Transcript HERI presentation to the Senate

Senate Ad hoc Committee for the
Assessment of the Higher Education
Research Institute (HERI) Faculty
Survey
Report on 2013-14 Findings
Felicia Lassk, Associate Professor, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Chair
Janet H. Randall, Professor, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering
Ann C. Golub-Victor, Associate Clinical Professor, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
April 6, 2016
Agenda
• Ad hoc Committee’s Charge
• HERI Survey Data
• Major Findings
– On Research
– On Teaching
– On Satisfaction with Careers
– On Relationships among the Faculty and between
Faculty and Administration
• Recommendations
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Ad hoc Committee’s Charge
• To examine the results of the HERI Survey for
the purpose of identifying key strengths and
concerns pertaining to the faculty’s
perceptions of the University.
– Longitudinally
– In comparison to a peer group of private
universities
– Particular attention to faculty’s role in decision
making
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HERI Survey Data
• Hard copy reports by HERI at UCLA
– NU and Private Universities
• Exhibits created by NU’s Office of Institutional
Research (OIR)
• NU’s HERI datasets
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Major Findings
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Research
(% of Faculty Responding “Yes”)
Research and Funding Items
5. Engaged in academic
research that spans multiple
disciplines.
6. Received funding from
foundations.
7. Received funding from
State/Federal.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
72.2%
76.9%
21.9
30.0
33.3
25.2
Teaching
(% of Faculty Responding “Very Descriptive” or “Yes”)
Teaching Items
2. Faculty are rewarded for
being good teachers.
3. Taught an exclusively webbased course.
4. Taught a capstone course.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
12.9%
23.6%
16.3
8.5
29.9
30.5
Another 46.6% of the faculty surveyed described “faculty are rewarded for being good
teachers” as “somewhat descriptive.”
Satisfaction with Careers
(% of Faculty Responding “Very Satisfied” or “Satisfied”)
Job Satisfaction Items
2. Professional relations with
others.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
75.0%
80.0%
4. Departmental leadership.
66.0
72.0
5. Prospects for career
advancement.
54.0
63.0
6. Overall job satisfaction
75.3
81.0
Satisfaction with Careers
(2 & 3: % of Faculty Responding Agree Strongly” or “Agree Somewhat”)
(4: % Definitely Yes or Probably Yes)
Professional Satisfaction Items
2. My research is valued by
department colleagues.
3. Criteria for advancement and
promotion decisions are clear.
4. Would you still want to come to
this institution if beginning career.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
73.0%
78.0%
59.0
70.0
70.0
77.0
Relationships among Faculty and between Faculty and
Administration
(% of Faculty Responding “Very Descriptive”)
Work Climate Items
1. Faculty are at odds with
administration.
2. Faculty here respect each
other.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
24.6%
18.0%
49.8
58.0
About 49% of the faculty surveyed described “faculty are at odds with administration” as
“somewhat descriptive.”
About 43% of the faculty surveyed described “faculty here respect each other” as
“somewhat descriptive.”
Summary of Recommendations
1. Share the 2013-14 HERI results with
faculty.
2. Convene an Ad hoc Faculty Senate
Committee to explore the underlying
reasons for the issues identified in this
report.
Governance
(% of Faculty Responding “Very Descriptive”)
Governance Item
1. Administrators consider
faculty concerns when
making policy.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
10.2%
13.6%
Another 46.7% of the faculty surveyed described “administrators consider faculty when
making policy” as “somewhat descriptive.”
Diversity
(% of Faculty Responding “Agree Strongly and “Agree Somewhat”)
Diversity Items
9. Racial and ethnic diversity is
reflected in the curriculum.
11. Faculty are not prepared to
deal with conflict over diversity
issues in class.
2013-14 Result
PU Result
61.8%
61.6%
41.7
42.3
Institutional Identification
(% of Faculty Responding Agree Strongly” or “Agree Somewhat”)
Professional Satisfaction Items
1. I am happy with the pace of
institutional change at NU.
2. I am proud to be a faculty
member at NU.
3. I feel confident recommending
that strong students apply to NU.
2013-14 Result
62.8%
89.1
88.1