Your institution needs to know what you think of your work experience - the level of support you are receiving at work, the reasonableness of your performance expectations, and the kinds of policies that are important to your success at your institution. Without this information, it is not very easy for academic administrators at your institution to identify the areas that can and should be improved. And because the survey directly addresses issues that can impact policies and strategic planning in your institution, it is imperative that you make your views known. This will, possibly for the first time, give your academic administrators an answer to the question: "How well are faculty members doing at our school?" Unlike many other surveys, the COACHE Survey has a real chance of making a difference in terms of how academic administrators at your institution use the information. There is great interest in your survey responses for two reasons. First, your institution paid to participate in the survey. This means there are leaders in your institution who want to see the results. Your answers to the questions in the survey will pinpoint areas that need immediate attention at your institution. Second, there are thousands of faculty members around the country getting the same survey. Your answers - after they are compared with those of faculty at peer institutions - will identify areas that are particularly important to your campus in the context of nationwide results. Ultimately, your answers will not only help improve your institution, but many others as well.
