| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
| Spring 2007 |
| Full-time
Unclassified Employees |
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| Effectiveness
of Various Communication Methods in Helping to Understand Current News and
Events |
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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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% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Electronic newsletters |
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Teaching / Research |
8 |
4.1% |
25 |
12.7% |
93 |
47.2% |
71 |
36.0% |
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Non-Teaching |
6 |
3.3% |
20 |
11.0% |
63 |
34.6% |
93 |
51.1% |
| E-mail list-servs |
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Teaching / Research |
16 |
8.4% |
28 |
14.7% |
86 |
45.0% |
61 |
31.9% |
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Non-Teaching |
10 |
5.6% |
19 |
10.7% |
68 |
38.2% |
81 |
45.5% |
| Paper
memos |
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Teaching / Research |
50 |
26.5% |
51 |
27.0% |
66 |
34.9% |
22 |
11.6% |
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Non-Teaching |
51 |
29.1% |
62 |
35.4% |
45 |
25.7% |
17 |
9.7% |
| Paper
flyers |
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Teaching / Research |
58 |
30.4% |
52 |
27.2% |
62 |
32.5% |
19 |
9.9% |
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Non-Teaching |
53 |
29.9% |
68 |
38.4% |
38 |
21.5% |
18 |
10.2% |
| PSU
Web-site |
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Teaching / Research |
27 |
13.7% |
51 |
25.9% |
78 |
39.6% |
41 |
20.8% |
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Non-Teaching |
18 |
9.6% |
33 |
17.6% |
76 |
40.4% |
61 |
32.4% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
voice-mail |
Teaching / Research |
50 |
27.2% |
39 |
21.2% |
42 |
22.8% |
53 |
28.8% |
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Non-Teaching |
30 |
17.6% |
27 |
15.9% |
54 |
31.8% |
59 |
34.7% |
| Broadcast announcements |
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| via
e-mail |
Teaching / Research |
15 |
8.0% |
25 |
13.4% |
83 |
44.4% |
64 |
34.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
5 |
2.7% |
23 |
12.6% |
72 |
39.3% |
83 |
45.4% |
| Informal conversations with |
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| colleagues or co-workers |
Teaching / Research |
23 |
11.9% |
44 |
22.8% |
88 |
45.6% |
38 |
19.7% |
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Non-Teaching |
18 |
9.6% |
40 |
21.4% |
82 |
43.9% |
47 |
25.1% |
| Department or staff meetings |
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Teaching / Research |
15 |
7.9% |
40 |
21.2% |
79 |
41.8% |
55 |
29.1% |
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Non-Teaching |
13 |
7.3% |
35 |
19.7% |
76 |
42.7% |
54 |
30.3% |
| Informal conversation with your |
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| supervisor or department chair |
Teaching / Research |
30 |
15.9% |
42 |
22.2% |
70 |
37.0% |
47 |
24.9% |
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Non-Teaching |
17 |
9.7% |
33 |
18.8% |
79 |
44.9% |
47 |
26.7% |
| Administrative briefings |
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Teaching / Research |
30 |
22.9% |
47 |
35.9% |
38 |
29.0% |
16 |
12.2% |
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Non-Teaching |
17 |
12.0% |
35 |
24.6% |
57 |
40.1% |
33 |
23.2% |
| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Teaching / Research |
39 |
26.4% |
52 |
35.1% |
42 |
28.4% |
15 |
10.1% |
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Non-Teaching |
26 |
19.0% |
54 |
39.4% |
40 |
29.2% |
17 |
12.4% |
| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Teaching / Research |
39 |
23.2% |
46 |
27.4% |
57 |
33.9% |
26 |
15.5% |
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Non-Teaching |
24 |
15.3% |
53 |
33.8% |
55 |
35.0% |
25 |
15.9% |
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