| Faculty Senate Survey Results - College Comparison (2002 - 2003) | |||||||||||
| Faculty Profiles % and # of responses for each question | |||||||||||
| Question | |||||||||||
| College | Total | A&S | COBA | EDU | CJ | NGL | |||||
| 47% | 15% | 35% | 1% | 2% | |||||||
| 150 | 70 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Rank | Total | Lect. | Inst. | Assist. | Assoc. | Prof. | |||||
| 1% | 1% | 34% | 30% | 34% | |||||||
| 149 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 45 | 51 | ||||||
| Scholar | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| Growth | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| Committees | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | ||||
| 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: | |||||||||||
| Univ. | A&S | COBA | Ed&AS | CJ | NGL | ||||||
| 1 | University President (Gaertner) | 3.48 | 3.29 | 3.82 | 3.52 | 5.00 | 3.50 | ||||
| 2 | Vice President for Academic Affairs (Payne) | 2.77 | 2.47 | 3.89 | 2.70 | 3.50 | 3.50 | ||||
| 3 | Vice President for Finance and Ops. (J. Parker) | 2.62 | 2.49 | 3.24 | 2.51 | 3.00 | 2.00 | ||||
| 4 | Vice President for Student Services (Douglass) | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 2.47 | 1.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 5 | Vice President for Univ. Advancement (Holmes) | 2.78 | 2.53 | 2.50 | 3.05 | 4.00 | 2.00 | ||||
| 6 | Associate VP for Academic Affairs (Eglsaer) | 3.73 | 3.72 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 4.50 | 3.00 | ||||
| 7 | Associate VP for Finance and Ops. (Gilliam) | 3.11 | 3.06 | 2.80 | 3.29 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 8 | Associate VP for Info. Resources (Stevens) | 3.59 | 3.60 | 3.92 | 3.54 | 2.50 | 3.00 | ||||
| 9 | Associate VP for Res. & Spon. Progs. (Plishker) | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 2.50 | 3.00 | ||||
| 10 | Associate VP for Std. Services (F. Parker) | 3.71 | 3.72 | 3.71 | 3.69 | 4.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 11 | Your Dean | 3.26 | 2.51 | 4.09 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| 12 | Alumni Relations | 3.24 | 3.06 | 3.18 | 3.47 | 4.50 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 13 | Athletics | 3.50 | 3.45 | 3.80 | 3.41 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 14 | Career Services | 3.01 | 2.83 | 2.76 | 3.42 | 2.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 15 | Computer Services | 3.78 | 3.77 | 3.64 | 3.89 | 3.00 | 3.67 | ||||
| 16 | Contracts and Grants | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.27 | 2.95 | 2.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 17 | Correspondence Course Division | 3.21 | 3.13 | 3.20 | 3.30 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 18 | Counseling and ADA Services | 3.34 | 3.37 | 2.85 | 3.53 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 19 | Financial Aid | 2.54 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.71 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 20 | Food Service/Aramark | 2.87 | 2.63 | 2.68 | 3.21 | 3.00 | 3.50 | ||||
| 21 | Health and Kinesiology Center | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.40 | 3.72 | 5.00 | 3.67 | ||||
| 22 | Health Center | 2.96 | 3.08 | 2.90 | 2.71 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 23 | Honors Program | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.36 | 3.74 | 4.50 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 24 | Human Resources | 3.34 | 3.25 | 3.43 | 3.44 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 25 | International Programs | 3.15 | 3.19 | 2.85 | 3.18 | 5.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 26 | Library Services | 3.93 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.33 | ||||
| 27 | Lowman Student Center | 3.46 | 3.39 | 3.14 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 28 | Office of Graduate Studies | 3.20 | 2.76 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 2.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 29 | Physical Plant | 3.41 | 3.19 | 3.40 | 3.67 | 4.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 30 | Post Office | 3.65 | 3.50 | 3.70 | 3.84 | #DIV/0! | 3.00 | ||||
| 31 | Public Relations | 3.18 | 2.91 | 3.41 | 3.37 | 4.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 32 | Public Safety Services (University Police) | 3.60 | 3.51 | 3.61 | 3.74 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 33 | Purchasing | 3.14 | 3.05 | 2.73 | 3.41 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 34 | Recreational Sports and Activities | 3.65 | 3.56 | 3.85 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 3.50 | ||||
| 35 | Recruitment | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 36 | Registrar's Office | 3.44 | 3.28 | 3.06 | 3.75 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 37 | Research and Sponsored Programs | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.31 | 2.76 | 2.50 | 3.00 | ||||
| 38 | Residence Life | 3.08 | 3.07 | 3.20 | 3.05 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 39 | SAM Center-Advising | 3.95 | 3.84 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 40 | SAM Center Mentoring | 3.89 | 3.90 | 3.75 | 3.91 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 41 | Sam Houston Press | 3.92 | 3.91 | 3.87 | 3.98 | 4.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 42 | Sam Houston Writing Center | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.08 | 3.76 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 43 | Student Activities | 3.06 | 3.11 | 3.21 | 2.92 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 44 | Student Life | 3.03 | 3.09 | 3.17 | 2.88 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 45 | Undergraduate Admissions | 3.28 | 3.15 | 3.27 | 3.47 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 46 | University Advancement | 2.97 | 2.84 | 3.00 | 3.11 | 4.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 47 | University Bookstore | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.43 | 3.41 | #DIV/0! | 3.00 | ||||
| 48 | University Safety Office | 3.14 | 2.96 | 3.38 | 3.35 | #DIV/0! | 2.00 | ||||
| 49 | Budget (Operations and Maintenance) | 2.16 | 2.03 | 2.38 | 2.26 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 50 | Funding of Research | 2.17 | 1.93 | 2.63 | 2.29 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 51 | Selection of Administrators | 2.07 | 1.75 | 2.58 | 2.33 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 52 | Selection of Faculty | 3.20 | 2.87 | 3.70 | 3.43 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 53 | Strategic Planning | 2.40 | 2.16 | 2.63 | 2.67 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 54 | Teaching Assignments | 3.09 | 2.91 | 3.95 | 2.98 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 55 | Teaching Overloads | 2.55 | 2.46 | 3.07 | 2.50 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 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: | |||||||||||
| Univ. | A&S | COBA | Ed&AS | CJ | NGL | ||||||
| 56 | The library meets the needs of my department's curriculum. | 3.80 | 3.55 | 3.77 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 4.67 | ||||
| 57 | The Student Service Fee allocations are effective in supporting student programs. | 3.35 | 3.12 | 3.36 | 3.59 | #DIV/0! | 4.50 | ||||
| 58 | The University Faculty Senate is effective in representing faculty views to the administration. | 3.36 | 2.97 | 3.71 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 4.33 | ||||
| 59 | The resources available to provide a successful graduate program are adequate. | 2.32 | 1.87 | 2.61 | 2.73 | 2.00 | 3.50 | ||||
| 60 | The allocation of travel reimbursements meets the needs of the faculty. | 2.04 | 1.53 | 3.62 | 1.98 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
| 61 | The student instrument to appraising my teaching effectiveness is fair. | 2.41 | 2.30 | 2.81 | 2.37 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 62 | I support online student evaluations of my teaching effectiveness. | 2.34 | 2.42 | 1.76 | 2.50 | 1.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 63 | The appraisal of my teaching effectiveness by my chair/coordinator (FES) fairly reflects my teaching performance. | 3.62 | 3.33 | 3.95 | 3.85 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 64 | My salary is appropriate relative to my contribution to SHSU. | 2.53 | 2.38 | 3.00 | 2.46 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| 65 | My salary is appropriate relative to my current rank when compared to similar universities. | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.43 | 2.02 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| 66 | The merit system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly. | 2.74 | 2.44 | 3.55 | 2.71 | 2.00 | 4.33 | ||||
| 67 | The promotion system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly. | 2.82 | 2.34 | 3.52 | 3.02 | 3.00 | 4.33 | ||||
| 68 | The tenure system (as stated in the Faculty Handbook) is applied fairly in my department. | 3.46 | 3.09 | 3.95 | 3.70 | 4.00 | 4.33 | ||||
| 69 | The performance evaluation (post tenure review) of tenured faculty is applied fairly in my dept. | 3.63 | 3.29 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 3.00 | 4.50 | ||||
| 70 | Reassigned time is applied fairly in my college. | 2.82 | 2.30 | 3.90 | 3.04 | 1.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 71 | The current program of mandatory advisement of students is effective. | 3.49 | 3.37 | 3.56 | 3.63 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 72 | The selection criteria for international program awards are reasonable. | 2.65 | 2.55 | 3.13 | 2.60 | #DIV/0! | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 73 | I am satisfied with the new guidelines for the Research Enhancement Fund Grants. | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 2.08 | 3.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| 74 | I am satisfied with the new guidelines for the Faculty Support Fund. | 2.27 | 2.21 | 2.50 | 2.20 | #DIV/0! | 4.00 | ||||
| 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). | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.27 | 2.23 | 3.00 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 76 | Yes or No, did you apply for either the Research Enhancement Fund or the Faculty Support Fund. | 28/98 | 11/47 | 5/15 | 12/34 | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| 77 | Yes or No, did you receive either the Research Enhancement Fund or the Faculty Support Fund. | 9/110 | 4/51 | 2/15 | 3/42 | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| 78 | I support online courses. | 3.09 | 2.81 | 3.22 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| 79 | I support online degrees. | 1.83 | 1.74 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 3.00 | 3.50 | ||||
| 80 | Overall, I am satisfied with my job at SHSU. | 3.66 | 3.38 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 4.00 | 4.67 | ||||