Faculty Professional Activities Report Status Update
Based on the provisions of Article 42.12 of the WMU-AAUP Agreement, Professional Activity Reports (PARs) for the 2006-07 academic year are due to department chairs by October 15. The deans of all colleges have specified the form of the PAR to be the template available at http://www.wmich.edu/acb/ (Library faculty are also to complete the supplement available at the same address.) PARs are to be submitted electronically to department chairs (and in most colleges, the college dean).
1) PARs can be submitted either by completing the Word template, attaching it to an email, and sending it to the department chair or director,
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2)Faculty members can also submit their PAR using a template that has been created in iWebfolio. Faculty using iWebfolio should remember to grant the dean and department chair permission to view the PAR, once it has been completed. (To learn how to do this, please see the section listed below entitled iWebfolio Training).
Submitting the PAR Using the Microsoft Word Template
· Download the Word template. (For faculty in the University Libraries, download the supplemental form as well.)
· Insert the information in the appropriate fields.
· Send the updated document as an email attachment to the chair of the department.
Submitting a PAR Using iWebfolio:
iWebfolio Username and Password
Faculty will need to obtain an iWebfolio owner account if they have not signed up for one yet. To obtain an iWebfolio username and password, please send an email request to:
and information that is needed in order to set up an iWebfolio owner account will be sent.
To retrieve a forgotten username and password, please send an email to the above email address for assistance.
iWebfolio Training:
· There is a library of on-line tutorials that have been created to aid the faculty. Go to the following web site: www.wmich.edu/cepa, then click on the link iWebfolio Training Information and then the link iWebfolio Tutorial Library.
· Training sessions will be provided for those who need a refresher on how to use iWebfolio or for those who are new to using the software. If interested, please contact Karen Stokes at: karen.stokes@wmich.edu.
· The URL for iWebfolio is http://www.iwebfolio.com .When faculty log on to this site, they will sign in to their account and then start the process of creating a new portfolio. They then have the opportunity to base the portfolio creation on a template entitled PAR 06-07 and it can be found under the Folder entitled Administration. (For further instructions on how to create a portfolio based on a template, please view the tutorial entitled, “Creating a Portfolio Based on a Template”.)
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Please don't forget that access to the PAR should be granted to the chair of the department and dean of the college. To learn how to give permission to someone to view the PAR portfolio, please view the tutorial entitled “Setting Up Permissions”.
Questions about PAR content should be directed to department chairs and directors. A listing of Frequently Asked Questions about PARs can be found at http://www.wmich.edu/acb/.