| 1. Your Gender: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 370 | ||
| skipped question | 1 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Female |  | 47.8% | 177 |
| Male | | 52.2% | 193 |
| 1. Your Gender: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 370 | ||
| skipped question | 1 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Female | | 47.8% | 177 |
| Male | | 52.2% | 193 |
| 2. Do you hold a tenure track position? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 368 | ||
| skipped question | 3 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Yes | | 79.6% | 293 |
| No | | 20.4% | 75 |
| 3. Your rank: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 366 | ||
| skipped question | 5 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Instructor | | 17.2% | 63 |
| Assistant Professor | | 31.1% | 114 |
| Associate Professor | | 30.3% | 111 |
| Full Professor | | 21.3% | 78 |
| 4. Your college: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 363 | ||
| skipped question | 8 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Bowling Green Community College | | 5.2% | 19 |
| College of Education and Behavioral Sciences | | 16.8% | 61 |
| College of Health and Human Services | | 18.2% | 66 |
| Gordon Ford College of Business | | 7.2% | 26 |
| Ogden College of Science and Engineering | | 19.3% | 70 |
| Potter College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | | 28.4% | 103 |
| University College | | 2.2% | 8 |
| University Libraries | | 2.8% | 10 |
| 5. Your responsibilities are primarily: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 370 | ||
| skipped question | 1 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Teaching | | 88.4% | 327 |
| Administrative | | 11.6% | 43 |
| 6. Please rate your level of satisfaction with the following benefits, working conditions and support services at WKU using the scale below: * Extremely Satisfied * Satisfied * Neutral * Dissatisfied * Extremely Dissatisfied * No basis for judgment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 344 | |||||||
| skipped question | 27 | |||||||
| Extremely Satisfied (5) | Satisfied (4) | Neutral (3) | Dissatisfied (2) | Extremely Dissatisfied (1) | No Basis for Judgment | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| Your individual health care benefits | 25.3% (87) | 58.7% (202) | 7.6% (26) | 5.2% (18) | 2.3% (8) | 0.9% (3) | 4.00 | 344 |
| Your family health care options | 11.9% (40) | 39.6% (133) | 11.9% (40) | 8.6% (29) | 4.8% (16) | 23.2% (78) | 3.59 | 336 |
| Your retirement options | 11.9% (40) | 51.3% (172) | 21.5% (72) | 11.6% (39) | 2.7% (9) | 0.9% (3) | 3.59 | 335 |
| Your faculty development fund availability | 9.3% (31) | 37.4% (125) | 17.7% (59) | 21.3% (71) | 10.8% (36) | 3.6% (12) | 3.14 | 334 |
| Your classrooms | 10.2% (35) | 37.7% (129) | 15.5% (53) | 26.0% (89) | 8.5% (29) | 2.0% (7) | 3.16 | 342 |
| Departmental equipment | 15.4% (52) | 37.9% (128) | 18.0% (61) | 18.9% (64) | 8.0% (27) | 1.8% (6) | 3.34 | 338 |
| Your building(s) | 11.4% (39) | 22.5% (77) | 14.9% (51) | 26.6% (91) | 24.6% (84) | 0.0% (0) | 2.70 | 342 |
| Your office space | 15.2% (52) | 38.3% (131) | 13.5% (46) | 19.3% (66) | 13.5% (46) | 0.3% (1) | 3.23 | 342 |
| Library resources | 9.1% (31) | 40.8% (139) | 22.9% (78) | 15.8% (54) | 10.3% (35) | 1.2% (4) | 3.23 | 341 |
| Availability of University childcare | 1.2% (4) | 1.8% (6) | 12.9% (44) | 5.6% (19) | 8.5% (29) | 70.2% (240) | 2.38 | 342 |
| Information Technology | 17.4% (59) | 56.8% (193) | 15.6% (53) | 7.9% (27) | 2.1% (7) | 0.3% (1) | 3.80 | 340 |
| Parking and Transportation | 2.9% (10) | 32.9% (113) | 16.6% (57) | 25.1% (86) | 17.8% (61) | 4.7% (16) | 2.77 | 343 |
| Bookstore Services | 7.3% (25) | 42.9% (147) | 32.7% (112) | 10.8% (37) | 2.9% (10) | 3.5% (12) | 3.42 | 343 |
| Campus Food Services | 10.2% (35) | 45.3% (155) | 26.3% (90) | 7.9% (27) | 2.9% (10) | 7.3% (25) | 3.56 | 342 |
| Your knowledge of Western's parental/maternity leave options | 3.2% (11) | 14.0% (48) | 16.7% (57) | 5.3% (18) | 2.6% (9) | 58.2% (199) | 3.24 | 342 |
| Western's parental/maternity leave options | 2.4% (8) | 8.9% (30) | 16.4% (55) | 7.4% (25) | 4.8% (16) | 60.1% (202) | 2.92 | 336 |
| Your sense of general faculty morale | 1.5% (5) | 14.4% (49) | 17.9% (61) | 37.4% (127) | 28.8% (98) | 0.0% (0) | 2.22 | 340 |
| Use the space below to provide further feedback on benefits, working conditions and support services at WKU. | 106 | |||||||
| 7. The statements below are about faculty workload and job satisfaction. Rate your level of agreement with each statement using the following scale: * Strongly Agree * Agree * Neutral * Disagree * Strongly Disagree * No basis for judgment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 345 | |||||||
| skipped question | 26 | |||||||
| Strongly Agree (5) | Agree (4) | Neutral (3) | Disagree (2) | Strongly Disagree (1) | No Basis for Judgment | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| My teaching load is reasonable and manageable. | 9.9% (34) | 38.8% (134) | 15.9% (55) | 22.6% (78) | 10.7% (37) | 2.0% (7) | 3.15 | 345 |
| My service load is reasonable and manageable. | 7.0% (24) | 38.6% (132) | 18.7% (64) | 24.9% (85) | 9.6% (33) | 1.2% (4) | 3.09 | 342 |
| My research load is reasonable and manageable (for tenure, promotion and continuance). | 6.4% (22) | 30.9% (106) | 25.9% (89) | 18.4% (63) | 7.3% (25) | 11.1% (38) | 3.12 | 343 |
| My total workload is satisfactory. | 6.7% (23) | 28.0% (96) | 20.7% (71) | 34.4% (118) | 10.2% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 2.87 | 343 |
| The University's "16 unit workload formula" adequately measures my workload with regard to teaching, service and research. | 2.9% (10) | 7.9% (27) | 12.5% (43) | 31.2% (107) | 32.9% (113) | 12.5% (43) | 2.05 | 343 |
| I have a clear understanding of what I need to accomplish for tenure and/or promotion. | 14.6% (50) | 32.1% (110) | 16.3% (56) | 14.9% (51) | 11.4% (39) | 10.8% (37) | 3.26 | 343 |
| Tenure and promotion procedures at WKU are transparent. | 9.3% (32) | 22.4% (77) | 20.3% (70) | 22.7% (78) | 18.6% (64) | 6.7% (23) | 2.80 | 344 |
| The current form of instructor and course evaluation (SITEs) provides adequate and effective information about teaching effectiveness. | 2.0% (7) | 9.3% (32) | 13.6% (47) | 29.9% (103) | 44.1% (152) | 1.2% (4) | 1.94 | 345 |
| I receive appropriate and constructive feedback about teaching. | 4.7% (16) | 16.9% (58) | 29.1% (100) | 22.7% (78) | 24.1% (83) | 2.6% (9) | 2.54 | 344 |
| I am afforded an appropriate degree of autonomy with regard to my areas of responsibility. | 22.9% (79) | 53.6% (185) | 10.1% (35) | 7.0% (24) | 5.5% (19) | 0.9% (3) | 3.82 | 345 |
| I am aware of the criteria for merit increases in my department. | 7.8% (27) | 18.3% (63) | 15.1% (52) | 25.3% (87) | 30.5% (105) | 2.9% (10) | 2.46 | 344 |
| I am satisfied with the merit increase process. | 5.5% (19) | 11.7% (40) | 15.7% (54) | 23.0% (79) | 36.2% (124) | 7.9% (27) | 2.21 | 343 |
| Relative to years of service and rank my salary is satisfactory. | 4.1% (14) | 12.0% (41) | 16.3% (56) | 26.8% (92) | 40.2% (138) | 0.6% (2) | 2.12 | 343 |
| Overall I have high job satisfaction. | 7.0% (24) | 27.3% (93) | 23.8% (81) | 26.1% (89) | 15.8% (54) | 0.0% (0) | 2.84 | 341 |
| Use the space below to provide further feedback on faculty workload and job satisfaction. | 115 | |||||||
| 8. On average, how many credit hours do you teach per year? | ||
|---|---|---|
| answered question | 321 | |
| skipped question | 50 | |
| Response Count | ||
Mean: 19.8 Median: 20.0 Mode: 24.0 | 321 | |
| 9. Per week, about how many hours do you devote to teaching, including preparation, grading, office hours? | ||
|---|---|---|
| answered question | 325 | |
| skipped question | 46 | |
| Response Count | ||
Mean: 31.0 Median: 30.0 Mode: 30.0 | 325 | |
| 10. Per week, about how many hours do you devote to service (departmental, college or university)? | ||
|---|---|---|
| answered question | 325 | |
| skipped question | 46 | |
| Response Count | ||
Mean: 10.6 Median: 10.0 Mode: 10.0 | 325 | |
| 11. Per week, about how many hours do you devote to research/scholarship? | ||
|---|---|---|
| answered question | 325 | |
| skipped question | 46 | |
| Response Count | ||
Mean: 9.0 Median: 6.0 Mode: 5.0 | 325 | |
| 12. The statements below are about university, college and departmental governance. Rate your level of agreement with each statement using the following scale: * Strongly Agree * Agree * Neutral * Disagree * Strongly Disagree * No basis for judgment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 342 | |||||||
| skipped question | 29 | |||||||
| Strongly Agree (5) | Agree (4) | Neutral (3) | Disagree (2) | Strongly Disagree (1) | No Basis for Judgment | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| The University fosters shared governance. | 1.8% (6) | 13.2% (45) | 22.2% (76) | 34.2% (117) | 23.7% (81) | 5.0% (17) | 2.32 | 342 |
| Faculty members can express dissenting views on university governance without fear of intimidation or reprisal. | 8.8% (30) | 27.0% (92) | 19.9% (68) | 24.3% (83) | 16.7% (57) | 3.2% (11) | 2.86 | 341 |
| Academic administrators respond expeditiously to faculty concerns and to the need for action in institutional matters. | 4.7% (16) | 10.6% (36) | 26.5% (90) | 30.3% (103) | 25.9% (88) | 2.1% (7) | 2.37 | 340 |
| The faculty has a strong influence on the selection and in the evaluation of academic administrators. | 2.6% (9) | 8.8% (30) | 17.0% (58) | 25.5% (87) | 39.0% (133) | 7.0% (24) | 2.04 | 341 |
| I have a role in the governance of my college. | 7.7% (26) | 20.4% (69) | 20.9% (71) | 27.1% (92) | 18.9% (64) | 5.0% (17) | 2.69 | 339 |
| I trust the leadership team in my college (Dean, Associate/Assistant Deans and Department Head). | 20.9% (71) | 33.2% (113) | 15.9% (54) | 13.8% (47) | 15.9% (54) | 0.3% (1) | 3.29 | 340 |
| Overall the governance system of my department is effective. | 19.2% (65) | 31.9% (108) | 16.5% (56) | 13.9% (47) | 18.0% (61) | 0.6% (2) | 3.20 | 339 |
| Use the space below to provide further feedback on university, college and departmental governance. | 74 | |||||||
| 13. The statements below are about President Gary Ransdell's performance. Please rate your level of agreement with each statement using the following scale: * Strongly Agree * Agree * Neutral * Disagree * Strongly Disagree * No basis for judgment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 335 | |||||||
| skipped question | 36 | |||||||
| Strongly Agree (5) | Agree (4) | Neutral (3) | Disagree (2) | Strongly Disagree (1) | No Basis for Judgment | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| Articulates a clear vision for the future of the university based on its mission and values. | 17.1% (57) | 42.5% (142) | 18.6% (62) | 12.0% (40) | 8.7% (29) | 1.2% (4) | 3.48 | 334 |
| Honors commitments and agreements. | 6.0% (20) | 19.5% (65) | 23.4% (78) | 26.0% (87) | 19.5% (65) | 5.7% (19) | 2.64 | 334 |
| Conveys accurate information about current issues that are important to the faculty in a timely manner. | 7.8% (26) | 23.4% (78) | 21.3% (71) | 27.8% (93) | 18.3% (61) | 1.5% (5) | 2.74 | 334 |
| Is willing to reevaluate and, if necessary, retract decisions. | 8.4% (28) | 18.6% (62) | 18.3% (61) | 28.4% (95) | 21.0% (70) | 5.4% (18) | 2.63 | 334 |
| Seeks input from faculty most directly affected by decisions. | 5.1% (17) | 11.5% (38) | 18.7% (62) | 30.2% (100) | 28.4% (94) | 6.0% (20) | 2.31 | 331 |
| Provides units with the resources necessary to successfully execute plans and initiatives. | 4.5% (15) | 15.3% (51) | 22.5% (75) | 29.4% (98) | 21.3% (71) | 6.9% (23) | 2.49 | 333 |
| Engages in open dialogue with the faculty on important current issues and is accessible to faculty. | 8.4% (28) | 30.5% (102) | 23.7% (79) | 19.5% (65) | 14.1% (47) | 3.9% (13) | 3.00 | 334 |
| Selects competent leaders and removes incompetent leaders from administrative positions. | 4.5% (15) | 11.1% (37) | 21.3% (71) | 24.0% (80) | 29.9% (100) | 9.3% (31) | 2.30 | 334 |
| Works to provide adequate pay raises and equitable compensation packages for faculty. | 4.5% (15) | 7.2% (24) | 16.8% (56) | 27.0% (90) | 42.9% (143) | 1.5% (5) | 2.02 | 333 |
| I have confidence in the President's leadership and endorse his continuance as President. | 11.2% (37) | 26.7% (88) | 26.7% (88) | 16.1% (53) | 17.9% (59) | 1.5% (5) | 2.97 | 330 |
| Use the space below to provide further feedback on President Gary Ransdell's performance. Your comment(s) will be shared with the President but will not with the faculty-at-large. | 98 | |||||||
| 14. The statements below are about Provost Barbara Burch's performance. Please rate your level of agreement with each statement using the following scale: * Strongly Agree * Agree * Neutral * Disagree * Strongly Disagree * No basis for judgment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 334 | |||||||
| skipped question | 37 | |||||||
| Strongly Agree (5) | Agree (4) | Neutral (3) | Disagree (2) | Strongly Disagree (1) | No Basis for Judgment | Rating Average | Response Count | |
| Develops and implements plans and policies that reflect the mission of the university. | 8.1% (27) | 36.0% (120) | 19.8% (66) | 13.2% (44) | 16.5% (55) | 6.3% (21) | 3.06 | 333 |
| Conveys accurate information on current issues that are important to the faculty in a timely manner. | 6.0% (20) | 24.4% (81) | 23.2% (77) | 19.0% (63) | 21.7% (72) | 5.7% (19) | 2.73 | 332 |
| Is willing to reevaluate and, if necessary, retract decisions. | 3.6% (12) | 19.3% (64) | 22.6% (75) | 19.9% (66) | 25.0% (83) | 9.6% (32) | 2.52 | 332 |
| Prioritizes budget needs effectively. | 4.8% (16) | 14.8% (49) | 23.9% (79) | 20.5% (68) | 26.0% (86) | 10.0% (33) | 2.47 | 331 |
| Engages in open dialogue with the faculty on important current issues and is accessible to the faculty. | 6.0% (20) | 21.0% (70) | 17.7% (59) | 23.1% (77) | 26.7% (89) | 5.4% (18) | 2.54 | 333 |
| Selects competent leaders and removes incompetent leaders from administrative positions. | 3.3% (11) | 10.2% (34) | 20.1% (67) | 19.5% (65) | 30.2% (101) | 16.8% (56) | 2.24 | 334 |
| Routinely consults the faculty on institutional matters and decisions. | 4.8% (16) | 11.1% (37) | 16.2% (54) | 24.3% (81) | 34.5% (115) | 9.0% (30) | 2.20 | 333 |
| I have confidence in the Provost's leadership and endorse her continuance as Provost. | 6.0% (20) | 19.6% (65) | 26.0% (86) | 16.3% (54) | 28.1% (93) | 3.9% (13) | 2.58 | 331 |
| Use the space below to provide further feedback on Provost Barbara Burch's performance. Your comment(s) will be shared with the Provost but will not with the faculty-at-large. | 76 | |||||||