Complete the Hullabaloo U Instructor Application. The application requires your supervisor’s approval, with an approval form uploaded in the application process. You will also need to upload a current resume to the application. The Office reviews this application for Student Success, and decisions are communicated on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, contact Katie Campbell, Program Manager for the First Year Experience at k_campbell@tamu.edu or (979) 458-6117. 

Instructors tell us that the Hullabaloo U time commitment averages 3-4 hours per week during the teaching semester. A new instructor will be on the higher end of that scale with a returning instructor being on the lower end. All instructors teach for 50 minutes a week for 10-14 weeks, plus meet once a week with their peer mentor. Typically about one additional hour is spent per week for class prep, student follow-up and one-on-one meetings with students. We have numerous Hullabaloo U section time slots available to accommodate different schedules. The amount of time spent varies considerably by instructor based on previous teaching experience, lesson planning, grading, and other additional activities that you may undertake for your section. This is a 0-hour credit course, so outside assignments (and thus grading) should be minimal. For instructors who want to teach but have little time, we have created a template syllabus and fully developed lesson plans and facilitation guides that can be used with little to no customization. 

You are welcome to co-teach with another instructor, though you should be aware that the $500 bursary will only be provided to the primary instructor of record. Additionally, co-teaching requires a great deal of collaborative lesson planning, so you may find it easier to teach independently than to co-teach. All Hullabaloo U sections are assigned a peer mentor, who also acts in some instructor capacities. Co-instructors may find it difficult to create more individualized relationships with students when there are so many instructors in the room. 

Pretty flexible. There are four required Hullabaloo U lessons with associated curriculum modules that will take 4 of the 10-14 class periods. These include:

• Wellness & Mental Health
• Academic Success Strategies
• Aggie Core Values
• Careers & Goal-Setting

Outside of the 4 required lessons, you are free to customize your course to best match your experience and expertise, as well as meet the unique needs of the students in your section. The Office for Student Success will provide a repository of developed curriculum and facilitation guides that you can “plug and play” as desired or you can generate your own lesson plans that fit within the overall purpose and outcomes of the experience. More information related to course development will be provided at the New Instructor Workshop.

Instructors for CLEN 181 will follow a set curriculum/schedule and utilize the provided materials for that course.  

Our New Instructor Workshop has components on course development to get you started. We have created a template syllabus and fully developed lesson plans and facilitation guides that you can utilize as well. Throughout the summer, we will offer optional instructor and course development workshops to equip you with the tools and resources you will need to be successful as an instructor. 

Many of the best peer mentors have come from instructor recommendations. Please feel free to submit names of peer mentor nominees by filling out the Peer Mentor Nomination Form. We will contact the student with the application and let them know you have recommended them. Contact hullabaloou@tamu.edu if you have any additional questions.