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Appendix: Text for Faculty, Staff & Administrator Survey

Spring 2006 Campus WASC Survey

Survey Message

CSULB Campus WASC Survey

Dear Campus Community Member:

CSULB is preparing for our re-accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Our first step is to prepare a proposal that lays out our plan for the next four to five years to demonstrate that we are a strong and effective institution that offers a high quality education to our students. To this end, the WASC Steering Committee has identified three themes that reflect authentic concerns about areas we want to improve, as well as issues raised in our last accreditation. These themes, which are described below, focus on the effectiveness of our institutional organization and structures, sustaining and strengthening our faculty and staff, and ensuring student success.

We are asking the campus community to identify key issues involved in the self-study themes and to suggest specific ways we could evaluate our performance in these areas.

This web survey will take 5 – 10 minutes of your time. The data will be collected anonymously. To access the survey, click on the link below. Thank you very much for your time. Your input is extremely valuable. {link to survey}

Survey Text

What is your primary position on campus?

  • Student
  • Tenured/tenure-track Faculty
  • Lecturer Faculty
  • Staff
  • Administrator

THEME 1:  Creating capacity for INSTITUTIONAL SUCCESS 

The CSULB campus has recently made several policy and organizational changes to become a more successful institution. This theme asks, “How effective is CSULB as an organization in reaching its long-term goals?” {Click here for full theme description}

Please indicate the five most important key actions listed below for helping CSULB reach its long-term goals.  The top rated actions will be addressed in depth in the campus self-study for WASC. 

Please use 1 for the most important, 2 for the second most important, and so on

  • Addressing and solving problems
  • Creating a vision for institutional success
  • Establishing strategic priorities (to attain short-term and long-term goals)
  • Managing the budget
  • Managing growth
  • Providing representation and voice in campus decisions
  • Reorganizing administrative units and functions
  • Reorganizing governance structures (Academic Senate)
  • Reviewing programs and assessing outcomes
  • Updating the technology infrastructure

What other important key action(s) not listed above should be addressed in the campus self-study?

 

How might we evaluate CSULB's effectiveness in reaching its long-term goals?

 

THEME 2: Attending to human resources for the sake of campus community

One of CSULB’s core strengths is the quality of its faculty and staff. This theme asks, Is the university doing the right things to sustain and strengthen the campus community in the face of numerous challenges?”  {Click here for full theme description}
 
Please indicate the five most important key actions listed below for helping CSULB strengthen the campus community.  The top rated actions will be addressed in depth in the campus self-study for WASC. 

Please use 1 for the most important, 2 for the second most important, and so on

  • Attracting faculty and staff to campus
  • Connecting with the campus community
  • Encouraging faculty and staff to remain at CSULB
  • Ensuring adequate salaries
  • Evaluating faculty and staff
  • Helping faculty and staff to balance work and personal life
  • Managing faculty and staff workload
  • Recognizing and rewarding good performance
  • Recognizing and rewarding service activities
  • Supporting diversity among faculty and staff
  • Supporting instruction
  • Supporting scholarly and creative activities

What other important key action(s) not listed above should be addressed in the campus self-study?

 

How might we evaluate CSULB's effectiveness at sustaining and strengthening the campus community?

 

THEME 3:  Graduating students with highly valued degrees

CSULB has embarked on a university-wide campaign to enhance student success. This theme asks, “Is the university taking the steps necessary to graduate students with highly valued degrees?” {Click here for full theme description}

Please indicate the five most important key actions listed below for helping CSULB to ensure student success.  The top rated actions will be addressed in depth in the campus self-study for WASC. 

Please use 1 for the most important, 2 for the second most important, and so on

  • Embracing campus diversity
  • Engaging students in campus life
  • Establishing student learning outcomes in major programs and general education
  • Facilitating graduation
  • Improving campus climate
  • Improving the quality of instruction
  • Involving students in research
  • Involving students in local and global communities
  • Keeping students enrolled (retention)
  • Preparing students for employment and graduate study
  • Preparing students for lifelong learning
  • Supporting student mastery of knowledge/skills

What other important key action(s) not listed above should be addressed in the campus self-study?

 

How might we evaluate CSULB's effectiveness in graduating students with highly valued degrees?

 

Thank your for your participation in this survey!