It is important that all people profiles on UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental websites have a person type. There is a specific field that can be used to choose this type and label a profile so that it appears in the right places throughout. Follow these instructions to correctly choose and add/change a person type on your departmental site profiles.

Steps to select a person type on a profile

1. Locate the existing profile that you need to add a tag to via the Content view of the website admin
   • Use the search to filter for the profile if necessary.

2. Once you have found the right profile, select the edit button.

   
3. Scroll down to the Person Type field.

4. Click to add a checkmark next to the appropriate Person Type based on the correct definition.

   
5. Once all updates are made, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the blue Save button.

Person type definitions

• Emeritus: Former University of Iowa professor who has retired under honorable circumstances; includes those with job titles professor emeritus, associate professor emeritus, assistant professor emeritus, and lecturer emeritus.
• Faculty: Current University of Iowa professors who are actively teaching and researching with the institution; includes professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and lecturers.
• Graduate Assistant: Current graduate student employees who are assisting with teaching or research within the college. This does not encompass all graduate students, only ones that are employed by the university.
• PhD Candidate: University of Iowa doctoral students
• Staff: Encompasses all University of Iowa professional and scientific staff
• Student: University of Iowa masters candidates and undergraduate students