A number of initiatives were the result of these findings, including the Division's Communications Committee, the Focus For Excellence program, the Wings and Teamwork awards, annual meetings and reports, orientation for employees new to the Division, and receptions for both newcomers and old-timers. In 1997, Dr. Kirkpatrick revised the survey instrument based on small group discussions with both exempt and non-exempt employees. In 1999, the Division began conducting the survey annually, with a commitment to have the instrument externally validated every five years. The survey is conducted on-line. A password is not required, and identifying information is not collected.
Responses are therefore anonymous, and are reported only in group form.
You always have the option of printing the survey form from your browser and returning it by campus mail. Each year, survey respondents are invited to comment on communications within the Division, employee morale, and other relevant issues. The full comments are reproduced on this web site without editing for content. Spelling and basic grammatical errors are corrected to improve readability. Profanity and inflammatory remarks are, however, deleted.