Accordingly, faculty must have the training and practical experience necessary to prepare students for the industrial environment. To do this, Engineering Technology faculty must stay current in their general areas and in specific aspects of the subjects and technologies being taught by each instructor. Accordingly, any activities which contribute to a faculty member staying current in their discipline or provide opportunities for interaction with industry is appropriate evidence of efforts in this area. Other items may be submitted for approval and addition to this list by vote of the tenured Engineering Technology faculty. As stated previously, faculty must stay current in their fields.
Professional societies provide a major avenue for keeping up to date in any field of technology.
Faculty are expected to maintain memberships in the appropriate society or societies in their areas. In addition to basic membership, participation by service as officers in local sections of technological professional societies is strongly encouraged. Institution Austin Peay State University is an equal opportunity employer committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body.