COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey

A survey by faculty, for faculty.
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COACHE at UTA

Inspired by its commitment to improving the campus workplace for faculty, UTA’s Faculty Senate is partnering with the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) to run a systematic survey of UTA faculty members during the spring 2025 term. When the COACHE survey was conducted in spring 2021, its results drove a multi-year effort to develop initiatives for improving the lives of faculty members at UTA. The survey’s steering committee made 45 actionable recommendations, contributing to meaningful changes that include an increase in faculty salaries and greatly improved support for graduate teaching and research assistants.

  • Fall 2024 – COACHE Steering Committee begins planning the communication process surrounding survey launch
  • February 2025 – Survey launches
  • Mid-April 2025 – Survey closes
  • Summer 2025 – Anticipated to receive survey results
  • Fall 2025 – Post results and form the new Evaluation, Results, and Initiatives Committee (ERIC) to begin the analysis and planning process
  • Spring 2026 – Develop and prioritize initiatives
  • Fall 2026 – Act on priorities and engage COACHE peers
  • Spring 2027 – Evaluate progress
  • Fall 2028 - Conclude communication of recommendations to campus
  • Spring 2028 - Demonstrate impact of survey

  • Jacqueline Fay, chair, professor of English
  • Maxine Adegbola, associate clinical professor of nursing
  • George Benson, professor of Management and Chair of the Department of Management
  • Minerva Cordero, professor of Mathematics and Vice Provost for Faculty Success
  • Funda Karapinar-Reilly, Director of Analytics, University Analytics
  • Ellie Mahan, Interim Director of Internal Communications and Strategy, Office of Marketing, Messaging, and Engagement
  • Sandro Miljatovic, Director of HR Project Management, Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement
  • Anne Nordberg, associate professor of Social Work and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, School of Social Work
  • Yi Leaf Zhang, professor of Higher Education, Adult Learning, and Organizational Studies (HEALOS) 

Survey Results

Received in summer 2021, results from the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey inform planning and evaluation, enhancing collegiality within the faculty and with campus leadership while allowing UTA to benchmark its status and progress against peer and aspirant institutions.

View the Full Report More about the results

Explore COACHE at UTA

About the Survey

Learn more about COACHE, the history of it at UTA, and why we embarked on this survey process.

About the Survey

Survey FAQs

Visit our frequently asked questions to understand more about the survey, the work we’re doing now, and what it all means for UTA.

COACHE FAQs

2021 Survey Results

Access a summary of the COACHE results and infographics designed to help the UTA community understand the results.

Survey Results

Evaluation, Review, and Initiatives Committee

We formed the Evaluation, Review, and Initiatives Committee (ERIC) to guide the effort of developing and acting on the priorities that emerged from the survey process.

About ERIC

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