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FACULTY ACTIVITY REPORTS (FAR) July 18, 2006. FAR Combines three data collections: Merit Reviews (Colleges and Units) Non-Instructional Workload (OIRP) Conflict of Interest/Conflict of Commitment (Academic Affairs). FAR DEVELOPMENT 2004
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FACULTY ACTIVITY REPORTS (FAR) July 18, 2006
FAR Combines three data collections: Merit Reviews (Colleges and Units) Non-Instructional Workload (OIRP) Conflict of Interest/Conflict of Commitment (Academic Affairs)
FAR DEVELOPMENT • 2004 • School of Engineering staff developed new system; ENGR and CMPS partnered to pilot in 2004. • 2005 • Spring – Provost charged OIRP/Faculty Affairs to work with ENGR to take FAR campus-wide. • Summer - Demos, consultation with all colleges. ENGR enhanced FAR. • Fall – Demos of updated system to college representatives.
CAMPUS ROLLOUT OF FAR • 80 faculty pilot-testers from 10 colleges. • FAR is open to all faculty for 3 sections -- • Personal, Publications, Awards. • FAR is open for Instruction, Research, Service and Grants sections in January. • FAR will close in the Spring. • Reports will be available to Deans and units heads in April.
FAR Log-In: https://apra.umd.edu Use your UM Directory ID and password.
How can we save the faculty time? • Pre-populates faculty reports: • Previous years’ data • PHR • Records and registration • MEGS • ORAA • FAR data will be used to update other campus reports.
How can we save Reviewers, Administrators, Chairs and Deans time? • FAR will provide the following reports: • Unit-level evaluations • Department annual report • College summary sheet
Library Contact Responsibilities • Participate in FAR Training. • Maintain a list of FAR users in the college. • Field questions from chairs and faculty. • Provide feedback to the FAR team.