Administration Evaluation

Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, Martin Hershock

combined report for all faculty

Senate faculty only

non-senate faculty only

separate reports by unit

combined report for all faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	4	19	12	23	28	1	2.15	1.85	2.94	3.75
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	3	1	6	2	7	65	2.58	2.94	2.00	3.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	15	40	7	13	11	0	3.80	3.77	3.74	4.05
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	10	23	20	9	24	0	3.00	3.37	4.00	4.29
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	7	15	21	13	21	10	2.71	2.27	3.36	3.50
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	13	26	18	6	11	13	3.58	3.67	3.55	3.86
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	7	8	18	19	15	18	2.47	2.79	2.91	3.64
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	6	17	22	15	14	13	2.86
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	8	17	18	18	20	5	2.64	3.27	3.81	4.12
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	5	16	15	11	36	4	2.00	2.65	3.61	4.50
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	13	24	14	10	24	2	3.11	3.72	4.21	4.71
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	6	12	15	8	17	28	2.77	3.61	4.17	4.75
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	4	18	11	20	32	2	2.02	2.46	3.53	3.93
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	3	18	18	14	28	4	2.39	2.33	3.57	3.93
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	8	14	22	18	14	11	2.77	2.74	2.06	2.04
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	6	6	19	20	26	8	2.12	1.93	1.57	1.91
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	7	15	20	6	18	19	2.95	3.28	3.93
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	13	18	14	15	26	1	2.64	3.50	3.94	4.67

Response rate: 26% Responded 87 Eligible 330 (151 Senate, 179 non-Senate)

University Senate faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	3	13	9	17	23	1	2.06	1.75	2.70	3.75
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	2	0	4	2	5	50	2.25	2.78	1.83	3.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	13	29	6	10	7	0	3.83	3.76	3.72	4.05
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	7	18	18	5	17	0	3.08	3.36	4.03	4.29
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	5	13	17	11	17	3	2.71	2.17	3.31	3.50
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	11	23	13	4	9	6	3.67	3.66	3.56	3.86
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	6	7	14	16	12	9	2.47	2.71	2.86	3.64
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	5	15	17	13	12	4	2.85
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	6	14	15	13	16	1	2.70	3.31	3.76	4.12
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	4	13	11	9	29	0	1.94	2.67	3.57	4.50
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	10	20	11	7	18	0	3.23	3.71	4.22	4.71
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	4	10	12	4	14	21	2.83	3.62	4.12	4.75
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	3	13	9	15	25	1	2.00	2.45	3.54	3.93
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	2	13	14	13	20	2	2.35	2.42	3.42	3.93
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	6	10	16	16	13	5	2.59	2.72	1.96	2.04
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	4	5	14	19	19	3	2.11	1.92	1.64	1.91
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	6	12	16	5	15	10	2.94	3.30	3.80
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	11	12	12	12	19	0	2.67	3.50	3.92	4.67

Response rate: 44% Responded 66 Eligible 151

non-senate faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	1	6	3	6	5	0	2.42	3.00	3.25	3.80
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	1	1	2	0	2	15	3.00	4.25	5.00	3.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	2	11	1	3	4	0	3.73	3.80	3.79	3.82
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	3	5	2	4	7	0	2.38	3.50	3.92	4.10
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	2	2	4	2	4	7	2.75	3.17	3.50	3.00
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	2	3	5	2	2	7	3.10	3.75	3.50	3.50
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	1	1	4	3	3	9	2.50	3.50	3.75	3.17
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	1	2	5	2	2	9	2.90
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	2	3	3	5	4	4	2.40	3.00	4.00	4.42
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	1	3	4	2	7	4	2.25	2.62	3.70	3.95
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	3	4	3	3	6	2	2.67	3.83	4.17	4.36
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	2	2	3	4	3	7	2.50	3.50	4.25	4.10
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	5	2	5	7	1	2.10	2.50	3.50	3.60
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	5	4	1	8	2	2.62	2.00	3.88	3.29
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	2	4	6	2	1	6	3.25	2.83	2.75	1.81
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	2	1	5	1	7	5	2.50	2.00	1.33	1.44
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	1	3	4	1	3	9	3.00	3.17	4.25
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	2	6	2	3	7	1	2.50	3.50	4.00	4.12

Response rate: 12% Responded 21 Eligible 179

Separate reports by unit

Behavioral Sciences

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	0	5	2	2	3	0	3.00	2.25	1.75	2.75
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	0	0	4	0	2	6	2.75	2.83	2.00	2.67
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	0	5	1	4	2	0	2.50	3.62	3.70	3.80
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	0	4	3	1	4	0	2.83	2.83	4.20	4.12
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	0	2	3	1	4	2	2.50	2.80	2.38	2.75
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	0	4	3	2	2	1	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.33
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	0	1	0	4	2	5	1.88	2.62	2.75	3.67
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	0	1	3	4	3	1	2.12
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	0	2	2	4	4	0	2.00	2.30	4.00	4.00
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	0	2	1	2	7	0	1.36	1.50	3.33	3.88
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	1	2	4	2	3	0	2.75	2.00	4.81	4.25
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	0	3	4	1	2	2	3.00	2.83	4.71	4.00
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	0	3	0	4	5	0	1.75	1.30	4.33	3.25
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	0	1	2	3	5	1	1.67	1.39	4.00	3.33
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	1	5	3	1	0	2	3.70	2.75	2.25	1.83
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	1	0	2	2	5	2	1.50	1.50	1.70	1.38
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	0	1	1	4	1	5	2.12	2.60	4.50
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	0	3	0	4	5	0	1.75	1.75	4.64	4.50

Response rate: 22% Responded 12 Eligible 55

Language, Culture, and Communication

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	2	5	2	0	5	0	3.50	2.38	3.75	3.75
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	2	0	0	0	1	11	4.75	5.00		3.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	3	8	0	2	1	0	4.00	4.42	4.25	4.00
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	3	3	1	1	6	0	2.50	4.00	4.75	4.17
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	3	4	0	0	4	3	3.88	2.50	4.00	3.50
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	3	5	1	0	2	3	4.00	4.12	4.10	3.50
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	3	2	3	2	1	3	3.33	3.62	3.50	3.75
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	3	4	2	2	1	2	3.75
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	3	4	0	3	3	1	3.62	4.00	4.75	4.50
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	2	1	3	3	5	0	2.17	3.83	4.33	4.33
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	3	4	1	1	5	0	3.50	4.20	4.75	4.62
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	2	0	2	2	2	5	2.50	4.30	4.70	4.67
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	2	1	2	3	5	1	2.00	3.12	4.60	3.00
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	2	4	2	4	0	2.62	3.00	4.50	3.25
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	3	1	2	5	1	2	2.50	4.00	1.50	2.17
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	2	0	3	3	4	2	2.17	2.33	1.08	2.00
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	2	2	4	1	3	2	3.00	4.00	4.50
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	3	2	3	2	4	0	2.83	4.00	4.75	4.25

Response rate: 26% Responded 14 Eligible 53

Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts

		AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	1.25	1.30	2.50	4.75
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.		1.00		2.50
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	3.25	3.25	3.00	3.00
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	3.00	2.00	3.50	3.75
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	2.75	1.83	3.00	3.50
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	3.25	3.50	3.00	4.50
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	3.25	3.25	3.00	2.50
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	3.00
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	3.00	2.00	3.00	4.00
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	1.38	1.50	3.67	4.00
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	2.75	2.17	4.00	5.00
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	1.38	1.75	3.75	5.00
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	1.38	1.50	3.00	4.00
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	2.25	1.50	2.75	4.00
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	1.38	1.30	3.25	2.00
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	3.00	1.50	2.00	1.25
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	3.17	3.25	3.00
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	2.25	2.50	3.67	5.00

Response rate: 19% Responded 7 Eligible 37
Starting in 2017, counts on SA/A/N/D/SD/NBJ are not displayed if fewer than ten responses were received, due to confidentiality concerns.

Mathematics and Statistics

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	0	2	0	5	3	0	1.90	1.43	3.80	4.00
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	0	0	1	0	0	8	3.00	1.50	2.50	3.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	5	4	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.86	4.33	4.08
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	1	5	3	0	1	0	3.70	3.92	4.14	4.25
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	0	3	2	4	1	0	2.50	2.20	3.62	3.90
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	3	4	2	0	0	1	4.12	4.20	4.12	4.67
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	1	0	4	4	0	1	2.62	2.50	3.25	3.50
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	1	4	1	1	1	2	3.75
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	0	4	5	0	1	0	3.30	3.90	3.67	4.33
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	0	4	4	1	1	0	3.25	3.93	4.00	4.10
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	3	5	2	0	0	0	4.10	4.15	4.08	4.50
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	2	2	0	0	0	6	4.50	4.08	4.17	4.25
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	4	1	4	0	0	3.50	3.50	3.75	4.12
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	2	4	2	1	0	3.00	3.75	3.67	4.12
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	1	3	1	3	1	1	3.00	2.75	2.50	1.75
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	0	1	3	5	0	0	2.40	2.08	2.12	1.75
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	1	4	3	0	0	1	3.75	3.67	4.17
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	3	3	4	0	0	0	3.83	4.12	3.88	4.38

Response rate: 26% Responded 10 Eligible 39

Natural Sciences

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	1	1	4	9	7	0	1.94	1.60	2.33	2.12
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	1	0	1	2	1	15	2.25	2.88	1.50	4.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	3	11	2	1	4	0	3.82	3.38	3.00	2.25
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	2	4	7	5	4	0	2.79	2.80	3.00	3.50
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	2	1	7	5	5	2	2.50	1.79	3.00	2.17
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	3	8	5	1	3	2	3.62	3.25	2.00	2.17
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	0	1	4	5	6	5	1.90	2.75	1.75	2.50
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	1	4	7	2	4	4	2.93
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	1	3	6	3	7	2	2.50	3.00	2.50	4.00
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	1	5	4	2	8	2	2.50	2.00	2.00	4.50
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	3	6	3	2	7	1	3.00	3.58	3.75	4.50
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	0	3	4	3	4	8	2.50	3.00	3.00	4.00
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	0	6	2	7	7	0	2.07	2.25	2.33	3.00
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	0	6	2	4	8	1	2.00	2.17	2.50	4.00
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	0	2	8	4	5	3	2.56	2.80	1.29	2.00
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	0	2	5	5	7	2	2.00	1.88	1.19	1.67
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	1	5	5	1	6	4	2.90	3.12	3.67
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	1	5	3	5	7	1	2.20	2.75	3.00	3.75

Response rate: 28% Responded 22 Eligible 79

Social Sciences

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	1	4	3	5	4	0	2.40	2.00	3.67	4.30
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	0	0	0	0	1	16	1.00	3.25	2.00	4.00
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	3	8	1	3	2	0	3.81	3.72	3.30	4.30
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	2	6	3	1	5	0	3.33	3.38	3.75	4.70
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	2	2	6	1	3	3	3.00	2.83	3.00	4.83
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	3	3	4	2	1	4	3.38	3.70	3.60	4.00
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	2	3	3	2	4	3	2.83	2.67	3.00	4.75
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	1	1	6	3	2	4	2.75
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	1	3	3	5	2	2	2.50	3.21	3.83	4.83
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	2	1	3	2	7	2	1.75	2.62	3.00	4.62
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	2	5	2	2	5	1	3.00	3.50	3.25	4.70
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	2	2	3	2	3	5	2.83	3.00	3.50	4.75
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	3	5	0	7	1	2.70	2.25	3.25	4.50
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	1	3	5	1	5	2	2.80	2.67	3.00	3.38
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	1	2	4	4	3	3	2.50	2.58	2.00	2.00
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	0	2	3	4	6	2	1.88	2.07	2.17	2.00
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	3	0	3	0	5	5	2.67	3.83	3.00
Q18	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	4	4	3	1	5	0	3.33	3.33	3.67	4.62

Response rate: 33% Responded 17 Eligible 52

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