Consultants are encouraged to:
- Promote collaborative learning, in which both the consultee and the consultant work together to maximize understanding.
- Assist with any writing related to the consultee's academic and professional goals, except those forms of writing excluded by the assistance policy.
- Listen more than talk and keep the consultee actively involved in the session.
- Offer honest and practical encouragement and constructive criticism.
- Admit when they cannot answer a question and direct the consultee to the proper resources.
- Use the resources of the center--books, handouts, and other consultants--to supplement their consulting sessions.
- Recuse themselves from conflict-of-interest situations arising from intellectual property, funding competition, or other issues.