| Employee Communication Preferences Survey |
| Spring 2007 |
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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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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
| Electronic newsletters |
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Classified Staff |
3 |
2.0% |
21 |
14.0% |
56 |
37.3% |
70 |
46.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
10.0% |
10 |
33.3% |
17 |
56.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
14 |
3.7% |
45 |
11.9% |
156 |
41.2% |
164 |
43.3% |
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Administrators |
0 |
0.0% |
5 |
18.5% |
12 |
44.4% |
10 |
37.0% |
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All Respondents |
18 |
3.1% |
74 |
12.6% |
235 |
40.0% |
261 |
44.4% |
| E-mail list-servs |
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Classified Staff |
7 |
4.9% |
12 |
8.5% |
59 |
41.5% |
64 |
45.1% |
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Part-time Faculty |
2 |
7.4% |
2 |
7.4% |
12 |
44.4% |
11 |
40.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
26 |
7.0% |
47 |
12.7% |
154 |
41.7% |
142 |
38.5% |
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Administrators |
1 |
3.6% |
3 |
10.7% |
17 |
60.7% |
7 |
25.0% |
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All Respondents |
36 |
6.3% |
65 |
11.4% |
244 |
42.9% |
224 |
39.4% |
| Paper
memos |
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Classified Staff |
47 |
33.3% |
44 |
31.2% |
34 |
24.1% |
16 |
11.3% |
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Part-time Faculty |
8 |
28.6% |
7 |
25.0% |
9 |
32.1% |
4 |
14.3% |
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Full-time Faculty |
101 |
27.7% |
113 |
31.0% |
111 |
30.5% |
39 |
10.7% |
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Administrators |
4 |
14.3% |
11 |
39.3% |
10 |
35.7% |
3 |
10.7% |
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All Respondents |
161 |
28.5% |
176 |
31.2% |
165 |
29.3% |
62 |
11.0% |
| Paper
flyers |
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Classified Staff |
43 |
30.3% |
42 |
29.6% |
46 |
32.4% |
11 |
7.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
7 |
23.3% |
9 |
30.0% |
8 |
26.7% |
6 |
20.0% |
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Full-time Faculty |
111 |
30.2% |
120 |
32.6% |
100 |
27.2% |
37 |
10.1% |
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Administrators |
4 |
14.8% |
11 |
40.7% |
12 |
44.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
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All Respondents |
166 |
29.1% |
184 |
32.3% |
166 |
29.1% |
54 |
9.5% |
| PSU
Web-site |
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Classified Staff |
9 |
5.9% |
26 |
17.1% |
67 |
44.1% |
50 |
32.9% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
3.3% |
6 |
20.0% |
12 |
40.0% |
11 |
36.7% |
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Full-time Faculty |
45 |
11.7% |
84 |
21.8% |
154 |
40.0% |
102 |
26.5% |
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Administrators |
2 |
7.1% |
6 |
21.4% |
14 |
50.0% |
6 |
21.4% |
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All Respondents |
58 |
9.7% |
123 |
20.6% |
247 |
41.3% |
170 |
28.4% |
| Broadcast announcements via
voice-mail |
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Classified Staff |
34 |
25.6% |
24 |
18.0% |
35 |
26.3% |
40 |
30.1% |
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Part-time Faculty |
11 |
52.4% |
5 |
23.8% |
3 |
14.3% |
2 |
9.5% |
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Full-time Faculty |
80 |
22.6% |
66 |
18.6% |
96 |
27.1% |
112 |
31.6% |
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Administrators |
4 |
15.4% |
3 |
11.5% |
8 |
30.8% |
11 |
42.3% |
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All Respondents |
129 |
24.0% |
99 |
18.4% |
143 |
26.6% |
166 |
30.9% |
| Broadcast announcements via
e-mail |
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Classified Staff |
10 |
6.9% |
18 |
12.4% |
51 |
35.2% |
66 |
45.5% |
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Part-time Faculty |
1 |
4.0% |
3 |
12.0% |
9 |
36.0% |
12 |
48.0% |
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Full-time Faculty |
20 |
5.4% |
48 |
13.0% |
155 |
41.9% |
147 |
39.7% |
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Administrators |
0 |
0.0% |
3 |
11.1% |
14 |
51.9% |
10 |
37.0% |
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All Respondents |
32 |
5.6% |
72 |
12.6% |
230 |
40.4% |
236 |
41.4% |
| Informal conversations
with colleagues or |
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| co-workers |
Classified Staff |
22 |
15.3% |
35 |
24.3% |
62 |
43.1% |
25 |
17.4% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
17.9% |
5 |
17.9% |
17 |
60.7% |
1 |
3.6% |
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Full-time Faculty |
41 |
10.8% |
84 |
22.1% |
170 |
44.7% |
85 |
22.4% |
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Administrators |
3 |
11.1% |
7 |
25.9% |
13 |
48.1% |
4 |
14.8% |
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All Respondents |
71 |
12.2% |
131 |
22.5% |
264 |
45.4% |
116 |
19.9% |
| Department or staff meetings |
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Classified Staff |
21 |
14.7% |
30 |
21.0% |
52 |
36.4% |
40 |
28.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
4 |
22.2% |
3 |
16.7% |
7 |
38.9% |
4 |
22.2% |
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Full-time Faculty |
28 |
7.6% |
75 |
20.4% |
155 |
42.2% |
109 |
29.7% |
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Administrators |
2 |
7.1% |
5 |
17.9% |
13 |
46.4% |
8 |
28.6% |
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All Respondents |
55 |
9.8% |
114 |
20.4% |
228 |
40.8% |
162 |
29.0% |
| Informal
conversation with your supervisor |
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department chair |
Classified Staff |
20 |
14.4% |
33 |
23.7% |
54 |
38.8% |
32 |
23.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
6 |
23.1% |
4 |
15.4% |
12 |
46.2% |
4 |
15.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
47 |
12.9% |
75 |
20.5% |
149 |
40.8% |
94 |
25.8% |
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Administrators |
3 |
11.5% |
7 |
26.9% |
11 |
42.3% |
5 |
19.2% |
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All Respondents |
76 |
13.6% |
120 |
21.5% |
226 |
40.4% |
137 |
24.5% |
| Administrative briefings |
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Classified Staff |
19 |
18.4% |
33 |
32.0% |
33 |
32.0% |
18 |
17.5% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
38.5% |
4 |
30.8% |
2 |
15.4% |
2 |
15.4% |
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Full-time Faculty |
47 |
17.2% |
82 |
30.0% |
95 |
34.8% |
49 |
17.9% |
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Administrators |
6 |
22.2% |
3 |
11.1% |
13 |
48.1% |
5 |
18.5% |
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All Respondents |
77 |
18.5% |
122 |
29.3% |
144 |
34.5% |
74 |
17.7% |
| Brown bag lunches or
discussion |
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| roundtables |
Classified Staff |
24 |
23.5% |
35 |
34.3% |
29 |
28.4% |
14 |
13.7% |
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Part-time Faculty |
6 |
35.3% |
3 |
17.6% |
7 |
41.2% |
1 |
5.9% |
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Full-time Faculty |
65 |
22.8% |
106 |
37.2% |
82 |
28.8% |
32 |
11.2% |
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Administrators |
6 |
27.3% |
9 |
40.9% |
7 |
31.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
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All Respondents |
101 |
23.7% |
154 |
36.1% |
125 |
29.3% |
47 |
11.0% |
| Campus-wide events such as the |
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| symposium or convocation |
Classified Staff |
22 |
22.0% |
33 |
33.0% |
35 |
35.0% |
10 |
10.0% |
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Part-time Faculty |
5 |
26.3% |
2 |
10.5% |
8 |
42.1% |
4 |
21.1% |
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Full-time Faculty |
63 |
19.4% |
99 |
30.5% |
112 |
34.5% |
51 |
15.7% |
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Administrators |
4 |
16.0% |
4 |
16.0% |
15 |
60.0% |
2 |
8.0% |
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All Respondents |
95 |
20.2% |
139 |
29.5% |
170 |
36.1% |
67 |
14.2% |
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