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    Employee

    Satisfaction

    Survey

    Spring

    2009Irvine Valley College

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    EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY,SPRING 2009 IRVINE VALLEYCOLLEGE

    1TABLE OFCONTENTS

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Figures........................................................................................................................................................... 3

    Tables............................................................................................................................................................ 5

    Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 6

    Methodology............................................................................................................................................. 7

    ExecutiveSummary................................................................................................................................... 8

    EmployeeSatisfactionandCampusEnvironment................................................................................ 8

    Instruction........................................................................................................................................... 10

    Leadership........................................................................................................................................... 10

    CampusFacilities................................................................................................................................. 10

    TechnologyInfrastructure.................................................................................................................. 11

    HumanResources............................................................................................................................... 11

    LevelsofCommunication.................................................................................................................... 12

    CollegeDecision-MakingProcesses.................................................................................................... 12

    Sense ofCommunity........................................................................................................................... 13

    EmployeeSatisfactionandCampusEnvironment...................................................................................... 15

    CampusEnvironment.............................................................................................................................. 20

    Instruction................................................................................................................................................... 28

    CampusFacilities......................................................................................................................................... 30

    Classrooms,Labs,andInstructionalEquipment..................................................................................... 30

    CampusFacilities..................................................................................................................................... 31

    CampusParking....................................................................................................................................... 32

    Campus Safety......................................................................................................................................... 33

    TechnologyInfrastructure.......................................................................................................................... 34

    Leadership................................................................................................................................................... 35

    HumanResources....................................................................................................................................... 39

    Diversity.................................................................................................................................................. 40

    LevelsofCommunication............................................................................................................................ 41

    CollegeDecision-MakingProcesses............................................................................................................ 44

    Open-EndedResponses.............................................................................................................................. 60

    Appendix A:Demographics......................................................................................................................... 70

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    Appendix B:SurveyQuestionnaire............................................................................................................. 73

    Appendix C:VerbatimResponsestoOpen-EndedQuestions.................................................................... 87

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    3FIGURES

    FIGURES

    Figure1:Overall Satisfaction (n= 208)....................................................................................................... 15

    Figure2:Satisfaction with SpecificAspectsofEmployment...................................................................... 18

    Figure 3:SatisfactionwithSpecificAspectsofEmploymentbyBargaining Unit........................................ 19

    Figure 4:Rating ofCampusEnvironmentforEmployees(n= 208)............................................................ 20

    Figure 5:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployees(n= 208)................................................ 21

    Figure 6:Rating ofCampusEnvironmentforStudents(n= 208)............................................................... 23

    Figure 7:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforStudents(n= 208)................................................... 24

    Figure 8:ImprovementofProgramsandServices(n= 208)...................................................................... 24

    Figure9:JobClimate(n= 181)................................................................................................................... 25

    Figure10:Model ofEmployeeSatisfaction................................................................................................ 27

    Figure 11:FacultyPerceptionofInstructional Procedures(n= 80)........................................................... 28

    Figure 12:FacultyPerceptionofInstructionalInfrastructure (n= 98)....................................................... 30

    Figure13:PerceptionofCampusFacilities(n= 196).................................................................................. 31Figure14: Perceptionof CampusParking(n= 197) ................................................................................... 32

    Figure15: Perceptionof CampusSafety(n= 205) ..................................................................................... 33

    Figure 16:TechnologyInfrastructure (n= 195).......................................................................................... 34

    Figure17: PerceptionofExecutiveLeadership(n =181)........................................................................... 35

    Figure 18:HumanResources(n= 194)....................................................................................................... 39

    Figure19: CampusDiversity(n= 194) ........................................................................................................ 40

    Figure 20:LevelofAwarenessaboutCampusEvents(n= 192)................................................................. 41

    Figure21:Level ofAwarenessaboutDivision/UnitEvents(n =192)......................................................... 42

    Figure 22:Staff/FacultyInformedaboutStudentServices(n= 181)......................................................... 42

    Figure23: PreferredMethodof Communication(n= 192)........................................................................ 43Figure24:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcesses(n= 171).................................................. 44

    Figure25:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcesses byBargaining Unit.................................. 45

    Figure26:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesbyLengthofEmployment...................... 46

    Figure27:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesby Level ofAwarenessaboutCampus

    Events.......................................................................................................................................................... 47

    Figure28:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesbySense ofCommunity.......................... 48

    Figure29:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesInstruction(n= 91).............................. 49

    Figure30:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesInstructionbyLengthofEmployment.50

    Figure31:FamiliaritywithCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesInstructionbySenseofCommunity....51

    Figure32:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-MakingProcesses(College-Wide)........................................ 52Figure33:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-Making ProcessesbyBargaining Unit.................................. 53

    Figure34:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-Making ProcessesbyLengthofEmployment...................... 54

    Figure35:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-MakingProcessesby Familiaritywith CollegeDecision-

    MakingProcesses........................................................................................................................................ 55

    Figure36:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-Making ProcessesbySense ofCommunity......................... 56

    Figure37:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-Making Processes(Instruction)............................................ 57

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    Figure38:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-Making Processes(Instruction)bySense ofCommunity....58

    Figure39:EffectivenessofCollegeDecision-MakingProcesses(Instruction)byFamiliarity with Decision-

    MakingProcesses........................................................................................................................................ 59

    Figure40: PrideatIVC(n=146) ................................................................................................................. 61

    Figure 41:WordCloudfrom CommentsaboutPride atIVC....................................................................... 62

    Figure 42:ImprovementatIVC(n= 154).................................................................................................... 64

    Figure43: WordCloudfrom CommentsaboutImprovementatIVC......................................................... 66

    Figure44:Additional Comments(n= 86)................................................................................................... 68

    Figure 45:WordCloudfrom AdditionalComments................................................................................... 69

    Figure 46:BargainingUnit.......................................................................................................................... 70

    Figure47:FacultyClassification.................................................................................................................. 70

    Figure48: EmploymentArea...................................................................................................................... 71

    Figure 49:LengthofEmployment............................................................................................................... 71

    Figure50:Raceand Ethnicity...................................................................................................................... 72

    Figure 51:Gender....................................................................................................................................... 72

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    5TABLES

    TABLES

    Table 1:Methodology................................................................................................................................... 7

    Table2:ResponseRates............................................................................................................................... 7

    Table3:Overall Satisfaction by Bargaining Unit......................................................................................... 16

    Table4:Overall Satisfaction by Area.......................................................................................................... 16

    Table5:Overall Satisfaction by LengthofEmployment............................................................................. 17

    Table 6:OverallSatisfactionbySenseofCommunity................................................................................ 17

    Table 7:Rating ofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbyBargaining Unit.............................................. 20

    Table 8:Rating ofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbyLengthofEmployment.................................. 21

    Table 9:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbyBargaining Unit.................................. 22

    Table 10:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbyArea................................................. 22

    Table 11:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbyLengthofEmployment....................23

    Table 12:ImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployeesbySense ofCommunity....................... 23

    Table 13:JobClimate byBargainingUnitandLengthofEmployment....................................................... 26Table14:Job ClimatebyArea..................................................................................................................... 26

    Table 15:GoodProceduretoDevelopCoursesbyLengthofEmployment............................................... 29

    Table 16:FacultyAreEncouragedtoDevelopNew CoursesbyLengthofEmployment........................... 29

    Table 17:PerceptionofPresident'sCommunicationbyLengthofEmployment....................................... 36

    Table 18:PerceptionofPresident'sCommunicationbySense ofCommunity.......................................... 36

    Table 19:PerceptionofPresident'sCommunicationbyImprovementofCampusEnvironmentfor

    Employees................................................................................................................................................... 37

    Table 20:PerceptionofIVCAdministrative LeadershipbyBargaining Unit............................................... 37

    Table21:Perception ofIVCAdministrative LeadershipbySenseofCommunity...................................... 38

    Table 22:PerceptionofIVCAdministrative LeadershipbyImprovementofCampusEnvironmentforEmployees................................................................................................................................................... 38

    Table 23:ImprovementatIVCbyBargaining Unit..................................................................................... 65

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    INTRODUCTION

    TheIrvineValley CollegeMission StatementmaintainsthattheCollegeis committedto successfuland

    measureable studentlearning throughhiring exemplaryfacultyandstaff,accesstostateoftheart

    technologiesand facilities,and by providinga varietyoftraditional and innovativeteachingmethods.In

    ordertofulfill itsmission,theCollegemustfostera collegeenvironmentthatattractsandsupports

    excellentfaculty,staff,andstudents.Inthespringof2009,theOffice ofResearch,Planning,and

    Accreditationconducteda comprehensiveclimatesurveyofIVCemployees.Thesurvey providescritical

    and timelyinformation abouthowCollegeemployeesperceivea widerangeofissuesrelatedto their

    compensation,benefits,professionaldevelopment,workplace conditions,communications,familiarity

    withcollege-widedecision-makingprocesses,andjobsatisfaction.The reportisorganizedintothe

    followingsections:

    TheExecutive Summaryprovidesa summaryofkeyfindingsfromthe survey.

    The Detailed Findings sectionoffersanalysesofeachquestioninthe surveyandispresentedinthefollowingway:

    EmployeeSatisfactionandCampusEnvironmentonPage15

    InstructiononPage28

    CampusFacilitiesonPage30

    TechnologyInfrastructureonPage34

    LeadershiponPage35

    HumanResourcesonPage39

    LevelsofCommunicationonPage41

    CollegeDecision-MakingProcessesonPage44

    Open-EndedResponsesonPage60

    Appendix Apresentsthe demographicdataofstudentswhoparticipatedinthesurvey.

    Appendix Bprovidesthesurveyinstrument.

    Appendix Cincludestheverbatimresponsestotheopen-endedcommentsquestionaskedatthe

    endofthesurvey.

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    Methodology

    Administeredinthespringfrom April22toMay28using anon-linesurveymethodology, the2009

    EmployeeSatisfactionSurveywas senttoallemployeesvia an e-mail invitation.By theendofthefield

    date,208IVCemployees participatedinthesurvey.Onaverage,the surveytookslightlylessthan17

    minutestocomplete(mediantime ofcompletion= 14minutes).

    Table 1: Methodology

    Table 2shows thesurveyresponseratebyemployeeclass.Amongall employeesworkingduring the

    springsemester,32percentparticipated in theemployeesatisfaction survey; however,responserates

    among part-time facultyandstaffweresignificantlylowerthanthe response ratesamongfull-time

    employees.Nearly 63percentofIVCfull-timeemployeesrespondedtothesurvey.

    Table 2: Response Rates

    Technique Internetsurveyin English

    Interview Length 17minutes

    Field Dates April 22- May28

    Sample Size 208

    Employee Class Sample Population Response Rate

    Administrators/Managers 14 23 60.9%

    Full-Time Faculty 87 105 82.9%

    Classified Bargaining Unit 79 158 50.0%

    Classified Non-Bargaining 9 82 11.0%

    Part-Time Faculty 19 286 6.6%

    Total 208 654 31.8%

    Total Full-Time Employees Only 180 286 62.9%

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    Executive Summary

    Manystudieshaveestablished directand quantifiablelinksbetween customerservicevariables(e.g.,

    satisfactionandloyalty),employeevariables (e.g.,satisfaction,enthusiasm,loyalty,commitment,

    capability,and internal servicequality),and financial results.Forexample,Gallupreportsthathighly

    satisfied groupsofemployeesoftenexhibitabove-averagelevelsofthefollowingcharacteristics:customerloyalty; productivity; employeeretention;safetyrecords; and profitability.Inaddition,recent

    researchbyThomasWright,theJonWefaldLeadershipChairinBusiness Administrationandprofessor

    ofmanagementatKansasState,has foundthatemployeeswithhigh levelsofpsychological well-being

    and job satisfaction performbetterandarelesslikelytoleavetheirjob. Employee happiness,then,

    becomesavaluable toolformaximizing organizationaloutcomes.1

    Employee Satisfaction and Campus Environment

    In2009,mostemployee respondentsreportedthattheyweresatisfiedwithIVC. About42percentof

    survey respondentsindicated thattheywereVerysatisfiedandanother40percentreported thatthey

    wereSomewhatsatisfied.Lookingmoreclosely atoverall satisfaction,membersof thefaculty(46%Very satisfied)and collegeadministrators(57%Verysatisfied)registeredslightlymoreintenselevels

    ofsatisfactionthantheclassifiedstaff(35%Verysatisfied),althoughtotalsatisfactionlevels were

    similaracross allbargainingunits.Interestingly,neweremployees(fiveyearsorless)and long-time

    employees(21+years)reported thehighestlevelofoverall satisfaction,whereasemployeesthathave

    worked atIVCfromsixtotwentyyearshadrelativelylowerlevelsofsatisfaction.

    Surveyrespondentsweremostsatisfiedwith theiremploymentbenefits,followed by theirrelationships

    withtheirco-workers, their currentposition, their salaries,and theirrelationshipswiththeirsupervisors.

    Onaverage,thesurveyrespondents wereat leastSomewhatsatisfiedwiththeseareas oftheir

    employment.Therespondentswerelesslikely tobesatisfied withtheiropportunitiesforpersonal

    growth,opportunitiestomake suggestions,andopportunitiesforadvancement. Responseswere similar

    forbothmembersofthe facultyandclassifiedstaffexceptinthree areaswhere facultymembers

    registeredsignificantly higherlevelsofsatisfaction: Opportunitiesforadvancement(meandifference

    = +1.10;% differenceinsatisfaction= 33%);Opportunitiesforpersonalgrowth(meandifference=

    +0.77;% differenceinsatisfaction=25%);andSalary(meandifference= +0.47;% differencein

    satisfaction= 16%).

    Next,employeeswere askedtorate thecampusenvironmentforemployeesatIVC. About57percent

    reporteda positive ratingofthe campusenvironment(15.4%Excellent;42.8%Good),a quarterof

    respondents(26.0%)believedthatthecampusenvironmentwasFair,while15percentgavea

    negativeratingof thecampusenvironment(12.5% Poor;2.4% Verypoor).Classifiedstaff members

    weremorelikelytoratetheenvironmentasFairratherthanExcellentorGoodthan othercampus

    bargainingunits.

    1See,forexample:Sweetman,KatherineJ.EmployeeLoyaltyAroundtheGlobe,SloanManagementReview (January2001);Wright,Thomas

    A.,Cropanzano,Russell,andBonett,DouglasG.Journalof Occupational HealthPsychology. 12:2(April 2007),pp. 93-104.Harter,JamesK.

    TakingFeedbacktotheBottomLine,Gallup ManagementJournal(March 15,2001)http://gmj.gallup.com/content/814/taking-feedback-

    bottom-line.aspx.

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    Apluralityofrespondents(38.0%)feltthatthe campusenvironmentforemployeeswasimproving,

    while abouta thirdofrespondents(33.2%)believedthatthecampusenvironmentwasstaying about

    the same. Twenty-fourpercentofemployee respondentsfeltthatthe campusenvironmentwasgetting

    worse. Classifiedstaffmembersweremuchlesspositive thanemployeesfrom the othergroupson

    campus:only21percentofclassifiedstaffmembersindicatedthatthe campusenvironmentwas

    Gettingbetter,more than30percentlessthanmembersofthe facultyoradministration.

    Surveyrespondentswerealsoasked toassessthecampusenvironmentforstudents.Employeeswere

    muchmorepositive aboutthe campusenvironmentforstudentswith76percentindicatingthatthe

    campusenvironmentforstudentswaseitherExcellent(28.8%)orGood(47.6%). Fifteenpercent

    gave the campusenvironmentforstudentsa Fairrating (14.9%),while onlytwopercentfeltthatthe

    campusenvironmentforstudentswasPoor(none ofthe surveyrespondentsthoughtthatthe campus

    environmentfor studentswasVery poor).Whenaskedaboutthe improvementofthecampus

    environmentforstudents,45percentofemployee respondentsindicatedthatthe campusenvironment

    wasGettingbetterandonlysixpercentindicated thatit wasGettingworse.Fortypercentfeltthat

    the campusenvironmentforstudentswasStaying aboutthesame.

    Similarly,approximately45percentofemployeerespondentsfeltthatstudentprogramsand servicesat

    IVCwereGettingbetter,39percentbelieved thatprogramsand serviceswereStayingaboutthe

    same,andonlysixpercentfeltthatIVC programs andservices wereGettingworse.

    Inaddition,respondentswere askedseveralquestionsthatindirectlymeasureemployeesperceptionof

    theirjobclimate.Amongtheseitems,70percentofrespondentsagreed thattheregularlyreceivethe

    informationthattheyneed,66percentbelievedthattheyare treatedwithrespectanddignity,and64

    percent felt thattheyhave theopportunitytoparticipate inthe college decision-makingprocess.

    Majoritiesofemployeerespondentsagreed thatprofessional developmentactivitiesareencouraged by

    thecollege(61%),andthattheirworkisappreciated (59%).Adjunctfacultymembers andclassifiedstaff

    memberswerelesslikelytoagreethattheyregularlyreceivetheinformation thattheyneed,havethe

    opportunitytoparticipate insharedgovernance,are treatedwithrespect,andare encouragedto

    pursue professionaldevelopmentactivities.Inaddition,classified staffmemberswerelesslikelytofeel

    thattheirworkis appreciated.Neweremployees(

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    opportunitiesforpersonalgrowth,salary,andbenefits. In otherwords,datafrom the surveyshowthat

    overall satisfaction is driven by feelingsofinclusiveness,appreciation,and respectratherthanindividual

    levels ofpay,advancement,orbenefits.

    Instruction

    Full-timefaculty memberswereaskeda variety ofquestionsaboutvariousinstructionalprocedures,aspectsofteaching,andothercurriculum matters.Large majoritiesagreedthatthe facultydetermines

    studentcompetency(91%),instructorsarefairand objective(89%)andstudentsareabletoenroll in

    lowerlevel courses(86%).Seventy-five percentoffull-timefacultyrespondentsfeltthatadvanced

    coursesareofferedfrequently andanother 71 percentagreedthatfaculty membersareencouragedto

    developnewcoursesandprograms. Abouttwo-thirdsofthefull-time facultyrespondents(66%)

    believedthattheyaresupportedwhendeveloping newcoursesandprograms.Onlya slightmajorityof

    respondents(52%)agreedthatIVChasagoodprocedure fordeveloping newcoursesandprograms.

    Furtheranalysisshowedthatnewerfull-timefacultysurvey respondents(

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    respondentsfeltthatcampuslighting atnightisgood. Slightmajoritiesagreedthat therestroomsare

    cleanandwell-maintained(56%)andthatcampusbuildingsarecomfortable (53%).

    Over80percentoffacultymembersthatansweredthe surveyagreedthatIVCprovidescurrent

    instructional equipmentforlectures(84%)andclassroomlightingisgood(82%).Significantlyfewer(but

    still overa majority of)respondentsindicatedthatclassroomsarecleanandwell-maintained(55%).Whileonly52percentoffacultywhorespondedtothesurvey indicated thatcampuslabequipmentis

    up-to-date,a sizable percentage (31%)indicatedthattheydidnothave anopinionaboutthisquestion,

    ostensiblybecause these facultymembersdonotteachcourseswithlabs.Once Dontknowopinions

    arefiltered out,75percentofrespondentsbelievedthatthe labequipmentisup-to-date.

    According tothe survey,mostIVCemployeesfeelsafe whileoncampus:about66percentof

    respondentsindicatedthattheywereVerysafe andsecureandanother26percentreportedthatthey

    wereSomewhatsafeand secure.

    Surveyrespondentswereequallypositive regarding parkingoncampus.Over85percentofemployees

    inthe surveywere satisfiedwiththe maintenance oftheparking lots(87%),the safetyofthe parking

    lots(85%),theavailabilityofparkingoncampus(85%),andparking lotlightingatnight(86%after

    filteringoutDontknowresponses).

    Technology Infrastructure

    Resultsfromthe surveyprovide strong evidence thatthecampuscommunityfeelssupportedbythe

    collegeIT staff. Strong majorities(over80%)indicatedthatthetechnologyemployedatIVCiscurrent

    andreliable. Forexample,88percentofemployeeseitherStronglyorSomewhatagreedthat

    Internetaccess at IVC is fastandreliable,whereas 86percentand83percentagreedthatTechnology

    equipmentis reliableandComputer hardwareandsoftwareareup-to-date,respectively.Over86

    percentagreedthatTechnologystaffisknowledgeable.Three outoffouremployeeseitherStronglyorSomewhatagreedthatIVCmaintains,upgrades,orreplacesitstechnologyinfrastructure and

    equipmenttomeetinstructionalneeds(76%),IVC maintains,upgrades,orreplaces its technology

    infrastructure andequipmenttomeetstaffneeds(76%),IVCprovideshighqualitytechnology

    training(74%),andTechnologytraining addressesthediffering needsoffacultyandstaff(73%).

    Human Resources

    Nearly three-fourthsofrespondents(72.2%)agreedwiththestatementthatPersonnelpoliciesand

    proceduresareeasytoobtainandreview.Sevenoutoftenrespondents (69.1%)agreedthatCampus

    publicationsclearly andadequately reflectactual practicesattheCollege.Fifty-ninepercentofsurvey

    respondentseitherstrongly(37.6%)orsomewhat(21.6%)agreed thatPersonnel recordsarekeptconfidential.A sizable percentage ofemployees(25.3%),however,selectedDontknowwhenasked

    thisquestion.Similarpercentagesofemployeesbelieved thatjob performanceevaluationsare

    conductedsystematically atregularintervals(Strongly agree26.3%;Somewhatagree32.5%)and

    encourage improvement(Stronglyagree25.8%;Somewhatagree31.4%).Abouta thirdof

    respondents(36.1%and34.5%respectively)disagreedthatevaluationsare conductedregularly and

    promptimprovement.

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    Ingeneral,IVCemployeeswhoresponded tothesurveywerequitepositivewhen assessingthecolleges

    effortsinpromotinga diverse studentandemployeecommunity.Alarge majorityofemployees

    believedthatIVCpromotesstudentdiversity(87%agreement),Employeespromotethedevelopment

    ofa diverse educationalandculturalcampusenvironment(79%agreement),andthatIVCpromotes

    employeediversity(72%agreement).

    Levels of Communication

    Mostemployeeswhorespondedtothe surveyindicatedthattheywere atleastsomewhatinformed

    aboutcampusevents(83%SomewhatorVeryinformed)aswellaswhatisoccurring withintheir

    schoolor department(84% Somewhator Veryinformed).Employeesindicated,however,higher

    level ofawarenessaboutwhatis occurringin theirdepartmentorareathan atthecollegeoverall (52%

    vs.28Veryinformedrespectively).Furthermore,69percentofemployeerespondentsagreed that

    Staffandfacultymembersare keptinformedaboutsupportservicesavailable forstudents.

    Whenaskedtorate the importanceofvariousmethodsofcommunicationasa source ofinformation

    aboutcampusissues,respondentsoverwhelminglyratedelectronicmediaasthe mostimportant

    methodofcommunication(i.e.,e-mail,IVCwebsite,andMySite). Manyrespondents,ontheotherhand,

    did notseethecollegeintranetsitesorcollegecommitteemeetingsasimportantsourcesof

    information.

    College Decision-Making Processes

    Inordertoassess employeesawareness ofchanges tothecolleges decision-making structures,the

    survey asked all employeestoratehowfamiliarthey werewiththeneworrevised collegedecision-

    makingprocesses. The surveyrevealed thatemployeerespondentsweremostfamiliarwiththeCollege

    missionstatementandcollege goals,followedbyStrategicplanning,ThePlanningandDecision-

    MakingManual,Collegebudgetdevelopmentprocess,and Classified hiringprioritylistdevelopment

    process.With theexception oftheclassified hiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess,facultymembers

    weremorelikelytobe familiarwith collegedecision-makingprocesses thanclassifiedstaffmembers.

    Employeeswhohave workedatIVCfor11yearsormore andemployeeswhoare more informedabout

    campuseventsweremorefamiliarwithcollegedecision-makingprocessesthannewerandless

    informed employees.

    A seriesofquestionswerealsogiven tofull-timefacultymembersaswell ascollegeadministrators to

    ratetheirfamiliaritywithneworrevisedinstructional processes.Respondentsin thesurvey weremost

    familiarwithProgramreviewand theFull-timefaculty hiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess,

    followedbythe InstitutionalEffectivenessAnnualReport,Newprogram approvalpolicyand

    procedures(academicprogramsandcareertechnologyeducation,Program discontinuance,andProgram realignment.Withtheexceptionofthe InstitutionalEffectivenessAnnualReport,

    employeeswith longerserviceatIVCweremorelikely tobefamiliarwith instructional policiesand

    proceduresthan employeeswithlessthan 11yearsofservice.

    Afterassessingtheirfamiliarity ofneworrevised collegedecision-makingprocesses,employeeswere

    given thechancetoassesstheeffectivenessoftheseprocesses.Theresultsrevealed thatemployeesin

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    thesurveyrated theCollegemission statementandcollegegoals,The planning anddecision-making

    manual,andStrategicplanningas themosteffective.Therespondentsrated theeffectivenessofthe

    Collegebudgetdevelopmentprocessslightly lowerand rated theClassified hiringprioritylist

    developmentprocessasleasteffectiveoftheprocessestestedin thesurvey.Indeed,less thanhalf

    (46%)indicated thattheclassified hiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocesswaseffective(Veryeffective

    13.0%;Somewhateffective32.5%).Differencesbetweenfacultyand classified staffmembers

    appearedwhenevaluatingtheeffectivenessoftheplanninganddecision-making manual,strategic

    planning,andtheclassifiedhiringprocess.Thegreatestdifferencein perception ofeffectiveness

    occurredwhen respondentsevaluatedtheclassified hiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess(Faculty:

    70.3% VeryorSomewhateffective; Classified: 42.0%VeryorSomewhateffective).In general,

    employeeswhohaveworked atIVCforlessthan elevenyearsrated theeffectivenessofcollege

    decision-making processeshigherthanemployeeswhohave workedatIVClonger. Perhapsmore

    importantly,respondentswhowereVery familiarwithcollegedecision-making processesratedthe

    effectivenesstheprocessessignificantly higherthanthosewhowereeitherSomewhatorA little

    familiar,suggestingthatincreased awarenesscould potentiallydriveup perceptionsofeffectiveness.

    When assessingtheeffectivenessofinstructionalpoliciesandprocedures,Programreviewwas seen

    as themosteffective,onaverage,thantheFull-timefacultyhiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess,

    Newprogram approvalpolicyandprocedures(academicprogramsandcareertechnologyeducation),

    InstitutionalEffectivenessAnnualReport,Program realignment,andProgram discontinuance.

    Similartothecollegedecision-makingprocesses,familiaritywith thevariousinstructional policiesand

    proceduresconditionedperceptionsofeffectiveness.Thatis,respondentswhowereVeryfamiliar

    with theprocessesgavemuchhigherratingsofeffectivenessthanthosewhowerelessfamiliarwiththe

    processes.

    Sense of CommunityOneconceptthatwasmeasuredinthe surveyrelatestotheSenseofCommunityfeltbyIVC

    employees.Researchers havedefinedsenseofcommunityasafeelingthatmembershave of

    belonging,a feelingthatmembersmattertooneanotherandtothe group,anda sharedfaiththat

    membersneedswill bemetthroughtheircommitmenttobe together.2

    Resultsfromthesurveyshowthatfeelingsofsharedcommunityclosely trackedwith overall

    satisfaction,perceptions aboutadministrativeleadership,andevaluations ofcampus decision-making

    processes.Consistentwithotherresearchfindings,sense ofcommunitywasstrongly correlatedwith

    overallsatisfaction: three-fifthsof respondents(61.7%)whoagreedthatIVChasa strongsenseof

    communitywereVerysatisfiedwithIVC, whereasonly13 percentof respondentswhodisagreedthat

    IVChasa strong senseofcommunitywere Verysatisfied.Inaddition,employeeswitha strongsense

    Researchhasshownthat

    feelingsofcommunity correspond with satisfactionslevelswithlife,work,neighborhoods,interest

    groups,andstudentcommunities.AtIVC,60percentofthesurveyedemployeesagreedthatIVChasa

    strong sense ofcommunity.Aboutone outoffouremployees,however,Somewhatdisagreedand

    another13percentStronglydisagreedthatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunity.

    2McMillan,D.,andChavis,D.(1986).SenseofCommunity:ADefinition and Theory.Journalof CommunityPsychology.14,pp. 6-23.

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    ofcommunitywere muchmore likelytoreportanimprovementinthecampusenvironmentthatthose

    witha weaksense ofcommunity.

    Feelingsofshared communityatIVCalsowerecorrelated with perceptionsoftheadministrative

    leadershipatthe college. Forexample,about82percentofemployeeswhobelieve thatIVChasa strong

    sense ofcommunityagreedthatthepresidentcommunicatesregularlywith all constituencies;conversely,only37percentofemployeeswhodisagree thatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunity

    expressed the same opinion. Similarly,76percentofemployeeswitha strong sense ofcommunity

    agreed thatthecollegeadministrationprovideseffectiveleadership,butonly25percentofemployees

    witha weaksense ofcommunityhadthe sameperceptionsofeffectiveness.

    Lastly,feelinga senseofcommunityatIVCstrongly correlated with opinionsaboutboththefamiliarity

    withandeffectivenessofcollegedecision-making processes. Forexample,59percentemployeeswitha

    strong sense ofcommunityreportedthattheyweresomewhatorveryfamiliarwiththePlanning and

    Decision-MakingManual,whereas41percentofemployeeswithaweaksenseof community were

    familiarwiththe manual.Whencomparing perceptionsofeffectivenessofthePlanningandDecision-

    Making Manual,87percentofemployeeswitha strong sense ofcommunityfeltthatthemanualwas

    effective.Conversely,only 47percentofemployeeswitha weaksenseofcommunityratedthe manual

    asan effectiveprocess.

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    EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

    Thefirstseriesofsubstantivequestionsasked employeesabouttheiroverall level ofsatisfaction with

    IVCaswell astheirperceptionsandbeliefsaboutthecampusenvironment. Manyresearchstudieshave

    shownthatwhenemployee satisfactionishigh,ittranslatesintoincreasedproductivity,commitment

    andretentionfororganizations. Askinganoverallsatisfactionquestionearlyin thesurvey allowsforan

    initial,unvarnishedassessmentofsatisfaction by IVCemployees.

    In2009,mostemployee respondentsreportedthattheyweresatisfiedwithIVC. About42percentof

    survey respondentsindicated thattheywereVerysatisfiedandanother40percentreportedthatthey

    wereSomewhatsatisfied.About11percentindicatedthattheywere Somewhatdissatisfiedand six

    percentwereVerydissatisfiedwithIVC.

    Figure 1: Overall Satisfaction (n = 208)

    Verysatisfied

    41.8%

    Somewhat

    satisfied

    40.9%

    Somewhatdissatisfied

    10.6%

    Verydissatisfied

    6.3%

    DK/NA

    0.5%

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    Lookingmorecloselyatoverall satisfaction (Table 3), membersof thefaculty(46% Very satisfied)and

    collegeadministrators(57%Verysatisfied)registeredslightly moreintenselevelsofsatisfactionthan

    theclassifiedstaff(35%Verysatisfied),althoughtotalsatisfactionlevels weresimilaracross all

    bargainingunits. Similarly,Table 4employeesinStudentServicesregisteredslightly lesssatisfaction

    thanemployeesinotherareasoncampus.

    Table 3: Overall Satisfaction by Bargaining Unit

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Table 4: Overall Satisfaction by Area

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Faculty

    (n = 106)

    Classified

    (n = 87)

    Administration

    (n = 14)

    Total

    (n = 207)

    Very satisfied 46.2% 34.5% 57.1% 42.0%

    Somewhat satisfied 36.8% 47.1% 35.7% 41.1%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 10.4% 12.6% 0.0% 10.6%

    Very dissatisfied 6.6% 5.7% 7.1% 6.3%

    Instruction

    (n = 121)

    Student Services

    (n = 47)

    Other

    (n = 39)

    Total

    (n = 207)

    Very satisfied 46.3% 36.2% 35.9% 42.0%

    Somewhat satisfied 38.0% 38.3% 53.8% 41.1%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 8.3% 19.1% 7.7% 10.6%

    Very dissatisfied 7.4% 6.4% 2.6% 6.3%

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    Interestingly,neweremployees(fiveyearsorless)and long-timeemployeesreported thehighestlevel

    ofoverallsatisfaction,whereas employees thathaveworkedat IVC fromsixtotwentyyears had

    relatively lowerlevelsofsatisfaction.

    Table 5: Overall Satisfaction by Length of Employment

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Table 6showsthatoverall satisfaction isstrongly correlated withhowemployeesfeel a senseof

    communityatIVC.Forexample,three-fifthsofrespondents(61.7%)whoagreedthatIVChasa strong

    senseof communitywereVery satisfiedwithIVC, whereasonly13 percentof respondentswho

    disagreedthatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunitywereVery satisfied.

    Table 6: Overall Satisfaction by Sense of Community

    NOTE: Respondents with a Strong sense of community either Strongly or Somewhat agreed that IVC has a strong sense of community;

    respondents with a Weak sense of community disagreed with this sentiment. Dont know and missing responses are not included.

    Laterin thesurvey,employeeswereasked toassesstheirsatisfaction levelswith variousspecificaspects

    pertaining totheirjobsuchas,theirsalary,employeebenefits,and relationshipswith theirsupervisors

    andco-workers.Toeasecomparisons amongtheseitems,responseswerecodedsuchthat,Very

    satisfied= +2,Somewhatsatisfied=+1,Somewhatdissatisfied= -1,andVerydissatisfied= -2.

    The responseswere thenaggregatedtoform a meansatisfactionscore foreachemploymentaspect

    testedinthesurvey.

    < 3 years

    (n = 31)

    3 to 5 years

    (n = 38)

    6 to 10 years

    (n = 43)

    11 to 20 years

    (n = 61)

    21+ years

    (n = 34)

    Total

    (n = 207)

    Very satisfied 51.6% 36.8% 48.8% 36.1% 41.2% 42.0%

    Somewhat satisfied 41.9% 52.6% 25.6% 41.0% 47.1% 41.1%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 6.5% 5.3% 14.0% 16.4% 5.9% 10.6%

    Very dissatisfied 0.0% 5.3% 11.6% 6.6% 5.9% 6.3%

    Strong Sense

    of Community

    (n = 107)

    Weak Sense

    of Community

    (n = 69)

    Total

    (n = 176)

    Very satisfied 61.7% 13.0% 42.6%

    Somewhat satisfied 31.8% 52.2% 39.8%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 4.7% 20.3% 10.8%

    Very dissatisfied 1.9% 14.5% 6.8%

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    Figure2showsthatsurveyrespondentswere mostsatisfiedwiththeiremploymentbenefits(1.51),

    followed by theirrelationshipswith theirco-workers(1.30), theircurrentposition (1.24),theirsalaries

    (1.00),and theirrelationshipswiththeirsupervisors(1.00).Becausethemeanscoresforthesespecific

    aspectsofemploymentwereequal toorgreaterthanone,this means that,onaverage,thesurvey

    respondentswereatleastSomewhatsatisfiedwiththeseareasoftheiremployment.Therespondents

    werelesslikelytobesatisfied with theiropportunitiesforpersonalgrowth(0.51),opportunitiestomake

    suggestions(0.42),andopportunitiesforadvancement(0.29). Toillustratethedifferencesin themean

    scores,89percentofemployeerespondentsindicated thattheyweresatisfied with theiremployee

    benefits(69%Verysatisfiedand20% Somewhatsatisfied).Bycomparison,55percentofemployee

    respondentsindicatedthattheyweresatisfiedwiththeiropportunitiesforadvancement(24%Very

    satisfiedand31%Somewhatsatisfied).

    Figure 2: Satisfaction with Specific Aspects of Employment

    0.29

    0.42

    0.51

    1.00

    1.00

    1.24

    1.30

    1.51

    -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00

    Opportunitiesforadvancement(n = 171)

    Opportunitiestomakesuggestions(n = 187)

    Opportunitiesforpersonalgrowth (n =188)

    Relationship with supervisor(n =189)

    Salary (n = 189)

    CurrentPosition (n =191)

    Relationshipwithco-workers(n =189)

    Benefits(n =184)

    Very

    unsatisfied

    Somewhat

    unsatisfied

    Somewhat

    satisfied

    Very

    satisfied

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    Figure3comparesthelevelsofsatisfaction with specificaspectsofemploymentacrossfacultymembers

    andclassifiedstaff. Forthemostpart,the responseswithsimilarforbothbargaininggroupsexceptin

    threeareaswherefacultymembersregistered significantlyhigherlevelsofsatisfaction: Opportunities

    foradvancement(meandifference= +1.10;% differenceinsatisfaction=33%);Opportunitiesfor

    personalgrowth(meandifference= +0.77; % differencein satisfaction =25%);andSalary(mean

    difference= +0.47;% differenceinsatisfaction=16%).

    Figure 3: Satisfaction with Specific Aspects of Employment by Bargaining Unit

    0.78

    0.56

    0.84

    1.11

    1.20

    1.39

    1.26

    1.43

    -0.32

    0.18

    0.06

    0.84

    0.72

    1.01

    1.32

    1.59

    -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00

    Opportunitiesforadvancement

    Opportunitiesto makesuggestions

    Opportunitiesforpersonalgrowth

    Relationshipwithsupervisor

    Salary

    Current Position

    Relationshipwithco-workers

    Benefits

    Classified

    Faculty

    Very

    unsatisfied

    Somewhat

    unsatisfied

    Somewhat

    satisfied

    Very

    satisfied

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    Campus Environment

    Next,employeeswere askedtorate thecampusenvironmentforemployeesatIVC. About57percent

    reported a positiveratingofthecampusenvironment(15.4%Excellent;42.8%Good).Abouta

    quarterofrespondents(26.0%)believedthatthecampusenvironmentwasFair,while15percent

    gave a negative ratingofthe campusenvironment(12.5%Poor;2.4% Very poor).

    Figure 4: Rating of Campus Environment for Employees (n = 208)

    Looking atratingsofthecampusenvironmentbysubgroups,classified staffmembersweremorelikely

    torate theenvironmentasFairratherthanExcellentorGoodthanotherbargainingunits.Table 8

    showsthatemployeeswhohaveworkedatIVCfor 11 to20 yearswerethemostlikelytoreport that the

    campusenvironmentwaseitherPoororVerypoor.

    Table 7: Rating of Campus Environment for Employees by Bargaining Unit

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Excellent

    15.4%

    Good

    42.8%

    Fair

    26.0%

    Poor

    12.5%

    Verypoor

    2.4%

    DK/NA

    1.0%

    Faculty

    (n = 104)

    Classified

    (n = 88)

    Administration

    (n = 14)

    Total

    (n = 206)

    Excellent/Good 66.3% 47.7% 71.4% 58.7%

    Fair 19.2% 35.2% 21.4% 26.2%

    Poor/Very poor 14.4% 17.0% 7.1% 15.0%

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    Table 8: Rating of Campus Environment for Employees by Length of Employment

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Afterrating the campusenvironment,respondentswere askedwhetherthe campusenvironmentfor

    employeeswasgetting better,getting worse,orstaying aboutthe same. A pluralityofrespondents

    (38.0%)feltthatthe campusenvironmentwasimproving. Abouta thirdofrespondents(33.2%)believed

    thatthecampusenvironmentwasnotchangingandanother24percentfeltthatthecampusenvironmentwasgetting worse.Aboutfive percentdidnotanswerthisquestion.

    Figure 5: Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees (n = 208)

    < 3 years

    (n = 30)

    3 to 5 years

    (n = 39)

    6 to 10 years

    (n = 43)

    11 to 20 years

    (n = 60)

    21+ years

    (n = 34)

    Total

    (n = 206)

    Excellent/Good 80.0% 53.8% 60.5% 46.7% 64.7% 58.7%

    Fair 13.3% 35.9% 25.6% 28.3% 23.5% 26.2%

    Poor/Very poor 6.7% 10.3% 14.0% 25.0% 11.8% 15.0%

    Gettingbetter

    38.0%

    Stayingabout

    thesame

    33.2%

    Gettingworse

    23.6%

    DK/NA

    5.3%

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    Table 9shows thattherewas a cleardifferenceamong bargaininggroupsonwhetherornotthecampus

    environmenthasimproved. Classifiedstaffwasmuchlesspositive thantheothergroupsoncampus:

    only21percentofclassifiedstaffindicatedthatthecampusenvironmentwasGettingbetter,more

    than30percentlessthanmembersofthe facultyoradministration. Indeed,39percentofthe classified

    staffindicatedthatthecampusenvironmentforemployeeswasGettingworse.

    Table 9: Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees by Bargaining Unit

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Surveyrespondentsfrom instructionappeartobe more positive aboutthedirectionofthecampus

    environmentthanrespondentsfromtheotherareas(seeTable10).Table11showsthatemployeesin

    thesurveythathaveworkedatIVCfor 11 to20 yearswerethemostpessimisticwith35 percent

    indicatingthatthe campusenvironmentwasGettingworse.Lastly,Table 12revealsthatemployees

    withstrong sense ofcommunityweremuchmorelikelytonoticeanimprovementinthe campus

    environmentthanemployeeswitha weak sense ofcommunity.

    Table 10: Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees by Area

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Faculty

    (n = 101)

    Classified

    (n = 82)

    Administration

    (n = 14)

    Total

    (n = 197)

    Getting better 53.5% 20.7% 57.1% 40.1%

    Staying about the same 30.7% 40.2% 35.7% 35.0%

    Getting worse 15.8% 39.0% 7.1% 24.9%

    Instruction

    (n = 115)

    Student Services

    (n = 45)

    Other

    (n = 37)

    Total

    (n = 197)

    Getting better 53.0% 15.6% 29.7% 40.1%

    Staying about the same 28.7% 48.9% 37.8% 35.0%

    Getting worse 18.3% 35.6% 32.4% 24.9%

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    Table 11: Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees by Length of Employment

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Table 12: Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees by Sense of Community

    NOTE: Results do not include Dont know or missing responses.

    Subsequenttoanswering questionsregarding thecampusenvironmentforemployees,survey

    respondentswereaskedtoassessthecampusenvironmentforstudents.Here,employeesweremore

    positive with76percentindicating thatthe campusenvironmentforstudentswaseitherExcellent

    (28.8%)or Good(47.6%).Fifteenpercentgave the campusenvironmentforstudentsa Fairrating

    (14.9%). OnlytwopercentfeltthatthecampusenvironmentforstudentswasPoorandnone ofthe

    surveyrespondentsthoughtthatthe campusenvironmentforstudentswasVerypoor.

    Figure 6: Rating of Campus Environment for Students (n = 208)

    < 3 years

    (n = 23)

    3 to 5 years

    (n = 38)

    6 to 10 years

    (n = 43)

    11 to 20 years

    (n = 60)

    21+ years

    (n = 33)

    Total

    (n = 197)

    Getting better 69.6% 34.2% 37.2% 35.0% 39.4% 40.1%

    Staying about the same 30.4% 39.5% 34.9% 30.0% 42.4% 35.0%

    Getting worse 0.0% 26.3% 27.9% 35.0% 18.2% 24.9%

    Strong Sense

    of Community

    (n = 105)

    Weak Sense

    of Community

    (n = 66)

    Total

    (n = 171)

    Getting better 50.5% 24.2% 40.4%

    Staying about the same 30.5% 42.4% 35.1%

    Getting worse 19.0% 33.3% 24.6%

    Excellent

    28.8%

    Good

    47.6%

    Fair

    14.9%

    Poor

    1.9%

    DK/NA

    6.7%

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    Whenaskedaboutthe improvementofthecampusenvironmentforstudents,45percentofemployee

    respondentsindicatedthatthecampusenvironmentwasGettingbetterandonly sixpercentindicated

    that it wasGettingworse.Fortypercent felt thatthecampusenvironmentforstudentswasStaying

    aboutthe same.

    Figure 7: Improvement of Campus Environment for Students (n = 208)

    Next,respondentswere askedaboutthe improvementofprogramsandservicesofferedbyIVC.

    Approximately45percentofemployeerespondentsfeltthatprogramsandserviceswereGetting

    better,39percentbelieved thatprogramsand serviceswereStayingaboutthesame,andsix percent

    feltthatIVCprogramsandserviceswere Getting worse.Ten percentofrespondentsdidnotknowif

    programs andservices haveimproved.

    Figure 8: Improvement of Programs and Services (n = 208)

    Gettingbetter

    44.7%

    Stayingabout

    thesame

    40.4%

    Gettingworse

    6.3%

    DK/NA

    8.7%

    Gettingbetter

    45.2%

    Stayingabout

    thesame

    38.5%

    Gettingworse

    6.3%

    DK/NA

    10.1%

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    Laterin thesurvey,respondentswereasked several questionsthatindirectlymeasureemployees

    perceptionoftheirjobclimate.Amongtheseitems,70percentofrespondentsagreedthatthey

    regularlyreceive theinformationthattheyneed,66percentbelievedthattheyaretreatedwith respect

    anddignity,and64percentfeltthattheyhavetheopportunitytoparticipateinthecollegedecision-

    makingprocess.Majoritiesofemployeerespondentsagreed thatprofessional developmentactivities

    areencouragedby thecollege(61%),thatIVC has a strongsenseofcommunity(60%),andthattheir

    workisappreciated(59%).

    Figure 9: Job Climate (n = 181)

    Table 13illustratesthatfull-timefacultytendedtohavemorepositiveratingsoftheirjobclimate than

    adjunctfacultyorclassifiedstaff.Inparticular,adjunctfaculty membersandclassified staffwereless

    likelytoagree thattheyregularlyreceive the informationthattheyneed,have the opportunityto

    participateinshared governance,aretreated withrespect,andareencouragedtopursueprofessional

    developmentactivities. Inaddition,classified staffmemberswerelesslikelytofeel thattheirworkis

    appreciated.The tablealsoshowsthatnewer employees(

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    Table 13: Job Climate by Bargaining Unit and Length of Employment

    NOTE: Results presented in the table represent the percentages of each group that either Strongly or Somewhat agreed with the statement.

    Dont know responses are not included in the analyses.

    Differencesbetweencollegeareasemergeonly in a fewaspectsofjob climate.Employeesworkingin

    instructionweremorelikely toagreethatprofessional developmentactivitiesareencouraged and

    supportedthan employeesin studentservicesorthepresidentsarea(i.e.,Other).Employeesin

    studentservicesweretheleastlikelytofeel thattheirworkis appreciated; however,theywerethemost

    likelytofeelthatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunity.

    Table 14: Job Climate by Area

    NOTE: Results presented in the table represent the percentages of each group that either Strongly or Somewhat agreed with the statement.

    Dont know responses are not included in the analyses.

    Full-Time

    Faculty

    (n = 78)

    Adjunct

    Faculty

    (n = 19)

    Classified

    (n = 74)

    < 11 years

    (n = 84)

    11+ years

    (n = 97)

    Total

    (n = 181)

    I regularly receive the information I need 78% 63% 60% 71% 69% 70%

    I have the opportunity to participate in

    shared governance 77% 29% 65% 68% 69% 69%

    I am treated with respect and dignity 71% 53% 60% 71% 59% 65%

    Professional development activities are

    encouraged and supported 77% 60% 47% 58% 69% 63%

    IVC has a strong sense of community 60% 59% 60% 70% 51% 61%

    I feel my work is appreciated 60% 63% 53% 66% 51% 59%

    Instruction

    (n = 108)

    Student Services

    (n = 40)

    Other

    (n = 33)

    Total

    (n = 181)

    I regularly receive the information I need 73% 69% 61% 70%

    I have the opportunity to participate in

    shared governance 70% 66% 69% 69%

    I am treated with respect and dignity 67% 67% 59% 65%

    Professional development activities are

    encouraged and supported

    72% 51% 47% 63%

    IVC has a strong sense of community 58% 67% 66% 61%

    I feel my work is appreciated 63% 50% 58% 59%

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    Figure10presents a modelofoverallsatisfactionatIVC.All itemsrelated tosatisfaction andjobclimate

    wereenteredintoa factoranalysis andtwodistinct,butrelatedfactors emerged.3

    Figure 10: Model of Employee Satisfaction

    Thefirstfactor,

    labeled Job Environment,includeditemsthatseemtobe relatedtogeneralworking conditions,

    interpersonalrelationships,andfeelingsabouttheoveralljobclimate. The secondfactorappeared tobe

    moreclosely related tosatisfaction withindividual aspectsofemploymentlikeopportunitiesfor

    personalgrowth,salary,andbenefits.Becausetheseitems measurevarious aspects ofjobsatisfaction,

    thefactorsweremoderatelyrelatedtoeach other(= 0.67).Aftercombiningtheitemsintoseparate

    scales,thenewly created scaleswereregressed on overall satisfactionwithIVC.As shown by themodel,

    theJobEnvironmentfactor( = .71)wasmuchmorecloselyrelatedtooverallsatisfactionthan

    satisfactionwithpersonalaspectsofemployment likecareeropportunitiesandpay(= .08).Inother

    words,overallsatisfactionis drivenbyfeelingsofinclusiveness,appreciation,and respect.

    3Using maximumlikelihoodextractionwithanobliquerotationof thedata,thefactoranalysisextractedtwofactorsaccounting for51.6%of

    thevarianceinthedata.Pairwisedeletionofmissingdatawasemployed.

    .67*

    Overall Satisfaction

    .71* .08

    Personal

    Opportunities for

    personal growth

    Opportunities for

    advancement

    Current position

    Benefits

    Salary

    .56

    .66

    .68

    .73

    .46

    Rating of campus

    environment

    Strong sense of

    community

    Feel work is appreciated

    Opportunities to make

    suggestions

    Professional

    development

    encouraged

    Participate in shared

    governance

    Relationship with

    Supervisor

    Treatedwith respect &

    dignity

    Receive the necessary

    information

    Improvement of campus

    environment

    Relationship with co-

    workers

    Job Environment

    .50

    .90

    .90

    .81

    .78

    .68

    .61

    .56

    .56

    .56

    .54

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    INSTRUCTION

    Inthissection,full-timefacultymemberswere askeda varietyofquestionsaboutinstructional

    proceduresandothercurriculum matters. Large majoritiesagreedthatthefacultydeterminesstudent

    competency (91%), instructorsarefair andobjective(89%),andstudentsareabletoenroll in lowerlevel

    courses(86%).Seventy-fivepercentoffull-time facultyrespondentsfeltthatadvancedcoursesare

    offeredfrequentlyandanother71percentagreedthatfacultymembersare encouragedtodevelop new

    coursesandprograms.About two-thirdsofthefull-timefacultyrespondents(66%)believedthatthey

    are supportedwhendeveloping newcoursesandprograms. Onlya slightmajorityof respondents(52%)

    agreedthatIVChasa goodprocedurefordevelopingnewcoursesandprograms.

    Figure 11: Faculty Perception of Instructional Procedures (n = 80)

    18%

    21%

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    Necessarysupportresources fornewcourses

    Facultyare encouraged todevelop newcourses

    Advanced coursesare offered frequentlyenough

    Studentscantake lowerlevelcoursesthat theyneed

    Instructorsare fairand objective

    Facultydeterminesstudentcompetency

    Stronglyagre e Somewhatagre e Some whatdisagree Stron glydisagree DK

    NOTE: Only full-time faculty members were asked this series of questions.

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    AsshownbyTable 15andTable 16,newer full-timefacultysurvey respondents(

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    CAMPUS FACILITIES

    Thissectionofthereportsummarizesemployeesopinionsaboutvariouscampusfacilities,including

    classrooms,labs,instructionalequipment,campusbuildingsandlighting,campusgrounds,andparking.

    Included in thesectionareperceptions ofcampus safety.

    Classrooms, Labs, and Instructional Equipment

    Askedofallfacultymembers,thisseriesofquestionsfocusedoninstructionfacilitiesandequipment.

    Over 80 percentof facultymembersthatansweredthesurvey agreedthatIVCprovidescurrent

    instructionalequipmentforlectures(84%)andclassroom lightingisgood(82%).Significantlyfewer(but

    still overa majority of)respondentsindicatedthatclassroomsarecleanandwell-maintained(55%).

    Whileonly52percentoffacultywhorespondedtothe surveyindicatedthatcampuslabequipmentis

    up-to-date,a sizable percentage (31%)indicatedthattheydidnothave anopinionaboutthisquestion,

    ostensiblybecause these facultymembersdonotteachcourseswithlabs.Once Dontknowopinions

    arefiltered out,75percentofrespondentsbelievedthatthelab equipmentis up-to-date.

    Figure 12: Faculty Perception of Instructional Infrastructure (n = 98)

    NOTE: All IVC faculty members (full-time and adjunct) were asked this series of questions.

    17%

    13%

    40%

    45%

    35%

    42%

    42%

    39%

    14%

    27%

    11%

    9%

    3%

    17%

    4%

    5%

    31%

    1%

    3%

    2%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    Instructionalequipmentforlabsisup-to-date

    Classrooms arecleanandwell-maintained

    Classroomlightingis good

    Instructionalequipmentforlecturesisup-to-date

    Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhatdisagree Strongly disagree DK

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    Campus Facilities

    Questionsaboutgeneralcampusfacilitieswereoffered toall employees.Mostcampusemployeesinthe

    survey(84%)agreedthatcampusgroundsare attractive andwell-maintainedandabout two-thirdsof

    respondentsagreedthatcampusbuildingsprovidea healthyworking environment.Sixinten(61%)

    believedthatthe lightingatnightisgood,although15percentdidnotexpresstheiropinionaboutcampuslighting (again,presumingthatthese employeeswork solelyduring theday-timehours). When

    Dontknowopinionsare filteredout,71percentofemployeerespondentsfeltthatcampuslighting at

    nightisgood.Slightmajoritiesagreedthatthe restroomsare cleanandwell-maintained(56%)andthat

    campusbuildingsare comfortable (53%).

    Figure 13: Perception of Campus Facilities (n = 196)

    19%

    16%

    21%

    23%

    45%

    34%

    40%

    40%

    44%

    39%

    29%

    24%

    16%

    20%

    11%

    17%

    18%

    8%

    12%

    5%

    2%

    2%

    15%

    1%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    Heating and cooling in campusbuildingsare

    comfortable

    Restrooms arecleanandwell-maintained

    Campuslighting atnightisgood

    Campusbuildingsprovideahealthy working

    environment

    Campusgroundsarewell-maintained

    Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhatdisagree Strongly disagree DK/NA

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    Campus Parking

    Most surveyrespondentsindicatedthattheyweresatisfiedwithcampusparking facilitiesand

    maintenance.Over85percentofemployeesin thesurveyweresatisfied with themaintenanceofthe

    parkinglots(87%),the safetyoftheparking lots(85%),andthe availabilityofparkingoncampus(85%).

    Because 14percentofrespondentsansweredDontknowregarding thelighting oftheparking lotsatnight,only74percentindicatedthattheywere satisfiedwithparking lotlighting(withoutthe Dont

    knowresponses,totalsatisfaction=86%).

    Figure 14: Perception of Campus Parking (n = 197)

    29%

    49%

    52%

    49%

    45%

    36%

    34%

    38%

    8%

    10%

    8%

    9%

    4%

    4%

    3%

    3%

    14%

    4%

    2%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    Lighting oftheparking lotsatnight

    Availability ofparking on campus

    Safetyof theparkinglots

    Maintenanceof theparkinglots

    Verysatisfied Somewhatsatisfied Somewhatdissatisfied Verydissatisfied DK/NA

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    Campus Safety

    Whenaskedhowsafe andsecureemployeesfeltoncampus,about66percentofrespondentsindicated

    thattheywereVery safeand secureand another26percentreportedthatthey wereSomewhatsafe

    andsecure.Onlyfivepercentindicated thattheywereeitherNotvery safeand secure(4%)orNot

    atallsafe andsecure(1%). Threepercentdidnotknoworrefusedtogive theiropinionaboutcampussafety.

    Figure 15: Perception of Campus Safety (n = 205)

    Verysafeand

    secure

    65.9%

    Somewhatsafeandsecure

    25.5%

    Notverysafe

    andsecure

    4.3%

    Notat allsafe

    andsecure

    1.0%DK/NA

    3.4%

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    TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

    Inthissectionofthe survey,employeeswere askedaseriesofquestionsabouttechnologyequipment

    andtrainingprovidedbythe college informationtechnology(IT)staff.ResultspresentedinFigure 16

    provide strong evidencethatthe campuscommunityfeelssupportedbythe college IT staff.Strong

    majorities(over80%)indicatedthatthetechnologyemployedatIVCis currentand reliable.For

    example,88percentofemployeeseitherStronglyorSomewhatagreedthatInternetaccess at IVC

    is fastandreliable,whereas86percentand83percentagreedthatTechnologyequipmentisreliable

    andComputer hardwareandsoftwareareup-to-date,respectively. Over86percentagreedthat

    Technologystaffis knowledgeable.ThreeoutoffouremployeeseitherStronglyorSomewhat

    agreedthatIVCmaintains,upgrades,orreplacesitstechnologyinfrastructureandequipmenttomeet

    instructionalneeds(76%), IVC maintains,upgrades,orreplaces its technologyinfrastructure and

    equipmenttomeetstaffneeds(76%),IVCprovideshighqualitytechnologytraining(74%), and

    Technologytrainingaddressesthe differing needsoffacultyandstaff(73%).

    Figure 16: Technology Infrastructure (n = 195)

    45%

    42%

    47%

    45%

    48%

    48%

    63%

    68%

    32%

    37%

    34%

    36%

    41%

    44%

    29%

    26%

    11%

    11%

    9%

    5%

    5%

    5%

    5%

    4%

    5%

    3%

    5%

    3%

    3%

    2%

    7%

    8%

    6%

    10%

    4%

    3%

    2%

    2%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    Technology training addressesneeds

    of faculty/staff

    IVCprovideshigh quality technology

    training

    IVC maintainsitstechnologyto meet

    staff needs

    IVC maintainsitstechnologyto meet

    instructionalneeds

    Computerhardwareandsoftwareare

    up-to-date

    Technology equipmentisreliable

    Technology staffisknowledgeable

    Internet accessisfast andreliable

    Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhatdisagree Strongly disagree DK/NA

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    LEADERSHIP

    The followingquestionswere designedtoget employeesopinionsonthe amountofcommunication

    provided by thecollegepresidentandthedistrictchancelloraswell astheeffectivenessofthecollege

    anddistrictadministration.Ingeneral,perceptionsofadministrativeleadershipweremorepositivefor

    collegeadministratorsthanfordistrictadministrators. Forexample,61percentofemployeesagreed

    thatThepresidentcommunicatesregularlywithall constituencies(28.2% Stronglyagree;33.1%

    Somewhatagree)and56percentagreedthattheIVCadministrationprovideseffectiveleadership

    (23.8% Stronglyagree;32.6%Somewhatagree).Lessthana majority of surveyedemployees(47%)

    agreedthatThe chancellorcommunicatesregularlywithall constituencies(13.3%Stronglyagree;

    33.7%Somewhatagree)anda similarpercentage(46%)agreedthatthedistrictprovideseffective

    leadership(14.4% Stronglyagree;31.5% Somewhatagree).

    Figure 17: Perception of Executive Leadership (n = 181)

    14%

    13%

    24%

    28%

    31%

    34%

    33%

    33%

    27%

    22%

    23%

    20%

    22%

    20%

    18%

    12%

    5%

    11%

    2%

    7%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    TheDistrictprovides effectiveleadership

    Thechancellorcommunicatesregularly

    withallconstituencies

    IVC administrationprovideseffective

    leadership

    Thepresidentcommunicatesregularly

    withallconstituencies

    Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhatdisagree Strongly disagree DK/NA

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    Table 17showsthatemployeesthathaveworkedatIVCfrom11 to20 yearsweretheleastlikely to

    agree thatthe presidentcommunicatesregularlywithallconstituencies.Table 18showsthatthere isa

    strong relationshipbetweensense ofcommunityandperceptionsofthe presidentsfrequencyof

    communication. About82percentofemployeeswhobelieve thatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunity

    agreedthatthe presidentcommunicatesregularlywithallconstituencies;conversely,only37percentof

    employeeswhodisagree thatIVChasa strong sense ofcommunityexpressedthe sameopinion.

    Similarly,Table19showsthatthereisstrongrelationship betweenperceptionsofthepresidents

    communicationwithcampusconstituentgroupsandthe levelofimprovementinthe campus

    environmentforemployees. Eighty-sixpercentofemployeeswhofeel thatthecampusenvironmentfor

    employeeswasGettingbetteragreedthatthepresidentregularlycommunicated withall

    constituencies,whereasonly34percentofemployeeswhobelieve thatthe campusenvironmentwas

    Gettingworsefeltthesameway aboutthecollegepresident.

    Table 17: Perception of President's Communication by Length of Employment

    Table 18: Perception of President's Communication by Sense of Community

    < 3 years(n = 23)

    3 to 5 years(n = 27)

    6 to 10 years(n = 40)

    11 to 20 years(n = 49)

    21+ years(n = 33)

    Total(n = 172)

    Strongly agree 59.1% 28.6% 34.2% 22.4% 19.4% 30.4%

    Somewhat agree 40.9% 39.3% 28.9% 28.6% 48.4% 35.7%

    Somewhat disagree 0.0% 25.0% 23.7% 32.7% 12.9% 21.4%

    Strongly disagree 0.0% 7.1% 13.2% 16.3% 19.4% 12.5%

    Strong Sense

    of Community

    (n = 109)

    Weak Sense

    of Community

    (n = 63)

    Total

    (n = 172)

    Strongly agree 40.4% 11.9% 30.4%

    Somewhat agree 41.3% 25.4% 35.7%

    Somewhat disagree 15.6% 32.2% 21.4%

    Strongly disagree 2.8% 30.5% 12.5%

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    Table 21: Perception of IVC Administrative Leadership by Sense of Community

    Table 22: Perception of IVC Administrative Leadership by Improvement of Campus Environment for Employees

    Strong Sense

    of Community

    (n = 113)

    Weak Sense

    of Community

    (n = 64)

    Total

    (n = 177)

    Strongly agree 3 5.4% 4.7% 24.3%

    Somewhat agree 40.7% 20.3% 33.3%

    Somewhat disagree 21.2% 28.1% 23.7%

    Strongly disagree 2.7% 46.9% 18.6%

    Getting better

    (n = 70)

    Staying the Same

    (n = 60)

    Getting worse

    (n = 42)

    Total

    (n = 172)

    Strongly agree 47.1% 11.7% 2.4% 23.8%

    Somewhat agree 35.7% 41.7% 19.0% 33.7%

    Somewhat disagree 11.4% 25.0% 40.5% 23.3%

    Strongly disagree 5.7% 21.7% 38.1% 19.2%

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    HUMAN RESOURCES

    Thissection examinesemployeeopinionsregardinghuman resourcepoliciesaswell ascollegesupport

    fordiversityatIVC.In thefigure below, nearlythree-fourthsof respondents(72.2%)eitherstrongly

    (34.5%)orsomewhat(37.6%)agreedwiththestatementthatPersonnelpoliciesandproceduresare

    easy toobtain andreview.Sixteen percentofrespondentsSomewhatdisagreedwith thisstatement

    and anotherseven percentStronglydisagreedthatpersonnelpoliciesareeasily availableforreview.

    Sevenoutoftenrespondents(69.1%)agreedthatCampuspublicationsclearlyandadequatelyreflect

    actualpractices at theCollege(Stronglyagree29.4%;Somewhatagree39.7%), whereas22 percent

    ofemployeerespondentsdisagreedwiththisstatement(Stronglydisagree16.5%;Somewhat

    disagree5.7%). Approximatelynine percentofrespondentsindicatedthattheydidnotknowwhether

    ornotcampuspublicationsaccuratelyreflectcollegepractices.Figure18alsoshowsthat59 percentof

    survey respondentseitherstrongly (37.6%)or somewhat(21.6%)agreedthatPersonnelrecordsare

    keptconfidential,whereas16percentdisagreedwiththisstatement(Stronglydisagree9.8%;

    Somewhatdisagree5.7%).A sizablepercentageofemployees(25.3%)selectedDontknowwhenasked thisquestion.Similarpercentagesofemployeesbelievedthatjob performanceevaluationsare

    conductedsystematicallyatregularintervals(Stronglyagree26.3%;Somewhatagree32.5%)and

    encourage improvement(Stronglyagree25.8%; Somewhatagree31.4%).Abouta thirdof

    respondents(36.1%and34.5%respectively)disagreedthatevaluationsareconductedregularly and

    promptimprovement.

    Figure 18: Human Resources (n = 194)

    26%

    26%

    38%

    29%

    35%

    31%

    32%

    22%

    40%

    38%

    19%

    22%

    10%

    16%

    16%

    15%

    14%

    6%

    6%

    7%

    8%

    5%

    25%

    9%

    5%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    Jobperformanceevaluations

    encourage improvement

    Jobperformanceevaluationsare

    conducted systematically

    Personnel recordsare kept

    confidential

    Campuspublicationsclearly

    reflect actualpractices

    Personnelpolicies areeasyto

    obtainandreview

    Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhatdisagree Strongly disagree DK/NA

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    Figure 21: Level of Awareness about Division/Unit Events (n = 192)

    EmployeeswerealsoaskedwhetherornottheyagreedthatStaffandfacultymembersarekept

    informedaboutsupportservicesavailable forstudents.AsshowninFigure22,more thantwo-thirdsof

    employeerespondentseitherStrongly(24.9%)orSomewhatagreedwiththisstatement.About19

    percentofrespondentsSomewhatdisagreeandnine percentStronglydisagreethattheyare kept

    informedaboutstudentservices. Three percentselectedDontknowfortheirresponse.

    Figure 22: Staff/Faculty Informed about Student Services (n = 181)

    Veryinformed

    52.1%

    Somewhat

    informed

    31.8%

    Somewhat

    uninformed

    7.3%

    Very

    uninformed

    8.9%

    DK/NA

    0.0%

    Stronglyagree

    24.9%

    Somewhat

    agree

    43.6%

    Somewhat

    disagree

    18.8%

    Stronglydisagree

    9.4%

    DK/NA3.3%

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    Next,employeeswere askedtorate theimportanceofvariousmethodsofcommunicationasa source

    ofinformationaboutcampusissues. Overwhelmingly,respondentsratedE-Mailas themost

    importantmethodofcommunicationaboutcampusissues(95%VeryorExtremelyimportant)

    followedby, theIVCWebsite(79%Veryor Extremelyimportant), MySite(73% Veryor

    Extremelyimportant),Meetingsinyourdivision/unit(65%Veryor Extremelyimportant), Direct

    writtencorrespondence(56%VeryorExtremelyimportant),Collegecommitteemeetings(55%

    Veryor Extremelyimportant), andIVCintranetsites(54% Veryor Extremelyimportant).

    Employeerespondentswere leastlikelytofindNewslettersandflyersasanimportantmethodof

    communicationaboutcampusissues(35%VeryorExtremelyimportant).

    Figure 23: Preferred Method of Communication (n = 192)

    12%

    24%

    25%

    29%

    38%

    47%

    53%

    79%

    23%

    30%

    30%

    27%

    27%

    26%

    27%

    17%

    42%

    35%

    34%

    29%

    28%

    19%

    16%

    4%

    22%

    11%

    11%

    15%

    8%

    8%

    5%

    1%

    0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

    NewslettersandFlyers

    IVC Intranet Sites

    CollegeCommitteeMeetings

    DirectWrittenCorrespondence

    Meetings in your Division/Unit

    MySite

    IVC Website

    E-Mail

    Extremelyimportant Very important Somewhat important Not at allimportant DK/NA

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    COLLEGE DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

    In2005, thecollegeinitiated manynewdecision-making processesinsupportofimplementing itsnew

    strategicplan.Furthermore,manyexisting processeshave beenrevised. In ordertoassessemployees

    awareness ofthesechanges,thesurveyaskedallemployeestoratehowfamiliartheywerewiththe

    neworrevised collegedecision-makingprocesses. Responsestothese questionswere codedsuchthat,

    Very familiar= +3,Somewhatfamiliar= +2,A littlefamiliar=+-1,andNotat allfamiliar= 0.The

    responseswerethen aggregated toforma mean familiarity scoreforeach ofthecollegeprocesstested

    inthe survey.AsshowninFigure24,employeerespondentsweremostfamiliarwiththeCollege

    missionstatementandcollege goals(2.00),followedbyStrategicplanning(1.67),ThePlanningand

    Decision-MakingManual(1.55),Collegebudgetdevelopmentprocess(1.42),andClassifiedhiring

    priority listdevelopmentprocess(1.33).Seven outoften respondents(71.9%)wereeither Very

    (36.3%)orSomewhatfamiliar(35.7%)withthecollegemission statementand goals,whereas

    significantlylessemployeeswerefamiliarwith thedevelopmentoftheclassified hiringpriority list

    (Veryfamiliar16.4%;Somewhatfamiliar28.7%).

    Figure 24: Familiarity with College Decision-Making Processes (n = 171)

    1.33

    1.42

    1.55

    1.67

    2.00

    0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

    ClassifiedHiringPriorityListDevelopment

    Process

    College BudgetDevelopmentProcess

    ThePlanning and Decision-MakingManualfor

    IrvineValleyCollege

    Strategic Planning

    CollegeMissionStatement andGoals

    Notatall

    familiar

    Alittle

    familiar

    Somewhat

    familiar

    Very

    familiar

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    Several characteristicsoftherespondentsconditioned familiaritywiththeneworrevised college

    decision-making processes.Withtheexception oftheclassifiedhiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess,

    Figure25showsthatfaculty membersweremorelikelytobefamiliarwith collegedecision-making

    processesthanclassifiedstaffmembers.Forexample,a significantlyhigherpercentageoffaculty

    memberswereatleastSomewhatfamiliarwiththecollegemission statementand goals(83.3%vs.

    57.5%),strategicplanning(64.1%vs. 50.1%),the planninganddecision-making manual(62.8%vs.

    42.6%), andthecollege budgetdevelopmentprocess(52.6%vs. 41.3%).

    Figure 25: Familiarity with College Decision-Making Processes by Bargaining Unit

    1.14

    1.53

    1.74

    1.82

    2.26

    1.38

    1.25

    1.25

    1.41

    1.65

    0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

    ClassifiedHiringPriorityListDevelopment

    Process

    College BudgetDevelopmentProcess

    ThePlanning and Decision-Making Manual

    forIrvineValleyCollege

    Strategic Planning

    CollegeMissionStatement andGoals

    Classified(n=80)

    Faculty (n =78)

    Notatall

    familiar

    Alittle

    familiar

    Somewhat

    familiar

    Very

    familiar

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    EmployeeswhohavebeenworkingatIVCforeleven yearsormoreweremorelikely tobeawareofthe

    collegedecision-makingprocessesthatemployeeswhohave workedforIVCfortenyearsorless. The

    difference betweenthe twogroupswasmostpronouncedwhencomparing familiaritywiththecollege

    budgetdevelopmentprocess,the planning anddecision-makingmanual,andstrategicplanning.

    Figure 26: Familiarity with College Decision-Making Processes by Length of Employment

    1.37

    1.62

    1.72

    1.85

    2.12

    1.30

    1.26

    1.41

    1.52

    1.90

    0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

    ClassifiedHiringPriorityListDevelopment

    Process

    College BudgetDevelopmentProcess

    ThePlanning and Decision-Making ManualforIrvineValleyCollege

    Strategic Planning

    CollegeMissionStatement andGoals

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    Asillustrated inFigure27,familiaritywith collegedecision-makingprocessesis stronglyrelated tothe

    level ofawarenessthatemployeeshave aboutwhatishappening atIVC.

    Figure 27: Familiarity with College Decision-Making Processes by Level of Awareness about Campus Events

    0.63

    0.92

    0.71

    0.83

    1.33

    1.34

    1.40

    1.37

    1.68

    1.98

    1.67

    1.71

    2.25

    2.06

    2.38

    0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

    ClassifiedHiringPriorityListDevelopment

    Process

    College BudgetDevelopmentProcess

    ThePlanning and Decision-Making ManualforIrvineValleyCollege

    Strategic Planning

    CollegeMissionStatement andGoals

    Very Informed (n =52)

    Somewhatinformed (n =94)

    Uninformed (n =24)

    Notatall

    familiar

    Alittle

    familiar

    Somewhat

    familiar

    Very

    familiar

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    Lastly,respondentswitha strong senseofcommunityaboutIVCwere morelikelytobefamiliarwiththe

    neworrevised collegedecision-makingprocesses.Inotherwords,employeeswhofeelconnectedtoIVC

    weremorelikelytobe awareofimportantcollegeprocesses.

    Figure 28: Familiarity with College Decision-Making Processes by Sense of Community

    1.13

    1.21

    1.30

    1.48

    1.72

    1.41

    1.54

    1.62

    1.74

    2.14

    0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

    ClassifiedHiringPriorityListDevelopment

    Process

    College BudgetDevelopmentProcess

    ThePlanning and Decision-Making

    ManualforIrvineValleyCollege

    Strategic Planning

    CollegeMissionStatement andGoals

    Strong (n =98)

    Weak(n =61)

    Notatallfamiliar

    Alittlefamiliar

    Somewhatfamiliar

    Veryfamiliar

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    Inadditiontocollege-widedecision-making processes,severalinstructionalproceduresandpolicies

    werecreatedorrevised.Therefore,a seriesofquestionsweregiven tofull-timefacultymembersaswell

    ascollegeadministratorstoratetheirfamiliaritywith theseneworrevised instructional processes.

    Respondentsin thesurveyweremostfamiliarwith Programreview(2.34)andtheFull-timefaculty

    hiringprioritylistdevelopmentprocess(2.13),followed by theInstitutional EffectivenessAnnual

    Report(1.81),Newprogram approvalpolicyandprocedures(academicprogramsandcareer

    technologyeducation)(1.75),Program discontinuance(1.60),andProgram realignment(1.51).To

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