Assistant Professors serve a critical learning support and facilitation role for student success. Assistant Professors are students' primary source of information about course material and assessment requirements. Assistant Professor counsel their assigned students in understanding course material and overcoming obstacles to ensure success. They are responsible for providing highly engaged, student centered support to a group of undergraduate or graduate students. The position requires significant contact via phone, email, web camera, instant messaging and alternate forms of communication.
Assistant Professors take a deep personal interest in their students' academic progress and reflect commitment to their students' success in all their daily work. They are experts in the details of the academic program and are able to answer or obtain answers to the questions students may have related to course material.
Assistant Professors advise students on time management and schedule benchmarks for the student to successfully master program concepts, knowledge and skills. They help students identify their learning strengths and weaknesses and connect them with the resources necessary to extend the former and overcome the latter. They are incredibly well organized and strong communicators, interpersonally, technologically, and in writing. Finally, they are not only capable in these many areas, but also dedicated to performing these functions in full measure.