Administration Evaluation

All Chairs in Dearborn campus departments

sorted by median for each question

Teaching

Q1: The availability of undergraduate course offerings in my program / department is excellent.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.75	4.67	4.25
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	2	0	0	0	1	4.83	4.75
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.75	4.88	4.50
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	1	0	1	0	0	4.67	4.67	4.80	4.67
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	4	5	2	0	0	0	4.20
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	7	0	0	0	0	4.07
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	2	8	2	0	0	0	4.00	4.25
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	3	7	3	1	0	3	3.93
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	5	2	1	2	0	3.90
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	3	1	2	0	0	3.83	4.12	3.71	3.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	3	2	2	0	2	3.83
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	2	1	1	1	1	3.50	4.50	4.00	4.25

Q2: The availability of graduate course offerings in my program / department is excellent.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	7	1	0	0	0	1	4.93	4.80
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.67	3.50
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	4.75	4.67	4.17
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.25	4.00	4.20	4.67
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	3	2	1	0	0	3.83	3.00	3.00	3.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	3	1	1	0	2	3.83
Susan Everett, Education	24%	2	5	2	1	1	1	3.80
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	1	4	0	3	0	4	3.75	3.83
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	2	4	2	3	0	6	3.62
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	2	1	4	0	1	6	3.25
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	0	1	0	1	0	5	3.00		2.25	3.00
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	0	1	4	2	0	4	2.88

Q3: The technological resources in my classrooms meet my needs.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	5.00	4.25	4.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	4	4	0	0	0	0	4.50
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	4	3	1	0	1	0	4.33	4.00
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	2	3	0	0	0	0	4.33	4.75	4.33	4.00
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	4	6	1	0	0	0	4.25
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	6	6	3	2	0	0	4.08
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	2	0	0	0	4.00	3.00	3.88	4.67
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	3	2	1	0	0	3.83	4.00	3.72	3.83
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	2	6	2	1	1	0	3.83	3.83
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	2	0	1	1	1	3.75	4.17	4.25	2.83
Susan Everett, Education	24%	2	5	0	4	1	0	3.70
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	1	6	2	3	2	0	3.50

Q4: I am provided sufficient graduate student support for my classes.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	0	0	0	0	1	5.00	4.75	4.17	3.50
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	0	1	0	0	3	4.90	4.50
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	3.00	4.25	3.50
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	1	0	1	0	5	4.00
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	0	1	1	0	0	9	3.50
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	1	1	1	0	2	12	3.00
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	1	0	3	0	1	0	3.00	2.50	3.00	4.67
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	1	0	1	2	1	6	2.25	3.12
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	1	2	0	3	2	0	2.17	3.25	3.50	3.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	1	0	3	3	3	2	2.17
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	0	0	1	1	2	10	1.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	0	0	0	0	1	6	1.00	3.50	2.83	2.00

Q5: My teaching load is appropriate.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.25	4.00
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	2	1	0	0	0	4.75	4.60
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.75	4.67	4.83
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	1	0	1	0	0	4.67	4.25	4.62	4.67
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	5	5	1	0	0	0	4.40
Susan Everett, Education	24%	5	4	1	0	2	0	4.25
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	4	0	1	2	0	4.25	4.07
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	2	3	0	1	0	2	4.17
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	3	6	2	1	2	0	3.83
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	6	3	4	3	1	0	3.67
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	1	1	1	2	0	3.50	4.00	3.71	3.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	2	0	3	0	1	3.00	3.50	3.50	3.10

Q6: The courses I am asked to teach are appropriate for me.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	5.00	4.67	4.50
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	10	2	0	0	0	0	4.90	4.64
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	7	1	0	1	0	0	4.86	4.60
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	5	1	1	0	0	1	4.80
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	5.00	4.88	4.83
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	11	5	0	1	0	0	4.73
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	7	3	0	1	0	0	4.71
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	1	0	1	0	0	4.67	4.67	4.92	4.88
Susan Everett, Education	24%	7	3	1	0	1	0	4.64
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	1	1	1	0	1	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.60
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	3	0	1	0	0	4.33	4.50	4.11	4.25
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	5	8	0	0	1	0	4.25

Q7: Administrative and research buyouts in my department are handled well.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	0	0	0	0	5	5.00	2.50	3.50	3.75
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	0	0	0	1	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.75
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	0	0	0	1	3	4.90	4.75
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	0	1	0	0	1	4.83	5.00	4.75	4.75
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	5	1	2	0	1	8	4.60
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	3	4	1	0	0	3	4.25
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	4	3	2	1	0	2	4.17	4.33
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	0	1	1	0	4.00	3.25	4.50	4.25
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	2	3	2	0	0	1	4.00
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	1	1	0	2	2	3.50	3.75	2.25	3.75
Susan Everett, Education	24%	1	1	1	1	1	6	3.00
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	2	0	1	1	2	8	2.50

Q8: My chair actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	1	1	0	0	1	4.83	4.60
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.75	3.75	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	7	3	1	0	0	0	4.71
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.33	4.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	3	3	0	0	0	2	4.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	1	1	0	1	1	4.50	4.50	4.80	4.94
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	8	5	4	0	0	0	4.40
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	3	3	0	1	0	4.17	4.64
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.00	4.80	4.67
Susan Everett, Education	24%	4	2	2	2	1	1	3.75
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	3	5	4	0	2	0	3.70
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	1	1	1	3	0	2.50	3.17	3.00	2.00

Research

Q9: My department provides adequate space for my research.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	1	1	0	0	1	4.83	4.33
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	3.00	4.00	4.50
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	5	3	0	0	0	0	4.70
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.67	4.17
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	6	5	2	0	0	4	4.40
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.25	4.25	4.80	5.00
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	3	8	0	0	0	0	4.19
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	4	4	2	0	1	0	4.12	4.10
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	1	1	1	0	2	4.00	4.17	3.75	3.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	2	5	1	2	0	2	3.90
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	0	2	1	2	0	3.00	2.50	3.50	4.00
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	3	2	1	2	4	2	2.50

Q10: My department provides adequate computing resources for my work.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	8	0	1	0	0	0	4.94	4.83
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	3.75	4.67	4.50
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	1	0	0	1	0	4.67	4.67	4.38	5.00
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.33	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	3	2	0	0	0	4.58
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	4	3	0	1	0	0	4.50
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	6	8	1	0	0	2	4.31
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	2	0	1	3	0	4.25	4.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	4	1	2	1	1	3.88
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	2	1	1	0	2	3.75	3.90	3.75	3.50
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	2	4	1	3	2	2	3.50
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	0	2	2	1	0	3.00	3.00	3.25	3.83

Q11: My department provides other necessary material resources for my research.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	7	0	0	0	1	1	4.93	4.25
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.50	4.00
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	3.00	3.75	4.50
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	5	1	2	0	0	0	4.70
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	4	6	0	0	0	0	4.33
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	3	4	2	1	0	6	4.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	1	5	1	2	2	1	3.60
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	3	2	2	1	2	2	3.50	4.67
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	0	2	0	1	0	3.25	4.67	4.00	4.83
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	0	4	0	1	1	3.00	3.67	3.67	3.67
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	1	4	0	3	3	3	2.33
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	0	1	4	1	0	2.25	2.88	2.62	3.50

Q12: My department makes it easy for me to recruit graduate students for my research.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	3.00	3.50	4.50
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.25	4.00
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.25	3.25	4.00	4.83
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	0	0	1	0	6	3.50
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	1	2	1	1	1	6	3.50	2.75
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	0	1	1	0	0	9	3.50
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	1	0	3	0	0	5	3.17	3.00
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	1	0	1	0	1	14	3.00
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	0	1	2	0	1	10	3.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	0	1	2	3	3	3	2.00
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	0	0	2	4	0	1.50	2.50	2.90	2.50

Q13: My department provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.67	4.50	4.33	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	2	5	1	0	0	3	4.10
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	3	1	2	1	0	2	4.00	3.75
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	4	4	1	2	2	4	3.88
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	3	1	1	0	2	3.83
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	2	2	2	2	1	5	3.25
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	1	0	2	0	0	0	3.25	3.00	3.50	4.50
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	0	1	1	1	0	3.00	3.25	3.88	4.83
Susan Everett, Education	24%	0	2	5	2	1	2	2.90
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	1	1	2	2	2	4	2.50	4.67
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	1	0	0	1	1	4	2.00	3.00	3.25	3.50
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	1	1	1	1	4	0	1.50	2.00	2.75	2.00

Q14: My chair actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	0	2	0	1	0	4.75	4.80
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	3.25	4.67	4.50
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	0	1	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.67	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	5	0	0	0	0	4.58
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	7	3	2	3	0	2	4.33
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	0	1	1	0	4.00	4.00	4.33	5.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	4	1	0	0	2	4.00
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	2	1	0	1	1	4.00	4.00	4.62	4.60
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	3	1	2	1	1	3.83
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	3	5	3	0	2	1	3.80
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	3	4	3	1	1	0	3.75	4.71
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	1	0	2	3	0	2.00	2.25	3.17	3.00

Environment

Q15: My chair consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	5	0	0	0	0	3	5.00
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.88	4.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	4	1	0	0	1	1	4.75	4.17	4.33	4.70
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	3.25	4.33	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	7	2	2	0	0	0	4.71
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	11	4	1	2	0	0	4.68
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	0	1	0	1	0	4.67	4.00	4.80	4.83
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	4	2	1	0	1	1	4.50	4.75
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	4	2	0	1	0	4.25	4.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	5	1	2	1	0	3.90
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	3	1	1	3	2	3.83
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	0	1	1	4	0	1.50	2.50	3.93	2.50

Q16: My chair is responsive when I have concerns.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.88	4.50
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	7	2	0	0	0	0	4.86	4.86
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	13	2	1	2	0	0	4.81
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	4	1	0	0	1	1	4.75	4.50	4.92	4.86
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.25	4.88	4.83
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	7	2	2	0	0	0	4.71
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	5	3	0	0	0	0	4.70
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	1	0	0	1	0	4.67	4.67	4.92	4.88
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	7	4	0	0	1	0	4.64	4.83
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	6	2	3	0	2	1	4.25
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	2	1	0	2	0	4.00	1.75	3.38	2.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	4	2	2	0	2	2	4.00

Q17: My chair fosters a fair and rigorous promotion and tenure process.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	2.50	4.25	4.50
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.67	4.50
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	3	1	0	0	0	4	4.83
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	10	2	3	0	0	3	4.75
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	5	3	2	0	0	1	4.50
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	2	1	3	0	1	4.25	4.25
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	2	1	0	2	5	4.25
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	2	3	1	0	0	3	4.17	4.88
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.00	4.80	5.00
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	2	1	0	1	1	4.00	4.00	4.25	4.92
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	2	1	1	1	1	3.75	3.50	3.64	3.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	1	2	1	1	4	3.50

Q18: My chair employs a fair and transparent faculty salary policy.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	0	0	1	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.83	4.00
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	0	0	1	2	1	4.70	4.88
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	2	2	0	1	0	3	4.25
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	3	3	3	0	0	2	4.00
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	1	0	1	0	0	1	4.00	4.00	2.75	4.00
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	1	5	0	2	0	9	3.90
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	1	5	2	1	1	2	3.70	4.00
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	1	2	0	1	1	3.50	3.00	3.25	2.50
Susan Everett, Education	24%	1	2	3	0	2	4	3.17
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	0	1	1	1	0	3.00	3.75	3.75	4.83
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	1	1	1	3	1	7	2.33
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	1	1	0	1	4	1	1.38	2.00	1.83	2.00

Q19: My chair facilitates my advancement and recognition.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.00	3.75	4.00
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.67	4.00
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	3	0	1	0	0	4.60	4.80
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	3	2	0	0	0	4.58
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	1	1	0	1	1	4.50	4.00	4.50	4.62
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	2	3	0	0	0	3	4.33
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	7	5	2	2	1	1	4.20
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.00	3.00	4.33	4.83
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	5	1	3	1	1	0	4.00	4.71
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	4	0	3	1	2	4.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	0	4	1	1	3	3.12
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	1	1	0	1	3	2	1.50	2.00	2.90	2.50

Q20: My chair promotes the strategic interests of the department.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.67	4.50
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.25	4.25	4.50
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	1	2	0	0	1	4.70	4.60
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	0	1	0	1	0	4.67	4.00	4.62	5.00
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	9	4	2	1	0	2	4.61
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	3	2	0	0	0	4.58
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	2	0	0	1	1	4.50	4.50	4.80	4.90
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	2	3	0	0	0	3	4.33
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	4	2	1	2	1	2	4.00	4.60
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	4	2	1	2	1	3.88
Susan Everett, Education	24%	4	1	2	1	2	2	3.50
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	3	1	0	2	2	0	3.00	3.50	3.86	3.00

Q21: I am satisfied with the transparency of my department's administrative policies.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	6	1	1	0	0	1	4.83	4.70
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.75	4.00	3.75	4.50
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.25	4.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	3	2	0	0	0	3	4.67
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	4	0	0	0	0	4.67
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	9	5	0	3	1	0	4.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	2	0	0	1	1	4.50	4.17	3.25	4.20
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	4	5	1	2	0	0	4.10	4.67
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	3	1	2	3	1	3.67
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	2	4	0	1	2	3.50
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	0	2	0	1	0	3.25	4.00	4.25	4.67
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	1	0	0	4	1	1.38	2.67	1.83	2.50

Q22: I am satisfied with the implementation of my department's administrative policies.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	3.75	3.75	4.00
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	5	1	1	0	1	1	4.70	4.60
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	2	0	0	0	0	4.67	5.00	4.67	4.00
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	6	4	1	0	0	0	4.58
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	3	3	0	0	0	2	4.50
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	2	0	0	1	1	4.50	4.17	3.75	4.17
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	8	6	1	3	0	0	4.33
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.00	4.00	4.62	4.67
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	3	6	2	0	1	0	4.00	4.50
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	3	4	1	1	3	2	3.75
Susan Everett, Education	24%	3	0	5	0	1	3	3.20
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	1	2	1	1	2	1	3.00	2.00	2.00	1.25

Q23: My chair makes excellent faculty administrative appointments.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	2	0	0	0	0	1	5.00	4.25	3.50	4.00
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.00	4.67	4.00
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	4	1	1	0	0	11	4.75
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	4	1	0	0	1	3	4.75	4.90
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	2	0	1	0	0	4	4.75	4.83	3.83	4.50
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	5	2	2	0	0	2	4.60
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.25	4.67	4.75	5.00
Susan Everett, Education	24%	2	1	1	0	1	7	4.00
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	1	2	1	0	0	4	4.00
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	3	4	1	0	2	2	4.00	3.25
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	0	3	3	0	2	6	3.17
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	0	0	2	2	2	2.00	3.75	3.00	4.00

Q24: I have confidence in my chair's leadership overall.

Chair	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median	AY2012/13 median	AY2011/12 median
Yi Lu Murphey, Electrical and Computer Engineering	9%	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.00	4.25	4.50	4.17
Karen Strandholm, Management Studies	23%	7	1	0	1	0	0	4.86	4.75
Armen Zakarian, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering	21%	3	1	0	0	0	0	4.83	5.00	4.88	4.50
Dale Thomson, Social Sciences	33%	12	3	1	2	0	0	4.75
Troy Murphy, Language, Culture, and Communication	18%	7	3	1	0	0	0	4.71
William Grosky, Computer and Information Science	26%	3	0	1	0	1	0	4.67	4.67	4.90	4.88
Richard Straub, Behavioral Sciences	18%	7	1	2	1	1	0	4.64	4.89
Jonathan Smith, Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts	18%	3	2	0	0	1	1	4.50	4.50	4.92	4.79
Jennifer Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics	20%	3	4	0	0	0	1	4.38
Susan Everett, Education	24%	4	3	1	2	1	1	4.00
John Thomas, Natural Sciences	18%	4	4	3	1	2	0	3.75
Ben Li, Dearborn Mechanical Engineering	25%	2	2	0	2	2	0	3.00	2.50	2.62	2.00

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