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From Excellence to Eminence:
Highlight Summary from the Culture Survey
To move The Ohio State University from excellence to eminence and become an "employer of choice," we must first understand where we are today. What is the baseline upon which we can make improvements together over time? The results from the faculty and staff culture surveys will better inform Ohio State’s strategic goals and academic priorities. The survey does not stand alone, but rather serves as information we can use to drive our culture shaping process, our talent strategy priorities and college strategic planning.
Faculty members participated in a census survey in March/April 2008 provided by the Association of American Universities (AAU). AAU is made up of 62 top American research universities (both public and private). Ohio State faculty members were invited to submit additional questions to the AAU survey that were applicable to their individual college.
The Office of Human Resources, Institutional Research and Planning, the Health System and the University Staff Advisory Committee partnered together to create and administer a census staff survey in May/June 2008.
To read the complete executive summary, click here.
Overall Results
According to the survey data, overall satisfaction ranges by employee category from 86% for staff to 63% for regular clinical faculty.
| Survey Results | Staff | Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty | Auxiliary Faculty | Regular Clinical Faculty |
| Percent Reporting Overall Satisfaction | 86% | 65% | 71% | 63% |
| Percent Reporting Likely to Leave OSU in next 3 Years | 31% | 36% | 34% | 33% |
Major Findings
Overall, four main findings emerge from the data:
- Faculty and staff’s immediate work environment has the greatest impact on their satisfaction and commitment. Colleagues and chairs/supervisors play a key role in the professional lives of our employees.
- The majority of staff members do not believe that they have opportunities for advancement at Ohio State.
- Staff members have a very positive view of senior leadership and those views are positively related to intent to stay.
- Associate professors reported lower satisfaction and higher frustration on nearly every factor related to satisfaction and commitment than did their assistant and full professor colleagues.
For additional information on the survey results, go to oaa.osu.edu/irp/culturesurvey/surveydata.php.
