Penn State is checking its progress on addressing workplace issues for employees. The University is conducting a follow-up to the 1996 Faculty/Staff Survey with interviews to be conducted from mid-January to mid-February.
In 1988 and 1996, Penn State conducted employee satisfaction surveys to gain a greater understanding about how faculty and staff view the Penn State workplace. This year's survey was commissioned by The President's Office with oversight from the University Council on Continuous Quality Improvement. The results from the survey will help administrators determine what is and what is not working in terms of improving the workplace for faculty and staff at all locations.
Diagnostics Plus -- a private research organization not affiliated with the University -- will conduct telephone interviews with a random sample of faculty and staff from all University locations.
"We urge those faculty and staff who are contacted to participate. We opted to have Diagnostics Plus conduct telephone interviews so employees could have confidence that their responses would remain anonymous," said Billie S. Willits, assistant vice president for human resources, whose office is coordinating the survey.
A summary of the data will be available in late spring 2000. After the results are reviewed, colleges and administrative support areas will have the option of conducting follow-up surveys within their respective areas. The Center for Quality and Planning will provide interested units with guidance and support for developing and administering follow-up surveys.