FAR@Penn News!
Interfolio’s Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) module is live as of May 27th, 2025 for many Penn schools! FAR Administrators in the schools included in this first phase are preparing the tool for faculty adoption in the fall. The Provost’s Office in collaboration with Interfolio and MJC Consulting, is continuing in the discovery, planning and implementation of FAR at Penn.
As the project continues, updates and resources will be posted on this page. If you have any questions or feedback throughout the process, please reach out to: fa-project-help@pobox.upenn.edu.
Goals of FAR
The purpose of FAR is to equip Schools with a tool that streamlines data collection, enhances data quality and format consistency, and improves reporting for School administration and faculty, particularly in tracking information vital for accreditation and annual reports.
About FAR@Penn
What is the Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) system?
The FAR system enables Schools to have:
- Comprehensive and standardized FAR data collection
- Streamlined workflows to capture faculty data
- Integration capabilities with central and School-based data sources
- Customizable faculty reporting capabilities
Help, Links & Resources
FAR@Penn Guidebooks and Find Colleagues Details
The guidebooks and additional materials in this section were developed by the FAR@Penn team to provide Penn-specific guidance on how to navigate and use FAR:
- FAR@Penn Guidebook for Faculty
- FAR@Penn Guidebook for Administrators
- FAR@Penn Find Colleagues Fields
- Frequently Asked Questions – updated 5/12/25
FAR Demo Presentation to Penn (12/14/2023)
Interfolio Guides, Videos, and Workday Learning Courses
The materials below were developed by Interfolio and cover general FAR topics. Note that while Penn’s instance of FAR may differ from what is shown in these videos and documents, these resources are a great option for learning more about the tool:
- Interfolio Faculty Activity Reporting Demo (11 minutes)
- Interfolio Fact Sheet – Faculty Activity Reporting
- Interfolio Fact Sheet – Interfolio Data Services (IDS)
- Interfolio FAR Data Service Training
- Interfolio FAR Training for Faculty (Workday Learning)
- Interfolio FAR Training for Support Accounts (Workday Learning)
- Interfolio FAR Training for Unit Administrators (Workday Learning)
Learn More
For more information contact your School Faculty Affairs staff members or the Interfolio@Penn Team at: FA-Project-Help@pobox.upenn.edu
PROV-Faculty Affairs OneNote Notebook (contains Faculty Actions Reference Guide, Faculty Recruiting Guide, and Faculty Affairs Glossary)
School Faculty Coordinator Email Updates Archive