Dear Colleagues,

The Faculty Annual Report (FAR) is due Friday, May 2, 2025. As a faculty member you are required to complete the FAR.

The FAR informs multiple processes, including merit review processes (where applicable), an annual and comprehensive review of tenured faculty. Some of the data you enter are also aggregated to satisfy reporting to the University System of Maryland (USM).

You need to certify your annual submission for it to be considered complete. You do this by going to the “Certify Your Annual Submission – Mandatory” section of Faculty Success, located at the bottom of the main page. Read the statement, check the box, add the calendar year and then click “save”. This signals and certifies you have completed your FAR.

Faculty have the option to save a copy as a PDF and sign by using the “Fill & Sign” function, or you may print and then sign before sending a copy to your chair. Faculty and chairs sign off on all final FAR submissions. You should keep a copy for your records and future use; only you and your department have a copy. We encourage you to regularly update your information in Faculty Success throughout the year!

Complete Your Faculty Annual Report

Directions: Log in to myUMBC and click Guide, and then choose Faculty Success by Watermark under Personal Links. Please use the “?” link located on the top right of the tool bar on the Faculty Success main page for information about navigating Faculty Success.  For more UMBC Specific questions and information regarding how to complete the FAR go here.

Due Dates

May 2: FAR is due. Faculty members submit a signed copy to their chairs.

May 16:IRADS will provide the department chairs feedback. Any corrections to individual FARs must be completed via Faculty Success. 

May 22: Last day for faculty to resubmit a revised signed copy to their chair.

May 30: Chairs sign and submit all department copies to their appropriate dean. 

About the Faculty Annual Report

All faculty members are required to complete an annual report. Specifically, all tenured or tenure-track faculty, should submit a report, including those serving in an administrative or research unit and those who are on sabbatical, on leave without pay, or on fellowship leave. All full-time, non-instructional faculty should also submit a report, including research faculty, research associates or post-docs, visiting faculty, instructors, and lecturers.

If you have any concerns, comments, or suggestions related to the Faculty Annual Report itself or to the reporting process, these should be directed to Ana Oskoz, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, at aoskoz@umbc.edu, or contact Brynn Krasney at 410-455-8909.

New Features in Faculty Success

• Calendar year has been added to “Certify Your Annual Submission – Mandatory” to signify that year’s completion.