Role of Faculty

An instructor who has SI for his/her course has a specific role and responsibilities, as described below:

  • Meet with your SI leader before each semester and regularly throughout the semester to answer questions or address concerns.
  • Provide a course textbook for your SI leader.
  • Include your SI leader's name, email, and SI session schedule on the syllabus and course Web site.
  • Allow your SI leader at least five minutes during the first day of class to introduce him/herself and SI to your students.
  • Regularly encourage your students to attend SI.
  • Allow your SI leader to administer an end-of-semester evaluation of SI with your students. This requires no more than 15 minutes and can be done during the same class period that required university course evaluations are conducted.
  • Assist the Academic Resource Center in identifying qualified applicants to be intereviewed as SI leaders for your course.