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Description
Indiana University (IU) has embarked on a significant transition from the DMAI (Watermark: Digital Measures Activity Insight) system to Symplectic Elements for faculty activity reporting. Prompted by faculty feedback, IU selected Elements through a competitive RFP process in spring 2024 and successfully launched the new system across all nine campuses by the end of the year.
The implementation team reimagined faculty activity reporting from the ground up—migrating years of historical data, integrating with multiple platforms across IU's technological ecosystem, and providing training to thousands of faculty members. This ambitious effort was deeply collaborative, involving faculty and administrative stakeholders at every stage. The focus remained on enhancing user experience, streamlining workflows, and ensuring the seamless and accurate transfer of existing data.
In this panel, key decision-makers and stakeholders will share insights, challenges, and innovative strategies from this transformative journey.
Keywords:
System Implementation, Transitioning from one system to another, Collaboration, User Training and Support, Symplectic Elements Overview
Start Date
18-9-2025 2:05 PM
End Date
18-9-2025 2:35 PM
Target Audience
Those who are considering transitioning from one RIM system to another and those considering implementing Symplectic Elements.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to: - Understand the core benefits and features of the Symplectic Elements system - Recognize the core challenges and solutions IU faced while transitioning to a new FAR system - Discuss the role faculty and administrator collaboration has in implementing a new system at a multi-campus institution
Recommended Citation
White, Brandalynn; Shah, Akash; Fox, Lora; Miller, Willie; and Paul, Logan, "Implementation of Symplectic Elements at Indiana University" (2025). International Forum on Expert Finder Systems. 4.
https://efsrimsrepository.expertfindersystems.org/efs_forum/2025/fullschedule/4
Implementation of Symplectic Elements at Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) has embarked on a significant transition from the DMAI (Watermark: Digital Measures Activity Insight) system to Symplectic Elements for faculty activity reporting. Prompted by faculty feedback, IU selected Elements through a competitive RFP process in spring 2024 and successfully launched the new system across all nine campuses by the end of the year.
The implementation team reimagined faculty activity reporting from the ground up—migrating years of historical data, integrating with multiple platforms across IU's technological ecosystem, and providing training to thousands of faculty members. This ambitious effort was deeply collaborative, involving faculty and administrative stakeholders at every stage. The focus remained on enhancing user experience, streamlining workflows, and ensuring the seamless and accurate transfer of existing data.
In this panel, key decision-makers and stakeholders will share insights, challenges, and innovative strategies from this transformative journey.