Part-Time Faculty Council

Part-time faculty members play an important role in fulfilling the educational mission of the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education. Part-time faculty deliver approximately 28% of all the student credit hours generated by the college, but the numbers alone do not fully describe their importance. For example, in the Department of Education, our part-time faculty members are mostly active in-service teachers, principals and district officials doing extraordinary things in both our public and private schools. In the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, many part-time faculty members are active attorneys, public safety officers and judges. In other words, beyond their skills as teachers, part-time faculty provide our students valuable insights and even connections into their chosen field and/or profession.

To ensure that in addition to being connected to their academic department, they also feel connected to the college, the dean has established a Part-Time Faculty Council. The council meets each semester and is designed as a forum to assist and advise the dean as to how best ensure that issues and concerns of our part-time faculty have a direct route to be recognized and resolved.

Current Council Members:

Michelle Frankich

Michelle Frankich, Ed.D., is the senior director of learning and organizational development at Bridgeway Benefit Technologies. She has over 20 years of experience in managing training deployment and program implementation. She is an international presenter in instructional design and technology with expertise in learning management systems and performance systems analysis.

Matthew Healey

Matthew Healey, M.Ed., is a school administrator at Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa, FL. He has experience as an elementary lead teacher and mentor for preservice teachers. His work at UT focuses on educational equity and diversity in schools. He is also co-founder of Educators for Equity, Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps equip educators with the knowledge and resources needed to foster a culturally responsive learning environment.

Debbie Fitzpatrick

Debbie Fitzpatrick, Ed.S., serves as the principal at Lewis Elementary School in the School District of Hillsborough County. She has 30 years of experience as an educator, 16 years as a school leader and 10 additional years as a staff developer. She is also an educational consultant and utilizes her expertise to support organizations in varied capacities.

Ken Minton

For 18 years, Ken Minton, Ed.D., held many positions, including law enforcement patrol deputy, crime-scene detective and field training officer for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Peter “Nick” Nazaretian

Peter “Nick” Nazaretian is a judge for the Florida 13th Circuit Court. Prior to his appointment to the circuit court, Nazaretian was a judge for the Hillsborough County Court from 2001 to 2011.

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