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