Adjuncts help fill gaps at UL

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 For UL senior Ashley Franklin, the success or failure of the classroom experience can come down to one crucial component - the teacher.

"I've had some really amazing teachers here," she said. "But you know how it is: You'll get that one teacher you just feel doesn't really fit in, doesn't really get it, and everything changes."

In some classes, Franklin said, the variable has been adjuncts, instructors who are hired to teach specific classes in a department without assuming the workload of a full-time faculty member.

"There's a difference," Franklin said.

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Cody Daigle • cdaigle@theadvertiser.com • July 14, 2008

[ULtimateCajun]

I love adjuncts! Because they are usually business professionals, they are usually very excited to teach and are usually very energetic and fun. All of the adj. I've had were my favorites teachers.

[CAJUNJUDO]

_ I love adjuncts! Because they are usually business professionals, they are usually very excited to teach and are usually very energetic and fun. All of the adj. I've had were my favorites teachers. _

I'm with you on that! Barry Uze....(runs an Edward Jones) was an adjunct. He was one of the biggest reasons why I became a Finance major. I think he still teaches. Great teacher!