These nine areas were identified in DU’s previous survey as areas in which we could improve. Click on each topic’s initiatives to learn about what steps DU has taken since that survey to begin to address these findings. We are committed to acting on the 2023 COACHE data to continue to improve faculty satisfaction and equity.
The DU Scores for each category indicate the average response options ranged from 1-5 where 5 is the most favorable. The categories below are organized beginning with areas of greatest growth potential.
COACHE Categories
Interdisciplinarity
DU SCORE
COACHE defines interdisciplinary as research collaboration within and between institutions and with off-campus partners.
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Service
DU SCORE
COACHE defines service as committee work (across department, division, and university) and student advising.
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Collaboration
DU SCORE
COACHE defines collaboration as faculty working together with students, peers, administrators, or other colleagues inside and outside of the institution, and with the broader community through service or outreach programs.
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Leadership
DU SCORE
COACHE defines leadership as the ability to shape the satisfaction of faculty members; to clearly articulate institutional mission and vision; to provide clear and consistent expectations for research, teaching, and service or outreach; support for research and teaching; and ability to communicate to faculty a sense that their work is valued.
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Promotion
DU SCORE
COACHE defines promotion as the movement from associate professor to full professor, and strength of the policies that facilitate such movement (e.g., modified duties such as reduced teaching load; provision of workshops on sabbatical planning and other topics; shifting workloads to more teaching or more research, improved communication about timing for promotion, small grants to support mid-career faculty, etc.).
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Department Collegiality
DU SCORE
COACHE defines collegiality as a faculty member’s cognizance of their sense of “fit” among their colleagues, their personal interactions with colleagues, whether their colleagues “pitch in” when needed, and colleague support for work/life balance.
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DU Identified Areas for Improvement
Beyond the six main COACHE categories, DU has identified three key areas for improvement following the 2019 survey. These areas include compensation, teaching, and research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Most Common Themes
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Compensation
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Of Faculty
In 2019, 28% of DU Faculty reported that compensation is one of the worst aspect of working at DU.
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Teaching
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Of Faculty
In 2019, 13% of DU Faculty reported that teaching load is one of the worst aspects of working at DU.
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Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity
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Of Faculty
In 2019, 14% of Faculty identified clarity and consistency of expectations and provision of resources and support for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity as areas in which DU needed to improve.
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