FRPA Transition Project

The Faculty Report of Professional Activities (FRPA) facilitates the reporting of teaching, scholarly and creative work, research and professional expertise, service activities, international engagement and outreach work, and other significant contributions. This information is critical to the annual merit evaluation process for faculty, and also supports campus needs ranging from grant reporting and program reviews to media requests and online web profiles.

It is CU Boulder’s only centralized process for gathering timely and consistent information directly from faculty about the full scope of their work.

We’re modernizing the Faculty Information System (FIS) to enhance efficiency and user experience, starting with the FRPA. This transition supports CU Boulder’s priorities—fostering faculty success, advancing research and creative work, and aligning resources with our mission—while reducing administrative burdens and better capturing the full diversity of faculty contributions.

This initiative is led jointly by the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT). A campuswide task force of faculty and staff—including representatives from the Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA), Staff Council, schools and colleges, and research institutes—guides the effort. The task force is supported by a working group comprised of staff and faculty from OFA and OIT, and organized by a team of OIT project managers.

No, the 2025 FRPA process will continue as usual in FRPA Online. Faculty should expect no change in their reporting requirements for the 2025 reporting cycle.