What is FAR?
Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) is an Interfolio module for faculty activity reporting. In 2019, Tulane adopted FAR as its faculty activity reporting system, replacing Digital Measures.
What happened to my Digital Measures data?
All data in a faculty member’s Digital Measures profile was migrated over to FAR. Activities that weren’t able to be directly mapped to sections in FAR were placed in sections entitled “Service (Historical)” and “Research Currently in Progress (Historical).” Please check those sections to see if any of your Digital Measures data was migrated to those sections, and then be sure to move that information into the appropriate FAR areas.
Where is the Teaching data in FAR coming from?
Course information for the past 5 years has been populated from Banner, the University’s student information system. If there are errors in this information, please contact Jessica Shedd at jshedd@tulane.edu to work to have the information corrected.
Where is my Personal Information, Current Position, and Education information in FAR coming from?
This information is being populated from the University’s human resources data system. If there are errors in this information, please contact Jessica Shedd at jshedd@tulane.edu to work to have the information corrected.
Do I have to fill out every section in FAR?
No. Depending on how you intend to use FAR may determine which areas to complete within FAR. If FAR is being used to create a full CV, then it is likely that most, if not all, sections should be completed. If FAR is being used to populate a faculty website, at a minimum the sections that you want displayed on your website should be complete. For Annual Review purposes, each School determines which sections are included in their process, so faculty will want to be sure they know which areas to complete.
How is this information being used?
Information in FAR will be used for a variety of purposes and is intended to prevent faculty from having to report the same information to multiple people in multiple formats and systems throughout an academic year. The information will be used by each of the Schools for Annual Reviews, by faculty to create CVs and to populate a faculty website (TU Sites), by Schools and the Office of Academic Affairs and Provost for recognition of faculty work, and to meet a variety of university and program accreditation requirements.
