Faculty Activity Reporting and Evaluations
Watermark TM Faculty Success
Faculty Success (formerly known as Digital Measures) is Clemson University's centralized system for collecting and reporting on faculty information. The training resources on this page are designed to apply to all Clemson faculty using Faculty Success. Explore the following helpful resource guides, tips and essential information below and discover best practices for using the new system.
Please note: The Watermark-developed resource guides with screenshots may look slightly different than Clemson's system based on University-customized updates.
Helpful Tips for Operating and Navigating Faculty Success
Faculty Success allows Clemson instructors and leadership to effectively collect and store faculty activities, such as research, publications, presentations and more. Not only does the system integrate essential information into one centralized location, it also works to streamline annual departmental and University-wide review celebrations with its dynamic set of built-in tools so that you can get the recognition you deserve for your outstanding work.
To experience the full benefits of Faculty Success, it's important that you understand of how the system operates and how you can use each dynamic tool to your full advantage to help achieve your career goals.
General Overview

Annual Review
Entering Professional Activities Information
All full-time faculty must set goals for the academic year by October and complete a review the following May. Goals are entered under Workload and Goals (at the very bottom of the Faculty Success log-in page in the Administrative Data section).
The annual review will open in May in the Workflow component. You should submit your annual review materials no later than July 15 for the period ending May 15.
Clemson's Faculty Success team has produced some informational videos of the Faculty Success system navigation, as well as various resource guides to assist you with entering your professional activities into the system. We encourage you to explore the following resources by category for further guidance.
Please note: some of the videos below date from when the system was still called Digital Measures. The information in the videos is still relevant though.
Getting Started with Entering Professional Activities Information
- Introduction to Faculty Success (PDF)
- Annual Activities Submission in Five Steps (PDF)
- Using Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures) to Document Teaching Effectiveness (PDF)
- Importing Publications into Faculty Success
- Publications Proactive Search (PDF)
- Faculty Success Overview Video - prepared May 2021 (when the system was still called Digital Measures)
- Missing or Incorrect Committees in Faculty Success (PDF)
- Faculty Success Guide to Proposals (PDF)
- Faculty Success Guide to Funded Projects (PDF) - posted May 12, 2020
- Manually Entering Graduate Student Advising (PDF) - documenting advising when students have not filed GS2 - posted March 12, 2021
Department Chair Resources
Entering Goals and Annual Review Workflow Resources
TPR Process within Faculty Success
Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment (TPR) Processes are managed within a special Faculty Success workflow.
The sections are identical to Clemson's previously utilized eTPR system with some added clarity for the External Evaluators section and a slight rearrangement of order to be more intuitive. However, there are some changes related to internal forms involving employment and an upcoming section on joint appointments that will roll out in stages. Other changes from eTPR to Faculty Success-TPR workflow sections were minimized specifically to essential details in order to preserve the TPR process.
General Resources about the TPR Process
- Clemson University Faculty Manual (PDF)
- Departmental Bylaws and TPR Guidelines
- Introduction to Faculty Success (PDF)
- Clemson University Calendar of Dates and Deadlines
Using Faculty Success to Complete TPR Reviews
- TPR Pre-Check Process Guide for Faculty (PDF) - declaring an intent for promotion consideration
- Preparing for Tenure, Promotion, or Reappointment Reviews (PDF) - how to create dossiers in Faculty Success
- TPR Process Guide for Department Chairs and TPR Chairs (PDF) - 2022-2023 Review Cycle
- Using Faculty Success to Document Teaching Effectiveness (PDF)
- Resource Materials for Tenure and Promotion Candidates:
- TPR Dossier Table Required for Tenure and Promotion Dossiers - Work Load Report (DOCX)
- TPR Dossier Table Required for Tenure and Promotion Dossiers - External Evaluator Report (DOCX)
- External Evaluators Request Template Letter (DOCX) - for TPR committees to consider when requesting letters
Find a detailed summary of sections comprising the TPR workflow within Faculty Success in the resource guide below.
Contact Us
If you have further inquiries or need additional assistance, please scan the below categories and send your inquiry to the relevant contact, or complete the online booking request form to schedule a one-on-one appointment.
- TPR and Policy Queries: apfa@clemson.edu
- Data, Portal Use and Training Queries: DMAdmin@clemson.edu