IVC doesn't seem to like its adjunct instructors

A shrine to speech/forensics, that gaudy bauble

I don't mean to be cynical, but sometimes it seems that college presidents are like politicians: they seem attracted more to the splashy and meretricious than to the restrained and substantial. Here we see this SHRINE to speech/forensics dominating the second floor of the Business Sciences & Tech Innovation Center (BSTIC), a building for a school that has few students. (Meanwhile, Humanities & Languages, a school that does half the instruction at the college, has no building at all. But I digress.)

It overwhelms the 2nd floor of BISTIC

Listen, I like these kids who go to our college. And so I'll refrain from offering my opinion of speech and forensics—and, in particular, of one of the guiding lights of speech/forensics at IVC.

Lots of prizes, eh? Yeah. Lots of travel and photo ops? Great. Color me seriously unimpressed.

Give me a reason to say more, G.

Make my day.

Oh good. Offices for adjuncts!

Now, until very recently, adjuncts—at least those on our end of campus—had a tiny office to themselves. It was up against the absurd Gensler Memorial duplicating cubicle in A200. The large window between these rooms was always open, rendering this office space nearly useless for student conferences.

Well, what with recent remodeling in A200, that office is gone. 

Luckily, a few years ago, a new building—BSTIC—was constructed (for a school with few students), and we were told that it would include office space for adjuncts! Whoopee!

OK. So, today, the Reb and I walked over to BSTIC. We examined the building directory (see above). Sure enough! The "adjunct faculty office," it said, is room 213. That was just a few feet away. We walked to the room.

It's been taken over by the speech and debate team. Natch.

We opened the door. It's a decent sized room. Nobody was home. Actually, I've walked by this room many times, but I've never seen anyone in it.

 But what about the adjuncts? Surely they've been given some a new space! We made inquiries. Adjuncts' new space, we were told, is room 2021 of BSTIC. So we walked over there.
There was a sign on the door:

OK. Here's the adjuncts' new office space.

Students aren't allowed in it. No exceptions.

Here's a clear view of the inside of 2021. Four computers, four chairs. A duplicating machine against the wall. A table.

Later, I spoke with an administrator. I said, "if students can't come in that room, in what sense is it office space for adjuncts?" The administrator did not disagree with our concerns.

I headed home. I took this pic from my car at the opening of Lambrose Canyon Road.

It's been a beautiful day.