UD Lerner Faculty/Staff Directory Guidelines
Note: Lerner Communications reviews faculty/staff directory submissions in accordance with UD/Lerner editorial style. No exceptions will be made.
Bio Guidelines for Full-time Faculty
Preferred Name (required)
- First, middle and last (no courtesy titles)
Title (required)
- Titles are separated by comma
- List teaching titles first
- Format: Professor/Instructor, etc. of SUBJECT, other titles with a dash separating the two parts of the title
- Example: Associate Professor of Economics, Director – Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship
Email (required)
- Should be @udel.edu unless unavailable
Office (required)
- Office number and building name/street name only (Do not include Newark, DE and zip code unless they are off campus)
Phone (optional)
- Format: (302) 831-XXXX
Biography (preferred)
- Up to 300 words in paragraph form (Lerner Communications will review the biography to ensure it meets UD/Lerner editorial style standards)
- Provides a top-level overview of a faculty members background focused on education & career
- Up to 3 links may be included in the bio; links to publications should be specific, not to pages that list multiple publications; links will open in a new tab (broken links or links that do not fit the purpose of the directory will be removed)
- May include up to two awards and honors focusing on the most recent and/or the most prestigious awards (A full listing of awards may be included in the “Awards & Honors” section)
- Dates should be specific and not relative (e.g. “…award received in May of 2018,” as opposed to “last May”)
- The biography should be written in third person
- May not include personal information
- May use Dr. on the second reference within the text of the biography
Education (preferred)
- Bulleted list, most recent first
- Years are not required
- Format: Degree abbreviation “in” subject (not capitalized), institution
- Example: Ph.D. in business administration, New York University
Select Publications (optional)
- Maximum of 15, bulleted list
- May include forthcoming publications
- One link per listing may be included
Awards & Honors (optional)
- Maximum of 15, bulleted list
- Grants may not list amount
- A link may be included; links will open in a new tab (broken links or links that do not fit the purpose of the directory will be removed)
- Format: Title or description of the award, year(s)
- Example: The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics MBA Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2006, 2009
Curriculum Vitae (preferred)
- Will be saved as a PDF
- PDF file will be saved and renamed: Firstname_Lastname_CV.pdf
- When updating CVs, communications will replace outdated CVs and delete old PDF in media library
- CV will open in a new tab
Website (optional)
- A link to the faculty member’s professional personal, professional website – not a business website/li>
- Disclaimer language will be added indicating that the university takes no responsibility for comments on a faculty member’s site
- Name the link: Visit Firstname Lastname’s personal webpage
- Website will open in a new tab
Profile Photos (preferred)
- Profile photo requirements can be found at https://my.lerner.udel.edu/support/communications/web-content-guidelines
- We highly recommend having your photo taken with UD Photo Services. To request your headshot, go to https://www.udel.edu/home/ocm/creative-services/photography/ and click on the link to SCHEDULE A STUDIO HEADSHOT.
- When you receive your digital photo by email, please forward it to lernercomm@udel.edu and we will arrange for it to be posted to your profile webpage.
Examples
Bio Guidelines for Adjuncts and Staff
Preferred Name (required)
- First, middle and last (no courtesy titles)
Title (required)
- Titles are separated by comma
- List teaching titles first
- Format: Professor/Instructor, etc. of SUBJECT, other titles with a dash separating the two parts of the title. The office or center name will be added for staff members as needed for clarity.
- Example:
- Adjunct – Economics
- Director – Lerner College Career Services Center
- Example:
Email (required)
- Should be @udel.edu unless unavailable
Office (required)
- Office number and building name/street name only (Do not include Newark, DE and zip code unless they are off campus)
Phone (optional)
- Format: (302) 831-XXXX
Biography (optional)
- Up to 300 words in paragraph form (Lerner Communications will review biography to ensure it meets UD/Lerner editorial style standards)
- The biography provides a top-level overview of background focused on education & career
- Up to 3 links may be included in the bio; links to publications should be specific, not to pages that list multiple publications; links will open in a new tab (broken links or links that do not fit the purpose of the directory will be removed)
- Can include up to two awards and honors focusing on the most recent and/or the most prestigious awards
- Dates should be specific and not relative (e.g. “…award received in May of 2018,” as opposed to “last May”)
- The biography should be written in third person
- May not include personal information
- May use Dr. on the second reference within the text of the biography
Education (optional)
- Bulleted list, most recent first
- Years are not required
- Format: Degree abbreviation “in” subject (not capitalized), institution
- Example: Ph.D. in business administration, New York University
Curriculum Vitae (optional)
- Will be saved as a PDF
- PDF file will be saved and renamed: Firstname_Lastname_CV.pdf
- When updating CVs, communications will replace outdated CVs and delete old PDF in media library
- CV will open in a new tab
Profile Photos (preferred)
- Profile photo requirements can be found at https://my.lerner.udel.edu/support/communications/web-content-guidelines
- We highly recommend having your photo taken with UD Photo Services. To request your headshot, go to https://www.udel.edu/home/ocm/creative-services/photography/ and click on the link to SCHEDULE A STUDIO HEADSHOT.
- When you receive your digital photo by email, please forward it to lernercomm@udel.edu and we will arrange for it to be posted to your profile webpage.
Examples
Non-teaching staff