Version History

Faculty 2.11.3 Release Date: 07/24/18

Improvements:

1. Speed & performance improvements to file system with integration of AWS functionality

Bug Fixes:

1. Term selection should work correctly for syllabus upload and office hour entry interfaces.

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Faculty 2.11.2 Release Date: 04/03/18

Improvements:

1. Design & usability improvements to class schedule tables for online, hybrid, and by-arrangement classes.

Bug Fixes:

1. Map functionality should now ignore TBA and ONLINE classes.

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Faculty 2.11.1 Release Date: 11/21/17

Improvements:

1. Speed improvements to Faculty Stories landing page
2. Speed & performance improvements to several profile page components

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Faculty 2.11.0 Release Date: 10/31/17

New Features:

1. Profile pages now show Research Interests added through Faculty Scholarship
2. Added functionality to display campus room location on a map
3. Added new Faculty Stories content

Improvements:

1. Design & usability improvements to profile pages
2. Design & usability improvements to Stories section

Bug Fixes:

1. Term selection menus should now be populated correctly
2. Disabled accounts should no longer be displayed

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Faculty 2.10.0 Release Date: 06/27/17

New Features:

1. Ability to upload a Curriculum Vitae

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Faculty 2.9.0 Release Date: 06/12/17

New Features:

1. Added Faculty Badges

Improvements:

1. Added description of Faculty Badges to FAQs page
2. Increased limit of profile biography to 1500 characters

Bug Fixes:

1. Future terms should now be displayed correctly before the start of the next semester

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Faculty 2.8.1 Release Date: 12/01/16

Improvements:

1. Profile images can now be removed to display default
2. Design & navigation improvements across application

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Faculty 2.8.0 Release Date: 10/18/16

New Features:

1. Ability to browse Faculty based on Committee, Center, & Institute membership
2. Ability to add Office Hours for up to two previous semesters
3. Ability to upload Syllabi for classes from up to two previous semesters
4. Ability for Department Managers to assign Department Chair

Improvements:

1. Connection cards now link to Department, Committee, Center, & Institute listings
2. Profile Edit Logs now keep track of additional changes and updates
3. Design & navigation improvements to Department management
4. Design & usability improvements to Connection management

Bug Fixes:

1. Connections to primary department should no longer be deletable
2. Printer Friendly Door Sign information should now be based on primary connection

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Faculty 2.7.7 Release Date: 06/28/16

Improvements:

1. Changed all instances of "Primary Contact" to "Preferred Contact"
2. Class & Office Hour information drop-down now goes back one year
3. Design & usability improvements to Connections management

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Faculty 2.7.6 Release Date: 06/07/16

Improvements:

1. Class & Office Hour information for the next semester now selectable a month before term begins
2. Connection cards now automatically added to profiles when individuals are added to Committees, Centers, & Institutes

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Faculty 2.7.5 Release Date: 05/31/16

Improvements:

1. Usability improvements to Center, Institute, & Committee dashboards

Bug Fixes:

1. Restored profile image upload funcionality
2. Removing an individual from a Center or Institute no longer deletes other members

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Faculty 2.7.4 Release Date: 05/24/16

Improvements:

1. Usability improvements to Center, Institute, & Committee dashboards
2. Security improvements to Department dashboard
3. Additional speed improvements across various sections of the application

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Faculty 2.7.3 Release Date: 05/17/16

Improvements:

1. Design & usability improvements to Department dashboard
2. Center, Institute & Committee listings now show individuals' roles
3. Emeritus Faculty listing is now available on the Resources page
4. Significant speed improvements across various sections of the application

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Faculty 2.7.2 Release Date: 05/10/16

Improvements:

1. Usability improvements to syllabi dashboard
2. Expanded numbers of places using preferred display name

Bug Fixes:

1. Various fixes to Center, Institute, & Committee dashboards
2. Search functionality in Department dashboard now functions properly

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Faculty 2.7.1 Release Date: 05/03/16

Improvements:

1. Added Browser Support Statement to the About section
2. Usability improvements to Stories section
3. Design & usability improvements to Connections cards
4. Usability improvements to Classes & Office Hours sections
5. Syllabi dashboard now displays all department classes

Bug Fixes:

1. Syllabi dashboard now filters department data accurately
2. Syllabi dashboard now links correctly to uploaded syllabi
3. Historical data for Office Hours should now be retrieved correctly
4. All main profile data now comes from primary Connection as intended

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Faculty 2.7.0 Release Date: 04/25/16

New Features:

1. Ability for Department Managers to add/remove department membership
2. Managing Center & Institute Connections & Membership Information
3. Managing Committee Connections & Membership Information
4. Access to previous semesters for Courses/Syllabi & Office Hours

Improvements:

1. Design & navigation improvements to Department Dashboard interfaces
2. Design & navigation improvements to Profile Edit interfaces
3. E-mail notification for approval/denial of changes
4. Additional data fields being tracked in Profile logs
5. Consistency improvements to Faculty search
6. Current profile image now shown in image upload interface
7. Consistency improvements to display URLs
8. Usability improvements to user navigation overlay
9. Truncated fields that would extend beyond Connection boundaries

Bug Fixes:

1. Pagination fixed for non-search Department listings
2. Fixed search button functionality on landing page

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Faculty 2.6.0 Release Date: 02/23/16

New Features:

1. Ability to store Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
2. Ability to request changes to be approved by Department Managers

Improvements:

1. Departments can now have multiple managers
2. Department faculty can now be assigned as managers
3. Improved faculty search functionality
4. Format for days of the week matches Schedule of Classes
5. Modified section headings for clarity
6. Modified role display names for clarity

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Faculty 2.5.0 Release Date: 10/29/15

New Features:

1. Managing & Showcasing Faculty Degrees
2. Adding Connections for Committees, Centers, Institutes, & Department

Improvements:

1. Easy access to Faculty Profile search from the Landing Page
2. Re-Designed Landing Page Layout
3. Added improved About Page

Bug Fixes:

1. Optimized Profile Image Quality

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Faculty 2.4.0 Release Date: 09/14/15

New Features:

1. Managing Department Connections

Improvements:

1. Added notifications when deleting connections
2. Revamped Image Uploader
3. Refined Mobile & Tablet Responsiveness

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved "Display Name" search results

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Faculty 2.3.0 Release Date: 09/08/15

New Features:

1. Department Chair Dashboard
2. Managing Faculty Department Memberships
3. Assigning Office Manager
4. Managing Departmental Information
5. Integrated Building Data into Database

Improvements:

1. Office Hour export shows everyone with or without office hours
2. Managing Faculty rank now available through chair/manager dashboard
3. Filter through departmental faculty in dashboard
4. Created About page to address What's New, Next Steps, FAQ, & Resources
5. Provisioned department secretaries
6. Removed image and disabled full name fields from Profile Edit page
7. Implemented consistent typeahead throughout the application
8. Moved Office Hour export to chair/manager dashboard
9. Changed META+LAB disclaimer alert time
10. Added helpful faculty alerts on edit pages

Bug Fixes:

1. Fixed bug regarding uneven search results
2. Fixed bug showing duplicate faculty results with multiple connections
3. Resolved different view on department faculty results

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Faculty 2.2.0 Release Date: 08/31/15

New Features:

1. Department Chairs have the ability to edit faculty rank

Improvements:

1. Removed role from connections table column
2. Added back button to Connections edit page
3. Increased size of syllabus upload modal to accommodate for long file names
4. Expanded size of time slot dropdowns on office hours create/edit
5. Renamed "view printer friendly profile" to "printer friendly door sign"
6. Added AJAX loader .gif when pulling courses from curriculum web service
7. Updated faculty profiles to use "first_name"."last_name" if email alias was available
8. Added connections for members of Senate Executive Committee
9. Added missing connection, if any, to people in Extended Learning
10. Added people missing in Developmental Math

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved broken URIs to courses with TBD information
2. Resolved class listing on Door Sign view
3. Resolved user "X" not have last_name in database
4. Resolved broken link on Stories landing page banner
5. Resolved broken feedback button
6. Resolved case sensitivity in handlers folder causing broken images
7. Resolved missing faculty story images on production

Jewel (HTML Web-One Service)

1. Updated faculty name to show display_name instead of common_name

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Faculty 2.1.2 Release Date: 08/21/15

Improvements:

1. Accessibility tested Faculty
2. Standardized look for edit buttons across pages
3. Improved search with filtering options
4. Added "By arrangement only" option to Office Hours
5. Re-designed Audit Log

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved broken profile images

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Faculty 2.1.1 Release Date: 08/14/15

Improvements:

1. Improved search for faculty allowing browsing by department
2. Refactored all SASS/CSS
3. Moved notifications close to areas updated
4. Layout Updates to Department Listing on Jewel

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Faculty 2.1.0 Release Date: 08/07/15

New Features:

1. Department Chairs have the ability to Export Office Hours.

Improvements:

1. Updated guzzle calls to front-end to improve load performance.
2. Enabled button on the profile screen for editing Connections
3. Removed input fields associated with Primary Contact in profile edit
4. Updated faculty connection card

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved error with Edit Office Hours
2. Resolved an error involving Description for office hours not being pulled in Print option
3. Resolved page crash when editing connections.
4. Resolved an issue with Online Classes not having start and end time
5. System will now enforce .pdf file requirement for syllabi.
6. Resolved an error that occurred when logging out

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Faculty 2.0.2 Release Date: 07/31/15

Improvements:

1. Refactored all controllers
2. Refactored all models
3. Added Docblock comments to class methods and functions
4. Ran UX tests throughout all application environments

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved courses appearing as duplicates for Fall 2015
2. Resolved JS Error Alert when changing primary contact
3. Resolved missing dropdown for choosing primary contact
4. Resolved broken tables

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Faculty 2.0.1 Release Date: 07/28/15

Improvements:

1. Added Faculty Stories
2. Added an FAQ page for Faculty Support
3. Added Tooltips for Faculty
4. Added Support for Faculty Rank
5. Updated slider in image crop tool to make it more usable
6. Improved system to account for people updating office hours for Fall-Semester a few weeks in advance.

Bug Fixes:

1. Resolved server error when uploading large images

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Faculty 2.0 Pilot Release Date: 07/27/15

New Features:

1. Faculty Stories
2. Faculty Hangouts
3. Managing Personal Information
4. Managing Office Hours
5. Showcasing Connections
6. Showcasing Courses Taught
7. Uploading Syllabi for Courses
8. Managing your profile image

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Faculty 1.0 Stunt Release Date: 01/07/15

A stunt is a set of days dedicated to building core functionality for an application. Stunts allow teams to identify pro/cons in workflow, areas with missing data, and provides overall exposure to better solutions for building an application. Most importantly, stunts improve team interactions and communication. Teamwork makes the dream work :)