Elements
(Faculty Activity Reporting)
Each year, faculty report their academic activity in Elements (formerly FAR/U-CV). This information is used for annual reviews, salary increase allocations, accreditation reporting, and can also be used to generate biosketches, CVs, and university profiles.
News & Updates
Elements Upgrade
June 3, 2025 – Elements was updated to v23, which adds several new features, including AI summaries on publications and external organization identifiers to publications, grants, and profiles.
AI Summarization of Publications
June 3, 2025 – In the recent Elements upgrade, publication abstracts and AI summaries were added to public profiles. Read more here.
Elements Knowledge Base Updated
March 30, 2025 – We continue to add new ‘How-to’ articles to our Knowledge Database. Check back often!
Summer Updates
Where to Find Training Videos
General faculty and admin staff training video recordings can be found here.