State of the Faculty Survey

Philip C. WanderPresident of the Faculty Senate LMU

March 18 2010

When was the survey conducted?

March 5 – 11, 2010In one week

What’s the response rate?

368 faculty members received the survey121 responded

The response rate was

33%

Who responded to the survey?

Women 44%

Men 56%

Age

49

# of dependents

2

Race African American 2%

Asian 6% Multiracial 6%

Hispanic/Latino 13%

White 73%

Rank

Associate professor 23%

Assistant professor 32%

Full Professor 45%

College

Education 7% Film & Television 8%

Communication & Fine Arts 13% Business 14% Science & Engineering 15%

Bellarmine 45%

What did faculty tell us?

Who responded to the survey?

Senate Communication

with Faculty

Senate Communication effectiveness mean score = 3

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Let us guess …

In senate communication with faculty

which of the following works the worst?

Which the best?

Form of Communication

Listening Session

Faculty Senate Website

E-mails

Newsletter

Personal comm with senator(s)

Form of Senate Communication

Mean ScoreRanking in

Communication Effectiveness

Listening Session 2.47 4

Faculty Senate Website 2.21 5

E-mails 3.96 1

Newsletter 2.73 3

Personal comm with senator(s)

3.31 2

3.00

Faculty knowledge of what the senate

accomplished

Let us guess again …

Which of the following senate accomplishment

faculty has the least knowledge of?

And the most knowledge of?

# Faculty Senate Accomplished Item 2009-2010

1 Faculty Representation in the Core Revision

2Rank and Tenure Independent Review Committee Process

3 Faculty Handbook revision regarding Clinical Faculty

4Approval of the Undergraduate Learning Goals and Outcomes

5Accepting the report and recommendations from the GreenTrans Subcommittee

6Adopting the Governance Committee’s recommendations on the Regular and Periodic Evaluation of Academic Administrators.

7Formation of the Committee on the Comprehensive Evaluation of Teaching

# AnswerFaculty

Knowledge Ranking

% of Faculty

who knew

1 Faculty Representation in the Core Revision 2 63%

2 Rank and Tenure Independent Review 1 80%

3Faculty Handbook revision re. Clinical Faculty

4 27%

4Approving Undergraduate Learning Goals & Outcomes

6 18%

5Accepting the GreenTrans Subcommittee Report

7 8%

6Regular & Periodic Evaluation of Academic Administrators.

5 22%

7Forming Committee on Comprehensive Teaching Evaluation

3 28%

What is faculty satisfaction with

Senate representing them?

Senate representativenessmean score = 3

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One last guess…

Which of the following 3 items

harbor the highest faculty anxiety?

# Faculty Anxiety Area

1 Climate Issues

2 Faculty Mentoring

3 Faculty Governance

4 Recruitment of tenure track faculty

5 Recruitment of part-time/clinical faculty

6 Rank and Tenure

7 Core Curriculum

8 Pre-Tenure retention review practice

# Faculty Anxiety AreaAnxietyRanking

%

1 Climate Issues 4 41%

2 Faculty Mentoring 7 27%

3 Faculty Governance 1 63%

4 Recruitment of tenure track faculty 6 33%

5 Recruitment of part-time/clinical faculty 8 15%

6 Rank and Tenure 3 57%

7 Core Curriculum 2 60%

8 Pre-Tenure retention review practice 5 34%

Top issues faculty wanted to see on the

Senate Agenda …

Ranking What Faculty Thought the Senate Should Address

Impor-tance

1Administration’s responsiveness to issues that impact faculty.

4.03

2 Administration’s consistency and accountability. 3.98

3 Improving tenured/tenure track faculty working conditions. 3.67

4 Rank and Tenure process. 3.63

5 Governance issues at LMU. 3.53

6 Improvement in LMU information technology. 3.39

7 Climate issues at LMU. 3.22

8 Faculty Service report process. 3.14

9 LMU faculty committee structure and accountability. 3.09

10 Housing issues among faculty at LMU. 3.07

11Improving part-time/adjunct/clinical faculty working conditions.

2.97

12 Dining/food issues at LMU. 2.58

12 Child Care issues among faculty at LMU 2.58

38 written responses from faculty – to be coded

Conclusion1. Craft the senate agenda to represent faculty better: a. Administration’s responsiveness, consistency and accountability b. Improving faculty working condition

2. Feel the pulse of the faculty and address top areas of faculty anxiety:

a. governance b. R&T c. Core d. Climate

3. Communicate better with faculty about what we plan to do and what we have accomplished.