Academic/Faculty IT Services Guide

The University of Utah provides IT services, applications, and resources to support colleges, departments, faculty members, and other academic offices as they pursue research, teaching, service, and administrative activities.

I.T. SECURITY TIPS

 

FACULTY ACTIVITY REPORTING SYSTEMS

Profile Website System

Profile Website entry/edit system. Faculty members, instructors, and/or their proxies may maintain websites linked from the public Find a Researcher, the Class Schedule, and the My Classes pagelet in CIS. More (help and info) ...

Public Find a Researcher

Public search site that allows users to find U of U faculty, graduate students, and other researchers based on research keywords, name, department, international experience, and research equipment/testing capability. Searchable data is pulled from the FAR and Profile Website system.

Faculty Activity Report (FAR)

Annual faculty activity data collection and reporting application. Faculty members or their proxies may access their FARs 24/7/365 using their uNIDs and CIS passwords. More (help and info) ...

FAR Aggregate and Individual Reports

Those with FAR admin rights may log in to access their departmental/college individual FARs, CVs, and aggregate reports. FAR admins may access the system 24/7/365 using their uNIDs and CIS passwords. More (help and info) ...

FAR Self Service

Those with FAR admin rights may log in to perform selected admin tasks including setting FAR year start and end dates; granting and removing admin rights; and designating department- or college-wide proxy access to FARs and Profile Websites. More (help and info) ...

 

RESEARCH

Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)

Provides large-scale computer and networking resources (hardware, software, expertise) to facilitate advances in academic disciplines that require computing and network capabilities beyond those exisiting in individual colleges, departments, or groups.

Cyberinfrastructure Office

Develops and provides an evolving, customizable set of integrated, high-performance, and cost-effective research IT capabilities and services to the University community.

eProposal

Research project proposal submission site that allows you to submit information to the Office of Sponsored Projects. Log into CIS and look for the Research Administration box.

Research Portal

Log into CIS and look for the Research Administration box.

Technology Commercialization Office (TCO)

Facilitates the commercialization of scientific and technical research findings through evaluation, management, protection, and licensing of the U's intellectual property.

Unite

A secure web-based environment enabling U faculty, staff, students, and external colleagues to collaborate, share documents, etc.

 

TEACHING

Graduate Student Tracking System

Log in with your uNID and CIS password to update information about graduate students for whom you serve as committee chair or member.

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE)

Offers classes and workshops on improving teaching with technology, including online teaching, clicker technology, and cyberpedagogy.

Digital Scholarship Lab

Do-it-yourself, hands-on creation of digital scholarship and learning objects to support research, teaching, and learning. Located in the Marriott Library.

Technology Assisted Curriculum Center/Instructional Media Services (TACC/IMS)

Supports faculty, instructors, and students with technology-enabled course design, development, and delivery services. Located in the Marriott Library.

 

Basic Services

New Faculty IT Checklist

Checklist for new faculty members setting up their IT services.

U Training Consortium

Free courses on topics such as creating educational games, digital photo editing, digital video, Power Point, Excel, podcasting, and Dreamweaver.

 

For More Help

For More

Cassandra Van Buren, Ph.D.
Academic I.T. Partnerships
University Information Technology (UIT)
Academic-IT-Help@utah.edu
Campus Help Desk
801-581-4000 option 1
helpdesk@utah.edu