Adding Faculty to the Faculty List

Adding Faculty to the Faculty List

After you have turned on the Faculty Module and have Configured the settings and Custom Fields you will be ready to add faculty to the list. 

There are two ways that you can add faculty to your faculty list.
  1. Add each faculty one at a time.
  2. Upload a list of faculty from a CSV file.

Adding and Editing the Faculty List

  1. Go to People > Faculty List.
  2. Select "add faculty member."
  3. Status will default to Active.
  4. Grade field will pull from the Grade Level Choices you already have configured for your site. (Go to People > Configuration > Student Form > Grade Level Choices.)
  5. Field Type is populated by the types you set under People > Configuration > Faculty Module. You may select more than one choice.
  6. The other fields are the Custom Fields you set up under People > Configuration > Faculty Module.

Uploading a Faculty List

If you have a list of your faculty stored in a spreadsheet, you also the option to upload them all at once.
  1. First, you will need to save your spreadsheet in the CSV file format. In Excel, go to File > Save As > and use the drop down list to select the file type "CSV."
  2. Then, go to People > Faculty List.
  3. Select the "import csv" button.
  4. Choose the file from your computer, then select the "upload file" button. You will then have the option to configure the upload.


Header Row - Select whether or not the first row of your spreadsheet has column labels or a header or if it is actual data.
Column Definitions - The first 3 rows of data in your spreadsheet will be displayed. Match up each field (column) from the spreadsheet with the appropriate field it should be imported into. (such as First Name > First Name, Last Name > Last Name, etc.)
  1. If the custom fields you set up have options you will need to map each unique field value to the appropriate field option.
  2. Choosing IGNORE will not import any data from that column.
  3. After you have set up your field mappings, select the blue "import" button to finish the upload.






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