Things I want to do as a Professor

Being a part-time faculty member at a community college has plenty of benefits. I've done some cool things as a result of my position; free burrito at Chipotle on "free burrito for educators" day; I saw "Akeelah and the Bee" for free; um, I get to park close to my building... OK, I think that's it.

 

There's plenty of things I would like to do but haven't. I'd like to give a guest lecture at another school. I travel a fair amount, sometimes on weekdays, and if teachers at other colleges are anything like me, they'd like to be able to cool their heels for a class and let someone else talk. Mrs. Bart has pointed out, however, that this would require a great deal of planning ahead (not my strong suit) and me having something interesting / unique to talk about that a professor and / or class would be interested in (also not my strong suit).

 

I'd like to be an expert witness. I've wanted to do that for a while, long before I had anything to be expert in, but I think I have a real shot now.

 

Closer to campus, I think it'd be fun to sponsor a student organization. I don't know if you can do that when you're a part-time faculty member. And I'd need to make sure it's a good organization - don't want the FBI getting on me because some smart-ass student decides to start a local Taliban club.

 

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