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Adjunct Faculty Support Office

This site contains links to information that will assist you in your role as an Adjunct Faculty member here at College of DuPage.

College of DuPage is committed to student success and academic excellence. The Adjunct Faculty Expectations define and guide all Adjunct Faculty members in supporting this essential component of our mission. Be sure to visit them often for updates regarding these expectations. 

Adjunct Faculty Resources

Let’s start with the basics. The campus is large and busy. So let’s help you get here and find the Adjunct Faculty Support Office

Information on the Adjunct Faculty Center locations, Employee Development Center (EDC), Campus Services and much more!

  • Part Time Faculty Office – Offices in the Berg Instructional Center (BIC 2A07) and Health Science Center (HSC 1235) have administrative assistants on site during business hours. An additional space in the McAninch Arts Center (MAC 160) is available for use, but is unstaffed.
  • Employee Development Center (EDC) – An on-campus resource providing training, workshops, and classes to enhance your work environment and enrich your experiences at COD.
  • Campus Services – For large copy jobs, print services and other conveniences.
  • COD Police – Whether it is providing emergency first aid, responding to a criminal act or providing escort service to your vehicle or class, the Police department is always ready to help you.
  • Human Resources – For your compensation and benefits questions. 
  • Learning Technologies – provides Instructional Design, Blackboard support and more for all classes – face-to-face, hybrid and online.
  • Service Desk – Help Desk information and computing information.
  • Testing Services - Remote and in-person course testing for your students.

For help in the classroom, whether it be questions on the Code of Conduct for students, Advising and Counseling, you will find all you need right here.

  • Advising Tools – Help for you and your students to navigate the COD landscape.
  • Behavioral Intervention Team – Intervention and assistance for the more severe cases of student misconduct.
  • Counseling – When students need assistance with life.
  • Starfish – A resource for faculty to help students stay on track and applaud their successes. Starfish is accessible on the employee portal, under the Work Tools section (requires Single Sign-On, or SSO, login). Faculty may also access Starfish training by logging into the portal, accessing Cornerstone, and then entering Starfish Adjunct Faculty Training in the search field.
  • Student Code of Conduct – This is the rulebook for students that you should know too.
  • Student Concern/Incident Report – For reporting violations to the Student Code of Conduct.

Information about policy and procedures, the Library, a syllabus checklist and Academic Calendars can be found here.

Now for the important stuff! This link will give you all you need to know about dining on campus, Chaparral Fitness, College Directory and more. 

Contact Information

Dr. Sonia Watson
Dean, Adjunct Faculty Support
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2501D
Email: watsons57@cod.edu
(630) 942-3808

Dr. David Deeds
Manager, Adjunct Faculty Support
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2501B
Email: deedsd@cod.edu
(630) 942-3801

Danielle Berry Herrera
Manager, Adjunct Faculty Support
Health and Science Center (HSC), Room 1235C
Email: berryd352@cod.edu
(630) 942-4591

Dr. Kate Szetela
Manager, Adjunct Faculty Support
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2501E
Email: szetelak@cod.edu
(630) 942-3797

Dr. Julie Adams
Manager, Adjunct Faculty Support
Health and Science Center (HSC), Room 1235C
Email: adamsj3@cod.edu
(630) 942-2594

Julie Plesha
Coordinator, Adjunct Faculty Recruitment 
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2A07C 
Email: pleshaj@cod.edu 
(630) 942-3292

Alanna Davis
Front Desk Assistant
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2A07
Email: davisa236@cod.edu
(630) 942-3371

Alyssa Johnson
Administrative Assistant 
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2501
Email: johnsona1053@cod.edu
(630) 942-2158

Allyssa Perez
Department Administrative Assistant
Health and Science Center (HSC), Room 1235
Email: pereza96@cod.edu
(630) 942-3371

Monica Robertson
Department Administrative Assistant
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2A07
Email: sturgeonm192@cod.edu
(630) 942-2840