General Communications
All faculty members have campus telephones with voice mail capability. An updated directory of nursing faculty/staff is provided to students each term. Every effort should be made to contact faculty/staff during normal working hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Faculty/staff may choose to give you their home or cell phone number in case of emergencies or for use during reasonable hours of the day or evening. For all urgent, time-sensitive issues, particularly regarding clinical, calling/texting is recommended over email communications. Please respect faculty/staff's family and personal time by not calling or texting outside normal business hours, unless absolutely necessary. Faculty and staff are instructed to do the same.
The primary form of faculty-student communication, outside of class and clinical time, is email and/or video conferencing. Please check and respond to your Northwestern email several times throughout each day, including first thing in the morning and in the evening, prior to retiring. This will safeguard that you are receiving all important and timely messages from the SON and/or faculty. For team-taught nursing course(s) and clinical courses, please copy link (cc) each and every faculty member, particularly if there are expressed concerns or requests made. For video conferencing, faculty and staff will email a video link (Zoom, Microsoft Teams).
Netiquette
Appropriate behavior online is known as Netiquette. The key to netiquette is to remember that the people with whom you are communicating cannot see you, read your body language or hear the tone of your voice. No one can tell if you are smiling, scowling or just joking. Therefore, it is important to be professional and courteous when communicating online.
To fully engage in the virtual learning experience and demonstrate mutual respect to peers and faculty, students are required to have their device cameras on during class, small group meetings, individual meetings with faculty, and at other times when engaging virtually. Students should not expect to be passive spectators of the virtual learning experience. Students should be prepared to actively engage during virtual class times and other meetings through discussion, answering questions, and participating in interactive activities.