Department Tab Overview

This article provides an overview of the Department tab. 

The following is an overview of the Department tab: 

1. Department Hierarchy Tree Structure - You can navigate your department hierarchy tree structure by clicking on the hierarchy icon. 
   1. Department Code - Click the department code link to go to that specific department.
   2. Faculty & Staff Count / Department Level - The numbers between the parentheses represent the number of approvers (A), reviewers (R), and faculty (F) within a department/unit. The number in brackets is the department level in the hierarchy. 
2. Search - Use the search function to locate a specific unit.
3. Department List - 
   • Code - A unique ID number that does not change over the life time of an organizational unit.
   • Department Title - The organizational unit's name in association with the dept code provided.
   • Description - The department/unit name.
   • Certification deadline - The annual certification deadline for the unit and all sub-units.
   • Defer to Primary Department - Selecting "Yes" for this option indicates that the department will rely on the primary department for the review and approval of outside professional activities for faculty with multiple appointments. This setting applies to all faculty members with non-primary appointments in that department. 
   • Inherit Summer Term - Shows if a summer term was inherited from the parent department/unit.
   • Fiscal year - You may disregard. 
4. Edit - Click the "Edit" button to make changes to the department/unit.