VOICES FROM OUR FACULTY
2014 Satisfaction Survey
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Janet Fleetwood, Ph.D.
Office of the Provost
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SURVEY BACKGROUND & METHODOLOGY
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Based on comments about the time required to complete previous lengthy
faculty satisfaction surveys, the Office of the Provost devised a 10-minute,
customized survey to gather information about the needs and interests of
all Drexel faculty members, including our adjunct faculty members. William
Rosenberg, Ph.D., Professor of History and Politics and Director, Drexel
University Survey Research Center, designed, implemented, and analyzed
the 2014 Faculty Satisfaction Survey. Additional analysis was provided by
Antonis Asprakis, M.S., Assistant Director of Academic Development.
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The 2014 Faculty Satisfaction Survey was conducted using the web-based
Qualtrics survey tool, and a variety of best practices were employed to
gather the data, including a generous window to complete the survey
(March 4, 2014 to March 17, 2014), use of the Provost’s official web
communication format, and reminders for all those that had not completed
the survey to further enhance the response rate.
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SURVEY BASICS
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2,650 faculty members invited to participate, 751 responded (28.3%)*
* Published results of faculty surveys vary dramatically when utilizing web-based tools, and can be as low as
15.6%. In reviewing the responses, there appears to be an appropriate distribution across colleges and there is a
cross section of full-time and adjunct faculty, meaning that the results should generalize to the entire faculty
population. Given these factors, the sample size that was obtained in this study should be considered substantial
and useful for assessment of faculty satisfaction.
RESPONDENTS BY POSITION TYPE*
RESPONDENTS BY GENDER*
1% (7)
22%
(159)
Full Time
Faculty**
78%
Adjunct Faculty
(572)
* 20 respondents did not provide position information
* * Includes small number of benefits eligible part-time faculty
47%
(314)
52%
(345)
* 85 respondents did not provide gender information
Male
Female
Other
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SURVEY BASICS
POPULATION CONTACTED
COLLEGE/SCHOOL RESPONSE RATE
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Arts and Sciences (20%)
Medicine (17%)
Nursing and Health Professions (16%)
Westphal (12%)
Goodwin (10%)
LeBow (7%)
Engineering (6%)
Computing and Informatics (4%)
Law (3%)
Public Health (2%)
Biomedical Engineering (1%)
Pennoni (0.3%)
Close (0.1%)
Other (1%)
Arts and Sciences (38%)
Medicine (15%)
Nursing and Health Professions (29%)
Westphal (28%)
Goodwin (18%)
LeBow (31%)
Engineering (42%)
Computing and Informatics (37%)
Law (11%)
Public Health (39%)
Biomedical Engineering (25%)
Pennoni (38%)
Close (33%)
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SURVEY BASICS
RESPONDENTS BY YEARS OF TEACHING AT DREXEL
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
34%
26%
34%
28%
25%
23%
19%
12%
0-2 Years
3-6 Years
Full-Time Faculty
7-15 Years
Adjunct Faculty
More than 15
Years
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SURVEY BASICS
RESPONDENTS BY TEACHING LOCATION
100%
80%
90%
76%
60%
40%
23%
20%
2%
0%
1%
Philadelphia
Other Drexel
(University City,
Location (BCC,
Center City, Queen Sacramento, etc.)
Lane)
Full-Time Faculty
8%
Primarily Teach
Online
Adjunct Faculty
1%
0%
Academic Regional
Campus
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SURVEY BASICS – ADJUNCT FACULTY
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46.5% of our adjunct faculty respondents stated that their primary
employment is outside of academia.
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48% of our adjunct faculty respondents stated that they do not teach at other
institutions over the course of the year, and 35% stated that they teach at
only one other institution.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU FEEL DREXEL VALUES YOUR WORK IN
EACH AREA?
TEACHING
50%
40%
30%
34%
41% 38%
28%
24% 21%
20%
5%
10%
5%
2%
3%
0%
Highly Values
Values
Somewhat
Values
Full-Time Faculty
Does not Value
at All
Adjunct Faculty
Don't Know
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HOW MUCH DO YOU FEEL DREXEL VALUES YOUR WORK IN
EACH AREA?
RESEARCH
47%
50%
40%
30%
29%
25%
20%
10%
8%
25%
22%
12%
8%
12%
12%
0%
Highly Values
Values
Somewhat
Values
Full-Time Faculty
Does not Value
at All
Adjunct Faculty
Don't Know
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HOW MUCH DO YOU FEEL DREXEL VALUES YOUR WORK IN
EACH AREA?
SERVICE
40%
35%
32%
32%
30%
20%
19%
19%
18%
12%
17%
11%
10%
5%
0%
Highly Values
Values
Somewhat
Values
Full-Time Faculty
Does not Value
at All
Adjunct Faculty
Don't Know
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HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING?
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Office Space
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Classroom Space
Lab/Clinic/Studio Space
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Classroom Technology
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Computer Support
(including online)
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Departmental Administrative
Support (clerical)
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Conference/Travel Support •
(financial)
Career Development
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(training)
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System Functionality
(AEFIS, Banner, etc.)
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Freedom in Terms of
Course Content
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Performance Evaluations
Course Schedule (time)
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Course Assignments
(specific courses)
Teaching Load
Notice of Course
Cancellations
General Degree of
Autonomy
Salary
Ability to Influence
Departmental Decisions
Departmental Leadership
University Senior
Leadership
Shared Governance
(faculty/administration)
Communication Between
Faculty/Administration
Health Benefits
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Flexible Benefits
Tuition Benefits at Drexel
Retirement Benefits
Child Care Resources
Flexibility Related to Family
Issues/Emergencies
Recreation/Fitness/Wellness
Campus Climate (diversity)
Gender Equity
Grievance Procedures
Tuition Exchange for Other
Schools
Human Resources
Parking
Commuter (SEPTA)
Benefits
Campus Security
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FULL-TIME FACULTY
HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING?
(MOST / LEAST SATISFIED)
VERY SATISFIED / SATISFIED
DISSATISFIED / VERY DISSATISFIED
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Freedom in Terms of Course Content
(37% | Not Applicable: 6%)
(87% | Not Applicable: 2%)
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Health Benefits
•
Course Assignments
•
General Degree of Autonomy
•
Course Schedule (time)
(73% | Not Applicable: 5%)
Conference/Travel Support
(35% | Not Applicable: 8%)
(78% | Not Applicable: 1%)
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Lab/Clinic/Studio Space
(37% | Not Applicable: 42%)
(78% | Not Applicable: 4%)
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Child Care Resources
(37% | Not Applicable: 60%)
(78% | Not Applicable: 6%)
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Classroom Space
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Parking
(34% | Not Applicable: 31%)
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING?
(MOST / LEAST SATISFIED)
VERY SATISFIED / SATISFIED
DISSATISFIED / VERY DISSATISFIED
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Freedom in Terms of Course Content
(69% | Not Applicable: 69%)
(82% | Not Applicable: 1%)
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Course Assignments
•
General Degree of Autonomy
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Department Administrative Support
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Departmental Leadership
(74% | Not Applicable: 3%)
Office Space
(57% | Not Applicable: 46%)
(79% | Not Applicable: 8%)
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Flexible Benefits
(60% | Not Applicable: 71%)
(80% | Not Applicable: 1%)
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Retirement Benefits
(60% | Not Applicable: 65%)
(81% | Not Applicable: 4%)
•
Health Benefits
•
Conference/Travel Support
(56% | Not Applicable: 77%)
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FULL-TIME FACULTY
SATISFACTION WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES?
Workshops
Outside
Drexel on
Teaching
Paid
Sabbatical
Leave
Support
for
Research
Internal
Grants
for
Research
Support for
Course
Development
Mentoring
Activities
Administrative
Leadership
Training
Very Satisfied or
Satisfied
29%
28%
29%
27%
32%
28%
14%
Neutral
23%
18%
31%
33%
32%
37%
39%
Dissatisfied or
Very Dissatisfied
15%
25%
36%
29%
27%
24%
25%
Don’t Know
33%
29%
5%
11%
9%
11%
21%
100%
100%
~100%
100%
100%
100%
~100%
40%
57%
22%
27%
12%
11%
38%
TOTAL:
Responded “Not
Applicable”
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
SATISFACTION WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES?
Workshops
Outside
Drexel on
Teaching
Paid
Sabbatical
Leave
Support
for
Research
Internal
Grants
for
Research
Support for
Course
Development
Mentoring
Activities
Administrative
Leadership
Training
Very Satisfied or
Satisfied
14%
0%
8%
3%
41%
23%
20%
Neutral
14%
11%
8%
8%
19%
34%
14%
Dissatisfied or
Very Dissatisfied
28%
39%
32%
36%
23%
17%
21%
Don’t Know
44%
50%
51%
53%
18%
26%
46%
100%
100%
~100%
100%
~100%
100%
~100%
61%
88%
75%
75%
37%
34%
70%
TOTAL:
Responded “Not
Applicable”
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HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE SALARY AND BENEFITS
PACKAGES VERSUS THOSE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AT
OTHER COLLEGES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS?
SALARY
37%
40%
35%
31%
30%
23%
25%
20%
15%
17%
20%
18%
13%
11%
10%
10%
5%
8%
9%
4%
0%
Very
Competitive
Somewhat
Competitive
About the
Same
Full-Time Faculty
Somewhat Less
Not at All
Competitive
Competitive
Adjunct Faculty
Not Applicable: FT = 0% / Adj. = 2%
Don't Know
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HOW WOULD YOU EVALUATE SALARY AND BENEFITS
PACKAGES VERSUS THOSE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AT
OTHER COLLEGES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS?
BENEFITS
35%
31%
30%
27%
25%
20%
23%
22%
17%
17%
17%
19%
14%
15%
10%
6%
5%
5%
4%
0%
Very
Competitive
Somewhat
Competitive
About the
Same
Full-Time Faculty
Somewhat Less
Not at All
Competitive
Competitive
Adjunct Faculty
Not Applicable: FT = 1% / Adj. = 39%
Don't Know
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IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU FELT YOU
HAD A HEALTHY BALANCE BETWEEN PERSONAL /
PROFESSIONAL LIFE?
60%
53%
50%
41%
40%
30%
34%
28%
26%
20%
7%
10%
5%
5%
1%
1%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Full-Time Faculty
Never
Adjunct Faculty
Don't Know
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IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU FELT
CLOSE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN YOUR WORK AND YOUR
PERSONAL VALUES?
80%
67%
70%
60%
57%
50%
40%
33%
28%
30%
20%
5%
10%
3%
1%
2%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Full-Time Faculty
Never
Adjunct Faculty
3%
0%
Don't Know
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IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU
CONSIDERED LEAVING DREXEL TO JOIN THE FACULTY
SOMEPLACE ELSE?
38%
40%
35%
31%
30%
24%
25%
20%
18%
24%
25%
19%
16%
15%
10%
5%
2%
3%
0%
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Full-Time Faculty
Never
Adjunct Faculty
Don't Know
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
HOW MUCH DO YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS ON YOUR TEACHING AT DREXEL?
Important
Source of
Income
Personally
Fulfilling
and
Enjoyable
Unable to
Find FullTime
Position
Fits My
Current
Lifestyle
Keeps other
Work or
Interests
Current
Strongly Agree
35%
65%
12%
12%
38%
Agree
39%
31%
13%
13%
48%
Disagree
18%
3%
24%
24%
5%
Strongly Disagree
7%
1%
32%
32%
5%
Don’t Know
1%
n/a
19%
19%
4%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
TOTAL:
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IF YOU TEACH ELSEWHERE, HOW DOES DREXEL COMPARE ON Office
Space
Academic
Teaching
Support
Online
Teaching
Support
Online
Teaching
Support
(Xerox,
scheduling,
etc.)
(technical)
(pedagogical)
6%
12%
14%
12%
8%
Somewhat
Better
13%
21%
22%
19%
About the
Same
26%
44%
45%
Somewhat
Worse
21%
14%
Much
Worse
26%
Don’t
Know
Much
Better
TOTAL:
Responded
“Not
Applicable”
Health
Benefits
Research
Support
Input over
Couse
Scheduling
Input
Over
Course
Design
8%
14%
15%
7%
6%
5%
8%
18%
17%
15%
18%
44%
26%
28%
41%
43%
41%
19%
8%
4%
13%
10%
16%
11%
9%
37%
7%
0%
4%
28%
13%
6%
6%
2%
18%
9%
2%
11%
18%
21%
33%
5%
8%
26%
2%
~100%
100%
100%
~100%
~100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
36%
22%
14%
23%
47%
47%
15%
15%
2%
10%
(travel /
conferences)
Accomm. for
Course
Cancellations
Salary
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WHAT IS THE SINGLE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A
FACULTY MEMBER AT DREXEL? (Open-Ended Question)
FULL-TIME FACULTY:
5 MOST COMMON THEMES
ADJUNCT FACULTY:
5 MOST COMMON THEMES
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Colleagues/Atmosphere/Collaboration
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Students
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Students
•
Support (e.g., Departmental / IT Support)
•
Freedom/Autonomy
•
Autonomy/Freedom
•
Support (e.g., Departmental / IT Support)
•
Access/Resources
•
Research
•
Flexibility
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WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOU CHANGE AT DREXEL?
(Open-Ended Question)
FULL-TIME FACULTY:
5 MOST COMMON THEMES
ADJUNCT FACULTY:
5 MOST COMMON THEMES
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Research
•
Compensation
•
Compensation
•
Communication to Faculty
•
Administration/Leadership/Management
•
Support (e.g., Instructional Design / Development)
•
Course/Work/Teaching Load
•
Opportunity/Professional Development
•
Support (e.g., Departmental / IT Support)
•
Facilities/Classrooms
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IF YOU WERE ASKED BY A FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE ABOUT
WORKING AT DREXEL (ASSUMING HE/SHE HAD A CHOICE),
HOW ENTHUSIASTIC/SUPPORTIVE WOULD YOU BE?
60%
48% 49%
50%
40%
30%
24% 26%
15%
20%
18%
8%
10%
5%
4%
3%
0%
Very
Enthusiastic
Supportive
Neutral
Full-Time Faculty
Not Very
Supportive
Adjunct Faculty
Strongly
Suggest that
They Look
Elsewhere
2%
0%
Don't Know