Interfolio is a faculty information system numerous institutions of higher education use to streamline faculty information access, reduce the workload for unit report generation, and support promotion and tenure processes. In 2018, Interfolio was initially selected by the university to support faculty hiring processes. A number of units began using the system for their annual evaluation processes and the university has since adopted Interfolio as the system to uniformly manage all promotion and tenure processes.
In 2022-2023, all faculty evaluation processes were formally transitioned into Interfolio with a goal of developing templates to reduce documentation and streamlining the overall process.
The benefits of this system include:
- Singular system for compiling faculty achievements
- One front-facing system fed by University databases
- Departments, colleges/schools and university can meet requirements for reports and information without repeatedly tasking faculty to send information
- Formatted reports for creating NIH biosketches, NSF information, or a curricula vita
- Reports can be used for large grant applications, balancing faculty workloads, celebrating faculty successes, supporting faculty awards, and academic program reviews
Please contact us at faculty180@tamu.edu with any questions you might have in updating your F180 information.
To gain first-time access to all Interfolio modules used by Texas A&M University, follow the Interfolio Login Guidelines.
Helpful Links:
F180 Quick Guides for Current Faculty
Frequently Asked Questions (General)
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After a faculty member's initial profile creation, F180 minimizes the amount of time faculty spend on the evaluation process.
Initially, faculty have more information to input and errors in other systems – like Compass – are being corrected as faculty see missing or incorrect information. Going forward, the annual update process will be minimized, and faculty can use their F180 vitas in evaluations, funding applications to NIH and NSF and during the promotion and tenure process.
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Many; including Arizona State University, Boston College, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Dartmouth College, Emory University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, New York University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Rice University, Tulane University, Universities of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and San Diego (UCSD), University of Chicago, University of Colorado, University of Louisville, Universities of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) and Reno, University of Pennsylvania, University of Utah, Vanderbilt University, Yale University
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As much information as possible is being pulled into Interfolio F180 from university sources to reduce the burden of manual data entry. However, this information is only as accurate as the information in the other university systems.
If there are errors, faculty can correct the original sources or make edits within the Interfolio F180 platform (these are located in the "Information" link on each activity area).
Frequently Asked Questions (Practical)
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Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari provide the best browser interface.
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Send an email to faculty180@tamu.edu with the person’s name, email, NetID and UIN along with the unit/department needing access to. Once the information is verified, we will create an account for them.
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Yes, quick guides and an Interfolio F180 Training Video are available within the Faculty Affairs Intranet.
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There is a system glitch in the Interfolio system. Try these steps first and if that does not clear up the issues, send an email to faculty180@tamu.edu so we can further research the issues:
- Clear out your browser history
- Close the browser
- Reopen the browser
- Log in again
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Work addresses can be updated via Workday.
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This is only for faculty position rank (e.g., professor, associate professor, etc.) and does not include administrative type appointments.
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These two titles are considered honorary titles bestowed by the University and should be listed under the Profile section called "University Distinguished Honors".
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Send an email to faculty180@tamu.edu with the title information and date details and we will research it. Once the information is verified, we can update your records.
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Send an email to faculty180@tamu.edu with the tenure information and date details and we will research it. Once the information is verified, we can update your records.
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Send an email to faculty180@tamu.edu with your unit/department information and date details and we will research it. Once the information is verified, we can update your records.
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Under the Profiles section called “Texas A&M - Administrative Appointments”.
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Under the Profiles section called "University Endowed Positions".
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- TR (traditional face-to-face)
- NT (non-traditionally delivered)
- DUAL (face-to-face with Remote option)
- MIXED (face-to-face and remote meetings)
- REM (remote)
- WEB (web-based)
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Student Credit Hours is the Credit Hours multiplied by the number of students enrolled in the course.
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For any sections that have red "Activities Require Your Attention" box on top of that section, you can click the "Update" button on the far bottom right-hand corner for that section to confirm that the activities in that section are all ongoing.
Or, an entry can be changed to "Activity Ended" and an end date entered before clicking the "Update" button to clear the actions requirement.
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Publicly Displayed determines what is visible to other faculty at Texas A&M University that are using the "Find Colleagues" feature.
Interfolio F180/RPT Office Hours
In preparation for the next evaluation period, Faculty Affairs hosts monthly office hours sessions for assistance with Interfolio F180 and guidance on the overall promotion and tenure process.
Help sessions will be held via Zoom once per month on the second Wednesday of the month from 10:00-10:30am. Registration is required and registrants will receive an email confirmation including the session Zoom link.
*Please share this registration link within your units/departments for individuals to sign up for Faculty Affairs assistance with F180 and RPT*