Making the Decision to Implement an FIS
Making the Decision to Implement a Faculty Information System When managing faculty affairs processes, do you find yourself continuing to deal with endless paper, lengthy spreadsheets, and numerous voicemails? Is the phone persistently ringing with people asking for status requests? Talk
What is a Faculty Information System?
At its core, a Faculty Information System (FIS) is a complete and flexible solution for managing the complex workflow and data needs associated with faculty. It’s a solution for driving consistency, efficiency, and transparency - something that is desperately needed
Dashboards
By now, I'm sure you have read many different articles pertaining to dashboards and their strategic value in an organization. There are numerous ways to implement a dashboard and they come in many shapes and sizes. However, some dashboards can
Configurability
Ask any Faculty Information System (FIS) vendor if their system is configurable and you will probably be told that it is. To some degree, all FIS’s are, however, what does "configurable" really mean, and how does that impact your higher
Automating Faculty Processes Through a Workflow Solution
Automating faculty processes through a workflow solution is a wonderful thing. Imagine a workday where you are not managing any paper, phone calls requesting status information are reduced to a minimum, processes move quicker, and first-time quality prevents issues from
Better Ways to Handle Community Educators
In an academic setting, particularly in the faculty affairs offices within medical schools, a lot goes into managing the appointments and data of their community educators. That’s why having a software application solution like SmartPath is essential for managing your
Remote Work and Faculty Affairs
It has been more than one year since offices and universities sent staff, faculty, and students home, turning our homes into makeshift gyms, mock classrooms, and pseudo-conference rooms. There is no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted everything we do and
Case Study: Driving Operational Efficiency in Faculty Affairs
What is the problem? A highly ranked dental school was inundated with inefficient processes like appointing, credentialing, and onboarding faculty and staff. They also lacked a central data repository for faculty and their accomplishments. Together, it created much difficulty hiring and
Faculty Evaluation Metrics: Gaining Insight into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Evaluations are central to the mission of any Dean’s office. And “getting it right” is vitally important to efforts to improve the quality of our faculty and therefore the quality of the institution. With fierce competition and economic conditions, the best institutions
Questions to Ask When Automating Faculty Workflow Processes
Configurability is critical in new technology adoption: Most faculty affairs offices are looking for ways to make a big impact on quality and efficiency and to do it as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Hence an investment in a new technology. But