American University Staff Council
2007 Staff Climate Survey
Conducted via surveymonkey.com
Table of Contents
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Survey Questions and Responses
- 1. Are you an AU staff member?
- 2. Prior to this survey, were you aware of Staff Council?
- 3. Please rank your top five staff-related issues on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important to you.
- 4. Where do you work?
- 5. Would you like to be entered into the prize drawing?
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Analysis of Survey Data
- By Highest Response Count (Only) in Column One
- By Highest Response Count (Only) in Each Column, Across all Columns
- By Lowest "Rating Average" (Only)
- By Highest "Response Count" (Only)
- Rankings of Issues at #1 and Top 5%
- Major Categories with Sub-categories from Open-Ended Comments
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Staff Demographics
- Staff By Position Type and Full-time/Part-time Status - AY 2006-2007
- AU Staff by Division - AY 2006-2007
This preliminary report has been generated by Aaron Tobler, atobler@american.edu, on October 30, 2007, at 10:00am.
1. Are you an AU staff member?
Response Percent Response Count
Yes 100.0% 507
No 0.0% 0
answered question 507
skipped question 0
2. Prior to this survey, were you aware of Staff Council?
Response Percent Response Count
Yes 81.1% 411
No 18.9% 96
answered question 507
skipped question 0
3. Please rank your top five staff-related issues on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important to you. (Please note: each selection is a broad category; once the results are tabulated, the Staff Council will work with its constituents on specific issues and solutions desired.)
1 2 3 4 5 Rating Average Response Count
Extended Sick Leave Policies 8.3% (9) 18.3% (20) 22.9% (25) 18.3% (20) 32.1% (35) 3.48 109
PMP Evaluation 17.1% (39) 18.0% (41) 22.8% (52) 22.4% (51) 19.7% (45) 3.10 228
Transparency in Administrative Decision Making 18.0% (39) 18.4% (40) 19.4% (42) 18.9% (41) 25.3% (55) 3.15 217
Tuition Remission 28.3% (77) 21.7% (59) 15.8% (43) 16.2% (44) 18.0% (49) 2.74 272
Days off between Christmas and New Years 24.9% (87) 24.4% (85) 21.8% (76) 19.5% (68) 9.5% (33) 2.64 349
Smoking Policy 13.3% (6) 11.1% (5) 17.8% (8) 31.1% (14) 26.7% (12) 3.47 45
Speed Limit on Campus/Driving Safety on Campus 10.4% (5) 10.4% (5) 10.4% (5) 35.4% (17) 33.3% (16) 3.71 48
Carpool/RideShare Program 9.2% (6) 15.4% (10) 21.5% (14) 16.9% (11) 36.9% (24) 3.57 65
Parking Issues 28.2% (77) 18.3% (50) 22.0% (60) 16.5% (45) 15.0% (41) 2.72 273
Maternity/Paternity/ Adoption Leave 22.0% (26) 17.8% (21) 20.3% (24) 22.0% (26) 17.8% (21) 2.96 118
Health Care Issues 20.8% (54) 25.8% (67) 22.7% (59) 16.2% (42) 14.6% (38) 2.78 260
Flex-Schedules/ Flextime 19.8% (59) 21.8% (65) 19.1% (57) 21.5% (64) 17.8% (53) 2.96 298
Other (Please Identify Issue) 85
answered question 504
skipped question 3
Identified Issues
Redacted due to confidentiality concerns.
4. Where do you work?
Response Percent Response Count
Main Campus 67.1% 336
Tenley Campus 7.2% 36
WCL Campus 10.0% 50
Wisconsin Avenue Offices 5.4% 27
New Mexico Offices 6.2% 31
Brandywine Offices 4.2% 21
Other (Please Specify Site): 8
answered question 501
skipped question 6
Specified Sites
(On public document, locations will be redacted due to their specificity.)
- Ward Bldg (Public document: "On campus")
- SIS Student (Public document: "On campus")
- ALL OF THE ABOVE (Public document: "On campus")
- Main campus (Public document: "On campus")
- I work at both the main and WCL campuses (Public document: "On campus")
- U.S. Postal Service Headquarters: Health Promotion Program (Public document: "Off campus")
- Wilson Senior HS (Public document: "Off campus")
- Off campus part-time mentor (Public document: "Off campus")
5. Would you like to be entered into the prize drawing? If so, please enter your email address here. (Your name will not be shared in relation to your answers on this survey and is for prize notification purposes only).
Response Count
answered question 386
skipped question 121
By Highest Response Count (Only) in Column One
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (87)
- TIE: Tuition Remission and Parking Issues (77)
- Flex-Schedules/Flextime (59)
- Health Care Issues (54)
By Highest Response Count (Only) in Each Column, Across all Columns
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (87)
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (85)
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (76)
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (68)
- Transparency in Administrative Decision Making (55)
By Lowest "Rating Average" (Only)
- 2.641833811 Days off between Christmas and New Years
- 2.717948718 Parking Issues
- 2.738970588 Tuition Remission
- 2.780769231 Health Care Issues
- 2.956375839 Flex-Schedules/ Flextime
- 2.957627119 Maternity/ Paternity/ Adoption Leave
- 3.096491228 PMP Evaluation
- 3.152073733 Transparency in Administrative Decision Making
- 3.466666667 Smoking Policy
- 3.47706422 Extended Sick Leave Policies
- 3.569230769 Carpool/ RideShare Program
- 3.708333333 Speed Limit on Campus/Driving Safety on Campus
By Highest "Response Count" (Only)
- Days off between Christmas and New Years (349)
- Flex-Schedules/Flextime (298)
- Parking Issues (273)
- Tuition Remission (272)
- Health Care Issues (260)
- PMP Evaluation (228)
- Transparency in Administrative Decision Making (217)
- Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave (118)
- Extended Sick Leave Policies (109)
- Carpool/Ride Share Program (65)
- Speed Limit on Campus/Driving Safety on Campus (48)
- Smoking Policy (45)
Rankings of Issues at #1 and Top 5% 1
Rank Ranked Issue % Who Ranked Issue at #1 % Who Ranked Issue in top 5
1 Days off between Christmas and New Years 17% 69%
2 Flex-Schedules/Flextime 12% 59%
3 Parking Issues 15% 54%
4 Tuition Remission 15% 54%
5 Health Care Issues 11% 52%
6 PMP Evaluation 8% 45%
7 Transparency in Administrative Decision-Making 8% 43%
8 Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave 5% 23%
9 Extended Sick Leave Policies 2% 22%
10 Carpool/Ride Share Program 1% 13%
11 Speed Limit on Campus/ Driving Safety on Campus 1% 10%
12 Smoking Policy 1% 9%
Major Categories with Sub-categories from Open-Ended Comments 2
- Benefits
- Health Care (7)
- Tuition Remission (2)
- Retirement Plan (4)
- Telecommuting (1)
- Sabbaticals (3)
- Flexible/Flex Scheduling (1)
- Increase vacation/sick days (12)
- Increase in pay/bonuses (11)
- Include MetroChecks/SmartTrip Benefits (not just pre-taxed benefit) (4)
- Retirement Planning (4)
- General compensation (2)
- Transportation
- Shuttle Bus services (6)
- Parking (6)
- Administrative
- General (16)
- PMP (6)
- Other
- Safely (3)
- Non main campus concerns (2)
- Part-time staff concerns (4)
- Extra-curricular activities (on and off campus) (5)
- Adjuncts (2)
Notes:
- Many of the "Other" choice could actually fall under one of the "Broad Categories" already listed.
- Many of the "Other" choice had more than one comment.
- When some of the "Other" choice mentioned more than one comment there was a ranking.
- Most of the "Other" choice didn't mention any order of importance to the comment(s) listed.
Staff By Position Type and Full-time/Part-time Status - AY 2006-2007
Full-time Part-time Total
Executive/Administrative/Managerial 162 0 162
Other Professionals (support/service) 621 32 653
Technical & Paraprofessional 148 39 187
Clerical & Secretarial 217 340 557
Skilled Crafts 75 1 76
Service & Maintenance 61 24 85
Total 1284 436 1720
Data includes staff actively on AU payroll as of fall 2006 official reporting period. Data includes some staff with faculty appointments such as University Librarians. Data excludes teaching faculty, undergraduate student workers, graduate assistants, and contracted employees not paid by AU. Source: As reported in the 06-07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Human Resources Report by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.
AU Staff by Division - AY 2006-2007
Division Dept/Unit/Location Count
President
AU Publications 21
Athletics and Recreation 79
Budget Office 5
Communication/Marketing 1
Media Relations 3
Office of the President 10
WAMU - 88 5 72
TOTAL 191
Provost
CAS 195
KSB 39
LIB (univ) 96
SIS 56
SOC 43
SPA 43
WCL 196
WSM 50
OAA 7
REG 28
AU Abroad 13
Audio Visual 13
Career Center 30
Center for Global Peace 3
Center for Teaching Excel 24
Institutional Rsch / Assess 3
Office of Enrollment 62
Office of the Provost 6
Research Development 8
TOTAL 915
VP Campus Life
Academic Support Center 20
Counseling Center 10
Dean of Students Office 29
Housing Services 27
ISSS 13
Office of Campus Life 14
SA/University Center 12
Student Health Center 12
TOTAL 137
VP Development 44
VP Finance
Auxiliary Services 2
Child Development Center 5
Controller 20
Enterprise Systems 23
Facilities Admin / Finan 138
Human Resources 25
Office of Finance & Treasurer 18
Office of University Architect 20
Parking and Traffic 3
Payroll 8
Public Safety 41
Purchasing 7
Risk Mgmt / Safety Services 3
Shuttle Operations 23
Student Accounts 17
Technology Operations 58
TOTAL 411
VP General Counsel 6
VP International Affairs* 16
Total University 1720
Data includes staff actively on AU payroll as of fall 2006 official reporting period. Data includes some staff with faculty appointments such as University Librarians. Data excludes teaching faculty, undergraduate student workers, graduate assistants, and contracted employees not paid by AU. Source: Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Notes
1 Rebecca Davis prepared this section. Back
2 James Helms prepared this section. Back
