Areas of Strength

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Notably, faculty in general and URM faculty perceive their place of work as positive. Sixty percent of faculty would choose UNT again as a place to work, while 67% of faculty report satisfaction with their department as a place to work. Sixty-one percent of URM faculty agree the President/Provost value their school/college, a higher percentage than URM faculty at peer institutions. In addition, Pre-Tenure faculty report satisfaction with their department and institution as places to work (79% and 69%, respectively).

Other Areas of Strength

Sixty-one percent of women and URM faculty agree they would choose UNT again as a place to work. More than sixty percent of FOC, URM faculty, and Asian faculty report satisfaction with their department and institution as places to work (ranging from 60% to 65%).

Areas of Growth

Just over forty percent of Associate, women, and URM faculty agree their department is valued by the President/Provost (45%) or report satisfaction with recognition for service (41%) and scholarship (44%).

Recommendations and Resources

Recommendations to improve satisfaction for faculty appreciation and recognition include:

• Additional resources to support and recognize professional faculty such as additional awards, enhanced mentoring, more professional development support, and a review of how they are evaluated.
• Create channels for notification of accomplishments and awards at all levels including departments, colleges, and university-wide recognitions.
• Continue to review faculty compensation and merit but also consider how to reward in other ways such as flexible schedules, releases, research support, etc. UNT recognizes faculty through a number of faculty awards and celebrates achievements annually at the Salute to Faculty Excellence.

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* = UNT Outshines Peers // NOTE: FOC = Faculty of color; URM = Underrepresented minority (Non-White and non-Asian)