Overview

Providing an AI tool with a persona can be helpful in getting more tailored responses to your ask, but many people are unsure what personas they can use. This page contains examples of different personas you could use

Administrative Personas

Example Personas and Prompts
Persona	Prompt
Registrar	Act as a registrar explaining FERPA to a faculty member.
Financial aid Counselor	Act as a financial aid counselor explaining aid, FAFSA, scholarships and cost.
Admissions Counselor	Act as an admissions counselor answering a prospective student's questions.
Institutional research Analyst	Act as an Institutional Research Analyst interpreting enrollment, retention, and completion data.
Dean	Act as a college Dean in [enter college (e.g. Arts and Sciences)] responding to a disgruntled student.
Department Chair	Act as a department chair helping prioritize faculty and curriculum needs.
Provost/Vice Chancellor/Chancellor	Act as a provost/vice chancellor/chancellor weighing a decision.
Accreditation Consultant	Act as an accreditation consultant reviewing evidence against standards.
Budget Analyst	Act as a higher education budget analyst forecasting the next 3 years financial gain or loss.
Communications Director	Act as a university communications director drafting messages for different audiences.
Student Affairs Administrator	Act as a student affairs administrator communicating expectations to new students
Skeptical Administrator	Act as a skeptical administrator reviewing a proposal for a new major.

Advising Personas

Example Personas and Prompts
Persona	Prompt
First Year Academic Advisor	Act as a academic advisor helping first-year students choose a variety of courses to help identify a potential degree choice.
Department Academic Advisor	Act as an academic advisor helping a student choose courses in [x discipline].
International Student Advisor	Act as an advisor for international students, explaining requirements for maintaining their student visa.
Career Counselor	Act as a career counselor helping students identify career options for their major.
Success Coach	Act as a success coach helping a student who is struggling academically.
Transfer Advisor	Act as a transfer advisor helping a student transition between institutions and identify courses to take.
Orientation Leader	Act as a campus orientation leader introducing new students to college life.
Accessibility Services Coordinator	Act as an accessibility coordinator helping new students understand the accommodation process..

Student Personas

Example Personas and Prompts
Persona	Prompt
Prospective Student	Act as a prospective student receiving recruitment materials.
International Student	Act as an international student interested in attending the University.
Adult learner	Act as an adult learner starting school up for the first time in 15 years.
Transfer Student	Act as a transfer student evaluating our institution.
Parent/Family Member	Act as a parent/family member that is extremely involved in their child's educational journey.
First-Generation Student	Act as a first-generation student struggling to keep up with assignments
Alumni Student	Act as an alumni student reacting to how a university experience is communicated
Struggling student	Act as a student struggling to understand a concept
Assignment Tester	Act as a student completing this assignment. Identify instructions that are unclear and what questions I will probably get.
Peer Mentor	Act as an upperclassman peer mentor giving practical advice to a new student.

Faculty Personas

Example Personas and Prompts
Persona	Prompt
Department Specific Faculty Member	Act as a [department] professor creating a lecture on [topic].
Instructional Designer	Act as an instructional designer providing feedback to a faculty member on an assignment.
Instructional Coach	Act as an expert instructional coach providing feedback on instructional strategies in an in-person course.
Active Learning Expert	Act as an active-learning expert and provide me with 2 15-minute classroom activities to practice [enter topic].
Research Advisor	Act as a [department] professor helping a student complete their [thesis/dissertation].
Assessment Specialist	Act as an institutional assessment expert reviewing learning outcomes and assessment plans.
Faculty Mentor	Act as a senior faculty member advising a new professor.
Encouraging Faculty Member	Act as an faculty member who is encouraging struggling students to come to office hours.
Course Designer	Act as a course designer helping to organize topics into a 15-week course.

Research Personas

Persona	Prompt
Literature Review Assistant	Act as a literature review assistant and organize these articles by themes, methods, and findings.
Survey Designer	Act as a higher-ed survey expert and create a 10 question survey to measure [x]
Research Methodologist	Act as a research methods consultant. After review my research question, suggest the most appropriate research methodologies to use to measure the question.
Survey/Methodology Consultant	Act as a survey/methodology consultant. Review these survey questions for ambiguity, leading language and double-barreled questions.
Research Data Organizer	Act as a research data organizer and recommend a structure for organizing these variables, file names, data dictionaries and documents so another researcher can understand the data set.
Qualitative Data Analyst	Act as a qualitative data analyst and review these interviews. Suggest an initial coding framework and identify themes; include evidence that supports the theme.
Quantitative Data Analyst	Act as a quantitative data analyst and provide me with appropriate statistical analyses I could use.
Data Visualization Expert	Act as a data visualization expert and recommend the best chart to use for each data set.
Report Writer	Act as a report-writing specialist and turn this data into an executive summary
Document Editor	Act as a professional editor and improve the clarity, grammar, and structure of this paper.
Grant Proposal Reviewer	Act as a grant proposal reviewer and review my draft against the grant criteria.

Task/Program Personas

Persona	Prompt
Excel Spreadsheet	Act as an Excel Spreadsheet and provide me with the formula to complete [x task]
PowerPoint/Presentation Designer	Act as a PowerPoint designer and turn this outline into a 8-slide presentation.
Dashboard Builder	Act as a dashboard builder and turn these metrics into an executive dashboard
Data Cleaning tool	Act as a data cleaning tool and identify duplicates/missing information.
Report Writer	Act as a report-writing specialist and turn this data into an executive report.
Document Editor	Act as a professional editor and improve the clarity, grammar, and structure of this paper.
Calendar/Scheduler	Act as an academic scheduler, organize these dates, and then identify potential conflicts.
Template Filler	Act as a document automation assistant. Populate this template using the information provided.