{"587689":{"#nid":"587689","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Invited to Participate in Satisfaction Survey","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFeedback on job satisfaction \u0026mdash; that\u0026rsquo;s what an upcoming survey aims to gather from academic faculty at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting Feb. 20, Georgia Tech faculty can participate in the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey. The 25-minute confidential survey will capture the faculty experience in topics including teaching interdisciplinary work and collaboration, and appreciation and recognition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want Georgia Tech to be a great place to work, and job satisfaction is key to ensuring that we continue to attract and retain the best and brightest scholars and teachers,\u0026rdquo; said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u0026ldquo;While the faculty participate in other surveys, this input is especially vital as this particular survey is designed to help us get a better picture of job satisfaction compared to faculty at our peer institutions.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnique links will be emailed to participating faculty members. COACHE won\u0026rsquo;t use any name or email address for any purposes aside from this research, and no one beyond the Office of Institutional Research and Planning will have access to the unit-record data.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want faculty to rest assured that individuals can\u0026rsquo;t be identified,\u0026rdquo; said Susan Cozzens, vice provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development. \u0026ldquo;This data won\u0026rsquo;t be meaningful if we don\u0026rsquo;t have broad participation. So, Dr. Bras and I both hope that everyone will provide their thoughts to help Tech continue on its path to being one of the best places for scholars to work.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce the survey closes in mid-April, the data will be analyzed and shared with the faculty community by late fall 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe COACHE survey has been part of a national program with the Harvard Graduate School of Education since 2003.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuestions can be submitted to\u0026nbsp; Leslie Sharp, associate vice provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development, at\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.sharp@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eleslie.sharp@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. For more information about COACHE, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/coache.gse.harvard.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ecoache.gse.harvard.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting Feb. 20, Georgia Tech faculty can participate in the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Starting Feb. 20, Georgia Tech faculty can participate in the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey. "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-02-21 15:16:53","changed_gmt":"2017-02-21 15:16:53","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-02-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167062","name":"survey"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"173532","name":"graduate education and faculty development"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.sharp@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELeslie Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGraduate Education and Faculty Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}