As new information and technology become available, faculty members are expected to participate in continuing education for colleagues and other members of society, and may become increasingly involved in distance education programs. Faculty members are expected to maintain a positive relationship with their students, clients, and consumers, and an appropriate responsibility and attitude toward the subject matter area in which they are teaching.
Effective teachers exemplify appropriate skills, knowledge, habits, and attitudes.
Faculty members are characterized by a desire to understand the backgrounds and viewpoints of students by a sympathetic concern for their problems, by a capacity and willingness to communicate effectively with students, and by an interest in making subject matter meaningful. Faculty members will not exploit students for private advantage, and will not solicit the assistance of students for private purposes in a manner which infringes upon freedom of choice of students. Faculty members also shall refrain from any activity which involves risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a student.