50 Roles for College Faculty

Which Roles Are the Most Challenging for You?

The job of a college instructor is demanding.  A successful faculty member must wear many, many hats.  Here is a list of 50 roles that  college instructor may play.

The list below is provided courtesy of Adjunct Assistance.

What do you think?  Which roles are the most challenging?  Perhaps you can think of a few challenging ones that are not on the list.

The 50 Roles for College Faculty

1. Academic Counselor
2. Actor
3. Career Counselor
4. Cheerleader
5. Classroom Manager
6. College Ambassador
7. Committee Member
8. Community Service Worker
9. Computer Specialist
10. Conciliator
11. Crisis/Emergency Responder
12. Critic
13. Curator
14. Curriculum Developer
15. Department Chair
16. Educational Psychology Expert
17. Empathy Provider
18. Grant Writer
19. Humorist
20. Instructional Designer
21. Investigator
22. Laboratory Clinician
23. Leader
24. Learning Assessment Expert
25. Learning Facilitator
26. Lecturer
27. Mediator
28. Mentor
29. Motivational Speaker
30. Performer
31. Personal Counselor
32. Problem Solver
33. Program Advocate
34. Public Relations Specialist
35. Researcher
36. Role Model
37. Social Worker
38. Story Teller
39. Stress Management Expert
40. Student
41. Student Advocate
42. Student Organization Advisor
43. Study Skills Instructor
44. Subject Matter Expert
45. Teacher
46. Team Builder
47. Technician
48. Tutor
49. Visionary
50. Writer

© 2010 Paul A. Hummel, Ed.D.

Posted May 17, 2010

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