Planning Task Force: Faculty and Academic Staff

Survey Questions

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* 1. What do you believe are West Liberty University’s greatest strengths?

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* 2. What do you believe are West Liberty University’s greatest weaknesses?

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* 3. What are the most important opportunities that West Liberty University could improve at or take advantage of?

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* 4. Based on focus group data collection thus far, the following aspects of West Liberty were considered to be strong attributes, meaning they are things that either a) the university does well, or b) are opportunities that WLU could take advantage of. Please rank the following from most significant (#1) to you to least significant (#9):

Affordability/Value

Campus Environment (e.g. beautiful location, safety)

Community Connections(e.g. Close ties to community, professional collaborations/partnerships)

Faculty and Staff Experience (e.g. friendly work environment, expertise of faculty/staff)

Athletics

Student Experience (e.g. student life/support services, co-curricular opportunities)

Class Size or Student/Teacher Ratio

Programs (e.g. variety of and/or new)

Growing graduate programs

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* 5. Based on focus group data collection thus far, the following aspects of West Liberty were considered to be areas of improvement, meaning they are things that either a) the university does not do well, b) issues of concern/threat, or c) are areas that WLU could improve. Please rank the following from most significant (#1) to you to least significant (#8):

Recruitment/Retention

Communication and Transparency

Faculty/Staff Support and Professional Development

Lack of Diversity (e.g. Students, employees, and study abroad opportunities)

Student Life/Culture (e.g. student support/activities, internships)

Library (e.g. funding, resources)

Marketing/Branding

Technology (e.g. software and hardware)

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* 6. Answer the following questions from both macro and micro perspectives. In other words, think about the university as a whole, but also from the perspective of your specific program/department/area of expertise.

In the focus group sessions, many identified community connections/partnerships as among the university’s strengths or opportunities. Do you have additional comments, clarifications, or examples for this? Please describe any connection(s) or partnership (s) you have in mind.

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* 7. In the focus group sessions, many identified the quality and variety of programs, including new programs and graduate programs, as among the university’s strengths or opportunities. Do you have additional comments, clarifications, or examples for this?

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* 8. In the focus group sessions, many identified communication and transparency as an area of weakness or concern. Do you have additional comments, clarifications, or examples for this?

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* 9. In the focus group sessions, many identified employee issues (such as workload, resources, or lack of professional development) as an area of weakness or concern. Do you have additional comments, clarifications, or examples for this?

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* 10. Who are you?

Faculty

Staff

Hybrid Faculty/Staff position

Administration

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* 11. How long they have been an employee at WLU?

0-3 years

4-9 years

10 or more years

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* 12. Did you ever attend/graduate WLU as a student?

Yes