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Elements System

Introducing Elements

In late 2024, GW began transitioning from its legacy annual reporting system to a new faculty information system called Elements. Elements is the new platform for GW's Annual Reporting process, and also provides other useful features. Symplectic Elements is a part of Digital Science.

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Key Features of Elements

  • In order to limit the need for faculty to manually enter profile information, Elements pulls information from a variety of external sources. While there will still be manual entry needed, it will be reduced.
    • Journal articles: Web of Science, Dimensions, arXiv, SSRN, and more
    • Courses taught: GW’s Banner information system
    • Grants: Dimensions and GW’s institutional database
  • Anything that you add to your Elements profile will automatically go into your Annual Report unless you choose to exclude it.
  • Faculty can view and edit their Elements profiles anytime.
  • Through Elements’ reporting capabilities, administrators can export data on faculty research and teaching activity by school, program, activity type, and more.

Previous Annual Reports

To obtain copies of your previous annual reports from the Legacy Annual Reporting System, please contact the Faculty Affairs point of contact in your school or academic unit. If you are unsure who that is, please contact elementsatgwu [dot] edu (elements[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Data from the Legacy Annual Reporting System has been migrated into the Elements System. For guidance on where in the Elements System you can find data from the Legacy Annual Reporting System, please review this document, Legacy System to Elements Data Migration (PDF).

Support and Resources

  • Reach out to the GW Elements support team anytime at elementsatgwu [dot] edu (elements[at]gwu[dot]edu). You can send questions by email, or schedule a virtual appointment with a support team member.
  • Explore the Introductory Guide to Building an Elements Profile.