Definition of Ancillary Activities

The Guild and Glendale Community College have established a fund to encourage adjunct faculty to become more involved in college life and enhance adjunct instructors' awareness and preparation for leadership and/or full-time positions.  

Categories for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• Curricular Development Projects
• Learning Outcome Assessment Cycle Activities Outside of Contractual Obligations
• Division/Department Activities (not used for Flex)
• Governance Activities/Committees
• Accreditation Committees
• Master Planning Committees and Subcommittees
• Program Review Committee
• Academic Senate or an Academic Senate Assignment
• Hiring Committees
• Grant Writing/working on grant
• Advising Student Organizations
• Task Force Assignments 
• Preparation and Presentation for Staff Development

Criteria for Funding

1. Relationship or relevance to the college priorities
2. Ability and experience of the applicant
3. Appropriateness of the funding requested. Note: The committee may increase or decrease a funding request.

Stipends shall be disbursed in 2-hour increments, paid at $65 an hour non-instructional rate not to exceed $1,495 per activity.

An Ancillary Activity Stipend Application shall be completed and forwarded to the designee of the appropriate Vice President and forwarded to Payroll for payment processing to occur in the next payroll cycle.

Submission Instructions

1. Complete the application form after discussing your participation with your Division Chair. Be certain to use your GCC Email Address when submitting. You will be able to submit any attachments on this form.
2. Upon submission, you will receive an email notification from Adobe Sign in your GCC Email Inbox. Open the link and eSign your application.
3. Your application will be forwarded to the person overseeing your project as well as your Division Chair. All of you will receive signed copies in your GCC Email Inbox.
4. Keep a copy for your records.

Further Clarifications

• You must apply for funds before beginning any work you wish to be paid for. If a project is already started, you can be paid for the hours that occur after being approved but not before.
• Applications can be considered for one semester or one year, depending on the length of the project.
• Once an Ancillary Activity Stipend Application is approved, a Completion Form will be emailed to you along with the division chair, committee chair, and area dean. At the end of the semester, fill out the Completion Form to verify that the work was completed. The Completion Form will require signatures from the division chair and committee chair.
• Payments are processed at the end of the semester after the signed Completion Form is received.