The FAR: Faculty Activity Reports
The FAR orientation resources below introduce the FAR and explain how it is used, for UAlbany tenured and tenure-track faculty. Since 2007 the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness has supported the FAR to provide a centralized online system to track, manage, and report professional achievements such as teaching, research, and service activities.
Facutly Activity Reports Videos and FAQ
Eight FAR Instructional Videos (Login Required)
To open each video in a new window hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each link.
- Intro to the FAR (2 mins.)
- The MyUAlbany login to the FAR (1.2 Mins.)
- Navigating and FAR Completion Steps (2.3 Mins.)
- Input Publications and Indicate if Scholarly (2.5 Mins.)
- Import Publications and Compare Citations (2.6 Mins.)
- Edit the Imported Scheduled Teaching (0.8 Mins.)
- Run the Vendor-Provided Reports (1.0 Mins.)
- Design Ad-Hoc Reports and CSV Exports (1.2 Mins.)