Jacob
Adkinson
Adjunct Instructor
SAT Welding
School of Applied
Technology
What he teaches:
Introduction to
welding safety
Oxy Acetylene
welding
Basic and Advanced
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Gas Metal Arc
Welding
Flux Cored Arc
Welding
Gas Tungsten Arc
Welding
Number of years teaching at SLCC:
Nine months
Undergraduate:
Salt Lake
Community College
Why working at SLCC matters:
Working at Salt
Lake Community College is giving me a chance to give back to the community and
help individuals achieve their goals and change their lives for the better.
Greatest professional challenge:
Having students at
different skill levels, all learning different welding processes. Being able to
switch from one process to another from one student to another has proven to be
challenging but has also refined my skills as a welder and as an instructor.
Greatest professional accomplishment:
Getting my job as
an adjunct welding instructor is my latest accomplishment. When I was a student
at SLCC, I was given so much support and encouragement from all my instructors.
I knew back then that I wanted to be a welding instructor and am very proud now
to have achieved that goal.
Advice for students or others:
Be persistent when
it comes to achieving your goals. Have the staying power to see your goals to
the end even through setbacks and failures. Reward yourself for your successes.
Never stop learning and always strive to be better.
Future plans:
Continue to
improve my teaching skills and obtain a full-time position in the welding
department at SLCC. I also plan to continue my education toward higher levels.
Family:
I am very blessed
to be married to Sarah Bowman. We have four great children Azure, Annabelle,
Naira and Max. I really enjoy spending time with them. Family is most important
to me.
Hobbies:
I really enjoy fly
fishing, playing guitar, drawing, painting and metal sculpture.
