Faculty/Staff Layout and Biography Guidelines
Create A Faculty/Staff Layout Page
Publishing LU usernames or individual email addresses is a security risk, and should not be done. Instead of including this information for each faculty/staff member, list the school or department email address at the top of the section. See the below example.
Bio photo dimensions should be 200 x 300.
Communication & the Arts
Contact the School of Communication & the Arts by emailing department@liberty.edu
Cinematic Arts
Contact the Cinematic Arts Department faculty and staff by emailing cinema@liberty.edu
Stuart Bennett
Associate Professor
Danny Carrales
Assistant Professor
Scotty Curlee
Assistant Professor
Jonathan Hout
Assistant Professor
Theatre Arts
Contact the Theatre Arts Department faculty and staff by emailing: theatre@liberty.edu
Neal Brasher
Associate Professor
Barry Gawinski
Associate Professor
Andy Geffken
Associate Professor
Connie Hecker
Assistant Professor
Create a Professional Bio Page
(See this sample faculty biography page for a visual reference.)
List all degrees at the top of the bio under “Education,” with your most recently obtained degree first.
Translate job title/position. Not all job titles are self-explanatory or provide the reader with an accurate idea of what a staff member may do. Consider giving two to three job tasks.
Display office location and department email address. Publishing LU usernames or individual email addresses is a security risk, and should not be done. Contact info on bio pages should read:
DepartmentEmail@liberty.edu
(123) 456-7890 (Department phone number)
Office Location
Avoid overly personal details. I.e., Pets, hobbies, “funny” interests, names of your children and grandchildren. Remember, this is public information. Don’t add things that you wouldn’t want everyone to know. Because that’s exactly who can see your bio – everyone.
Avoid referencing specific timeframes. I.e., Being married for 20 years or working at Liberty for five years. In a year, this will be old and incorrect. Best to remove so content always stays accurate.
Avoid “At Liberty since…” If you’ve been at LU for one year, it’s not impactful and may seem like have no experience. If you’ve been at LU for 30 years, it seems like you don’t have any experience except for being at Liberty. By removing, no one questions either.
Avoid referencing jobs and experiences that are irrelevant to your current position. I.e., If you are an associate professor, don’t add that you used to work at Liberty in the mailroom as a student, then in the Registrar when you graduated, etc. If you list a job, mention what relevant experience it brings.
Remove links to outside sites like your alma mater or a company you used to work at. You want your users to stay on your bio page and on Liberty’s site, not leave it to look at another organization. However, if you have a book published, it may be beneficial to link to it.
Write in the third person. This has two benefits. First, it is more professional. Writing “I” makes your information subjective. Your experience should instead be an objective fact. Second, it will be consistent with the way other bio pages are written.