15 Communicating with Faculty
In many cases, you will be communicating directly with faulty and instructors about their projects. This communication needs to be professional, clear, and prompt.
Inappropriate | Appropriate | |
Salutation | Hey There, | Dear Prof. Jones, or Dear Jim, |
Information | ||
Request | So whadda you wanna do? | If you could please let me know which of the two images you prefer, I will add it to your PressBook. |
Closing | See ya’ | Thank you OR Sincerely |
The steps to communicating with faculty should go as follows:
- Inform your supervisor (Stefanie and Mark) what you need to contact the faculty about.
- Draft an email around the information approved by (Stefanie/Mark) using the above information.
- Send the email and BCC Stefanie and Mark on all communications.