Appreciation

A Note from the Provost

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to present the full report and recommendations from our sixth COACHE faculty job satisfaction survey, administered in spring 2024. The results offer important context for understanding how our faculty perceive their professional environment, and we continue to use data from each COACHE survey to benchmark our progress against peer institutions and improve how we support faculty success and satisfaction at UNT.

I want to express my gratitude to everyone who participated in this survey. Your honest feedback is critical in helping us understand what we are doing well and where we have opportunities to strengthen support for faculty success. I also want to thank the COACHE Steering Committee for their thoughtful analysis and engagement of our academic community, particularly Vice Provost for Faculty Success Holly Hutchins, who led the committee, and the leaders of our three focus area subcommittees. Because of their efforts and valuable insights from faculty across our university, we now have a roadmap of data-informed, actionable steps to chart our path toward making UNT an even better place to work.

As you read on, you will see we have much to celebrate, including significant strides in addressing areas of concern while enriching resources that help faculty succeed. But there is still work to be done. We are committed to using our 2024-2025 COACHE findings to lean into our strengths and address our challenges through policies and practices that drive faculty development, workload equity, leadership accountability, and faculty satisfaction. 

Thank you all for your dedication to our students and to the mission of the University of North Texas. I look forward to continuing this important work with you.

With gratitude,

 

 

Michael A. McPherson, Ph.D. 
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs