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Faculty Adviser
The faculty adviser, who is a faculty member at an Interact club’s school, oversees the activities of the school-based Interact club and acts as a liaison between the Rotary club and school administration. Patience, organizational skills, and a desire to work with young people are essential qualities of effective faculty advisers.
Suggested areas of responsibility for a faculty adviser include:
Meetings
- Attend all club meetings, and ensure they run smoothly.
- Assist with campaigns and elections of Interact officers.
- Work with the Rotarian adviser to coordinate a leadership training workshop for new officers if they are unable to attend leadership training at the district level.
Activities
- Offer advice for implementing service projects, especially for in-school activities.
- Maintain a calendar of Interact events to avoid conflicts with other school activities.
- Attend all Interact activities that occur outside of school hours or help arrange chaperones.
- Facilitate equipment needs and logistics at project sites.
Ongoing support
- Help maintain accurate club records and documentation, and monitor the flow of club funds.
- Verify that Interact committees meet their requirements and deadlines.
- Oversee the editing, publication, distribution, and announcement of Interact newsletters.
- Encourage Interactors to resolve disagreements on their own, but arbitrate when necessary.
- Guide efforts to recruit members.
- Work on Interact promotion with the school newspaper staff and local media.
- Encourage Interactors to participate in youth-leadership seminars and any other Rotary-sponsored opportunities for youth.
School administration
- Verify that members meet their local school’s extracurricular and academic requirements.
- Approve all Interact-related announcements and communications.
- Act as a liaison between the sponsor Rotary club and the school principal, faculty, and staff.
- Elicit support from colleagues and parents.
Faculty advisers are encouraged to review the Interact Faculty Adviser Guide, an online-only publication designed to assist them in their role. The guide is available for download at www.rotary.org.