Arts&HumanitiesStudentSurveyResults
Spring2016
SubmittedbyShelbyHammonbehalfof
TheStudentCouncilofArts&Humanities
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 2
TableofContents
ExecutiveSummary..............................................................................................................................3
QuantitativeResults–MultipleChoiceResponses................................................................................4
TotalRespondentsbyDepartment................................................................................................................................4
Pleaseselectthecurrentdegreeyouareseeking..........................................................................................................4
Pleaseselectyourresidency..........................................................................................................................................4
Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedduringcoursework?.....................................................................5
Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedinpreparingforyourqualifyingexams?......................................5
Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedinpreparingandwritingyourthesisordissertation?..................5
Howmuchhavethefacultyencouragedyourprofessionaldevelopment?...................................................................5
Haveyougainedanyteachingexperiencethisyear?....................................................................................................6
Howsatisfiedareyouwithaccessibilityforappointmentswithfaculty?......................................................................6
Howsatisfiedareyouwithfacultyresponsetimestoemailscalls?..............................................................................6
Howsatisfiedareyouwiththecoursesubjectsoffered?..............................................................................................6
Howsatisfiedareyouthecoursetimesoffered?...........................................................................................................7
Howsatisfiedareyouwiththedayscoursesareoffered?............................................................................................7
HowsatisfiedareyouwithArts&Humanitiesstaffoverall?.........................................................................................7
HaveyouvisitedtheCareerServicesOfficethissemester?..........................................................................................7
HaveyougonetoanyPreparingFutureFacultyprogramsthissemester?....................................................................8
QualitativeResults–WrittenResponses..............................................................................................8
Howcouldyourcourseworkadvisingexperiencehavebeenimproved?......................................................................8
Howcouldyourqualifyingexamadvisingexperiencehavebeenimproved?................................................................9
Howcouldyourthesis/dissertationadvisinghavebeenimproved?..............................................................................9
Whatsuggestionsdoyouhaveforimprovinghowmuchfacultyencouragedyourprofessionaldevelopment?.........9
Howhavefacultyhelpedyougainteachingexperiencethisyear?Howcouldtheybetterhelpinthefuture?.........10
Howcouldyoursatisfactionwithcourseofferings,times,ordaysbeimproved?.......................................................12
Whatothersuggestionsdoyouhaveforthefaculty,staff,orschool?........................................................................13
HaveyouvisitedtheCareerServicesOfficethissemester?........................................................................................13
HaveyougonetoanyPreparingFutureFacultyprogramsthissemester?..................................................................14
WhatadvocacyissueswouldyouliketoseetheStudentCouncilofArts&Humanities(SCAH)pursue?...................15
Whattypesofprogrammingorcommunityeventswouldyouliketosee?................................................................16
Whatpanelorspeakertopicswouldyouliketosee?..................................................................................................16
Doyouhaveanyothercommentsorquestions?........................................................................................................17
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 3
ExecutiveSummary
Summary is based on overall responses to all questions, both multiple-choice and text entry, within the survey.
TopThreeAreasinNeedofImprovementforArts&Humanities:
1. Course Subjects Offered
a. Lowest satisfaction score, 53% of students are satisfied, satisfaction decreased 9% from last year
2. Thesis & Dissertation Preparation
a. 60% of students are satisfied, satisfaction decreased 5% from last year
3. More TA Positions & Teaching Experience
a. Most requested topic in qualitative survey sections, same as previous two years
TopThreeAreasofPerformanceforArts&Humanities:
1. A&H Staff
a. Highest satisfaction score, 94% of students are satisfied, increased 7% from last year
2. Faculty Encouraging Professional Development
a. 82% of students are satisfied, decreased 1% from last year
3. Days Courses Are Offered
a. 73% of students are satisfied, decreased 6% from last year
AreasinNeedofImprovementbyDepartment(50%orfewerstudentssatisfied):
Lastyear’sdataisinparentheses.--indicatesnochangesincelastyear.
1. Advising: Thesis/Dissertation
a. Music
0% ( --%)
b. English
50% (↓39%)
2. Advising: Qualifying Exams
a. Art Management
0% (↓100%)
b. Music
40% (NA)
3. Advising: Course Work
a. Music
b. Arts Management
4. Course Subjects
a. English
b. Religion
20% (↓40%)
33% ( --%)
45% (↓26%)
50% (↓31%)
AreasofGreatestImprovementbyDepartment:
Lastyear’sdataisinparentheses.
1. Cultural Studies – Course Times
2. Art – Advising Coursework
3. History – Coursework
100% (↑55%)
75% (↑35%)
67% (↑34%)
5. Course Times
a. Music
b. Arts Management
c. Religion
33% (↓27%)
33% (↓ 7%)
50% (↓34%)
6. Appointments with faculty
a. Arts Management
33% (↓ 7%)
7. Email Response Times
a. Music
0% (↓40%)
8. Professional Development
b. Music
50% (↓30%)
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 4
QuantitativeResults–MultipleChoiceResponses
Notes on methodology: All percentages were rounded to the nearest whole number. Totals marked “-” mean
that students did not find the question applicable for their current situation.
TotalRespondentsbyDepartment
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
Total
Students
4
3
7
13
5
5
10
47
Pleaseselectthecurrentdegreeyouareseeking.
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
PhD
-
-
86%
92%
80%
80%
80%
72%
MA
25%
100%
14%
8%
20%
20%
20%
21%
<10
50%
33%
29%
46%
40%
40%
60%
45%
10+
50%
67%
71%
54%
60%
60%
40%
55%
Pleaseselectyourresidency.
MilesfromCGU
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
MFA
75%
-
-
-
-
-
-
7%
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Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedduringcoursework?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
60% 100%
33% 33%
58% 85%
62% 67%
76% 80%
60% 20%
61% 70%
67% 67%
Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedinpreparingforyourqualifyingexams?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
100% 100%
100%
0%
50% 60%
62% 70%
33% 67%
- 50%
55% 62%
56% 64%
Howwouldyoudescribetheadvisingyoureceivedinpreparingandwritingyourthesisordissertation?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
75% 100%
-
-
25% 67%
89% 50%
80% 75%
0%
0%
68% 57%
65% 60%
Howmuchhavethefacultyencouragedyourprofessionaldevelopment?
SomeoraLot
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015
100%
100%
73%
89%
94%
80%
64%
83%
2016
100%
67%
100%
72%
80%
50%
90%
82%
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 6
Haveyougainedanyteachingexperiencethisyear?
SomeoraLot
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
40% 50%
17%
0%
50% 58%
50% 55%
29% 20%
40%
0%
46% 50%
40% 40%
Howsatisfiedareyouwithaccessibilityforappointmentswithfaculty?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
40% 75%
40% 33%
67% 86%
82% 81%
82% 80%
60% 25%
71% 80%
72% 73%
Howsatisfiedareyouwithfacultyresponsetimestoemailscalls?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
100% 100%
83% 100%
42% 71%
79% 72%
71% 60%
40%
0%
79% 60%
74% 66%
Howsatisfiedareyouwiththecoursesubjectsoffered?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
60% 75%
50% 67%
55% 71%
71% 45%
41% 60%
40%
0%
81% 50%
62% 53%
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 7
Howsatisfiedareyouthecoursetimesoffered?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015
60%
40%
45%
83%
65%
60%
84%
68%
2016
75%
33%
100%
63%
80%
33%
50%
65%
Howsatisfiedareyouwiththedayscoursesareoffered?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
60%
75%
80%
67%
82%
100%
83%
63%
76%
80%
60%
33%
88%
70%
79%
73%
HowsatisfiedareyouwithArts&Humanitiesstaffoverall?
SatisfiedorVerySatisfied
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015
100%
50%
91%
89%
88%
60%
89%
87%
2016
100%
67%
100%
100%
100%
75%
90%
94%
HaveyouvisitedtheCareerServicesOfficethissemester?
Yes
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
60%
0%
17% 33%
25%
0%
7% 27%
12%
0%
0% 25%
11% 50%
14% 23%
A&HStudentSurveyResults–Spring2016 8
HaveyougonetoanyPreparingFutureFacultyprogramsthissemester?
Yes
Art
ArtsManagement
CulturalStudies
English
History
Music
Religion
AllStudents
2015 2016
20%
0%
0%
0%
17% 14%
14%
9%
24% 40%
20% 25%
11% 10%
15% 14%
QualitativeResults–WrittenResponses
Howcouldyourcourseworkadvisingexperiencehavebeenimproved?
Responses:
1. Itwasalwaysveryhelpfulandproductive!
2. Insomewaysitwouldbebettertohavegroupsessionswithouradvisor,somorequestions
areansweredatonetime.Itwouldsavetimeforeveryone!
3. Quickerturnaroundwithemailswouldbenice.Theurgencyonthesideofthefaculty
sometimesjustisn'tthere.
4. IfounditfrustratingthatIwasswitchedadvisorsduringmycoursework.Myoriginaladvisor
knewwhereIwasatinmyprogram,mycareeraspirations,myresearchinterests,etc,soit
wasfrustratingtoswitchtosomeonenewthatdidn'tknowallthatinformation.Ihadbuilta
betterrapportwithmyoriginaladvisor.
5. Ifmyassignedadvisorwasmoreinteractive...Ihadtogoelsewhereformyadvising
6. MyadvisorwasveryclearandIcannotthinkofanyneedforimprovements
7. Needmoreclarityonpaperworkrequirementsfordegrees,researchtools,etc.
8. Moreavailabilityfrommyadvisor,andmoreknowledgeabouttheprocessandrequirements.
9. MorefocusonwhatIwanttodo,andmorecontactfromadvisors
10. Targetcoursesforqualifyingexams.
11. ArtsManagementdoesnothaveaknowledgeableadvisoratthemoment.Weneedone.
12. Moreadvisementinadvanceoftakingcourses
13. Wishmyadviserswouldhavebetterpreparedmeformydissertationduringcoursework.
14. Betterlearningenvironment.
15. Theadviserismoreknowledgeableaboutschoolresources,requirements,andtheprogram.
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Howcouldyourqualifyingexamadvisingexperiencehavebeenimproved?
Responses:
1. Verycooperativeandhelpful.IalwayshadthefeelingIcanemailmysupervisorandhewould
immediatelygetbacktome.
2. Ineedittobemorestructured.Itmighthelptohavemorerequiredcheck-ins(evenvirtually)
becauseI,probablylikeotherpeople,ambetterwithexternalaccountability.
3. Allofmycommitteememberswereamazing(note,Ididnotusemyadvisorformyexams
becauseofherhands-offapproachinothermatters)
4. Again,needmoreclarityonpaperwork,etc.
5. Myadvisorwasverydifficulttogetaholdofandwasnotabletogivemeclearinstructionson
howtonavigatetheprocess.
6. Thepreptimecouldhavebeenreduceddrastically,butotherwiseok.
7. Holdmeetingsforartsmanagementstudentstoproposetheirvoices
Howcouldyourthesis/dissertationadvisinghavebeenimproved?
Responses:
1. Sofarsogood.Lotsofautonomy,butIsupposethisistobeexpected.
2. Isay"verysatisfied"becauseofmostofmycommitteemembers;however,theinitialchair
ofmydissertationgavemezerofeedbackonmyinitialtwochapters,soIhadtochangemy
chairinordertogetrealfeedback.
Whatsuggestionsdoyouhaveforimprovinghowmuchfacultyencouragedyourprofessional
development?
Responses:
1. Ihopefacultycanreallyreadstudents'papersandgivehelpfulfeedbacktohelpuslearn
academicwriting,ratherthanbeingjudgmental.Inaddition,Ihopethereareclearer
instructionsonhowtopreparequalificationexams,thespecificationonPh.D.student's
manualshouldbemorespecific.
2. Itwouldbenicetoseeanout-of-classmeeting(oraseriesofthem)onprofessionalization
issuesinhistory.Forexample,therigorofthePhD,honestdiscussionofjobprospects,
alternativecareerchoicesamonghistorians(theCareerCenter'sversionofthisishelpful,but
lessspecific),etc.
3. Itmighthelptohaveconnectionstoinstitutions/collegesthatmakeiteasierforstudentsto
gettheirfootinthedoorandgainexperience.Forinstance,itcouldbehelpfultohave
internshipsthataresetasideforCGUstudentsatspecificinstitutions,ortohaveconnections
tocommunitycollegesforstudentstogainteachingexperience.
4. Listingsofconferences,paperdeadlinesandencouragementtopreparecoursepapersfor
publicationandnotjustasanassignment.
5. MostoftheprofessorsinthedepartmentofEnglishareamazinglyhelpfulandinterestedin
encouragingstudents.
6. Therehasnotbeenalotofguidanceinjoiningprofessionalsocieties,gettinginvolvedwith
conferences,ornetworkingingeneral.NowthatIamtryingtofinishmydissertationand
hopefullyfindajob,IfeelthatIamcompletelyonmyown.Myprofessorshavenever
encouragedmetoattendorpresentataconferencenorprovidedanyassistancein
networkingorpreparingforajobsearch.
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Perhapsmoremeetingstodiscusswaystogettenuretrackjobswouldhelp
Perhapsfacultycouldbemorefamiliarwithoptionsforcareersoutsideofacademiathat
wouldutilizeourdegree.
Professorshavelimitedtimewithstudentsduringthetimeotherthanclass(es).Itmakesit
difficulttogetworksdoneasstudentsneedmoreguidesfromtheprofessors.Especially,the
graduateworksaresomewhatdifficultasthelevelFacultyhaslimitedofficehours,so,ifany
worksthatneededtobeaskedforhelpfacetoface,it'stoughbecausethenexttimetosee
thefacultyisnextweek.
IreceivedmostsuggestionsfromPFF/Shamini,notreallyfrommydepartment.
Thefacultyismorefocusedonresearch.
MoreCFP,morepublishingopportunities,andmoreTAshipandRAship
FacultyshouldmakerecommendationsforstudentsduringadvisingearlyinthePhDprogram
toattendprofessionaldevelopmentworkshops,attendconferences,getpublished,etc.
Manyofthesethingsareeasiertodopriortoenteringthequalsanddissertationphaseof
PhD
Exaltsthataremoredesignedformyparticularareaandfocus.
Itwouldbebetterfortheprofessorstoprovideresearchopportunitiesformorestudents
withfunding
providingteachingexperience,alsoworkingtostrengthenlinkstocommunityandstate
institutionsinthearea,withtheideaofincreasingjobopportunities.
IwouldliketoseethedepartmenthaveamorestreamlinedwayforCFPsandother
professionalizationopportunityinformationtobedisseminated.
Idon'texpectthisreally,butit'salwaysnicetohave.
Facultymembershavefavoritestudents,whichisnosurprise.Whileitishumannature,itis
blatantlyseeninandoutofclasses.ProfessorspickTA'sandindependentstudystudents
basedonfavorites,andinclasstheprofessorswillpicktheirfavoritestoanswerthequestions
firstorcontributetothediscussionfirst.Evenpassingstudentsoncampus,professorswill
pickandchoosewhotheystopandtalkto,ormaketimefortheirfavoritestudentsmorethan
others.Theworstpartismanyprofessorsdon'tpretendtheytreateveryoneequallyandthey
thinktheiractionsarejustified.
Howhavefacultyhelpedyougainteachingexperiencethisyear?Howcouldtheybetterhelpinthefuture?
Responses:
1. IgainedteachingexperiencesoutsideofCGU.
2. Nohelp,Ijustwentoutandfoundanadjunctjob.
3. IworkfulltimeasanarchivistandIamnotseekingteachingexperience.
4. Inoticethatgenerallythefacultydoesn'tcarethatmuch.Perhapsadvisorscandirectthestudent
intoMLAjoblisting,andletthemknowwhatmajorsarepopularandthereforethestudentscan
tailortheirconcentrationstotherequirementofthejobmarket.Idefinitelythinkthereshould
bemoretalkbetweenstudentandadvisors,orthewholefacultyinthedepartment.Although
theresourcesfromstudentsuccesscenterdohelpsometimes,butitisstillthedepartment'sjob
tolaunchsometalkandsharesomeinformationwiththeirstudents.
5. Idon'tknow.Presentationpracticeisencouragedinclass,butnotdeveloped.Itisencouraged
amongstudentsontheirowntime,iftheinterestisthere.Itisnotstructuredaspartofthe
historyprogram.Maybethisisthenorm.
6. Ihaven'treallypursuedthisoption,sinceI'mpreparingforanalt-acjobinthefuture.
7. Thisdoesn'tapplytofaculty,butwouldbegreatiftherewereawardsforteachingassistants
positionsservingtheundergraduatecolleges.
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Thisseemstobeamatterofpersonalchoiceforthestudent.IbelievethatifIweretopursue
teachingmyadvisorwouldoffersoundadviceandsupportinachievingthisgoal.
ITAedforseveralclasses.Connectingmewithadjunctpositions,ifpossible,wouldbehelpful.
Notatall.AllteachingexperiencewasgainedoutsideofCGU,unfortunately.Theyare,however,
greataboutsendingoutannouncementsforlocalteachingopportunities.Andotherthanone
facultymemberinEnglishhavingstudentswritetheirownlettersofrecommendation,the
facultyhavebeengreataboutgettinglettersoutforme.
Theyhavebeenhelpful.However,havingaTAprogramwiththeotherCUCcollegeswouldbea
greatstepforward
IcametoCGUwithalreadyhavingateachingjob,sofacultyweren'tnecessaryforthe
experience.IgetthesensethatifIpursuedthiswiththeCulturalStudiesfacultytheywouldhave
beenhelpful.
Iwouldn'tsaythey'vebeenhelpful,butIdon'tknowhowtheycouldhelpeither.Perhapsa
greaterunderstandingthatmanyofusteachandareteachingtopaythebills.
Ifthefull-timefacultycouldofferabitmoretimewithstudents,astherearemanystudentswho
arewaitinginlinetoseeprofessors&professorsonlyhasonehourofficehour,thelastperson
whoisinthelinetoseethefacultywillhavetowaituntilnextweek.
Differentprofessorsdemonstratedifferentteachingstrategiesatgraduatelevel,butnotreally
undergraduatelevel.Wemightneedmoresuggestionsorstrategiesfromprofessorswhoare
teachingundergraduateschoolsaswell.Moreover,noteveryPhDstudentwillbeabletoteach
nicestudentswhoarein5C.Alotofusmightteachatcommunitycollegeorsomeother
instituteswherewemightencountermoredifficultiesthatweneverlearnorrealizebefore.It
mightnotbeabadideatohaveaworkshoptoshareallteachingexperiencewithoneanother.
I,ofmyownvolition,joinedaprivatemusicschoolasteacher,andamtryingtoattendthePFF
program.
TheyshouldhavedifferentstudentsasTAorRAeachyear.
Iwasonlyadvisedtogetteachingexperience.ItwouldhavebeenhelpfultoattendPreparing
FutureFacultypriortostartingteachingandjobapplications.
Needtoscreenourteachingopportunitiesbetter,theywantedmetoteachanddonateall
suppliestostudents.IwasgivenNOsupplies.IhadtostopthisTAbecauseIcouldnotaffordto
pay$70insupplieseveryweekfor10weeks.Unreasonableexpectationsforourkindness.
Someofthefacultyattempttoprovidesomeadviceonteaching.
Seeabove.Theyhavenotbeenhelpfulatall.
Facultyinmydepartmenthasnotbeenhelpfulintheprocess.Ifoundjobsonmyownandthe
facultydoesn'tseemtoseeteachingexperienceasapriority,especiallyforPhDstudents.I've
hadmoreconversationsaboutteachingfromotherPhDstudentsthanIdidwithfaculty
members.
They'venotbeenhelpful,butIalsohavenotaskedthem.
StudentsaretoldtherearenoTAprogramsthatareorganizedorsanctionedbySAHorCGU
faculty.Andyet,SAHprofessorshaveTAscomethefirstdayofclass.Itseemsshadyandplaying
favorites.
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Howcouldyoursatisfactionwithcourseofferings,times,ordaysbeimproved?
Responses:
1. Ireallylearnedalotfrommycoursework.Professorsherearegenerallyniceandhelpful.
2. InmytimeatCGU(almosttwoyearsbeginning2014)therehavebeenveryfew"core"classeson
topicsinEuropeanhistory.GiventhesmallsizeofthedepartmentIamnotsurprised.Thatsaid,
itwouldbeniceifathoroughgoing-overofEuropeanhistoryclasseswouldbeconductedsoon
toensurethatstudents'intentionsofcomingherecanbemetbythedepartment'sofferings.
3. Idislikedhowmanyofthecoursesinmyprogramwererepeatedfairlyfrequently,andsoasI
progressedmoreinmyprogramtheoptionsforclasseskeptdecreasingsinceIhadtakenmany
ofthemalready.Therejustdidn'tseemtobeahugevarietyofclassestochoosefrom.I'veseen
otherprogramswheretherearealotmorecourseofferings,andtheychangeeverysemesterso
thereisalwayssomethingnew.
4. GiventhesizeoftheUniversityandthedepartmentthecourseofferingsareadequateand
diverseenoughtosatisfymyinterests.
5. Itseemsthatthecoursesbegantorepeatthemselves(orwereextremelysimilar)after2years.
Morevarietywouldbehelpful.
6. iflecturecoursescouldbeduringthemorningtime,it'sbetterformostofthestudents,
especiallymusicmajor.Becauseofthelimitedchancetousethepracticeroominthemusic
department,it'sgoodtohavealllecturesinthemorning,sothatafterclasses,studentscan
eithergotothelibrarytodotheacademicworkorpracticeinthepracticerooms.Especially,
musicdepartment'sclassroomisattachedtothepracticerooms,whilethere'slecture,noone
couldpractice.
7. Arrangingcourseofferingsisaverydifficultandtoughjob.Iamnotsosurehowcouldwegive
suggestionsonthistopic.
8. Thereseemtobenotmanycoursesatall.I'mnotsureifoneofthecoursesneededformeto
graduateisbeingoffered.
9. Fortheprogramtobetrulytransdisciplinaryandtranscultural,thesubjectmatterneedsto
broadenandnotbeWestern-centric
10. Offermorenightcoursesforthosewhowork!
11. Morevarietyofcoursesoffered,andeasierprocedureforCGUstudentstotakeclassesfromthe
5Cs
12. MoreofferingsinBritishLit/EarlyModernLit.
13. IshouldnotbeexpectedtodrivetodowntownLosAngelesduringrushhourforatwohour
lectureclasswhenIhavechildrenandtwojobs.InsteadIhadtodropthatclassandtakeanother
classwhichisveryimpracticaltowardsmypractice.
14. Bemoremindfulofstandoutswhoareworkingduringtheday.I'mhavingtoleaveworkearlyon
aregularbasisinordertoattendclasses.
15. Haveaschedulethataccommodatesprofessionalorworkingstudents.
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Whatothersuggestionsdoyouhaveforthefaculty,staff,orschool?
Responses:
1. Theyareallverylovelyandhelpful.
2. thebiggestissueatCGU'sartsandhumanitiesistheFUNDING.Second,thequalityofT-courses
shouldbeimproved.
3. Ithinkitwouldbehelpfultohavestreamlinedinformationavailableforstudentsplanning
conferences.Forinstance,itcouldbeveryhelpfultohaveadocumentwithdirectionsforhowto
reserverooms,howtogetmassemailsouttostudents,whotocontacttogetwebsites
changed/informationonthenewsletter/eventsonthecalendar,andwhatdocumentsguest
speakersneedtofillout,etc.Ithinkitcouldsavealotoftimeforbothstudentsandstaffif
informationwasmoreavailableandstreamlined.
4. ThereareafewformsthatmustbecompletedthroughoutyourtimeatCGUandalthoughthe
formsareavailableonlinecantheybemadetobefillableforms?
5. Theyarethebest!Nosuggestions.
6. Sofarinmyfirstsemester,everyonehasbeenveryhelpfulandIhavenocomplaints.
7. Moreaccessibilitytoadvisors,andacleareroutlineoftheprocessaftercoursework.
8. CouldtheschooloffermoreopportunitiesforustohaveinternshiporevenTAjobsatsome
otherschools?Mostotherschools'PhDstudentsareresponsibleteachingattheirownschools,
butwedon'thave"our"undergraduateschool,soit'snoteasy.Ifit'spossible,couldithappenin
thefuture?
9. HiremorestafflikeSarahJaques-Rosswhowasextremelyhelpfulduringexamsandthe
dissertationwritingprocess.Itisabitbetternow,buttherequirementsfromtheRegistrar's
Officeandthedepartmentneedtobeonthesamepage-literallyonthesamewebsitepages!
Studentsshouldneedtobemoreconcernedaboutcontentthanpaginatingtheirword
documents!!
HaveyouvisitedtheCareerServicesOfficethissemester?Ifyes,howsatisfiedwereyouwiththe
experience?Ifno,whyhaveyounotvisitedtheoffice?
Responses:
1. ItdoesnotmakesenseformesinceIwillreturntomyhomecountryafterIhavefinishedmy
PhD.
2. Theeventsdon'tseemasapplicabletohumanitiesstudents.
3. Ihaveafulltimejobinmyfield.
4. Idon'tknowthisdivision,haven'thearditbefore.
5. I'vecomeupwithsufficientadvisingonmyown.Whentheneedarises,Imayindeeddropby.
6. Ihaven'tbeentotheoffice,butI'vebeentoseveraleventsputonbytheCSO.Ihaven'tvisited
theofficebecauseIfoundtheworkshopstobeusefulenoughformyneeds.
7. Nottherighttime.
8. Havenothadthetime
9. Mostlyit'sbeenverygood.Someoftheadviceissomewhatdubious.Itmaybefield-specific.
10. Verysatisfied
11. VerySatisfied
12. Iampreparingforqualifyingexams,soIamunabletovisitcampusoften.Iamalsonotlocal.
13. It'shardasacommuterwithafulltimejobtomaketimetogointotheoffice,butIdoplanto
visitsoon
14. Ihaven'thadthetimeorapressingneed.
15. theprofessor,whohastheclosestrelationshipwithyouusuallyprovidesreferencesofjobs
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Ihaveapart-timeteachingjobnowandIhaveworkedasanadjunctfacultyatotherschoolsfor
4years,soImightvisititwhenIneedtoapplyforFTTT.
Ihavenothadthetimeyet.
Idonotliveclosetocampusanymore(oreveninCA).
Notime
IhadmyCVevaluated-veryhelpfulforjobapplications
Can'ttelliftheyhelpwithacademicjobs.
Visitedlastsemester,havenotneededtogoback
Ihaveajobalready
Awayfromcampusthisyear
Idon'thavethetime.I'mhopingforthsemester
IcurrentlyhaveastablejobthatIamcommittedto.
notime.Busywithjobsandstudies.
Haven'tseentheneedyet
notoncampus
Ilivefaraway
ChristineKellyisgreat.Sheoffersalotofworkshopsandhasanopenschedule,andgivesgreat
advice.
haven'tgottenaroundtoit.reallybusy
HaveyougonetoanyPreparingFutureFacultyprogramsthissemester?Ifyes,howsatisfiedwereyouwith
theexperience?Ifno,whyhaveyounotgonetotheprograms?
Responses:
1. IfinishedthePFFteachingcertificate.
2. They'regreat!
3. I'manarchivistandnotseekingateachingposition.
4. Idon'thavetheinterest,andnotnearlyenoughtime.
5. Ihaveworkduringtheprogram(Ireallywouldliketoparticipateotherwise)
6. BecauseCGUdoesn'tofferfull-timescholarships,andIhavetoworkandgotoschoolandthere
simplyisn'ttimeforanyotheractivities.PlusthefactthatIcommutehampersmyinvolvementin
anythingotherthancoursework.
7. Schedulingconflicts
8. Ididnotneedhelpintheareastheyaddressed
9. Ihavegoneinthepastandfoundthemveryuseful,butIamnotnearcampusanymore.
10. Mytimehasbeenspentinworkingonmyqualifyingexams.
11. Iampreparingforqualifyingexams,soIamunabletovisitcampusoften.Iamalsonotlocal.
12. Ialreadyholdatenuredpositionatacommunitycollege
13. Iwouldliketo,buthavebeenextremelybusywithworkandschool.
14. IhavefinishedPFFprogram'scoursesandIdolikethemalot.However,it'sonlyusefulfor
peoplewhoareteaching.Ifpeoplewhoneverhaveanyteachingexperiencemightfindit
confusingorboring.
15. Itdoesnotapplytome.
16. Quitesatisfied.I'vebeentooneworkshopandfoundithelpful.
17. MostseminarsofferedduringtimesIcannotattend.Moreafter6pmwouldbehelpful
18. Seemedtobeforstudentswhohadnoteachingexperienceatall--whichisfine,butjustnotfor
me.
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19. Ihaveheardthattheyarenotveryuseful.
20. Idon'twanttoteach.
21. Awayfromcampusthisyear,butwishIhadtakenthetimetogowhenIwasattendingcourse.
ThetopicsIhaveseenontheemailsforPFFareexactlywhatIneednow.
22. Thetimethattheseworkshopsarehelpisunreasonablewithmyschedule.
23. unawarethistypeofprogramexisted.
24. notimeforthisprogram.
25. Ihavebeenbusybutplanondoingso.
26. tooktheentirePreparingFutureFacultycourselastfall.Itwasgreat!
27. ScheduleconflictswithPFFworkshoptimesanddays.
28. Ilivefaraway
29. Idon'tplanonteachingorstayingintheacademicfield.Iwishthereweremorecareerfairs,job
workshops,anddigitalcareersoutsideofacademia.Studentswhodon'tplanongettingthePhD
gettheshaft.
30. haven'tgottenaroundtoit.reallybusy
WhatadvocacyissueswouldyouliketoseetheStudentCouncilofArts&Humanities(SCAH)pursue?
Responses:
1. qualificationexams,dissertationadvise,jobmarketadvice.
2. Mentalhealth,especiallyanxiety.
3. Morefundingopportunitiesforstudents.
4. Supportingreadinggroups(thatarenotnecessarilyinterdisciplinary)
5. Moreinvolvementfromfacultywithstudentsatthedissertationandjobsearchphase.Ipayover
$2000/semester,forwhatseemstobetherighttousethelibraryandmeetwithmyadvisor
onceortwice.IknowIcanbemoreproactiveaboutseekingguidance,buttheprofessorsought
tobemoreforthcomingwithadviceandshowmoreofawillingnesstohelpmegraduateandget
ajob.TheschoolhasmadeanefforttoimprovethePFFprogramandcareercenter,whichis
helpful,butitcannotreplaceguidanceandmentoringbyfaculty,whooftenseemtoocaughtup
intheirownresearchtohelpthestudentswithprofessionaldevelopmentbeyondthe
coursework.
6. moreresourcesforSCAHstudents......
7. AdvocacyissuesthatdealwithSexualHarassmentandracism
8. MoreopportunitiesforforeignstudentsandartistsinsubjectsandfieldsotherthanSTEM
9. Pushingforhigherlevelofstudentbaseorpre-requisites;manystudentsseemeither
unprofessionalorunderpreparedforgraduatework
10. Wehaveastudentcouncil??
11. Assistantship
12. Morewaysstudentscannetworkwitheachotherbyofferingmoreactivitiesorganizedbyboth
FACULTY,PROFESSORS,DEANS,andstudents.Itcan'tbeaway-onestreet.Andthat'sexactly
whatitfeelslike.Deans,faculty,professors,andstaffseemtodothebareminimumjustsothey
don'thavestudentsorparentscomplaining.Butthebareminimumsucks.
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Whattypesofprogrammingorcommunityeventswouldyouliketosee?
Responses:
1. monthlycasualmeetingswithfacultyandallCulturalStudiesPhDstudents
2. qualificationexams,dissertationadvise,jobmarketadvice.
3. Thereshouldbewaymoreofferings(publictalks,invitedspeakers,facultypresentationsoftheir
research,etc.)inthehistory,Englishandculturalstudiesdepartments.Indeed,historyissolitary
work,butitshouldbemoreinteractivethanthecurrentstatus.Therearen'tenoughgoings-on,
andforthoseofuswhodoattendcommunityevents(inhistory,atleast),theturnoutisoften
atrocious.Isupposethat'snothingtheschoolcanaddress.Perhapsthedepartmentcandoa
betterjobofthat?
4. IreallylikedtheRe-OrientationeventthatCGUrecentlyhad,somoreeventslikethat.Ilike
programsthatgivehelpfuladviceforstudents,especiallythoseofusinquals/dissertationphase.
Iwouldalsolikemoreeventspartneredwithinstitutionsthatstudentsmightwanttoworkatif
they'repursuingcareersoutsideacademia,suchasmuseums,artsorganizations,non-profits,etc.
Thesewouldbemorehands-onevents.
5. Mockjobtalkstosupportstudentslookingforjobs.
6. moreofafocusongettingtenuretrackjobsintheprogramming,andconnectionsforteaching
opportunitiesattheCUCcampuses
7. Moreeventsorprogramstohelpstudentspost-coursework.
8. meetingprofessorsfromotherschoolsorHR
9. ApresentationonpossiblecareerchoicesforthosenotpursingteachingoraPHD
10. Moreconcerts.
11. Panelsoncurrentissuesandeventsthatpairstudentsandfaculty
12. Socialevents?Morepaneldiscussionaboutadjunctorjobsetc.
13. singleparentsworkshopforgradstudents.
14. Ithinktheschooldoesagreatjobwithofferings.IjustleavesofarfromschoolthatI’munableto
attend.
Whatpanelorspeakertopicswouldyouliketosee?
Responses:
1. MichelleAlexander
2. Topicsinpedagogyforthehumanities.
3. qualificationexams,dissertationadvise,jobmarketadvice.
4. AnythingrelatedtomodernEurope,modernUS,intellectualandculturalhistory.Schoolslike
UCLA,USC,Occidental,CalPolyPomona...thesearefartooclosetowarrantnovisitsfrom
faculty.Itwouldbesuchathrilltobringthehistorydepartmentsattheseschoolscloser
together.Attheveryleast,toputtheminconversationwitheachother.Thatwouldbeadelight
forstudents,andIwouldpresumeadelightforfacultyaswell.
5. Mentalhealthinacademia,history/cultureofLA(notnecessarilybyacademics—couldbeartists,
architects,chefs,etc).Ialsoliketalksbyalumni—bothacademicsandalt-acs.
6. MoreonSoutheastAsia.Moreinconjunctionwiththevariouscentersattheundergraduate
universities(liketheIntercollegiateFeministCenterforTeaching,Research,andEngagement)
7. diversity,race,equality,gender
8. Careersoutsideofacademia
9. Moreonjobfinding,andcareerprep.
10. Fillingout(teaching/academic)jobapplications.NotonlyCVwritingorcoverletters,butalso
syllabus/courseproposalsandotherstatementsthatmanyjobapplicationsrequire.
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11. Adjunct,publishing
12. Moreliteraturespeakers-IfeellikeIseeaLOTofartlecturers,butnotnearasmanyincultural
studiesorliterature.
13. Moreartmanagementrelatedtopics.
Doyouhaveanyothercommentsorquestions?
Responses:
1. IamveryhappywiththeCulturalStudiesfacultyandstaff!Youarealldoinganamazingjob!
Thankyouforhavingme!:)
2. Thanksforsolicitingfeedback.It'srefreshing.Ilookforwardtostayingabreastofthegoings-onat
CGUaftermygraduation.I'lllookoutespeciallyfornewdevelopments.
3. I'mnotsureifthisinformationcanevenbegivenout,butIwouldlikemoretransparencyabout
CGU'sfinances.Therewasarecentemailabouttuitionincreases,whichwasconfusingbecause
theemailsaidthatthebudgethadbeenreducedby3milliondollars.Consideringhowmuch
studentspayintuition,itwouldbenicetohavemorebackgroundandreasoningaboutwhat's
goingon.