Update Job Title and Professional Picture in ISU Faculty and Staff Directory

Introduction

Faculty and staff at Indiana State University can update their job title, upload a professional picture, and add educational credentials to display in ISU Faculty and Staff Directory. 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

Steps to Access Faculty Activity Database

1. To access FAD, there is a link in the ISU Apps in the portal for the Faculty Activity Database.
   
    
2. You may be presented with 2 options – select Faculty Success.
   

Steps to add a professional photo to appear in the directory

1. Login to FAD from ISU Portal.
2. Click on Activities.
   
3. Click on Personal and Contact Information.
   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to where you will see Photograph.
   
5. Drag and drop or Select to add your photo from a file.
6. Click Save in the Upper Right Hand corner of the screen.
   
7. If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
8. 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

1. Scroll down the page until you see Title.
2. Enter your job title, or faculty rank.
   
3. Save.
4. If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
5. 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.
            

1. Login to FAD from ISU Portal.
2. Go to Activities.
3. Click on Education.
   
4. Click on Add New.
   
5. 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.
   
6. Save.
7. If you change any field other than Photograph, Title, or Education, it will be overwritten daily.
8. It is possible the degree will not appear until the next day in the directory.