Log in to Interfolio, navigate to the Cases tab and select the assigned case. You can view submitted materials, evaluation criteria and submit recommendations.
Interfolio Resources for Committee Members
Members of a department, school, college or university Faculty Senate Personnel Committee who are responsible for reviewing a faculty candidate's promotion and/or tenure case.
Committee members in Interfolio have basic permissions within the system. They can view a candidate's packet, download documents (if allowed) and leave comments (also if allowed) on the particular case they have access to.
Committee Member Live Training
To supplement available self-paced training, live NIU-specific Interfolio training is being scheduled for those who will be using the Interfolio system during the phased implementation of the 2025-2026 cycle.
An initial committee member training session was offered for NIU department personnel committee members, college council committee members, and faculty senate personnel committee members reviewing faculty promotion and tenure cases in Interfolio and highlights to know for committee member review during the upcoming cycle 2025-2026 review cycle.
Committee Member Self-paced Training
This self-paced, interactive course covers the different tools and functionality within the Interfolio RPT platform to use while reviewing a case.
Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes
Committee Member Frequently Asked Questions
While you cannot annotate directly on submitted documents, you can add private notes (visible only to you) for committee discussions when viewing within the Interfolio document reader.
Yes, case downloads are enabled at NIU. Downloads are permitted for the entire packet, meaning all materials—excluding videos and web links—can be downloaded either as a ZIP file or a PDF. Committee members can also download individual documents or all documents together directly from the document reader. Learn more here: Download Case Materials.
Yes, faculty review policies and criteria remain the same. Interfolio simply facilitates digital access to materials. Reviewers should follow NIU’s established evaluation procedures.
Access may be restricted once your committee’s review stage is complete. Check with the case manager if you need to reference materials later.
Have more questions?
Email interfolio@niu.edu and a member of our Interfolio at NIU team will be back in touch as soon as possible!
NOTE: You must log in using your NIU Account ID and password.
Get Help
Interfolio Scholar Services
Call, email, or chat with the Interfolio Scholar Services team with any technical questions. Live support is available Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT.
833-844-2118
interfolio-support@elsevier.com
Interfolio at NIU
Email the Interfolio at NIU team with any questions about the faculty promotion and tenure submission and review process using Interfolio.