Recap of Town Hall Meeting
Provost Conway and the COACHE Working Group presented their findings and recommendations at a series of town halls in March and April. Watch a recap video and access the presentation slides (PDF).
Faculty Job Satisfaction
Rutgers University–New Brunswick partnered with the Harvard Graduate School of Education Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) to conduct a faculty job satisfaction survey in the spring of 2019. The broad goal of this survey is to identify areas of strength and concern in order to inform decisions as we assess needs and work to improve key areas that are critical to faculty success.
About COACHE
COACHE is a consortium of over 250 colleges and universities, committed to improving the academic workplace. The survey evaluates faculty perceptions in the following themes:
- Nature of Work: Research, Service, and Teaching
- Resources and Support
- Interdisciplinary Work, Collaboration, and Mentoring
- Tenure and Promotion
- Institutional Leadership
- Shared Governance
- Departmental Engagement, Quality, and Collegiality
- Appreciation and Recognition
- Retention and Negotiation
- Diversity & Inclusion
The survey provides actionable data which will be used as a baseline to measure change.
Survey Response
Eligible participants included all full time tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track faculty members in the spring of 2019. We received 779 survey responses of the 2,081 eligible survey population (37% response rate).
Survey Respondent Demographics
48
%
Women
52
%
Men
32
%
Faculty of Color
68
%
White
12
%
Pre-Tenure
27
%
Non-Tenure Track
61
%
Tenured
The Office of the Provost has collaborated with the Office of Institutional Research and Planning to create an interactive portal where faculty can explore the survey data. Faculty and administrators are encouraged to review our survey results and provide feedback. Also, please view four PDFs highlighting key results of the survey.
Town Hall Meetings
The COACHE faculty survey data was the first step in identifying critical areas of institutional strengths and gaps. Provost Conway convened a COACHE Working Group of faculty representatives from academic units and the New Brunswick Faculty Council who worked diligently to review the survey findings, meet with key stakeholders and administrators, consult with their academic units, and develop recommendations for each of the three unsatisfactory areas—research, governance and communication, and faculty development.
The provost and working group members answer questions from town hall participants.
Feedback on Recommendations
Please use this survey to indicate the priority level of the recommendations. Your feedback on the Working Group recommendations will inform our implementation and planning process going forward.
During the fall of 2020, Provost Conway convened a COACHE Working Group of faculty representatives from academic units and the New Brunswick Faculty Council. The working group met weekly and worked diligently to review the COACHE findings, meet with key stakeholders and administrators, consult with their academic units, and develop recommendations for each of the three unsatisfactory areas—research, governance and communication, and faculty development.
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- Clinton Andrews, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
- Alok Baveja, Rutgers Business School
- Robert Boikess, School of Arts and Sciences
- Timothy Cleary, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
- Christopher Doll, Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Thomas Figueira, School of Arts and Sciences
- Susan Forman, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
- Marybeth Gasman, Graduate School of Education
- Emily Greenfield, School of Social Work
- Maria Kraimer, School of Management and Labor Relations
- Linda Reddy, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
- Lisa Rodenburg, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Bharat Sarath, Rutgers Business School
- Anand Sarwate, School of Engineering
- Don Schaffner, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Stuart Shapiro, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
- Michelle Van Noy, School of Management and Labor Relations
- Elin Wicks, School of Engineering
- Ellen Williams, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- Ryan Womack, New Brunswick Libraries
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