; however, you are encouraged to use time before or after class for students who request extra help or have questions.

How should disruptive students be handled?
The purpose of the following flow chart is to offer direction to Moraine Valley faculty and staff regarding disruptive/dysfunctional students. Nevertheless, when in doubt about any situation, call the Moraine Valley Police Department (Ext. 5555), red emergency telephones are available in college buildings, blue emergency telephones are available in the parking lots. The number for the Moraine Valley Police department is (708) 974-5555. 

Appraise the Situation

• CRISIS: Immediate threat (danger) to self, others and/or property (e.g., severe depression, suicide attempts, drug overdose, threatening behavior, seizures, accidents, law violations).
• NON-CRISIS: No immediate threat (no danger) to self, others and/or property (e.g., disruptive behavior, emotional distress).
• Call MVCC Police Department:
  • Extension 5555
  • Red Phone—Buildings
  • Blue Phone—Parking lot
  • (708) 974-5555
• Gather more information
• Re-appraise and decide course(s) of action
• Monitor Situation until Moraine Valley Police Arrive
• Moraine Valley Police Department
• Counseling, Extension 5722
• Supervisor
• Handle Personally
• Documentation: After a path of intervention has been determined, written documentation of the even may be initiated: appropriate for reporting to your supervisor, due process should a student be removed from a class or from the college, ...The Moraine Valley Police Department, if called, completes their own documentation.