COACHE Celebrations
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ has many areas to celebrate, based on the results of the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction survey.
The Best Aspects of Working at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½
The survey asked respondents to identify "the two best aspects of working at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½." Below are the overall winners.
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Our Colleagues
Quality & Support of Colleagues
Two of the most common responses were Quality of Colleagues and Support of Colleagues. ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is often described as being a "relational" campus, and ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty agree: they enjoy working with each other.
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Our Location
Geographical Location
It will surprise no one that ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty like where they work--not just working on "America's most beautiful campus," but also working and living in the Winter Park/Orlando area of central Florida.
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Our Students
Quality of Undergraduate Students
One of the main reasons why faculty choose to work at a place like ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is because they love to teach. But ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty don't just love to teach. They love to teach ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students.
Areas of Strength
The summary report of the COACHE survey begins by identifying the strengths and concerns indicated by comparing ÐÓ°É´«Ã½'s survey data with comparison institutions. The report listed nine areas of strength and zero areas of concern. The nine strengths fall into the following three themes:
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Collaboration
Given the frequency of faculty selecting "Quality of Colleagues" and "Support of Colleagues" as "Two Best Aspects" of working at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ (see above), it's not surprising that Collaboration was also identified as one of our strengths.
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Governance & Faculty Leadership
Five of our nine strengths focus on some form of institutional infrastructure: "Leadership: Faculty," "Governance: Adaptability," "Governance: Productivity," "Governance: Shared Sense of Purpose," and "Governance: Understanding the Issue at Hand."
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Tenure & Promotion
Three of the nine strengths compared to our peer institutions relate to tenure and promotion: "Promotion to Full," "Tenure Expectations: Clarity," and "Tenure Policies."