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Browsers supported by Activity Insight

June 20, 2025 by Nicole Gampe

Activity Insight ensures compatibility with the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  • Microsoft Edge

We recommend using the most recent version of these browsers for the best experience with Faculty Success and Workflow.

Warning: Faculty Success does not currently support using frames for its websites. Using a frame may cause users not to see the whole screen.
Warning: Some clients have found that Apple Safari does not correctly open links to stored files when you select these links from a report that you have opened in Word for Mac. If this problem occurs, we recommend you copy and paste the link from the report into your browser.

Browser Extensions and Plug-Ins

Activity Insight does not require any extensions or plug-ins to work correctly. However, in some cases, an extension or plug-in could interfere with the user interface. If you experience any issues while using Activity Insight, we recommend disabling all extensions and plug-ins and trying the action again. If the issue persists, let us know what you were trying to do, and we will review the error you received.

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Bookmarking Activity Insight

June 20, 2025 by Nicole Gampe

Do not bookmark the Activity Insight login screen or the main menu.

If you want to bookmark something, ONLY use this URL: https://activityinsight.psu.edu, and then click Login To Activity Insight on the right side of the screen. Otherwise, you will create a problem for yourself due to the Microsoft 2-Factor Authentication used to get to Activity Insight.

If you have issues logging in, please email activityinsight@psu.edu. Clicking on the reset my password link on the login screen will not help.

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Do I have to populate every field?

June 20, 2025 by Nicole Gampe

The answer to this question is no. We provide you with many fields so you can expand on the basics. Do not enter the same information in multiple fields, as this will be included in your report.

To learn about important fields, you can check out the unit-specific user guides on our Training page. These guides break down essential fields versus extra fields.

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Date Fields – How do they work?

June 20, 2025 by Nicole Gampe

When you open any screen to add data, a date field appears somewhere on that screen. Date fields are very important as they tell the system what to pull into a report. Including a Year is sufficient and will allow you to save the record. Including a Month and a Year makes for better reporting. Including a Month, Day, and Year makes for a GREAT record!

Most screens have red bold text explaining how the Start Date and End Date or Single Day Activity fields work. However, here is some more information:

  • If you only fill out a Month, Day, and Year field under the Start Date, this will appear in all reports as “Month Day, Year – To Present”.
  • If this is not an ongoing event, and only happened once, you should only fill out the Month, Day, and Year under the End Date or Single Day Activity fields.
  • If an event covers multiple days, you should fill in the month, day, and year in the Start Date fields and the month, day, and year in the End Date or Single Day Activity fields.
  • DO NOT enter the same year in both year boxes if you are not filling in a month and/or day. For example, Start Date Year 2025, End Date or Single Day Activity Year 2025. This will appear on your reports as 2025-2025.

Note: To learn about other fields that may be important, you can check out the unit-specific user guides on our Training page.

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Activity Insight Contacts

June 20, 2025 by Nicole Gampe

Penn State’s Faculty Activity Management Services Team is here to help. We are available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are closed during University holidays and University Park Campus closures. There are multiple ways to reach us.

  • When using Activity Insight, you can get help by clicking on the “?” button at the top right of the screen.
  • You can email activityinsight@psu.edu
  • You can contact us on Microsoft Teams (Activity Insight Support Help)
  • If you have questions about where to put specific things, like where to enter an item, what is needed for the P&T Dossier (both Tenure-Line and Non-Tenure-Line), or who can get you training, you can contact your academic unit’s administrator. For a list of those administrators, click here.

We are always happy to help any way we can!

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College of Medicine Teaching Data

September 16, 2024 by Nicole Gampe

This only pertains to the faculty in the College of Medicine

There are 3 screens in Activity Insight that are designed just for the College of Medicine (MD) and 2 University wide screens.

  1. Lists of Credit Courses Taught
  2. College of Medicine Instruction Taught (MD Only)
  3. Other College of Medicine Teaching (MD Only)
  4. SEEQ and SRTE Feedback
  5. College of Medicine Course Evaluations (MD Only)

Screen 1 – Lists of Credit Courses Taught – is data imported from LionPATH only, data should not be entered on this screen. If you feel information is missing, email ai-support@psu.edu and we can check the LionPATH system.

Screen 2 – College of Medicine Instruction Taught – is data imported from OASIS only, this is ONLY Undergraduate Medical Education (pre-clerkship) Instruction starting with the 2023-2024 Academic year. We do not have previous academic years of this data, it should be manually entered into screen 3. If you are missing 2023-2024 Undergraduate Medical Education you should email oasis@pennstatehealth.psu.edu and add Activity Insight to the subject line.

Screen 3 – Other College of Medicine Teaching – this is where you manually enter any courses that have not been imported into Activity Insight, plus things like Grand Rounds, Clinicals, Medical Student Teaching, Resident Teaching, etc.

Screen 4 – SEEQ and SRTE Feedback – this screen is evaluations only for LionPATH courses, data cannot be added or edited on this screen. If you feel information is missing, email ai-support@psu.edu and we will check the SEEQ system.

Screen 5 – College of Medicine Course Evaluations – is data imported from OASIS only, this is ONLY Undergraduate Medical Education (pre-clerkship) Instruction starting with the 2023-2024 Academic year. We do not have previous academic years of this data, if you are missing 2023-2024 Undergraduate Medical Education evaluations you should email oasis@pennstatehealth.psu.edu and add Activity Insight to the subject line. All other course evaluations for the Dossier or the Annual Review (AC-40) should be summarized and then can be added to the document once you generate it from Activity Insight OR you can add a summary of the evaluation to the Comments box of the course in the Other College of Medicine Teaching screen. If you are unsure how to enter this information, please email FacultyAffairs@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

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Non-Tenure-Line & Tenure-Line Use of Alternate Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness for Promotion

August 12, 2024 by Nicole Gampe

UPDATE: As of 2023-2024, you no longer need a new alternate assessment, you only need to have it if you previously had it in a Dossier for an earlier Dossier for P&T. For example, if you are doing your 4th or 6th year review you should have had it in your 2nd or 4th year review, so you will need that same one in your 4th or 6th Dossier. We have locked these screens so that the data is archived, if you need any assistance with this archived data, please, email us at ai-support@psu.edu.

The guidance at https://vpfa.psu.edu/assessment-of-teaching-effectiveness/ calls for tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty members going up for promotion and/or tenure reviews to include one alternate assessment of teaching effectiveness for each academic year, with 2023-2024 being the last academic year.  In other words, no dossier should include more than one alternate assessment for each academic year.

 

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Where can I find additional information about Promotion and Tenure?

August 12, 2024 by gel907 Leave a Comment

All questions about the Promotion and Tenure process should be directed to the Office of Faculty Affairs.

Questions regarding how to use the Activity Insight tool to create your dossier may be directed to activityinsight@psu.edu.

Office of Faculty Affairs
205 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
Email: vpfa@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 863-7494
https://facultyaffairs.psu.edu

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How do I change my name?

June 24, 2024 by Nicole Gampe

My name has recently changed, but it has not updated in Activity Insight. Why?

We don’t change names automatically, we ask users to notify us when they want their name changed. Because when we change names in our Users and Security screen it will change your name on all of your records. We will not assume you want your past publications, presentations, or contract/grants to remain with your new name. If you are good with your past records having your new name then it is an easy fix. But if you want your past records to reflect your old name prior to the change there are some things we need to do in the system to make that happen. We are happy to do that for you, just contact us at activityinsight@psu.edu with your new name and the month and year you changed your name and we will make the magic happen.

author box from activity insight

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Data transfer request

April 2, 2024 by Nicole Gampe

Did you know if you were at an institution or go to an institution that uses Activity Insight (also known as Faculty Success by Watermark) you can request your data to be transferred to/from that Institution.

Complete this form “Data Transfer Request” to start the process. Once our team receives your request we will start the process. Questions or concerns can be sent to ai-support@psu.edu.

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