Current faculty members in the College of Education now have the ability to update their profiles in the Faculty Directory. New faculty members should contact the COE Web Team before trying to access.Download a printable version of these instructions. (Updated 09/16/16)fill out the Marketing and Communications submission form before trying to access.
Please be sure to note the following:
- Check your program affiliations on the Your Research sub-tab under the main Research tab. The affiliations will show up as links in the Program Area column on your department’s Faculty Listing page.
- Text entered in the Areas of Expertise field on the same sub-tab as above will show up when someone mouses over your photo in the faculty directory, so, anything you enter there should be kept brief and stylistically similar to your colleagues’ copy.
- Graduate students can connect their profiles to yours and vice versa.
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1. Go to Your Profile
Go to https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/ and login and log in with your UT EID.
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2. How it Works
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Most, but not all, of this information is automatically populated from the University Directory. If you choose, you can add your cell phone number and office hours on this page.
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If you want your middle initial to appear, you will need to add it to Workday.
Workday by default does not display the middle name for a worker unless an update is made to change your preferred name in Workday so that the middle name appears. Follow the guidance in the Edit Personal Data - Workday Instructional Guide to "Add/Change My Preferred Name" and be sure to uncheck the Use Legal Name as Preferred Name checkbox, which will allow you to edit the Middle Name field.
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Remember to click "Save" before moving on. |
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Your bio should be current, concise, spell-checked, accessible to a layperson, and as jargon-free as possible. You can copy/paste from Microsoft Word, but please note formatting will be lost. Use the shortcodes provided at the left of the text box field to apply available formatting.
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If you are copying your bio over from MS Word, please note that Smart Quotes will render as boxes. Just delete and redo them in the Biography box. |
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| Remember to click "Save" before moving on. |
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4.1 Your Research - Short Bio/Areas of Expertise
When describing your areas of expertise, focus on your primary areas of involvement and activity.
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It The Short Bio/Areas of Expertise appear on when someone mouses over a headshot in the Faculty Directory, per the screengrab below.
This text needs to be kept short and be similar stylistically with the other faculty introductions in order to ensure a consistent experience with who may visit the site, including prospective students.
This text also will appear under the "Expertise" tab on your profile page. 
This text is also used next to your headshot on the appropriate graduate program web pages on the college's website.
4.2 Your Research - Research Keywords
Research Keywords are used for the Faculty Experts Guide's search engine. 
4.3 Projects & Grants
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Use this section to highlight membership membership and participation in boards, professional organizations, etc.
Click "Add New" to get started.
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7. Lectures
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| Add lectures given at other institutions or organizations here. This field is NOT intended for UT class lectures. |
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. Connecting to Graduate Student Profiles
Now that graduate students can manage their own profiles in the same system faculty currently use, faculty members can connect to the profile pages of the graduate students they supervise regardless of if they are in the College of Education.
When you log on to https://apps.jsg.utexas.edu/profiles/, you will see a new tab called Graduate Students, per the below.
Click on the tab and click the “Add New” button on the right.
Check the appropriate radio buttons. If your student is in the College of Education, his or her name will appear in the pull-down menu. Start typing your student’s last name to jump to it quickly. Make sure the correct name is selected, then click Save.
If you are supervising a student who is NOT in the College of Education, you will be provided with different options. Enter your student’s UT EID, which you can get from the UT Directory, select the appropriate degree, enter a URL to the student’s profile, and click Save.
9. Photos
To get started, click "Choose File" to and browse to the photo you want to use.
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10. Websites
Use this section to add links to your scholar sites, social media profiles, and lab or other university-related websites.
Scholar Sites
Enter your URL for any of the below sites and click "Save." The corresponding icon will appear on your profile's landing page.
Social Media Sites
Enter your URL for any of the social media sites listed below and click "Save." The corresponding icon will appear on your profile's landing page.
Other Websites
Click the "Add New" button to add a website link to your profile.
Note the website options that are available once the "Website Type" pull-down menu is clicked:
If you would like to create a site for your lab or research project, please contact the Office of Instructional Innovation.
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11. Courses
Courses will be pulled automatically from UT Direct.