Symplectic Elements Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn : Scholars@Pitt

October 20, 2025

Andrew Labuda, Enterprise Applications

Overview – Scholars@Pitt

• Centralized Faculty

Information

• Scholars@Pitt centralizes faculty research and scholarly activities for easier organization and reporting.

• System Integration

• Integration with University systems ensures consistent data updates and accessibility for faculty profiles.

• Promoting Interdisciplinary Research

• The platform supports interdisciplinary research and strategic planning by providing insights on faculty strengths.

• Discovery

Module Benefits

(*New)

• Discovery module improves visibility and collaboration by highlighting faculty expertise across the University.

Key Features

• Automated Data Harvesting

• Profiles are updated through automated data collection using identifiers like ORCID and Dimensions ID for accuracy and efficiency.

• Comprehensive Content

• Add grants, teaching duties, service roles, and professional and academic activities to provide a full profile.

• Automated Document Generation

• Supports creating CVs, bio sketches, and reports using pre-defined templates for ease and consistency.

• Real-Time Profile Integration

• Integrates with Swanson Faculty website to keep faculty profiles updated automatically in real-time. (*Note of Publication Favorites)

Discover Scholars@Pitt

•Faculty Visibility and Collaboration

•Enhance visibility of faculty expertise across the University, fostering collaboration and partnerships.

•Strategic Planning Support

•Provides insight into faculty strengths, gaps, and opportunities to guide strategic research planning.

•Enhance Public Engagement

•Makes Pitt profiles accessible to external media, funders, and collaborators, increasing public engagement and outreach.

•Privacy and Visibility Controls !

•Control public vs internal views through privacy settings to manage information visibility.

Filters and Label Schemes

• Edit Profile

• Availability

• Fields of Research

Training and Support

• Ongoing managed roll-out

• Service leadership and vendor partner meet weekly to provide continuous support and updates as the platform grows.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Align departmental needs with system capabilities to ensure collaborative implementation.

• Specialized Technical Training

• Focused training covers technical setup, data quality, and reporting logic for confident system use.

• Dedicated Support Team

• IT professionals and data stewards support faculty to manage profiles and maximize system features.

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• https://scholars.pitt.edu/

• https://discover.pitt.edu/