Requesting Faculty Profiles
Here鈥檚 information about publishing profile pages for full-time 快活视频faculty on the university website, including basic content to include, and how to request and maintain the pages.
A Key Resource for TU
Towson University faculty profile webpages are a key resource for student recruitment and retention. In addition to helping students connect with their professors, the pages serve to promote faculty accomplishments and build TU鈥檚 reputation. These pages are also a resource for the 快活视频newsroom and outside media.
Content to Include on Faculty Profile Pages
Faculty profiles may include the following basic content, however, the headings and order vary by college. See a sample faculty profile page.
- name, academic title
- pronouns (optional)
- headshot (preferred but not mandatory)
- contact information
- education (highest degree first)
- areas of expertise (brief list formatted as phrases)
- biography
- selected publications (most recent first)
- research
- honors and awards
- professional memberships /affiliations
- grants and contracts
- professional service
- gallery of featured work
- teaching (list courses)
How to Obtain a New Faculty Profile Page
1
Faculty work with department chair to confirm content.
New faculty work with their department chair to confirm the content and timeframe for getting their faculty profile page published. Department chairs send the approved content to their department web editor.
2
Faculty sign up for a 快活视频headshot.
New faculty sign up for an official 快活视频headshot that will be included on the profile. (Headshots are preferred but not mandatory. If a headshot is not included, the page will display a 快活视频branded graphic image.)
3
Department web editor requests a new page.
Chairs task their department web editor to request the creation of a new faculty profile webpage from Digital Strategy, digitalstrategy AT_TOWSON
4
Department web editor adds content.
The department web editor will populate the faculty profile page with the approved content.
5
Faculty profile page is published.
The web editor will inform Digital Strategy when the page is ready to publish on the 快活视频website. Once the page has been published, the web editor will add the faculty name and link to the profile from the department faculty list page.
Ongoing Updates to Faculty Profile Pages
Faculty should review their profile page each year and work with their department chair and web editor to ensure that updates are made.
When faculty leave TU, the department chair or web editor should contact Digital Strategy, digitalstrategy AT_TOWSON, to request deleting that faculty profile page.