Interfolio hosts a suite of faculty information system modules geared toward higher education institutions. Florida Gulf Coast University joined Interfolio as a client partner in 2021. FGCU currently utilizes the Review and Promotion module and is in the implementation process for the Faculty Activity Reporting (Faculty180) module. Interfolio was chosen to streamline faculty processes and information to better support faculty throughout their academic endeavors.
Create your portfolio, keep track of your documents, and complete your reviews, all in one convenient place.
Communication through a centralized location to improve transparency in faculty processes.
Collect and curate scholarly materials, request and receive confidential letters of recommendations, and prepare for promotion.
During the 2020-21 academic year, discussions in multiple faculty meetings arose about the burdensome documentation requirements for promotion. As of academic year 20-21, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) stipulates that the official promotion document ("Portfolio") is to be a paper document and that an identical electronic copy must be provided for archival purposes. The discussions in Faculty Senate teams on this topic culminated in a resolution that was passed by the Faculty Senate in support of making the electronic portfolio the official document for promotion and eliminating the required paper document.
In April 2021, the Faculty Affairs Team surveyed all faculty about their opinion toward electronic promotion portfolios. Response rate was good (n=234) from a total of about 550 faculty. An overwhelming majority of respondents were in favor of adopting e-portfolios. Faculty were asked about a number of pre-identified concerns and were also given a chance to write in their own comments.
