2006 evaluation results

All Chairs in College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

sorted by median for each question

Q1: This chair actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	9	1	0	0	0	0	4.94	4.93	5.00
Mary Kelley, History	19%	14	1	0	0	1	0	4.93	4.86
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	12	2	0	0	0	0	4.92	5.00	4.75
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	7	0	0	1	1	1	4.86	4.00	4.83
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	10	3	0	0	0	0	4.85	4.78	4.93
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	11	3	0	1	0	11	4.82
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	11	5	0	0	0	0	4.77	4.71	4.00
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	6	3	0	0	0	0	4.75
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.62	5.00	5.00
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	3	0	0	0	1	4.62	4.75
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	14	10	1	2	0	0	4.54	4.55
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	18	8	3	7	0	2	4.50	4.58	4.43
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.25	1.50
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	7	4	1	0	2	0	4.50	4.75	4.88
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	5	2	3	0	0	0	4.50
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	5	5	1	0	1	0	4.30	3.67	4.50
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	12	7	3	5	1	0	4.21	4.50	4.50
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	3	1	1	2	0	0	4.00	4.75	4.75
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.00
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	8	12	9	2	2	0	3.79	4.32	4.05
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	4	5	2	3	2	0	3.70	4.00	4.00
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	4	4	0	0	1	3.62	4.00	4.00

Q2: This chair actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	7	2	0	0	0	1	4.86	4.80	5.00
Mary Kelley, History	19%	11	4	0	0	1	0	4.77	4.86
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	9	4	0	1	0	0	4.72	5.00	4.75
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.62	5.00	5.00
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	2	0	1	0	1	4.62	4.50
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	5	3	1	0	0	0	4.60
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	10	5	2	1	1	7	4.55
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	9	11	2	2	1	2	4.18	4.22
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	5	5	0	2	2	0	4.10	4.33	4.25
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	4	6	1	2	0	0	4.08	3.88	4.25
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	12	14	5	6	0	1	4.04	4.33	4.54
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	9	14	5	0	4	0	4.00	4.19	4.07
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.00	3.50	2.00
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	4	3	2	2	0	1	4.00	3.75	4.50
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	2	6	2	0	0	0	4.00
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	4	7	5	0	0	0	3.93	3.62	3.00
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	2	2	2	0	1	0	3.75	4.50	4.75
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	10	5	6	1	6	0	3.70	3.50	4.67
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	4	2	2	1	0	3.50	4.00	4.00
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	3	4	4	1	4	0	3.25	3.75	3.00
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.17		4.75
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	2	0	0	2.25

Q3: This chair effectively represents the interests of the department to senior administrators.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	5	0	0	0	0	1	5.00	4.88	3.50
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	5.00	5.00
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	8	1	0	0	0	1	4.94	4.92	5.00
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	5	0	0	1	0	1	4.90	4.75	4.88
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	5	1	0	0	0	2	4.90	4.00
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.75
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	10	6	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.50	3.50
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	9	2	2	1	1	11	4.67
Mary Kelley, History	19%	9	4	1	0	1	1	4.67	4.88
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	4	0	3	0	0	2	4.62
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	7	5	2	0	0	0	4.50	4.90	4.25
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	6	2	2	2	0	1	4.50	4.57	4.92
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	11	4	5	1	1	6	4.50	4.00	4.79
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	5	3	2	0	0	0	4.50
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	5	4	0	0	2	3	4.38	4.75	4.88
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	3	5	0	0	1	1	4.20	5.00	4.50
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	4	4	1	1	1	1	4.12	4.60	4.00
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	5	2	0	1	1	3.80	3.50	4.00
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	4	8	5	1	2	7	3.75	3.70
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	9	7	4	6	3	8	3.71	4.50	4.33
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	3	11	5	6	4	4	3.40	4.00	4.00
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	3	4	3	1	4	1	3.33	4.00	3.50

Q4: This chair consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	4.75	5.00
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	5	3	0	0	0	2	4.70	4.80	4.90
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	5	2	0	0	1	1	4.70
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	7	1	3	0	1	2	4.64	4.75	4.88
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	6	1	2	0	2	1	4.58	4.25	4.50
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	8	7	0	0	0	1	4.56	4.33	3.75
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	8	5	2	0	1	10	4.50
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	6	5	1	0	0	1	4.50	4.69	4.86
Mary Kelley, History	19%	8	6	1	0	1	0	4.50	4.88
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	6	5	0	1	2	0	4.30	4.75	4.00
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	3	2	1	0	1	1	4.25	4.75
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	2	3	1	0	0	0	4.17	3.67	3.00
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	12	10	3	3	3	6	4.15	3.88	4.25
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	2	3	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.75	4.75
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	4	12	3	0	4	4	3.88	3.88
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	2	4	2	1	0	1	3.88
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	6	5	3	4	3	7	3.60	4.00	4.67
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	2	1	3	2	1	1	3.00	5.00	4.50
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	0	1	1	3.00
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	4	2	2	2	6	0	2.50	3.50	2.00
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	1	6	8	7	10	1	2.36	3.68	3.30
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	2	1	3	2	1	2.33	4.00	4.00

Q5: This chair makes excellent administrative appointments.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	5	1	0	0	0	4	4.90	4.92	4.75
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	8	2	0	0	1	2	4.81	4.57	4.60
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	9	3	1	0	0	1	4.78	4.67	3.88
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	0	2	0	0	2	4.75	3.50
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	4	1	1	0	1	0	4.62	4.50	4.67
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	4	3	0	0	0	0	4.62	4.00	4.00
Mary Kelley, History	19%	8	4	1	0	1	2	4.62	4.93
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	6	4	2	0	1	1	4.38	4.00	4.83
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	5	3	3	0	0	15	4.33
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	8	12	1	1	2	3	4.17	4.00
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	4	5	3	0	0	0	4.10	3.50	4.00
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	4	7	4	0	0	1	4.00	3.75	3.00
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	1	3	1	0	0	1	4.00	4.25	2.50
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	2	2	2	0	0	3	4.00
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	1	3	1	1	0	4	3.83	5.00	4.00
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	8	5	5	1	4	5	3.80	3.50	4.38
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	7	8	8	2	4	9	3.56	4.00	3.92
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	4	12	7	3	6	1	3.50	3.90	4.12
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	2	1	5	0	0	2	3.30
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	3	2	2	1	0	3.25	4.00
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	3	3	1	3	3	3	3.00	3.75	2.50
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	0	1	1	3.00

Q6: This chair fosters a fair and rigorous promotion and tenure process.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	4.50	5.00
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	11	2	0	0	0	1	4.91	5.00	4.83
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	5	0	1	0	0	4	4.90		5.00
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	13	3	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.58	3.75
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	4	1	0	0	0	5	4.88	4.83	4.83
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	3	0	1	0	0	2	4.83	3.75	2.00
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	6	1	2	0	0	1	4.75
Mary Kelley, History	19%	10	3	1	0	1	1	4.75	4.86
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	4	1	1	0	0	3	4.75
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	6	3	0	1	0	3	4.67	4.64	4.90
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	2	0	1	0	1	4.62	4.75
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	4	3	1	1	0	17	4.33
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	13	10	5	1	2	2	4.25	4.50	4.20
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	3	2	0	1	1	0	4.25	4.50	5.00
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	5	4	2	0	1	2	4.25	4.86	4.67
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	9	9	3	0	2	4	4.22	4.20
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	11	7	3	2	7	8	3.93	4.43	4.10
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	2	0	2	0	4	3.75	4.00
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	2	3	1	2	1	3	3.67	3.75	4.50
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	9	1	7	2	2	7	3.43	4.17	4.80
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	2	4	3	2	3	2	3.17	3.83	2.25
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	0	1	1	3.00

Q7: This chair manages departmental administrative staff well, including maintaining appropriate staffing levels.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	9	1	0	2	0	1	4.83	4.50	4.80
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	5	2	0	0	0	0	4.80	4.00	4.50
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	6	3	0	0	0	1	4.75	4.83	4.88
Mary Kelley, History	19%	9	3	1	0	1	2	4.72	4.92
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	8	3	2	1	0	0	4.62	4.67	4.00
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	2	1	0	0	1	4.62	3.00
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	7	4	1	1	1	0	4.50	4.50	4.67
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	3	5	0	0	0	2	4.30
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	6	6	3	0	0	10	4.25
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	2	3	1	0	0	0	4.17	3.67	1.50
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	2	4	0	1	0	2	4.12
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	2	3	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.50	4.75
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	10	4	5	2	3	4	4.00	4.50	4.75
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	4	6	5	0	0	1	3.92	3.75	3.00
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	7	9	6	0	3	1	3.89	4.00
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	7	12	4	4	4	7	3.79	4.28	4.21
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	3	3	1	3	1	1	3.67	4.62	4.50
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	3	5	3	3	2	0	3.50	4.00	4.25
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	1	3	1	3	0	2	3.50	5.00	4.25
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.50
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	2	3	0	2	1	3.17	4.00	4.00
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	4	9	9	6	5	0	3.11	3.77	3.95

Q8: This chair manages the department's resources well.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	6	1	0	0	0	0	4.92	5.00	4.50
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	10	3	1	0	0	2	4.80	4.25	4.00
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	4	2	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.12	3.00
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	8	3	0	1	0	1	4.75	4.75	4.80
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	6	4	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.80	4.80
Mary Kelley, History	19%	9	4	1	0	1	1	4.67	4.92
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	7	4	3	0	1	11	4.38
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	5	3	2	0	1	3	4.33	4.50	4.83
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	9	6	4	1	1	6	4.25	4.25	4.60
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	6	3	4	0	1	0	4.17	4.90	4.67
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	11	10	3	3	2	9	4.15	4.00	4.33
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	2	3	2	0	0	2	4.00
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	2	2	2	0	0	2	4.00	3.50
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	4	13	2	0	3	5	3.96	4.21
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	2	5	1	1	1	2	3.90	4.00	4.50
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	2	5	3	0	0	0	3.90
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	5	14	4	5	2	3	3.79	4.00	3.92
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.75	4.67	4.88
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	4	2	0	1	1	3.75	3.00	4.00
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.50
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	0	3	4	0	0	3	3.38		4.00
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	2	4	1	1	5	3	3.00	3.67	4.00

Q9: This chair is attentive to long-term, strategic issues that affect the department.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	5	0	0	0	0	1	5.00	4.83	4.00
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	8	1	0	0	0	1	4.94	4.83	5.00
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	6	1	0	0	0	0	4.92	5.00	5.00
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	10	3	1	0	0	0	4.80	4.75	4.50
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	11	5	0	0	0	0	4.77	4.58	3.50
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	2	0	0	1	0	0	4.75
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	7	3	1	1	0	1	4.64	4.69	4.86
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	4	2	0	0	1	0	4.62	4.50	4.75
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	8	3	1	0	2	0	4.62	4.75	4.88
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	0	2	1	0	1	4.62	3.50
Mary Kelley, History	19%	9	6	0	0	1	0	4.61	4.94
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	10	5	1	1	1	8	4.60
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	12	2	3	2	3	6	4.58	4.50	4.88
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	6	2	2	1	1	0	4.50	4.00	4.00
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	4	3	1	0	0	1	4.50
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	4	3	0	2	0	1	4.33
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	4	3	0	1	2	0	4.17	5.00	5.00
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	13	9	8	3	1	4	4.06	4.00	4.30
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	5	13	5	1	1	2	3.92	4.33
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	4	6	1	2	3	0	3.83	4.00	4.00
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	4	13	4	4	8	0	3.54	4.28	4.21
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	1	3	2	1	1	1	3.50	4.00	4.00

Q10: This chair inspires confidence in leadership overall.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	2006 median	2005^* median	2004^* median
Patrice Beddor, Linguistics	25%	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	5.00	5.00
Vijayan Nair, Statistics	37%	9	1	0	0	0	0	4.94	4.93	5.00
Donald Kinder, Political Science	23%	11	1	0	1	0	0	4.91	4.78	4.86
Mary Kelley, History	19%	11	3	0	0	1	0	4.82	4.88
Matthew Shapiro, Economics	26%	10	6	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.58	3.50
Judith Irvine, Anthropology	16%	5	3	0	0	0	1	4.70
Richard Janko, Classical Studies	33%	8	5	1	0	0	0	4.62	4.90	4.50
Alex Potts, History of Art	26%	4	1	1	0	1	0	4.62	4.75	4.75
Carol Fierke, Chemistry	15%	4	1	1	1	0	1	4.62	4.50
Howard Kimeldorf, Sociology	25%	7	4	0	0	2	1	4.57	4.75	4.88
Michele Hannoosh, Romance Languages and Literature	29%	11	6	3	0	2	4	4.50
Douglas Richstone, Astronomy	26%	3	2	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.00	2.00
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	24%	6	3	1	1	1	0	4.50	4.25	4.50
Anthony Bloch, Mathematics	22%	7	13	2	2	2	1	4.04	4.60
Sidonie Smith, English Language and Literature	22%	11	5	4	1	6	1	4.00	4.00	4.50
Rodney Ewing, Geological Sciences	22%	4	2	3	1	0	0	4.00
Bogdana Carpenter, Slavic Languages and Literature	19%	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.00
Geoffrey Eley, Germanic Languages and Literature	31%	3	3	1	2	1	0	3.83	4.00	4.83
Richard Gonzalez, Psychology	28%	10	9	4	5	6	3	3.72	4.08	4.25
Nancy Florida, Asian Languages and Cultures	19%	2	2	2	1	1	1	3.50	4.00	4.00
Myron Campbell, Physics	43%	4	11	6	5	7	0	3.25	4.00	3.75
Richard Hume, Molecular, Cellular, and Development Biology	44%	3	2	2	3	6	0	2.17	3.75	3.50

^*medians from 2005 and 2004 computed only from Ann Arbor campus University Senate faculty

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