Employee Communication Preferences Survey
Spring 2007
Full-time Unclassified Employees
Preferred Frequency of Communication about University Initiatives
    Preferred Frequency
Immediately, as info is available (1) Weekly (2) Monthly (3) Once a term (4) Twice a year (5) Once a year (6)
Faculty Type N n % n % n % n % n % n %
Teaching / Research 206 45 21.8% 43 20.9% 63 30.6% 35 17.0% 11 5.3% 9 4.4%
Non-Teaching 192 63 32.8% 33 17.2% 54 28.1% 34 17.7% 4 2.1% 4 2.1%
Preferred Frequency of Communication about Employment or Personnel Information
    Preferred Frequency
Immediately, as info is available (1) Weekly (2) Monthly (3) Once a term (4) Twice a year (5) Once a year (6)
Faculty Type N n % n % n % n % n % n %
Teaching / Research 206 79 38.3% 40 19.4% 51 24.8% 25 12.1% 5 2.4% 6 2.9%
Non-Teaching 193 80 41.5% 31 16.1% 56 29.0% 17 8.8% 6 3.1% 3 1.6%
Preferred Frequency of Communication about Current News and Events*
    Preferred Frequency
Immediately, as info is available (1) Weekly (2) Monthly (3) Once a term (4) Twice a year (5) Once a year (6)
Faculty Type N n % n % n % n % n % n %
Teaching / Research 206 39 18.9% 99 48.1% 49 23.8% 12 5.8% 2 1.0% 5 2.4%
Non-Teaching 192 56 29.2% 109 56.8% 26 13.5% 1 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
*Chi-square indicates that teaching/research faculty differ significantly from non-teaching faculty; p<.05.