Consequently, they encourage students to develop their individual learning abilities. Excellent faculty work collaboratively with colleagues. Faculty collaborative efforts serve as a model for students inside and outside of the classroom. Excellent faculty are available to students. Faculty provide students ample opportunities for such contact and encourage students to meet and interact with them.
Excellent faculty listen attentively to what students say.
They are sensitive to non-verbal and verbal cues and are careful in their analysis of a student's written work. They pay attention to student feedback in critiquing and improving their own performance. Excellent faculty are responsive to students' needs. They realize that students, in addition to requiring academic support, often need encouragement and individual attention as they try to adjust to the varied demands in their lives. These faculty can provide legitimate and appropriate responses to students' needs.