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Watermark Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures)

Watermark Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures) is a secure and reliable web-based tool for faculty to collect, manage and report their teaching, research and service activities, along with their accomplishments and professional activities. The Watermark Faculty Success structure allows data to be arranged in output documents, including but not limited to a CV, presenter biography, department roster, and reports required by accrediting bodies.  Many W&M faculty are actively involved in engaging students in a variety of exciting and meaningful ways. It is increasingly important for faculty to document this work so it is appropriately acknowledged in annual activity reports, tenure and promotion documents, and external reports to our various constituencies and accrediting bodies. Watermark Faculty Success is a repository for faculty activities that allows faculty and administrators to view summary reports for departments, schools or colleges in a systematic and efficient manner.

The use of Faculty Success

How is Faculty Success being used? The Schools of Business and Education use Faculty Success reporting to respond to requirements of their accrediting agencies, AACSB and CAEP respectively, in the areas of teaching, research, service, and during the merit review process.  Law School faculty web page data are pulled directly from each faculty Faculty Success account. All VIMS faculty, as well as graduate students with teaching responsibilities have Faculty Success accounts.  New faculty have their entire CV loaded into Faculty Success and are trained so they can continue to update their accounts.  Arts & Sciences has completed the entry of historical activity data through 2014 from curricula vitae for tenured and tenure eligible faculty.  Arts & Sciences uses Faculty Success in their annual Program Review (peer assessment) process and to enhance the merit review process.