1. Data Compiled from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)

2. COACHE Survey Founded in 2002 with support from the Ford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies. Based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Consortium of over 200 colleges, universities, and systems across North America. Membership enables colleges and universities build a culture of success and maintain a vibrant faculty. COACHE's tools are designed to generate actionable diagnoses. Based on member feedback, COACHE revised the survey in 2011 to include all tenure-stream faculty.

3. Participation in COACHE UM System was invited to participate in 2005 Interest existed, but cost prohibitive Negotiated a better price for the four campuses Participated the first time in Fall 2008 Focus was on Tenure-Track faculty only Participated again in Fall 2013 Focus was expanded to include Tenured faculty

4. COACHE Report Ready by the end of May Comparisons with five peers and all comparable COACHE participants Five Peers UMASS-Lowell SUNY at Buffalo UNC – Charlotte Kansas State University University of Alabama Comparable institutions 98 institutions Breakdowns by Tenure Status and Rank Breakdowns by Gender and Ethnicity

5. COACHE Benchmarks Nature of Work: Service Nature of Work: Teaching Nature of Work: Research Facilities and Work Resources Personal and Family Policies Health and Retirement Benefits Interdisciplinary Work Collaboration Mentoring Tenure Policies Tenure Clarity Tenure Reasonableness Promotion Leadership: Senior Leadership: Divisional Leadership: Departmental Departmental Engagement Departmental Quality Departmental Collegiality Appreciation and Recognition

6. COACHE Report Additional Areas Best aspects of working at UMKC Worst aspects of working at UMKC Reasons faculty would leave UMKC The number one thing that UMKC could do to improve the workplace Additional Climate questions

7. Response Rate

8. Top Five Best and Worst

9. Top Five Best Aspects

13. Top Five Worst Aspects

17. Improving the Workplace