The Faculty Information System (FIS) Request for Proposals (RFP) was launched on August 5, 2026 following an exploratory Request for Information (RFI) conducted in Summer/Fall 2025. This webpage provides general information about the status of the RFP.
Upcoming Campus Visits
All UM System faculty and staff that work with myVITA will be invited to participate in interactive sessions with the selected semi-finalist vendors. The following campus visits have been scheduled. A livestream link will be made available on this site prior to each session, and links to recordings and a feedback form will be provided here after each session.
Vendor 1: October 20, 2026, from 12:00-1:45PM
- Recording: Will be made available the week of November 2
- Feedback form: Complete the feedback form (survey opens 1:45pm 10/20/2026)
Vendor 2: October 29, 2026, from 12:00-1:45PM
- Recording: Will be made available the week of November 2
- Feedback form: Complete the feedback form (survey opens 1:45pm 10/29/2026)
Background
Faculty information systems are crucial to the operation of the modern university. They provide faculty members with a streamlined way to capture their research, teaching, service, scholarship, and creative works in one place. They are also central to faculty evaluation processes, including annual reviews, mid-probationary reviews, and promotion and tenure.
The decision to undertake an RFP was based on feedback from faculty and other stakeholders across our four universities. The review of proposals will take place during the Fall 2026 semester and will be overseen by a selection committee comprised of faculty, staff, and administrators from all four universities (see below for more information).
It is important to note that, regardless of the outcome of the RFP, myVITA will continue to be used for at least the next two evaluation cycles.
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee will make recommendations to University leadership on the final selection of the University’s Faculty Information System.
- Chair: John Middleton, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief of Staff
- Amy Carlson, Senior Associate Registrar, UMKC
- Steven Chaffin, Academic Affairs Program Director, UM System
- Brenda Cook, Administrative Consultant & myVITA Coordinator, MU
- Tim Dombrowski, Associate Professor of Finance, UMSL
- Kate Drowne, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, S&T
- Gerald Gao, Associate Dean-Research & Faculty Affairs, Professor of Marketing, UMSL
- Alice Hall, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, UMSL
- Susan Halsted, myVITA Coordinator, UM System
- Alex Holsinger, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, UMKC
- Jessica Hosey, Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Studies, MU
- Misty House, Sr. Project Coordinator & myVITA Coordinator, S&T
- Brian Houston, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, MU
- Wayne Jones, Associate Vice Chancellor Institutional Research, S&T
- Michelle Merriman, Director of Enterprise Application Services, UM System
- Nora Peterman, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy, UMKC
- Chris Popoola, Administrative Consultant & myVITA Coordinator, UMKC
- Paul Runnion, Teaching Professor of Mathematics and Statistics & IFC Representative, S&T
- Elizabeth Sampson, Project Coordinator & myVITA Coordinator, UMSL
- Melvin Tanner, Director of University Analytics, UMKC
- Lisa Washburn, Associate Vice Chancellor of Extension, MU
- Kara Whatley, Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian, MU
- Daniel White, Director of Institutional Research, UM System
- Jeremy Wiebold, Director of Student Information Systems, MU
- Cathleen Wood, Business Services Consultant, Sr. & myVITA Coordinator, MU