Introduction
Faculty and staff at Indiana State University can update the following information to display in ISU Faculty and Staff Directory:
- middle name,
- job title,
- professional picture, and
- educational credentials .
The update and upload is done through Faculty Activity Database (FAD). Any change in other information will be overwritten daily. Below is a set of steps to help you access FAD and update your information.
Estimated Time to Complete
Reviewing this guide will take no more than 30 minutes
Vocabulary
Term |
Definition |
Directory |
ISU Faculty and Staff Directory |
FAD |
Faculty Activity Database. It can be accessed from ISU Portal. |
Middle Name |
Can be full middle name or initial of the middle name. |
Job Title |
Your ISU job title, such as "Professor", "Lecturer", "Student Advisor", "Provost". |
Professional Picture |
A professional picture of yourself to appear in ISU faculty and Staff Directory. |
Educational Credentials |
Academic or educational qualification, like Bachelor's degree, Master's degree. |
Steps to Access Faculty Activity Database
- To access FAD, there is a link in the ISU Apps in the portal for the Faculty Activity Database.
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- You may be presented with 2 options – select Faculty Success.
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Steps to add a professional photo to appear in the directory
- Login to FAD from ISU Portal.
- Click on Activities.
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- Click on Personal and Contact Information.
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- Scroll down to the bottom of the page to where you will see Photograph.
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- Drag and drop or Select to add your photo from a file.
- Click Save in the Upper Right Hand corner of the screen.
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- If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
- It is possible that the photo will not update to the directory until the next day in the directory.
Steps to add your job title
If you would like your job title to show up in the directory, you need to add it to FAD.
Follow the first 3 steps above, then
- Scroll down the page until you see Title.
- Enter your job title, or faculty rank.
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- Save.
- If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
- It is possible the title will not appear until the next day in the directory.
Steps to add your degree (this will show up in Credentials)
Here is one with and one without degree added.
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- Login to FAD from ISU Portal.
- Go to Activities.
- Click on Education.
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- Click on Add New.
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- At a minimum, select the correct degree from the pull-down Degree menu, enter the institution where you earned the degree and the date you earned the degree. You can also enter the major.
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- Save.
- If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
- It is possible the degree will not appear until the next day in the directory.