Add or Update Activities
The Activities page summarizes data entered through the Activity Input Form. Faculty can update most activity information anytime, but the Teaching and Advising Load sections are only available during an active activity input period. The database follows a hierarchical structure to support various review periods (academic, fiscal, or calendar years) for institutions using FAR. Activities must be entered by term to align with the institution's chosen review period.
The ability to edit and add information may be restricted or structured by each institution or department. If there are any questions, please reach out to the institution's FAR administrator.
Add/Manage Activities on the Activities Page
The section labels and headings are specified by each institution. If there are any questions regarding the contents of each section, please reach out to the institution's FAR administrator.
- Navigate to the Activities page from the navigation menu.
- You can expand/collapse sections (such as Scholarly Contributions) to add, edit, delete, or duplicate activities.
- If there are related attachments, you can click the hyperlinked Type of work to view related attachments.
- If there are related attachments, you can click the hyperlinked Type of work to view related attachments.
Add Activity from the Homepage
- Ensure Home is selected on the navigation menu and scroll down to the Add Activity section.
- Select the activity from the dropdown and click Go.
FAQs
I entered an activity in the wrong section. Can I move the activity to a different section?
Unfortunately, items cannot be moved directly from one activity area to another due to section configuration customizability, meaning the information required for Section A may differ from that of Section B. The faculty member will need to manually re-enter the information into the correct activity area.
How do I document my research impact and import citations from online sources (Google Scholar, PubMed, etc.)?
Add research documents and data to the Scholarly Contributions & Creative Productions section using online sources like Google Scholar or PubMed.
Can activities span over multiple semesters?
Yes, but the semesters must be consecutive. Faculty can extend the duration of an activity from a previous activity by changing the end date.
How far back should I load my faculty activities?
Each institution decides how much data needs to be collected. Your Dean or Chair may ask you to load earlier years of activities based on professional accreditation requirements.
Can I include my anticipated activities for the upcoming academic term?
Unless instructed otherwise, faculty members should enter only activities that have been started or have been completed.
Can I list something twice?
Yes, if you think it is appropriate for the activity to be listed in more than one area.
How do activity statuses work?
An Ongoing Status (such as In Press) indicates an activity is still in progress. Therefore, it will appear on the Vita until a Terminal Status (such as Completed/Published or Work Discontinued) is assigned, marking the activity as complete.
If a terminal status is added with a date before other statuses, the later ones won’t appear on the Vita, as the terminal status is considered final. For example, Completed/Published, is to be the final state, so later statuses for the activity will not display when generating the vita.