Administration Evaluation

All Deans of Ann Arbor units with traditional department structures

sorted by median for each question

Teaching

Q1: The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	4	8	0	1	2	0	0	4.06	4.23	4.03	4.07	4.00	3.00
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	51	102	34	28	11	16	17	3.89	3.86	3.92	3.94	3.76
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	8	18	4	7	2	0	0	3.86	2.50	3.20	3.74	3.14	3.55	3.00
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	39	55	26	24	12	7	3	3.79	3.65	3.72	3.60
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	59	126	51	54	28	54	44	3.71
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	11	22	11	12	1	3	2	3.70	3.65
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	63	117	54	82	42	12	5	3.51

Q2: The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	6	6	1	0	0	2	0	4.42	4.17	4.15	4.00	3.90	4.00
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	10	11	3	1	0	4	10	4.27	3.94	3.94	3.92	3.40	3.57	3.50
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	47	131	61	39	38	28	28	3.65
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	23	52	32	27	14	26	83	3.52	3.12	3.30	3.00	2.78
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	36	114	60	61	29	68	49	3.50
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	20	38	26	32	23	13	12	3.06	2.52	2.56	2.42
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	3	16	13	18	4	6	3	2.88	2.91

Q3: Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	21	15	1	2	0	0	0	4.57	4.00	4.00	4.20	4.05	4.11	4.15
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	4.00	3.64	2.75	2.75	3.00	2.17
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	91	160	39	50	23	10	2	3.93
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	63	148	48	42	23	55	40	3.83
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	8	25	13	9	2	4	2	3.68	3.74
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	29	58	32	19	21	4	3	3.63	3.38	3.30	3.40
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	30	66	28	33	19	23	60	3.62	3.52	3.60	3.70	3.69

Q4: My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	4.75	4.67	4.59	4.79	4.62	4.00
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	23	10	4	1	0	1	0	4.67	4.57	4.44	4.50	4.18	4.52	4.68
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	165	124	42	15	13	13	1	4.38
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	60	44	32	16	6	6	2	4.07	3.94	3.92	4.02
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	77	107	54	19	19	114	29	3.93
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	10	15	18	10	5	3	2	3.28	3.67
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	24	58	70	39	24	27	17	3.14	2.94	3.19	3.29	3.38

Research

Q5: The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	6	8	1	0	0	0	0	4.31	4.17	4.14	3.82	4.00	3.50
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	14	10	4	5	4	2	0	4.05	3.85	4.15	4.00	3.21	3.67	3.85
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	37	63	20	16	7	13	10	3.95	3.85	3.92	3.79
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	11	29	10	6	1	5	1	3.90	3.88
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	61	126	54	38	27	56	46	3.77
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	46	95	43	48	19	6	3	3.66	3.71	3.81	3.73	3.72
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	63	117	59	52	37	21	24	3.64

Q6: The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	5	6	1	2	1	0	0	4.08	4.00	3.50	3.61	3.50	3.75
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	11	11	3	7	3	3	1	3.91	3.60	3.50	3.65	3.28	3.25	3.64
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	6	30	7	10	3	5	2	3.77	3.68
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	65	117	52	47	33	25	29	3.71
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	56	116	45	54	30	57	48	3.69
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	27	49	29	26	10	14	10	3.61	3.42	2.67	2.98
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	34	81	47	48	30	16	3	3.39	3.04	3.53	3.60	3.55

Q7: The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	10	3	1	0	0	1	0	4.80	4.43	4.25	4.21	4.19	4.00
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	8	11	6	5	4	5	0	3.68	3.50	3.39	3.86	2.85	3.06	3.93
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	8	19	17	4	4	8	3	3.55	3.40
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	26	38	37	16	9	31	8	3.53	3.69	3.28	3.24
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	47	92	53	51	33	66	27	3.51
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	41	90	54	50	34	98	44	3.44
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	19	42	59	64	43	30	2	2.61	2.45	3.02	2.53	2.39

Q8: My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	9	4	0	0	1	1	0	4.72	4.74	4.72	4.57
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	18	12	6	1	0	2	0	4.46	4.55	4.44	4.29
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	45	49	31	9	7	19	6	3.98	3.96	3.93	3.84
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	13	29	8	6	1	3	2	3.97	3.85
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	62	101	36	37	13	7	2	3.88	3.76	3.92	3.80
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	69	110	47	32	23	78	50	3.85
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	71	99	55	42	24	56	24	3.75

Q9: My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.96	4.83	4.84	4.86	4.72	4.75
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	26	8	1	3	0	1	0	4.77	4.77	4.68	4.59	4.27	4.60	4.69
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	71	42	17	11	4	13	5	4.46	4.29	4.26	4.17
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	132	113	43	21	21	27	14	4.21
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	85	106	42	26	21	93	30	3.98
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	13	17	16	4	7	3	2	3.59	3.90
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	40	80	60	38	24	13	3	3.48	3.41	3.72	3.66	3.64

Environment

Q10: My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	4.67	4.75	4.80	4.83	4.57	4.75
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	17	9	5	3	2	3	0	4.39	4.04	3.90	4.09	3.74	4.21	4.09
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	72	84	68	44	38	67	1	3.54
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	23	48	34	21	18	19	0	3.47	3.67	3.55	3.59
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	38	55	57	58	41	143	18	2.95
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	4	9	12	15	13	7	1	2.40	3.39
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	2	22	50	79	81	26	1	1.96	1.86	2.35	2.38	2.71

Q11: My dean promotes a collegial environment.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.92	4.87	4.87	4.91	4.72	5.00
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	24	9	4	1	1	0	0	4.69	4.65	4.30	4.55	3.91	4.56	4.56
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	173	114	37	14	14	21	1	4.47
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	76	50	13	9	9	6	0	4.45	4.24	4.20	4.24
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	75	106	48	16	17	130	16	3.97
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	14	17	12	9	7	2	1	3.59	4.25
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	23	84	56	35	39	22	2	3.29	3.15	3.59	3.40	3.50

Q12: My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	8	4	0	0	0	3	0	4.75	4.88	4.88	4.92	4.70	4.00
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	15	8	0	1	0	10	3	4.70	4.75	4.25	4.57	3.93	4.33	4.71
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	58	43	36	12	15	188	19	3.94
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	28	19	13	11	10	79	3	3.84	3.79	4.04	4.07
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	36	40	32	15	14	242	28	3.69
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	4	6	5	3	5	38	1	3.20	3.75
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	13	33	43	12	27	121	11	3.08	3.00	3.32	3.34	3.38

Q13: I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	4.63	4.74	4.86	4.30	3.83
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	16	11	6	1	3	2	0	4.27	4.14	4.12	4.09	3.64	3.55	3.93
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	74	97	74	57	39	33	2	3.51
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	26	47	35	22	23	9	1	3.40	3.52	3.46	3.43
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	38	89	52	52	41	116	18	3.33
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	6	9	13	17	12	5	0	2.47	2.96
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	9	46	57	65	72	11	1	2.31	2.32	2.80	2.71	2.61

Q14: I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	4.58	4.72	4.83	4.21	3.83
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	14	12	3	5	2	2	0	4.17	4.07	4.00	3.75	3.60	3.44	3.92
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	31	58	36	18	11	8	1	3.71	3.62	3.59	3.63
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	74	107	80	40	30	38	2	3.64
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	38	92	67	43	26	126	17	3.46
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	6	11	16	12	8	8	1	2.91	3.32
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	10	52	80	50	48	18	1	2.77	2.64	3.02	3.10	2.99

Q15: My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	4	7	11	19	12	7	1	2.26	2.23
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	14	16	63	80	62	155	18	2.19
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	14	24	52	82	59	130	6	2.19
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	3	2	8	14	9	3	0	2.14	1.94	1.75	2.18	1.89	2.09	2.00
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	9	14	54	54	65	61	4	2.11	2.10	2.17	2.16	2.47
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	2	2	0	8	3	0	0	2.06	2.00	1.75	2.05	2.07	2.17
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	5	7	25	61	39	24	1	1.98	1.97	1.96	1.86

Q16: My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	2	3	9	12	10	2	0	2.17	2.00	2.00	2.15	1.74	2.12	1.46
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	3	3	12	24	11	5	1	2.15	2.15
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	14	14	61	78	81	146	17	2.05
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	6	6	27	61	42	20	1	1.98	1.94	1.84	1.88
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	14	10	47	92	89	113	4	1.90
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	3	6	44	78	86	42	2	1.79	1.76	1.85	1.77	1.95
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	1	0	0	9	5	0	0	1.78	1.75	1.50	1.95	1.86	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

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	7	3	0	0	0	5	0	4.79	4.46	4.61	4.50	4.25	4.25
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	16	9	4	0	0	10	0	4.59	4.45	4.50	4.18	4.04	3.91
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	55	86	52	13	10	142	6	3.88
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	38	69	54	11	8	201	19	3.75
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	20	28	26	10	7	65	2	3.59	3.67	3.48	3.75
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	16	50	61	8	19	96	7	3.32	3.44	3.47	3.35	3.39
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	3	12	12	8	6	20	1	3.04	3.75

Q18: My dean should increase efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the college or school.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	68	98	47	20	15	11	1	3.93	3.65
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	18	17	18	6	1	2	0	3.79	3.40
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	95	110	85	34	24	20	1	3.78
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	84	95	72	32	30	85	12	3.74
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	3	4	8	0	0	0	0	3.44	3.10
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	29	34	54	25	14	2	2	3.22	3.02
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	8	3	12	8	7	0	0	2.83	2.93

Q19: I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median	AY2016/17 median	AY2015/16 median	AY2014/15 median	AY2013/14 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.92	4.88	4.87	4.89	4.62	4.50
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	22	11	2	4	0	0	0	4.61	4.57	4.67	4.59	4.11	4.53	4.62
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	78	40	19	14	9	2	0	4.45	4.15	4.03	4.28
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	169	118	45	19	21	5	0	4.36
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	79	119	67	31	17	90	9	3.85
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	10	14	15	8	12	1	1	3.13	3.81
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	26	63	63	50	53	7	0	2.89	2.95	3.41	3.25	3.51

Q20: My dean has involved faculty in planning decisions for my college (school) during the pandemic.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	10	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.75
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	19	15	2	3	0	0	0	4.47
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	41	38	21	17	21	26	0	3.76
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	72	79	38	57	41	80	2	3.59
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	12	13	4	11	12	9	0	3.25
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	41	48	38	56	47	166	21	2.82
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	16	71	29	55	58	29	1	2.55

Q21: My dean has involved faculty in budget decisions for my college (school) during the pandemic.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	3	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.92
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	13	5	9	3	2	6	0	3.90
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	18	11	31	23	32	48	0	2.58
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	35	43	51	68	55	114	2	2.56
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	31	23	33	66	54	180	26	2.25
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	6	8	3	13	18	12	1	1.96
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	10	25	25	60	97	38	2	1.69

Q22: Lab-based research in my college (school) was ramped down in an orderly way in response to the pandemic.

Dean	Resp. rate	SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2019/20 median
James Dalton, College of Pharmacy	18%	9	3	0	0	0	3	0	4.83
Laurie McCauley, School of Dentistry	29%	22	10	2	0	0	3	0	4.73
F. DuBois Bowman, School of Public Health	21%	14	17	1	0	3	22	2	4.29
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering	20%	44	63	16	5	12	21	3	4.09
Marschall Runge, Medical School	18%	45	116	36	18	20	20	4	3.88
Anne Curzan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts	21%	40	69	27	21	12	137	56	3.86
Michael Solomon, Rackham Graduate School	8%	44	83	23	29	21	156	55	3.83

Starting in 2017, counts on SA/A/N/D/SD/NBJ/NA are not displayed if fewer than ten responses were received, due to confidentiality concerns.

Notes on reporting

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