Faculty Classifications - Overview
The content in this knowledge base is based upon the standard FACULTY180 environment. Your institution may have made changes to configure the FACULTY180 environment to meet your institution's needs; therefore, the screens in your FACULTY180 environment may differ slightly from the knowledge base. For more information, please contact your FACULTY180 administrator.
Faculty classifications provide a basis for classifying faculty members into useful categories. They enable tracking of faculty characteristics, such as faculty rank, tenure status, and employment status. These classifications are used for filtering to select particular groups of faculty when using the faculty selection tool.
Access to manage faculty classifications is a unit permission. Users will need Full Administrative rights. To set unit access, navigate to Set Up>Organizational Structure.
Faculty Classifications are stored by Term and Year. This concept is important to keep in mind when updating faculty classifications.
Default Faculty Classifications
Default faculty classifications are classifications that are available in the default database configuration. Faculty classifications, such as Faculty Ranks, have values that can be modified while others, such as Race/Ethnicity, have values that are static and cannot be changed. Modifications to faculty classifications will be discussed during the Implementation Phase. The following are default faculty classifications:
- Employment Status
- Tenure Status
- Faculty Ranks
- Gender
- Race/Ethnicity
- Country of Origin
- Languages
Employment Status
Employment Status is a default faculty classification. The standard values for Employment Status are:
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Inactive
- Staff
Modifications to Employment Status values are extremely rare. Contact the Interfolio Project Manager assigned to the FACULTY180 implementation for consideration of modifying the standard values.
Tenure Status
Tenure Status is a default faculty classification. Examples of tenure status:
- Tenured
- Tenure Track
- Non-tenure Track
Modifications to Tenure Status can be made. Contact the Interfolio Project Manager assigned to the FACULTY180 implementation for consideration of modifying the standard values.
Faculty Ranks
Faculty ranks are stored in two different locations in FACULTY180. The data are added/updated using different methods.
Examples of faculty ranks include:
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Professor
Modifications to Faculty Ranks can be made. Contact the Interfolio Project Manager assigned to the FACULTY180 implementation for consideration of modifying the standard values.
Gender
Gender is a default faculty classification. The standard values for Gender are:
- Male
- Female
Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity is a default faculty classification. The standard values for Race/Ethnicity are:
- Hispanic/Latino of any race
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- White
- Unknown or Not Reported
Values are static.
Country Orgin
Country of Origin is a default faculty classification. A list of countries is available to select from.
Languages
Languages is a default faculty classification. This is an open-entry text box.
Additional Faculty Classifications
Additional faculty classifications can be created and used for the following purposes:
- Accreditation
- Reporting
- Evaluations
Faculty Classifications for Accreditation
The following faculty classifications are available for the listed accreditations.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of accreditation reports. Please contact Interfolio for additional information and to have any of these reports added to your database.
AACSB 2013
- AACSB: Basis for Qualification
- AACSB: Faculty Qualification Group
- AACSB: Faculty Sufficiency
- AACSB: Percent Time Devoted to Mission
- AACSB: Professional Responsibilities
AACSB 2003
- AACSB Academic Qualifications
- AACSB Faculty Responsibilities
- AACSB Participation
- AACSB Percent Time on Mission
ACBSP
- FTE
- Professional Certification
- Qualification Level
- Qualification Level Stored
ACEJMC
- ACEJMC: Teaching Responsibilities
- ACEJMC: Years Full-Time College Teaching
- ACEJMC: Years Full-Time Professional Experience
- ACEJMC: Years Teaching Experience
NCATE
- NCATE Faculty Assignment
- NCATE Faculty Status
SACS
- SACS Faculty Highest Degree
- SACS Other Qualifications
- SACS Supporting Course Credits
Faculty Classifications for Institutional Purposes
The following are examples of faculty classifications that might be created to enable tracking of faculty characteristics for reporting and evaluation purposes:
Sabbatical Leave Tracking and reporting
Faculty Classifications created for Sabbatical leave tracking and reporting:
- Date Last Sabbatical Approved
- Date Eligible for Sabbatical Leave
- Sabbatical Special Circumstance Explanation
- Documentation of Previous Sabbatical Report
- Applying for Fall 2016 Sabbatical Application
Other Faculty Classifications
Other Faculty Classifications used to track and categorize faculty:
- Date of Hire
- 3-yr Contract Begins
- 4-yr Contract Begins
- Appointment
- Contract Begin Date
- Contract End Date
- Eligible for Tenure
- Tenure Status Date
- Current Years in Rank
- Special Appointment