Review, Promotion, & Tenure (RPT) System Updates

RPT (Review Promotion Tenure) is the Interfolio electronic system by which faculty members submit their materials for official university reviews associated with continuation or renewal, promotion of rank, and/or tenure. These reviews and the schedule by which they occur are set by university policy and procedures. The system will also be used by department/division colleagues, chair/division director, dean, and provost to evaluate candidate materials and submit required recommendations to the president.  

After studying the faculty experience with Box processes that have been used in recent years, the university identified several shortcomings. The primary concerns are ease of use for faculty and their reviewers, as well as clarity of instructions for faculty in the midst of a review cycle. We find that RPT addresses these concerns well and is a significant improvement for faculty. 

The Office of the Provost is launching the system to the entire academy for the 2025-2026 academic year. Those with submission deadlines in the fall of 2025 will be given training and access starting in May and June of 2025.  Please see the schedule above for training dates. 

Access will be made available based on the submission deadlines for your particular process.  Please see the access date schedule above. 

You may have!  Approximately 25% of the faculty used RPT as part of a pilot group in 2024-2025 (Robbins College, Law, School of Education, University Libraries, and the School of Social Work).  

No. Annual faculty evaluations, also known as annual performance reviews, are not the same as the reviews for continuation, renewal, tenure, and promotion required by university policy. Annual faculty evaluations are associated with merit pay processes and occur in the early spring of every year. 

All non-temporary faculty in every type or track (lecturer, clinical, academic professional, tenure) will use RPT for any required reviews, mandatory promotions, and voluntary promotions as outlined in policy for the faculty type.  

Faculty will be notified annually about their next mandatory review, if any. This notification will come to faculty in an email and will have a mechanism for acknowledgment.  

No. New procedure documents will be published on the Office of the Provost website. These will align with RPT to better serve faculty in their processes.  

The process of requesting permission to seek third-tier promotion (professor, clinical professor, teaching professor, librarian) continues to be handled outside of RPT. The RPT case will be opened after approval to see promotion has been granted by the dean and communicated to the vice provost for faculty affairs.