| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
| Spring 2007 |
| Full-time
Unclassified Employees |
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| Effectiveness
of Various Communication Methods in Helping to Understand University
Initiatives |
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Effectiveness |
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Very
ineffective (1) |
Somewhat
ineffective (2) |
Somewhat
effective (3) |
Very
effective (4) |
| Communication Method |
Employee Type |
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% |
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% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Electronic newsletters |
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Teaching / Research |
5 |
2.6% |
24 |
12.4% |
100 |
51.8% |
64 |
33.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
7 |
3.9% |
17 |
9.4% |
64 |
35.4% |
93 |
51.4% |
| E-mail list-servs |
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Teaching / Research |
16 |
8.4% |
32 |
16.8% |
80 |
41.9% |
63 |
33.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
9 |
4.9% |
32 |
17.5% |
67 |
36.6% |
75 |
41.0% |
| Paper
memos |
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Teaching / Research |
45 |
24.2% |
41 |
22.0% |
74 |
39.8% |
26 |
14.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
45 |
25.4% |
64 |
36.2% |
48 |
27.1% |
20 |
11.3% |
| Paper
flyers |
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Teaching / Research |
53 |
27.9% |
61 |
32.1% |
60 |
31.6% |
16 |
8.4% |
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Non-Teaching |
56 |
31.3% |
70 |
39.1% |
39 |
21.8% |
14 |
7.8% |
| PSU
Web-site |
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Teaching / Research |
24 |
12.2% |
67 |
34.0% |
68 |
34.5% |
38 |
19.3% |
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Non-Teaching |
19 |
9.9% |
39 |
20.4% |
85 |
44.5% |
48 |
25.1% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
voice-mail |
Teaching / Research |
42 |
21.9% |
33 |
17.2% |
50 |
26.0% |
67 |
34.9% |
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Non-Teaching |
28 |
15.6% |
26 |
14.5% |
56 |
31.3% |
69 |
38.5% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
e-mail |
Teaching / Research |
8 |
4.1% |
29 |
14.7% |
88 |
44.7% |
72 |
36.5% |
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Non-Teaching |
5 |
2.6% |
11 |
5.8% |
77 |
40.5% |
97 |
51.1% |
| Informal conversations with |
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| colleagues or co-workers |
Teaching / Research |
22 |
11.2% |
41 |
20.9% |
78 |
39.8% |
55 |
28.1% |
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Non-Teaching |
27 |
14.1% |
42 |
22.0% |
71 |
37.2% |
51 |
26.7% |
| Department or staff meetings |
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Teaching / Research |
14 |
7.1% |
35 |
17.8% |
72 |
36.5% |
76 |
38.6% |
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Non-Teaching |
13 |
7.0% |
32 |
17.2% |
74 |
39.8% |
67 |
36.0% |
| Informal conversation with your |
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| supervisor or department chair |
Teaching / Research |
29 |
15.0% |
31 |
16.1% |
67 |
34.7% |
66 |
34.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
14 |
7.5% |
39 |
21.0% |
72 |
38.7% |
61 |
32.8% |
| Administrative briefings |
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Teaching / Research |
24 |
18.2% |
46 |
34.8% |
43 |
32.6% |
19 |
14.4% |
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Non-Teaching |
11 |
7.1% |
34 |
21.9% |
62 |
40.0% |
48 |
31.0% |
| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Teaching / Research |
31 |
19.3% |
60 |
37.3% |
50 |
31.1% |
20 |
12.4% |
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Non-Teaching |
20 |
13.4% |
46 |
30.9% |
55 |
36.9% |
28 |
18.8% |
| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Teaching / Research |
31 |
16.2% |
60 |
31.4% |
73 |
38.2% |
27 |
14.1% |
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Non-Teaching |
17 |
9.7% |
48 |
27.3% |
64 |
36.4% |
47 |
26.7% |
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