| Faculty Senate Survey Results - COBA (2002 - 2003) | |||||||||||
| Faculty Profiles % and # of responses for each question | |||||||||||
| Question | |||||||||||
| College | Total | A&S | COBA | EDU | CJ | NGL | |||||
| 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |||||||
| 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rank | Total | Lect. | Inst. | Assist. | Assoc. | Prof. | |||||
| 4% | 0% | 43% | 35% | 17% | |||||||
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| Scholar | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| 0% | 22% | 22% | 13% | 22% | 22% | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Growth | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| 4% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 30% | ||||||
| 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| Committees | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| 0% | 4% | 9% | 17% | 35% | 35% | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| For questions 1 through 55 please rate each of the activities using the following scale: | |||||||||||
| 5 = much more than satisfactory 3 = satisfactory 1 = much less than satisfactory | |||||||||||
| 4 = more than satisfactory 2 = less than satisfactory NA = unknown or not applicable | |||||||||||
| Evaluate the Following: | |||||||||||
| Avg. | Std. Dev. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | NA | ||||
| 1 | University President (Gaertner) | 3.82 | 1.10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Vice President for Academic Affairs (Payne) | 3.89 | 1.29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Vice President for Finance and Ops. (J. Parker) | 3.24 | 1.09 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Vice President for Student Services (Douglass) | 1.83 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Vice President for Univ. Advancement (Holmes) | 2.50 | 1.05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 6 | Associate VP for Academic Affairs (Eglsaer) | 3.73 | 1.33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Associate VP for Finance and Ops. (Gilliam) | 2.80 | 0.63 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Associate VP for Info. Resources (Stevens) | 3.92 | 0.86 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Associate VP for Res. & Spon. Progs. (Plishker) | 2.00 | 1.06 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Associate VP for Std. Services (F. Parker) | 3.71 | 1.27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 11 | Your Dean | 4.09 | 1.24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Alumni Relations | 3.18 | 1.19 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Athletics | 3.80 | 0.83 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Career Services | 2.76 | 1.22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Computer Services | 3.64 | 1.00 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Contracts and Grants | 2.27 | 1.22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Correspondence Course Division | 3.20 | 1.14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 18 | Counseling and ADA Services | 2.85 | 1.52 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Financial Aid | 2.47 | 1.13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 20 | Food Service/Aramark | 2.68 | 1.06 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 21 | Health and Kinesiology Center | 3.40 | 1.18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Health Center | 2.90 | 0.99 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 23 | Honors Program | 3.36 | 1.01 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Human Resources | 3.43 | 1.08 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 25 | International Programs | 2.85 | 1.07 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 26 | Library Services | 3.90 | 0.77 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 27 | Lowman Student Center | 3.14 | 1.08 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Office of Graduate Studies | 3.50 | 1.22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 29 | Physical Plant | 3.40 | 0.91 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 30 | Post Office | 3.70 | 0.80 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 31 | Public Relations | 3.41 | 1.00 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 32 | Public Safety Services (University Police) | 3.61 | 0.78 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 33 | Purchasing | 2.73 | 1.01 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 34 | Recreational Sports and Activities | 3.85 | 0.99 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 35 | Recruitment | 3.21 | 1.12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 36 | Registrar's Office | 3.06 | 1.25 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 37 | Research and Sponsored Programs | 2.31 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 38 | Residence Life | 3.20 | 1.23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 39 | SAM Center-Advising | 4.07 | 1.03 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 40 | SAM Center Mentoring | 3.75 | 1.04 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 41 | Sam Houston Press | 3.87 | 1.06 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 42 | Sam Houston Writing Center | 3.08 | 1.44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 43 | Student Activities | 3.21 | 0.89 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 44 | Student Life | 3.17 | 1.03 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 45 | Undergraduate Admissions | 3.27 | 1.16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 46 | University Advancement | 3.00 | 1.10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 47 | University Bookstore | 3.43 | 1.16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 48 | University Safety Office | 3.38 | 1.04 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 49 | Budget (Operations and Maintenance) | 2.38 | 1.15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 50 | Funding of Research | 2.63 | 1.07 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 51 | Selection of Administrators | 2.58 | 1.35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 52 | Selection of Faculty | 3.70 | 1.17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 53 | Strategic Planning | 2.63 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 54 | Teaching Assignments | 3.95 | 1.05 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 55 | Teaching Overloads | 3.07 | 1.54 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| For questions 56 through 80 please rate each of the activities using the following scale: | |||||||||||
| 5 = much more than satisfactory 3 = satisfactory 1 = much less than satisfactory | |||||||||||
| 4 = more than satisfactory 2 = less than satisfactory NA = unknown or not applicable | |||||||||||
| Evaluate student services in the following areas: | |||||||||||
| Avg. | Std. Dev. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | NA | ||||
| 56 | The library meets the needs of my department's curriculum. | 3.77 | 0.97 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 57 | The Student Service Fee allocations are effective in supporting student programs. | 3.36 | 0.93 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 58 | The University Faculty Senate is effective in representing faculty views to the administration. | 3.71 | 1.19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 59 | The resources available to provide a successful graduate program are adequate. | 2.61 | 1.14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 60 | The allocation of travel reimbursements meets the needs of the faculty. | 3.62 | 1.16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 61 | The student instrument to appraising my teaching effectiveness is fair. | 2.81 | 1.40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 62 | I support online student evaluations of my teaching effectiveness. | 1.76 | 1.37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 63 | The appraisal of my teaching effectiveness by my chair/coordinator (FES) fairly reflects my teaching performance. | 3.95 | 1.28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 64 | My salary is appropriate relative to my contribution to SHSU. | 3.00 | 1.52 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 65 | My salary is appropriate relative to my current rank when compared to similar universities. | 2.43 | 1.43 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 66 | The merit system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly. | 3.55 | 1.39 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 67 | The promotion system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly. | 3.52 | 1.44 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 68 | The tenure system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly in my department. | 3.95 | 1.16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 69 | The performance evaluation (post tenure review) of tenured faculty is applied fairly in my dept. | 4.00 | 1.08 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 70 | Reassigned time is applied fairly in my college. | 3.90 | 1.41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 71 | The current program of mandatory advisement of students is effective. | 3.56 | 1.20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 72 | The selection criteria for international program awards are reasonable. | 3.13 | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 73 | I am satisfied with the new guidelines for the Research Enhancement Fund Grants. | 2.11 | 1.23 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 74 | I am satisfied with the new guidelines for the Faculty Support Fund. | 2.50 | 1.37 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 75 | I am satisfied with the support received from the Office of Res. and Spon. Prog. to aid me in applying for and receiving these grants (73 and 74). | 2.27 | 1.28 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 76 | Yes or No, did you apply for either the Research Enhancement Fund or the Faculty Support Fund. | Yes = | 5 | No = | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 77 | Yes or No, did you receive either the Research Enhancement Fund or the Faculty Support Fund. | Yes = | 2 | No = | 15 | 6 | |||||
| 78 | I support online courses. | 3.22 | 1.31 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 79 | I support online degrees. | 1.59 | 1.12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 80 | Overall, I am satisfied with my job at SHSU. | 3.85 | 1.23 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||