The survey helps institutions of higher education recognize matters of concern that faculty identify. Faculty answers to the survey questions help pinpoint areas that need immediate attention. Answers to critical questions can impact policies and strategic planning in the future. The survey results also include a comparison with peer institutions, so that at MARIST COLLEGE we can better understand how faculty here feel about important matters in comparison with how faculty at other institutions feel on similar issues.

One thing you should know is that answering the survey is purely voluntary; you don’t have to take it. However, your input is valuable and will help MARIST COLLEGE administrators better understand how you feel about your work experience, ostensibly to make working at MARIST COLLEGE a better experience for all. How do you feel about the level of support you are getting from the institution, for example, or what do you think about the institutional expectations for your work? Your answers help to identify what faculty are feeling regarding their working lives.

Although there are research-related questions, this is not just for faculty on the tenure track. It is equally important that the opinions of full-time non-tenure track faculty are heard.

In taking the survey your anonymity is guaranteed. That’s a hallmark of COACHE. The administrators at the HGSE state, "When we submit the survey report to your institution, only the aggregate data is shown in the report. No identifiers are matched to reported responses, and no disaggregated data will be presented for any subgroup with fewer than five respondents."

The survey closes on April 8. You may recall that Provost Catherine Kodat would like at least a 60 percent response rate. We know we can do better than that!!