How to Update Your Faculty Profile

Your faculty profile helps students, partners and colleagues learn more about your role and expertise at Confederation College. To ensure consistency and accuracy across the website, please follow the guidelines below when submitting profile updates.

Required Information

All faculty profiles must include:

  • Full Name
  • Confederation College Email Address
  • Current Title
  • Professional Headshot
  • Profile Bio (Follow the guidelines given below)

Note: If you require a professional headshot, please contact: [email protected]

Profile Examples

The following profiles demonstrate the expected format, tone and level of detail for faculty bios:

Guidelines for your Profile Bio

Your profile should be professional, approachable and concise. Think of it as a snapshot of who you are, what you do and what you bring to the College.

Write in Third Person

  • Use your name — not “I” or “my.”
  • Correct:
    Jane Smith is the Manager of Student Services at Confederation College…
  • Incorrect:
    I am the Manager of Student Services

Start With Your Current Role

  • Begin with your full name, current title and what you do at the College in plain language.
  • Example:
    Jane Smith is the Manager of Student Services at Confederation College, where she oversees student advising, wellness supports and campus engagement initiatives.
  • Avoid long job-description-style lists. Focus on your impact.

Highlight Experience and Expertise

  • Include relevant background, years of experience if appropriate, areas of expertise and notable accomplishments. Keep it factual and grounded, not promotional.
  • Correct:
    John brings more than 15 years of experience in skilled trades education.
  • Avoid exaggerated language such as:
    "John is a visionary leader transforming education."

Add a Human Element When Appropriate

  • You may include professional affiliations, board memberships, teaching roles, industry involvement or relevant community engagement. Keep it professional and related to your work.

Tone Guidelines

Your bio should be:

  • Professional but friendly
  • Clear and straightforward
  • Confident but not exaggerated
  • Written in plain language
  • Avoid overly corporate phrases, marketing language, jargon, long complex sentences and excessive commas in lists.

Formatting Tips

  • No bullet points in the final bio
  • No first person language
  • Use italics for publication names if applicable
  • Avoid unnecessary commas in simple lists
  • Use formal titles properly, such as Vice President or Board Member

How to Submit Your Faculty Profile Update

You can submit your faculty profile update using the form below. This is the quickest and easiest way to share your information with the Marketing and Communications team.

Please review the required information and bio guidelines above before submitting to ensure your profile is complete and ready for publishing.

Complete the form below to submit: 

Faculty Profile Update Form

Prefer to Submit Through SolarWinds?

Submit a Solar Winds ticket

While submitting Ticket Details

Please include:

  • Title: Faculty Profile Update - [Name]
  • Description:
    • Your updated bio (following the guidelines above)
    • Confirmation of your name, title and email
    • The URL of your current faculty profile page, if have one
    • Attach your professional headshot
    • Any additional notes or deadlines

Ready to submit your update? 

For detailed instruction on how to submit a ticket view the following page.

How to Request a Website Update ticket