Faculty Activity Reporting System implementation timeline announced

The Division of Academic Affairs is moving forward with implementation of the University’s new Faculty Activity Reporting system and has released an initial timeline to help faculty prepare for the transition.

Following the selection of Watermark as the University’s vendor, work is underway to build and configure the system, integrate data sources—including Banner, Anthology and InfoEd—and prepare for a campuswide rollout. The implementation plan is designed to ensure data accuracy, provide training and support and allow for feedback throughout the process.

The system will roll out in stages throughout 2026, with upcoming milestones focused on data validation and onboarding:

• May–July 2026: Data validation, with college points of contact and knowledge partners reviewing imported data and adding new data, and initial reports created and validated
• August-October 2026: Official system launch, with in-person and online training sessions and resources available for faculty
• November-December 2026: Annual evaluation process management training and resources will be made available for department chairs
• December 2026-January 2027: Ongoing support for faculty preparing to complete their 2026 annual reviews
• January-February 2027: Faculty data to support annual evaluations will be shared with chairs through the system

Faculty will have access to training resources, documentation and support well in advance of reporting deadlines. Ongoing discussions will help determine required reporting fields at the university, college and department levels, ensuring the system reflects the needs of academic units while maintaining consistency across the institution where appropriate.

Following implementation, the University plans to establish a faculty advisory board to provide ongoing oversight to ensure the system provides high-quality data and is responsive to evolving academic work.

The Faculty Activity Reporting system will serve as the University’s secure, centralized platform for documenting teaching, research in all of its forms, creative activity and service. By allowing faculty to enter information once for use in annual evaluations, promotion and tenure documentation, post-tenure review and curriculum vitae preparation, the system is designed to reduce duplicative reporting.

Faculty are currently asked to report similar information in multiple places. The new Faculty Activity Reporting system will create a single system that supports faculty work and institutional needs. It will change how information is shared, not what faculty are expected to report.