Administration Evaluation

Dean, Rackham Graduate School, Michael Solomon

combined report for all faculty

Senate faculty only

non-senate faculty only

combined report for all faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2020/21 median	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	40	102	44	67	40	74	48	3.40	3.71
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	39	79	45	69	44	85	53	3.06	3.50
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	66	125	45	40	18	72	46	3.85	3.83
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	64	92	58	24	18	113	42	3.80	3.93
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	47	105	42	59	38	70	51	3.56	3.77
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	54	91	54	54	28	72	57	3.55	3.69
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	39	72	54	57	35	102	52	3.18	3.44
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	51	113	54	30	23	85	53	3.75	3.85
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	69	86	56	26	30	96	44	3.75	3.98
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	40	50	60	42	54	147	20	2.95	2.95
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	71	89	52	22	26	132	21	3.84	3.97
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	41	33	39	16	22	229	33	3.46	3.69
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	45	65	60	49	44	128	21	3.14	3.33
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	44	67	79	36	35	126	21	3.25	3.46
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	11	20	56	74	61	166	24	2.18	2.19
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	8	11	58	78	72	157	23	2.03	2.05
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	41	65	60	13	20	184	22	3.60	3.75
Q18	My dean should increase efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the college or school.	72	81	75	34	34	94	20	3.56	3.74
Q19	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	74	94	72	26	24	100	20	3.74	3.85
Q20	My dean has involved faculty in planning decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	47	57	51	47	39	147	21	3.18	2.82
Q21	My dean has involved faculty in budget decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	36	34	42	51	51	167	25	2.62	2.25
Q22	My dean has kept me well informed about developments affecting my college/school during the pandemic.	61	71	59	38	39	119	21	3.47
Q23	My dean has led the college/school well during the pandemic.	68	70	58	29	29	128	22	3.66
Associate Deans
Q24	The performance of the Associate Dean, Social Sciences, Rita Chin is fully satisfactory.	35	23	23	11	11	252	46	3.78	4.07
Q25	The performance of the Associate Dean, Biological and Health Sciences, Anna Mapp is fully satisfactory.	39	28	20	6	4	261	41	4.16	4.03
Q26	The performance of the Associate Dean, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Lutgarde Raskin is fully satisfactory.	24	27	27	15	8	258	40	3.52	3.92
Q27	The performance of the Associate Dean, Humanities and the Arts, Arthur Verhoogt is fully satisfactory.	50	29	20	11	4	244	40	4.26	4.21	4.00	3.85
Q28	The performance of the Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Initiatives for University of Michigan Dearborn, Brahim Medjahed is fully satisfactory.	22	15	17	4	9	280	49	3.73

Response rate: 7% Responded 443 Eligible 6648 (4453 Senate, 2195 non-Senate)

University Senate faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2020/21 median	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	33	89	36	57	33	54	44	3.44	3.66
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	34	69	39	59	39	62	43	3.06	3.37
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	53	103	42	38	12	53	42	3.81	3.81
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	52	82	49	22	14	87	38	3.80	3.91
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	39	96	37	54	34	44	40	3.55	3.71
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	46	84	49	49	24	45	45	3.55	3.62
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	34	69	48	53	31	68	41	3.20	3.33
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	44	102	49	29	18	57	43	3.75	3.81
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	57	75	54	25	25	70	34	3.69	3.94
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	32	46	54	37	50	110	17	2.92	2.89
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	61	77	47	18	24	101	18	3.82	3.97
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	34	30	34	13	20	187	28	3.46	3.55
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	38	56	54	44	40	96	18	3.09	3.30
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	37	58	71	33	31	95	18	3.22	3.45
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	9	17	50	66	53	129	20	2.17	2.14
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	8	11	50	66	64	123	19	2.04	2.01
Q17	My dean supports and implements the Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan, Second Edition	34	56	54	12	17	147	20	3.56	3.70
Q18	My dean should increase efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the college or school.	62	70	64	29	30	71	17	3.56	3.70
Q19	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	65	76	65	24	21	76	16	3.70	3.83
Q20	My dean has involved faculty in planning decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	37	49	44	41	36	119	18	3.10	2.74
Q21	My dean has involved faculty in budget decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	30	30	35	46	48	131	22	2.51	2.20
Q22	My dean has kept me well informed about developments affecting my college/school during the pandemic.	51	58	51	34	36	96	18	3.38
Q23	My dean has led the college/school well during the pandemic.	59	58	48	27	26	103	19	3.64
Associate Deans
Q24	The performance of the Associate Dean, Social Sciences, Rita Chin is fully satisfactory.	29	22	21	10	10	204	39	3.73	4.03
Q25	The performance of the Associate Dean, Biological and Health Sciences, Anna Mapp is fully satisfactory.	33	27	18	4	4	214	34	4.13	4.03
Q26	The performance of the Associate Dean, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Lutgarde Raskin is fully satisfactory.	19	23	25	14	7	212	34	3.42	3.87
Q27	The performance of the Associate Dean, Humanities and the Arts, Arthur Verhoogt is fully satisfactory.	42	25	18	8	4	200	35	4.24	4.18	4.02	3.93
Q28	The performance of the Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Initiatives for University of Michigan Dearborn, Brahim Medjahed is fully satisfactory.	19	12	14	3	7	232	44	3.79

Response rate: 8% Responded 369 Eligible 4453

non-senate faculty

		SA	A	N	D	SD	NBJ	NA	AY2020/21 median	AY2019/20 median	AY2018/19 median	AY2017/18 median
Teaching
Q1	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our teaching mission.	7	13	8	10	7	20	4	3.19	3.95
Q2	The number of graduate student positions made available to my department is sufficient for our teaching needs.	5	10	6	10	5	23	10	3.00	3.97
Q3	Classroom resources in my department are sufficient for our teaching mission.	13	22	3	2	6	19	4	4.05	3.93
Q4	My dean actively promotes an environment for teaching excellence.	12	10	9	2	4	26	4	3.85	4.03
Research
Q5	The number of faculty in my department is sufficient to support our research mission.	8	9	5	5	4	26	11	3.67	4.38
Q6	The research space for my department is adequate to support our research mission.	8	7	5	5	4	27	12	3.57	4.27
Q7	The college/school provides adequate cost-sharing to support faculty research activities.	5	3	6	4	4	34	11	3.00	4.00
Q8	My college/school provides excellent support for research grant submission and management.	7	11	5	1	5	28	10	3.82	4.20
Q9	My dean actively promotes an environment for scholarly excellence.	12	11	2	1	5	26	10	4.18	4.27
Environment
Q10	My dean consults the faculty adequately before making important decisions.	8	4	6	5	4	37	3	3.25	3.60
Q11	My dean promotes a collegial environment.	10	12	5	4	2	31	3	3.96	3.97
Q12	My dean employs fair procedures for resolving faculty grievances.	7	3	5	3	2	42	5	3.50	4.05
Q13	I am satisfied with the transparency of my school or college's administrative policies.	7	9	6	5	4	32	3	3.56	3.50
Q14	I am satisfied with the implementation of my school or college's administrative policies.	7	9	8	3	4	31	3	3.56	3.50
Q15	My dean employs too few support staff for the administrative needs of the school or college.	2	3	6	8	8	37	4	2.19	2.83
Q16	My dean appoints too few administrators for the needs of the school or college.	0	0	8	12	8	34	4	2.00	2.43
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	9	6	1	3	37	2	3.83	3.96
Q18	My dean should increase efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion across the college or school.	10	11	11	5	4	23	3	3.55	3.96
Q19	I have confidence in my dean's leadership overall.	9	18	7	2	3	24	4	3.92	3.94
Q20	My dean has involved faculty in planning decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	10	8	7	6	3	28	3	3.62	3.30
Q21	My dean has involved faculty in budget decisions for my college/school during the pandemic.	6	4	7	5	3	36	3	3.14	3.50
Q22	My dean has kept me well informed about developments affecting my college/school during the pandemic.	10	13	8	4	3	23	3	3.81
Q23	My dean has led the college/school well during the pandemic.	9	12	10	2	3	25	3	3.75
Associate Deans
Q24	The performance of the Associate Dean, Social Sciences, Rita Chin is fully satisfactory.	6	1	2	1	1	48	7	4.58	4.30
Q25	The performance of the Associate Dean, Biological and Health Sciences, Anna Mapp is fully satisfactory.	6	1	2	2	0	47	7	4.58	4.00
Q26	The performance of the Associate Dean, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Lutgarde Raskin is fully satisfactory.	5	4	2	1	1	46	6	4.12	4.33
Q27	The performance of the Associate Dean, Humanities and the Arts, Arthur Verhoogt is fully satisfactory.	8	4	2	3	0	44	5	4.38	4.31	3.88	3.38
Q28	The performance of the Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Initiatives for University of Michigan Dearborn, Brahim Medjahed is fully satisfactory.	3	3	3	1	2	48	5	3.50

Response rate: 3% Responded 74 Eligible 2195

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