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Evaluating Submitted Material
Updated onArticleAs a member of a review committee in the PTR Process, your primary objective in this role is to assess how well the documentation submitted in the PTR Portfolio demonstrates the Faculty's performance in maintaining excellence in his or her job duties since receiving tenure or since the last evaluation was conducted.
To begin the evaluation process you will need to find the cases that are assigned to you as a reviewer. For a more in-depth description on how to that reference the earlier article on "Finding Your Assigned Cases". Otherwise there is a brief refresher down below.
Once the assigned cases have been located, you will need to open each case to see what each individual submitted as evidence for his or her professional performance.
After reading and assessing the submitted material the review committee needs to write its PTR statement about the faculty member's performance. Indicating, where needed, any areas that require improvement or opportunities for professional growth.
*All PTR Statements need to be written on the appropriate FAR template.
All PTR statements, also, need to be completed and uploaded to "required items" box in each Interfolio case, by a specific date each annual cycle. Failure to accomplish all responsibilities for the review step by the published deadline will result in an email notification from the FAR office.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / PTRC Review Level
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Finding your Assigned Cases in Interfolio
Updated onArticleAfter you log in to Interfolio you will be redirected to your Interfolio user home page, from where you can find the cases currently assigned to you as a reviewer
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / PTRC Review Level
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Log In Options
Updated onArticleTo Log in to Interfolio as a CSUF faculty member there are 3 options to choose from to initiate the process. Select whichever one is best suited for your preferences.
All three options will eventually get you to the exact same place, the Login page for the Interfolio Platform, from there the process for logging in is universal regardless of which option you started with.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / PTRC Review Level
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Review Step Introduction
Updated onArticleA Post Tenure Review (PTR) is a periodic evaluation that is scheduled to occur every five years after the awarding of Tenure. Every PTR portfolio is due on or around October 1st at the beginning of every 5th academic year of employment.
*The only exceptions to this time frame are:
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If a faculty member is on leave during the academic year they are scheduled to be evaluated
- The PTR portfolio will be due the next academic year
- If a faculty member is undergoing an RTP evaluation for Promotion to Professor
- If a Faculty member has entered the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP), however an appropriate administrator can still request a FERP faculty member to undergo a PTR
The process is governed by UPS 210.020. The purpose of this periodic evaluation is to be a "consultation of colleagues, whose aim should be the encouragement and maintenance of excellence; an acknowledgment of positive contributions made by tenured faculty; and a time to reflect on opportunities for growth and professional development."
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / PTRC Review Level
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If a faculty member is on leave during the academic year they are scheduled to be evaluated
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How to Forward your Cases to the Next Review Level
Updated onArticleAs a PTR Reviewer there are 2 methods to move submitted PTR Portfolios to the next review level, by the annual deadline published in the FAR evaluation time tables.
Once cases are forwarded in the PTR cycle the Reviewer who forwarded them will normally lose access to the cases and all their materials. The only exception is when two or more review committees have access to the case at the same point in the workflow.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / Department Chair Declares Complete
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Confirming that all Review Packet Sections are Complete
Updated onArticleFor each PTR Portfolio assigned to you as Department Chair, check to make sure that all sections of a submitted packet are labeled as “locked”.
If any are unlocked after the annual submission deadline, lock them, check to make sure that all required information for the review type has been uploaded, then forward the Interfolio case to the next review level.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / Department Chair Declares Complete
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Finding your Assigned Cases in Interfolio
Updated onArticleAfter you log in to Interfolio you will be redirected to your Interfolio user home page, from where you can find the cases currently assigned to you as a reviewer
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / Department Chair Declares Complete
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Log In Options
Updated onArticleTo Log in to Interfolio as a CSUF faculty member there are 3 options to choose from to initiate the process. Select whichever one is best suited for your preferences.
All three options will eventually get you to the exact same place, the Login page for the Interfolio Platform, from there the process for logging in is universal regardless of which option you started with.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / Department Chair Declares Complete
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Review Step Introduction
Updated onArticleA Post Tenure Review (PTR) is a periodic evaluation that is scheduled to occur every five years after the awarding of Tenure. Every PTR portfolio is due on or around October 1st at the beginning of every 5th academic year of employment.
*The only exceptions to this time frame are:
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If a faculty member is on leave during the academic year they are scheduled to be evaluated
- The PTR portfolio will be due the next academic year
- If a faculty member is undergoing an RTP evaluation for Promotion to Professor
- If a Faculty member has entered the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP), however an appropriate administrator can still request a FERP faculty member to undergo a PTR
The process is governed by UPS 210.020. The purpose of this periodic evaluation is to be a "consultation of colleagues, whose aim should be the encouragement and maintenance of excellence; an acknowledgment of positive contributions made by tenured faculty; and a time to reflect on opportunities for growth and professional development."
At his point of the evaluation cycle workflow it is your job, as Department Chair, is to make sure that the faculty member under review has submitted the required volume of documentation for their portfolio.
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Reviewers Guide / Department Chair Declares Complete
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If a faculty member is on leave during the academic year they are scheduled to be evaluated
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How to Use Dossier for Evaluations
Updated onArticleAs CSUF faculty, you get access to 2 interfolio products:
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Review, Promotion, and Tenure = platform where you upload and submit documents for your required evaluations
- When you log into Interfolio through the CSUF Portal it is the option button with the CSUF logo
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Dossier = this is a digital safe where you can upload and organize documents for upcoming reviews
- Dossier is also where your uploaded documents live after you have submitted your review packets through the Review, Promotion, and Tenure platform
- When you log into Interfolio through the CSUF Portal it is the option button with the word "dossier' on it
Interfolio Tutorial Guides / PTR Evaluation Faculty Guide / Interfolio's Dossier
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Review, Promotion, and Tenure = platform where you upload and submit documents for your required evaluations