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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Create Named Professorships

Create Named Professorships

  • Configure the
    Create Named Professorship
     and
    Edit Named Professorship
     business processes and security policies in the Academic Faculty functional area.
  • Use the
    Edit Tenant Setup - HCM
     task to select an ID definition for named professorships.
  • Select the
    Named Professorships
     check box in the
    Maintain Gift Purposes
     task.
  • Use the
    Maintain Event Categories and Reasons
     task to define categories and reasons for creating and editing named professorships.
You can define and track named professorships, then associate them with an academic faculty member's appointment.
Use related worklets on your named professorship business processes to help with decision making. Example: configure a custom report using one of these fields as a filter:
  • Academic Unit
  • Gift
  • Named Professorship
  1. Access the
    Create Named Professorship
     task.
  2. Select a
    Gift
     to associate the professorship with.
    The
    Professorship Name
     automatically populates when you select a gift, but you can change it.
  3. Select the
    Initially Established
     date.
  4. As you complete this task, consider:
    Option Description
    Title
    Automatically populates from the
    Professorship Name
     field, but you can change it. When you assign a professorship to a faculty member in appointment business processes, the
    Title
     becomes the default appointment title.
    Code
    Enter a unique code or leave blank to automatically generate a code with the ID sequence generator.
    Academic Unit
    Select the academic unit that sponsors the professorship and manages its status. You can only assign the professorship to faculty in the academic unit that you select in this field.
    Term Limits (in months)
    Specify how long the professorship lasts. If left blank, the term is unlimited.
    Initially Available
    Specify when the professorship is available to fill in appointment business processes. This date must be after the
    Initially Established
     date.
  5. (Optional) Enter
    Appointment Restrictions
     for the named professorship.
    They're informational only and don't affect professorship assignments.
  6. (Optional) Add documents to the named professorship in the
    Attachments
     section.
Use the
Add Academic Appointment
 or
Update Academic Appointment
 tasks to associate a named professorship with an academic appointee.