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2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey: Some Select Findings

for Vice Provoststo

Pique Curiosity in

What the Data Can Tell UsPresentation for Vice Provosts MeetingApril 9, 2007

Nancy Whelchel, PhDAssistant Director for Survey ResearchUniversity Planning and Analysishttp://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/

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Overview

Update The library Technology in the classroom and beyond Interest in international activities Diversity Faculty-Administration relationship What next?

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Update: The Bottom Line…

Results are generalizable to NC State faculty– 69.7% response rate

• No significant differences in response rates among subgroups

Overall results are generally positive

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Update: Results posted on webhttp://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/

Executive summary (overall results) Research methods Annotated questionnaire Tables by:

– College• Overall results• Tenure-track faculty only (coming soon)• Academic and demographic profiles (coming soon)

– Academic Profile (rank, tenure status, administrative experience)– Demographic Profile (gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, age, #

years at NC State) Select presentations Invitation for feedback

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Update: Presentations

Council of the Status of Women (Jan. 18) Association for Women Faculty (Jan. 24) Research Operations Council (Feb. 15) University Diversity Advisory Committee (Feb. 26) Faculty Senate (Feb. 27) Research and Graduate Studies Retreat (March 1) Vice Provosts (April 9) Extension, Engagement and Economic Development

Operations Council (April 11) BOT: Academic Affairs and Personnel Committee

(Sept. 20)

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Update: Ad Hoc Requests

Task Force on Post-Tenure Review CHASS EEED ODAAA Others…

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NC State Libraries: Availability of/access to materials Among highest satisfaction ratings in entire survey

Dissatisfied5%

Very Dissatisfied

1%Very

Satisfied40% Satisfied

54%

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NC State Libraries: Availability of/access to materialsSatisfaction varies by college

48

48

47

44

42

39

38

36

35

29

52

44

47

50

54

58

58

58

58

57

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

COT

Design

CED

CHASS

COE

PAMS

CNR

CALS

COM

CVM

Percent Satisfied

Very Satisfied Satisfied

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Sufficient Resources for Discovery of Knowledge

Belief that NC State provides sufficient resources for the discovery of knowledge is higher among those

satisfied with availability of/access to materials in the libraries

46%

65%

54%

35%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

dissatisfied

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agree disagree

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The Libraries: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Most positive aspect of working at NC State: (@ 23 respondents)

“The library is the only institution on campus that works the way it should. It is the jewel in the crown and the one thing that makes me most proud. I’ve worked at major universities all over the U.S. and the world and this library is among the best. It’s holdings are well managed and its staff spectacularly competent.”

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Classroom Technology: Availability and Training/Support

80% of faculty are “very satisfied” (29%) or “satisfied” (51%) with availability of classroom technology

83% of faculty are “very satisfied” (20%) or “satisfied” (63%) with training/support to use learning technologies.

70% of faculty are satisfied with BOTH availability of classroom technology AND training/support for learning technologies.

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Availability of Classroom Technology

Satisfaction varies by college

73

38

36

33

27

26

25

24

21

5

23

53

52

54

58

44

51

48

59

64

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

COT

COM

COE

CNR

CALS

CED

PAMS

CHASS

CVM

Design

Percent Satisfied

Very Satisfied Satisfied

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Training/Support for Using Learning TechnologiesSatisfaction varies by college

42

31

25

20

17

17

15

14

10

0

42

52

61

67

64

67

63

72

61

50

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

COT

CED

CHASS

CNR

CALS

PAMS

COM

COE

CVM

Design

Percent Satisfied

Very Satisfied Satisfied

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Support for Innovative TeachingBelief that NC State supports innovative teaching is

higher among those satisfied w/ availability of classroom technology.

51

25

15

7

43

64

59

49

4

8

20

24

2

2

5

20

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

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Support for Innovative Teaching

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Support for Innovative TeachingBelief that NC State supports innovative teaching is

higher among those satisfied w/ training/support for using learning technologies.

60

27

19

0

35

66

50

47

4

6

24

33

1

2

7

19

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Very Satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

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Support for Innovative Teaching

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Classroom Technology: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Most positive aspect of working at NC State: (@ 15 respondents)

Most serious concerns/suggested improvements: (@18 respondents)

“I finally have a technologically advanced classroom which makes a big difference. All classrooms should be outfitted this way… It should be a top priority.”

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International Activities

Half or more faculty express interest in various international activities.

45

26

26

19

31

30

33

30

12

19

18

24

12

25

23

28

0 20 40 60 80 100

Research projects outside US

Teach study abroad

Advise international students

International service project

Percent Expressing Interest

A Great Deal Some A Little None

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International Activities

Interest is generally highest among– Faculty of color– Junior faculty

(Assistant profs, younger faculty; faculty at NC State fewer years)

– COT, CNR, Design (except for advising)

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International Service Project Participants

A potentially untapped resource… 40% of faculty who have never volunteered in the past 2 years

express at least some interest in participating

32

22

24

15

14

32

28

29

30

26

16

24

22

27

22

20

26

25

28

38

0 20 40 60 80 100

Weekly

2-3 Times Month

1 Time Month

A Few Times

Never

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ism

Percent Expressing Interest

A Great Deal Some A Little None

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Advising International Students

A potentially untapped resource… More than half of faculty who do not do any formal/informal

student advising express at least some interest in advising international students

32

20

32

21

33

33

30

36

18

19

17

20

18

28

21

24

0 20 40 60 80 100

Yes

No

Yes

No

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mal

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Ad

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Percent Expressing Interest in Advising International Students

A Great Deal Some A Little None

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“International”: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Most positive aspect of working at NC State: (@10 respondents)

– Univ/col/dept international reputation– International collaborations

Most serious concerns/suggested improvements: (@ 19 respondents)– Commitment to international reputation – Support for international activities– Support for international graduate students

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Environmental Sustainability Efforts

Limited awareness…(over 50% unaware of ‘green building’ and recycled-content

resources)

Most positive about recycling efforts Least positive about energy conservation

efforts

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Environmental Sustainability Efforts

12

7

5

5

5

4

4

70

67

60

60

58

56

52

15

21

28

27

26

33

31

3

5

6

8

11

7

13

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Recycling efforts

Recycled-content resources use

Water conservation efforts

Alternate transportation use

"Green building" practices

Energy conservation efforts

"Green" space on campus

Percent Satisfied

Very Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied

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Environmental Sustainability Efforts

Satisfaction generally higher– COM

Satisfaction generally lower– CNR, Design, CVM, CHASS– Women– 40 to 55 year olds

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Diversity: Rate Department Administration on Promoting Diversity

76% of faculty give rating of “excellent” or “good” Favorable ratings by race/ethnicity

– 78% Whites– 75% Asians– 75% Hispanics– 44% African Americans

Favorable ratings by gender– 80% Males– 67% Females

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Diversity: Rate Department Administration on Promoting Diversity

% of Faculty of Color giving positive rating (by College)

86

83

75

71

71

63

50

50

40

33

0 20 40 60 80 100

CALS

PAMS

COT

CVM

DESIGN

COE

CNR

CHASS

CED

COM

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Diversity: Rate Department Administration on Promoting Diversity

% of women giving positive rating (by College)

88

79

78

70

70

67

67

61

50

50

0 20 40 60 80 100

DESIGN

PAMS

COT

CED

CALS

CNR

COE

CHASS

COM

CVM

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Diversity: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Most positive aspect of being faculty member here (@33 comments)

– Diversity of faculty/students

By race:– 89% White (26)– 12% Asian (4)– 6% Hispanic (2)– 3% African American (1)

By gender:– 73% Male (24)– 27% Female (9)

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Diversity: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Most serious problems/concerns being faculty member here (@66 comments)

– Lack of diversity (e.g, among administration, faculty, students)– Lack of commitment to/respect for diversity– Gender/parenting issues– Race issues

Number of comments by race:– 68% White (45)– 18% African American (12)– 8% Hispanic (5) – 6% Asian (4)

Number of comments by gender:– 52% Male (34)– 48% Female (32)

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Faculty – Administration RelationshipsJust over half (52%) of faculty (with an opinion) give

positive ratings to the relationship between faculty in their department and university administration.

Good43%

Fair34%

Excellent9%

Poor14%

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Faculty – Administration Relationships

% of faculty giving administration favorable ratings for:– Treating faculty with respect: 82% – Communicating with faculty in department: 39%– Incorporating faculty ideas in decision-making: 32%

Most likely to give favorable ratings:– Junior faculty

(Assistant profs, younger faculty; faculty at NC State fewer years)

– African American & Asian faculty– Faculty without administrative experience

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Faculty – Administration Relationships

A positive opinion

about the behavior of administration toward faculty

generally (but not always) equals

a positive opinion

about relationship between administration and faculty.

(duh)

But, do some things matter more than others?

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Faculty – Administration Relationships

82

32

88

33

61

19

18

68

12

67

39

81

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

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Faculty-Administration Relationships: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Concerns related to administration communication with faculty: (@ 16 respondents)

– Lack of communication– Top-down approach in decision-making

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Faculty-Administration Relationships: An Initial Look at Open-End Comments

Concerns related to administration respect for faculty: (@ 32 respondents)

– General lack of respect– Lack of respect for work done in/by

• Humanities & social science• NTT/PT• Extension/Engagement/Outreach• University service• Teaching

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What next? Some suggestions

UPA– Continue to work on coding open-end comments– Seek out opportunities to use data to address areas of

concern/interest– Respond to ad hoc requests for topical reports and

presentations– (Working on Staff Well-Being Survey for Spring 2008)

VPs– Look at results available online– Think about and request additional analyses/reports– Talk about and use the results!