Faculty Responsibilities & Expectations

1Faculty RoleSourced

The focus of faculty roles and responsibilities is on teaching, scholarly activities, professional development, and service to the institution. Faculty responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a learning environment that supports student success.
• Maintaining program and course outcomes along with course content at a level that ensures graduates acquire appropriate workplace skills.
• Maintaining and submitting accurate and timely reports for student grades.
• Reporting concerns regarding student academic progress to the Director.
• Referring students with questions about financial aid, academics, attendance, or personal issues to the Director.
• Actively assisting the department and the Institute in retention and outreach efforts, including contacting students who are not engaged in the course or absent per institution guidelines.
• Participating in assessments at the Course (course learning assessments), Program (program learning assessments / program reviews), and Institutional (institutional learning assessment / accreditation) levels.
• Regularly attending and participating in faculty meetings and continuous improvement sessions.
• Completing and reporting no less than 4 hours of active professional development activities each semester.
• Serving on committees as requested.
• Remaining current with trends, techniques, and advances in your field and with applicable technology, as part of professional development.
• Maintaining open communication with students and with the institution.
• Providing students with appropriate guidance and advising regarding academic excellence, attendance, and graduation requirements.
• Completing other duties as assigned by the Director or President.
• Incorporating creative instructional strategies and learning activities.
• Reporting student behavioral and code-of-conduct issues to the Director.
• Planning and teaching classes as assigned and as outlined in course descriptions and syllabi.
• Supervising the study and learning activities of enrolled students.
• Requesting instruction and utilizing available aids to enhance students' learning experiences.
• Evaluating academic progress by giving feedback on discussion boards, monitoring automated assessments to identify struggle areas, and manually reviewing written work such as research papers and presentations.
• Submitting course grades promptly and performing related administrative duties as required.

2Faculty Teaching LoadSourced