Requesting Faculty Profiles

Here’s information about publishing profile pages for full-time TU 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’s reputation. These pages are also a resource for the TU 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 TU headshot.

New faculty sign up for an official TU 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 TU 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,

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 TU 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, , to request deleting that faculty profile page.