Student Affairs Professional Development Survey
1. What is your professional staff classification? (Classifications as designated on the UNI
Human Resources Services website)
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Institutional Official
1.1%
1
Merit AFSCME
20.0%
18
Merit Confidential
0.0%
0
Merit Supervisory
4.4%
4
Professional & Scientific
74.4%
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Response
Response
Percent
Count
2. How many years have you worked at UNI?
0-5 years
30.0%
27
6-10 years
20.0%
18
11-15 years
17.8%
16
16-20 years
10.0%
9
21-25 years
5.6%
5
25+ years
16.7%
15
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90
skipped question
0
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3. How many years have you worked in the area of Student Affairs?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
0-5 years
26.7%
24
6-10 years
22.2%
20
11-15 years
21.1%
19
16-20 years
6.7%
6
21-25 years
8.9%
8
25+ years
14.4%
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Response
Response
Percent
Count
4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
High School/GED
12.2%
11
Associate's Degree
3.3%
3
Bachelor's Degree
34.4%
31
Master's Degree
42.2%
38
PhD/EdD or equivalent
3.3%
3
4.4%
4
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90
skipped question
0
Other (please specify)
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5. What are your professional goals?
To obtain a promotion within the
next 1-3 years
To find more satisfaction and
opportunity in current position
To improve professional skills
To improve professional networking
opportunities across campus
To further education and knowledge
in student affairs
None of the above
Other (please specify)
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Response
Response
Percent
Count
16.7%
15
21.1%
19
34.4%
31
5.6%
5
12.2%
11
4.4%
4
5.6%
5
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90
skipped question
0
6. What professional development opportunities have you voluntarily participated in, or
sought out within the past 24 months?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Regional conference
42.2%
38
National conference
40.0%
36
58.9%
53
Campus training sessions
83.3%
75
Departmental training sessions
71.1%
64
21.1%
19
Engaged in a book/discussion group
13.3%
12
None of the above
0.0%
0
7.8%
7
answered question
90
skipped question
0
Webinars and other trainings
provided by an outside organization
Taken classes at UNI or another
institution
Other (please specify)
7. Would you be willing to pursue professional development, if the topic was interesting and
relevant (sessions would typically be fully funded or free of charge):
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
100.0%
90
No
0.0%
0
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90
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0
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8. In the past year, which professional development opportunities are you aware of that
occurred on-campus or in the Cedar Valley? (You did not need to participate)
Campus training sessions
Response
Response
Percent
Count
81.1%
73
67.8%
61
43.3%
39
Departmental training sessions
70.0%
63
Book/discussion group
28.9%
26
Webinars and other trainings
provided by an outside organization
UNI Business Center Training
Programs
Other (please specify)
1
answered question
90
skipped question
0
9. Is professional development EXPECTED by your director or supervisor?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
51.1%
46
No
26.7%
24
Unsure
22.2%
20
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10. Is professional development ENCOURAGED by your director or supervisor?
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Not encouraged
4.4%
4
Somewhat encouraged
20.0%
18
encouraged
43.3%
39
Strongly encouraged
30.0%
27
Unsure
2.2%
2
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90
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11. How do you want to find out about professional development opportunities?
UNI Online
Response
Response
Percent
Count
66.7%
60
61.1%
55
Personalized email
58.9%
53
Printed copy in mailbox
16.7%
15
Directly from your
supervisor/director
Other (please specify)
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90
skipped question
0
12. If professional development topics were provided by your department or the division on
the topic of ENGAGEMENT, which sound the most interesting: (ENGAGEMENT is defined as
active participation)
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Diversity
35.6%
32
Community Awareness
31.1%
28
Area Specific Training
55.6%
50
Social Media
42.2%
38
Timely Topics
56.7%
51
Other (please specify)
0
answered question
90
skipped question
0
13. If professional development topics were provided by your department or the division on
the topic of LEADERSHIP, which sound the most interesting: (LEADERSHIP is defined as
demonstrating initiative)
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Motivate Team
51.1%
46
Conflict Resolution
48.9%
44
Empower Students
46.7%
42
Regional Expert
24.4%
22
Timely Topics
50.0%
45
Other (please specify)
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90
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14. If professional development topics were provided by your department or the division on
the topic of MANAGEMENT, which sound the most interesting: (MANAGEMENT is defined as
day-to-day operations)
Response
Response
Percent
Count
Budgeting
27.8%
25
Staffing Issues
46.7%
42
Conflict Resolution
52.2%
47
Team Building
48.9%
44
Localized Knowledge
28.9%
26
Timely Topics
44.4%
40
Other (please specify)
1
answered question
90
skipped question
0
15. What additional kinds of professional development opportunities would you like to see
provided by your department, division and/or institution?
Response
Count
17
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Q4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
1
classes towards an Associates Degree
Jan 6, 2012 9:36 AM
2
attended 3 years of class at UNI
Dec 20, 2011 9:50 AM
3
I compled an Associates Degree and am currently working on my Bachelor's
Degree.
Dec 16, 2011 10:45 AM
4
Diploma in Business Management from Kaplan (formerly AIC)
Dec 16, 2011 10:19 AM
Q5. What are your professional goals?
1
To improve and learn more and to share those with new staff and students when
possible.
Jan 6, 2012 10:58 AM
2
to do my job the best I possibly can
Jan 5, 2012 2:53 PM
3
select elements of all the above
Dec 30, 2011 10:43 AM
4
To determine a direction that I would like to take my career in
Dec 16, 2011 10:14 AM
5
Any of the above!
Dec 16, 2011 10:10 AM
Q6. What professional development opportunities have you voluntarily participated in, or sought out within the
past 24 months?
1
Worked on doctoral degree
Jan 6, 2012 9:52 AM
2
Home study courses, research, conference presentations
Jan 6, 2012 8:40 AM
3
Read books and articles on my own
Dec 22, 2011 6:02 PM
4
Vendor roundtable discussion with other colleges using similar equipment/setup
Dec 16, 2011 4:42 PM
5
personal reading about leadership, management, topics in my area of student
affairs
Dec 16, 2011 1:43 PM
6
Customer service institute
Dec 16, 2011 10:35 AM
7
Reading professional publications
Dec 16, 2011 10:16 AM
Q8. In the past year, which professional development opportunities are you aware of that occurred on-campus or
in the Cedar Valley? (You did not need to participate)
1
none but not an option
Jan 5, 2012 4:41 PM
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Q8. In the past year, which professional development opportunities are you aware of that occurred on-campus or
in the Cedar Valley? (You did not need to participate)
Q11. How do you want to find out about professional development opportunities?
1
flyers in mail, through professional associations
Jan 6, 2012 8:40 AM
2
Promotions fron outside organizations.
Jan 1, 2012 8:36 PM
3
From the organizations I participate in
Dec 16, 2011 4:42 PM
4
or mass e-mail - don't check uni online as often
Dec 16, 2011 10:35 AM
Q13. If professional development topics were provided by your department or the division on the topic of
LEADERSHIP, which sound the most interesting:
(LEADERSHIP is defined as demonstrating initiative)
1
How about a session on empowering employees
2
A pannel of admin, for young staff. "How to navigate your career in higher ed..."
Jan 6, 2012 9:36 AM
Dec 16, 2011 1:56 PM
Q14. If professional development topics were provided by your department or the division on the topic of
MANAGEMENT, which sound the most interesting:
(MANAGEMENT is defined as day-to-day operations)
1
I am not a manager
Dec 16, 2011 10:18 AM
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Q15. What additional kinds of professional development opportunities would you like to see provided by your
department, division and/or institution?
1
I would likely only participate in professional development opportunities that offer
credit to maintain my license and focus on my areas of interest and expertise.
Jan 6, 2012 8:40 AM
2
Customer Service
Jan 5, 2012 5:24 PM
3
Job specific continuing education
Jan 5, 2012 8:28 AM
4
Anything for new professionals would be helpful.
Jan 3, 2012 11:42 AM
5
How to Inspire Others: students, co-workers
Jan 3, 2012 11:31 AM
6
I think there should be a Professional Development Fund for each department to
use to send its staff members to area/job specific conferences and workshops. I
feel I am not encouraged to attend off campus workshops, conferences, or other
job specific gatherings, because my department can not afford to send me to
them. If a company (or University) looks to hire the best person for a job, they do
not just hire the best person at the time and hope that they stay the best. They
hire the best person and help that person develop professionally by providing
opportunities and funding.
Jan 3, 2012 11:21 AM
7
The trainings I attend must be approved by the boards that recertify my licensure
and certifications. I certainly benefit from trainings that have not been certified,
but the time dedicated to them cannot be applied to my recertifcation.
Dec 31, 2011 11:55 AM
8
I feel we have plenty of opportunity on campus. I also feel that some our our
units are so specialized that more financial support is needed to meet the need
for travel to topic specific or specialized training.
Dec 30, 2011 3:57 PM
9
more importance on prof. development within our personal field and our dept.
paying for it. More opportunities to network within the specific field we are in.
Allowing more travel money and networking to keep up on the trends.
Dec 20, 2011 12:15 PM
10
Would like to see discussions by staff and experts in the fields of: organizational
skills, time management, etc., where an expert would discuss day to day
operations with a functional area to determine needs and assessment of the
efficiency of the operations. This would involve looking for opportunities to
improve functionality and efficiency. Would also encourage the administration
to be looking at details of spending within departments with monitoring of needs
and wants to encourage thriftiness in budgets and transparency.
Dec 19, 2011 10:20 AM
11
Membership in professional organizations and opportunities for new
professionals to engage in professional organizations and associations
Dec 16, 2011 5:10 PM
12
Further training in my specific field, for example, technical training on a specific
software product or technology concept. Also, additional collaboration with other
departments to bring training to campus, either as a host for a variety of other
institutions to come visit or in some sort of distance education concept.
Dec 16, 2011 4:42 PM
13
As merit we don't get the opportunity to go to regional conferences and there are
LOTS of good topics/discussions that are presented at regional and national
conferences. I would like to have the opportunity to see a web broadcast of
those. If that isn't possible it would be nice if speakers from the regions would
Dec 16, 2011 12:16 PM
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Q15. What additional kinds of professional development opportunities would you like to see provided by your
department, division and/or institution?
be willing to give the same presentations to merit staff in their regions. It's
always nice to listen to speakers that we haven't heard before and who are
outside our department.
14
Technology, internet, email, social internet sites
Dec 16, 2011 10:36 AM
15
More national opportunities
Dec 16, 2011 10:35 AM
16
support for attending regional/national conferences in specific functional area
Dec 16, 2011 10:26 AM
17
Cultural sensitivity training Conflict Resolution Effective communication skill
building
Dec 16, 2011 10:14 AM
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