New faculty reporting tool, Elements, implementation update

The Office of the Provost and Institutional Data Analytics + Assessment (IDA+A) are pleased to share updates regarding the implementation of the university’s new faculty reporting system, Elements.

In May 2022, the Office of the Provost announced Elements was chosen as the university’s new faculty reporting system. Elements is a streamlined tool that will allow faculty and leadership to collect and view data such as research awards, publications, presentations and teaching innovations in one location.

Elements will pull data from multiple university data sources including Sponsored Programs, Banner and Human Resources, along with external publication databases. With this data, faculty will be able to create a comprehensive profile that facilitates collaboration both internally and externally. Use of the tool will reduce manual entry and ultimately save faculty time. 

“This central resource will provide a consistent, reliable source of data about faculty productivity and impact, enhance internal and external faculty visibility, promote the reputation of the university, and ease data collection and reporting for several university needs,” says Sunil Prabhakar, vice provost for faculty affairs. 

Elements will be available to faculty and staff beginning Jan. 2, 2024. The Office of the Provost highly encourages departments to utilize Elements for annual reviews for the 2023-24 academic year. Elements will not immediately be used for promotion and tenure processes; however, the goal is to incorporate it into promotion and tenure processes in the future. 

Faculty and staff can review information about Elements, including detailed FAQs, on the Faculty Affairs website. Self-service training resources will be shared closer to the launch date.