1. Faculty and Staff Engagement
The University’s
Department of Business
Survey Results Presentation
January 2011
Hester Darcy, Consultant

2. Project Purpose
 This project is designed to:
◦ Generate a shared understanding of
“engagement,”
◦ Measure the current level of engagement,
◦ Identify areas for improvement, and
◦ Create an action plan to address those areas.

3. Survey Summary
 Survey contained 18 questions related to:
◦ Teaching
◦ Scholarship
◦ Service
◦ Overall engagement
 64% participation
◦ 7 participants completed the online survey
(out of a possible 11 participants.)

4. Survey Results
Overview
 100% of respondents either
agree or strongly agree that
they are “very engaged” in
their job.
70%
19% 18%
Teaching Scholarship Service
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Average % of time spent on
each activity

5. Overall level of engagement
5
2
0 0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree
I am very engaged in my job and work hard to
be successful.

6. Teaching
 Average 70% of
faculty time is spent
on teaching
0 1
6
Too little Just right Too much
The amount of time I
spend on teaching
is…

7. Factors Impacting
Teaching Success
Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors

8. Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors
 “My love for teaching.”
 “Adding to class what I
know from
professional
experience.”
 “I also rely on
collaboration among
my colleagues.”
 “Lack of student
academic preparation.”
 “Unproductive and
bureaucratic demands
from administrators.”

9. Scholarship
 Average 18% of
faculty time is spent
on scholarship
activities
6
1 0
Too little Just right Too much
The amount of time I
spend on scholarship
is…

10. Factors Impacting
Scholarship Success
Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors

11. Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors
 “I also rely on
collaboration among
my colleagues.”
 Prior experience-
international travel,
teaching, etc.
 “Too much time and
expectation placed on
teaching.”
 “Lack of support from
university and
department.”
 “The nature of the
students we have that
required additional time
and effort to work and
help them to succeed.”

12. Service *
 Average 19% of
faculty time is spent
on service activities
0
4
1
Too little Just right Too much
The amount of time I
spend on service is…
* Note: only 5 of the 7 total respondents are required to do service activities.

13. Factors Impacting
Service Success
Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors

14. Helping
factors
Inhibiting
factors
 “Experience, energy,
personality,
professional skills,
dedication,
development of
professional
relationships.”
 “My inner motivation.”
 “[Lack of] support and
recognition from the
university.”

15. Discussion Questions
 What, if anything, surprised you about the
survey results?
 What area(s) would you recommend we
focus on improving?
 What do you want to do now?