Annual Faculty Review FAQ

1. What period of time does this review cover?

Faculty members should include information regarding their activities for the period July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021. For the section listing upcoming goals, faculty members are suggested to indicate goals for the upcoming academic year, July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.

Academic Year Timeline

2. Do I have to complete the online review in one sitting?

No, there is a save feature that will allow you to save the information and return to complete the form at a later time by logging into the website again.

3. Can I complete these forms at home, or at another offsite location?

Yes, you will need to sign in via VPN (Cisco AnyConnect) to access ASMS (https://asms.weill.cornell.edu). Authentication via CWID will be required.

For information on using Cisco AnyConnect, please see: https://its.weill.cornell.edu/guides/how-to-install-and-use-cisco-anyconnect
Duo Two-Factor Authentication is required when accessing Cisco AnyConnect from off campus. For more information on using Duo, please see: https://its.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/guides/installing_duo.pdf.
On the ASMS landing page, you will see the Faculty Review Tool listed on the Navigation Dashboard.
Clicking the Faculty Review icon will bring you to the Annual Faculty Review welcome page.
Please be sure that your settings allow pop-ups.
If you are having trouble connecting to the Faculty Review website, please contact the ITS Service Desk at (212) 746-4878, or by email at support@med.cornell.edu. The operating hours of the ITS Service Desk are Monday through Friday 7AM to 7PM.

4. Can I use information from my current CV to complete this form?

This is an excellent way to complete this form accurately and quickly. If your CV is a Word document, you can copy and paste information from your CV into the online form. There are some areas where information is requested on a line-by-line basis. For example, when entering information about recent honors and awards, it would be helpful to copy and paste one award per line.

5. Can I use information from this annual review form to update my CV?

Absolutely. When you finish entering information, you will be given the opportunity to review it for accuracy, as well as to save it as a Word document. You can then copy and paste the relevant areas into your existing CV.

6. If I have questions about how to complete this form, whom do I contact?

Help is available by emailing the Office of Faculty Affairs. The Faculty Affairs Review Associate is Selena Chan, who could be reached by email at WCMFacultyReview@med.cornell.edu.

7. How are meetings with my chair/designee arranged?

Once you have completed the online form and submitted it, your chair/designee will be notified. He/she will then set up a face-to-face or virtual meeting with you. All faculty members will be reviewed before October 31, 2021. Please complete the form as soon as possible to facilitate this process.

8. What happens after the face-to-face or virtual meeting occurs?

You will receive an email asking you to complete the last phase of this process. You will be asked to confirm that the meeting occurred. You will be asked whether you understand the process for promotion and your progress towards promotion. Both you and your chair/designee must confirm that the meeting occurred.

9. How do I give feedback regarding this process?

If you have specific questions about the web-based system, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs directly (Selena Chan, wcmfacultyreview@med.cornell.edu).