Collaborative on Careers in Higher Education

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to present you with an important opportunity to participate in a survey of faculty job satisfaction. This survey research is part of a national program called the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), which has been operating from Harvard Graduate School of Education since 2003. Participation will entail completing a 25-minute, web-based survey; your unique link to the survey will be emailed to you from COACHE in the coming days. COACHE will not use any name or email address for any purposes except for this research.

While there are many surveys that faculty are asked to complete, this one was designed entirely to determine their current job satisfaction compared to faculty at peer institutions. Your views are especially important to us as we strive to attract and retain the best and brightest teacher-scholars, increase the satisfaction of all faculty and to make Allegheny a great place to work.

This survey is completely confidential and will be handled through the COACHE project team at Harvard. Your privacy will be maintained in all published and written data, and your identity will be carefully protected in all information, including the summary analysis that COACHE will share with our campus.

We believe that Allegheny can be one of the best places for faculty to work. This opportunity to gather comparative data is a wonderful opportunity to advance that goal – but it will only be meaningful if we have board participation from across the faculty.

Within the next few weeks, you will receive an email from COACHE (coachefaculty@abtsurvey.com), directing you to the online survey. The survey is easy to complete. If you have any questions, please contact coache@allegheny.edu, or a member of the COACHE team:

Peter Bradley, Associate Provost
James Niblock, Professor of Music
Chris Normile, Assistant Professor of Psychology (sabbatical Sp 25)
Alyssa Ribeiro, Chair of Faculty Council
Lisa Whitenack, Director of Faculty Development

Thank you in advance for helping improve Allegheny through participating in this study.

Sincerely,

Jen Dearden
Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty