Instruction guides
Degree Tracking Project
Due to the need to track degrees for both faculty and staff, NAU HR is working with the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis and the Office of the Provost to create one place where faculty and staff can enter their degree information and upload transcripts. ITS created pages in PeopleSoft for entering degree information, uploading transcripts, and verifying degree information. An initial file load of degree information from FAAR to PeopleSoft occurred in April 2020. The degree section in FAAR has now been locked down to read-only. New degree information is now entered into PeopleSoft and fed from PeopleSoft to FAAR.
Why? Accordion Open
The degree tracking project allows for better collection of degree data for employees at NAU in a single, central location. Not only is this important for HLC accreditation and ease of degree reporting, accurate data regarding faculty qualifications is needed for many uses on campus.
How? Accordion Closed
In order to make this happen without any loss of data, there was a short one-to-two week period starting April 13th when Profile degree information in FAAR was locked from updates while the new PeopleSoft system was not yet be in place.
Moving forward, this will impact how faculty update degree information, doing so in PeopleSoft rather than FAAR. PeopleSoft data will push to FAAR (Tuesday mornings), where degree information will be read-only. This will result in a single source of faculty degree data. Any additions or edits to degree information will be possible only at the PeopleSoft self-service tool. This will be a significant improvement and will meet all needs for the data.
Chairs have a verification role when degrees are updated or changed. See Admin User Guide for more information.
What? Accordion Closed
PeopleSoft holds information on completed associates, bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Any other information in the FAAR Profile > Degree section will remain as-is until the faculty member deletes the entry in FAAR.
In-progress degrees should be discussed within your self-evaluation. In FAAR, post-degree work should be in Profile > Work Experience, and certificates should be in Profile > Professional Licensures & Certifications.
When? Accordion Closed
The PeopleSoft degree self-service page is now available for all faculty and staff, as of May 2020.
Who? Accordion Closed
All employees will be impacted, but most have no action required. Faculty will enter new degree information in PeopleSoft instead of FAAR. All other employees will now have a place to enter degree information in PeopleSoft as part of the on-boarding process or soon after obtaining a new degree.
Help
Contact your college FAAR liaison for assistance with the system, or view user guides for instruction.