{"id":855,"date":"2026-09-15T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=855"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:22:16","slug":"faculty-annual-reporting-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/faculty\/faculty-resources\/775-2\/faculty-annual-reporting-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Annual Reporting Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How the Reporting Cycle Works<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Year Round:\u00a0<\/strong>Maintain Your Profile\n<ul>\n<li>Add scholarly works, service roles, grants, and professional activities as they happen throughout the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>January: <\/strong>Reports Open\n<ul>\n<li>The FAR and EIAR become available. Your pre-populated profile is the starting point, not a blank form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>February:\u00a0<\/strong>Submit by Unit Deadline\n<ul>\n<li>Most school deadlines fall in February. Your unit sets its own deadline. Check with your department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pre-Submission Checklist<\/h2>\n<h3>How My CV Decides What Appears in Your FAR<\/h3>\n<p>My CV uses the dates you enter on each activity to determine whether it appears in your FAR. If an activity has no end date, it will carry forward into every FAR until you add one \u2014 this is intentional for ongoing roles like committee memberships, but can cause confusion if you have completed activities with missing end dates. Before starting your FAR, scan your profile and add end dates to any activities that are no longer ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Scholarly &amp; Creative Works<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Year-Round<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Claim or reject all pending publications.<\/strong> Unclaimed items will not appear in your FAR. My CV continuously imports records from external databases. These appear in your Publications Queue and require your attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Missing a publication?<\/strong> Add it manually, or use <strong>AI-assisted data entry<\/strong> to paste text from your CV, manuscript, or grant letter and let My CV extract the structured data automatically. This feature also works for grants, professional activities, and teaching activities.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Service &amp; Professional Activities<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Year-Round<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Keep your service and professional activities current.<\/strong> Since these activities are entered manually, this is a great place to use <strong>AI-assisted data entry<\/strong> \u2014 paste text from your CV or other documents and let My CV extract and categorize the information automatically. The feature will also flag any potential duplicates before they are added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing roles carry forward automatically.<\/strong> If a committee or service role has no end date, My CV includes it in every FAR until you add one. Before reporting season, review your existing entries and add end dates to any roles that have ended.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Ready to Submit<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January-February<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Your profile is pre-populated when you open your reports. Review it before you click Start.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review your pre-populated profile for completeness and accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Start<\/strong> on <strong>Step 1: Faculty Annual Report (FAR)<\/strong> \u2014 required for your Annual Faculty Merit Review.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Start<\/strong> on <strong>Step 2: External &amp; International Activity Report (EIAR)<\/strong> \u2014 required for Conflict of Commitment Policy compliance.<\/li>\n<li>Submit before your unit deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Good to Know:\u00a0<\/strong>External activities you have already entered for the FAR can be selected in the EIAR without re-entry. You do not need to enter them twice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Report, Two Paths: <\/strong>The FAR and EIAR open at the same time but follow separate review routes. The FAR goes through your department and school for Annual Faculty Merit Review. The EIAR is reviewed for Conflict of Commitment Policy compliance. Completing one does not complete the other \u2014 both must be submitted before your unit deadline.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Reporting Cycle Works Year Round:\u00a0Maintain Your Profile Add scholarly works, service roles, grants, and professional activities as they happen throughout the year. January: Reports Open The FAR and EIAR become available. Your pre-populated profile is the starting point, not a blank form. February:\u00a0Submit by Unit Deadline Most school deadlines fall in February. 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